This seems like it would be a higher priority. Or so it seems. Disturbing to know there hasn’t been more done in this area. Columnist Jeff Stein lays it out in this report. By Jeff Stein Spy Talk Columnist WASHINGTON — Over $3 billion and seven years since U.S. intelligence discovered al Qaeda kingpin Osama…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Going, going , GONE. Controversial U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan of Pittsburgh left office on Monday. The Bush-appointed U.S. attorney, who had been in office since 2001, has been rumored to be considering a run for the 4th Congressional District seat in Pennsylvania, which includes Pittsburgh suburbs and Lawrence, Mercer and…
James Bernazzani, who once headed the New Orleans FBI, spent so much time over the years fighting the bad people. Now he’s trying to make sure some of youth in New Orleans don’t turn into those people he battled for so many years. Sheila Stroup New Orleans Times-Picayune NEW ORLEANS — You might wonder why…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Some last-minute objections have surfaced against Stephanie Rose, who has yet to be confirmed by the Senate for the U.S. attorney’s post in northern Iowa, the New York Times is reporting. Some defense attorneys are voicing concern about assistant U.S. Attorney Rose’s leading role in the prosecution of hundreds of illegal…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — This may not be in the Prince George’s County police manual, but it goes without saying that using the police cruiser to pull off a bank robbery is frowned upon. Prince George’s County Police Officer Eddie Lee Smith Jr., 41, was indicted by a federal grand jury on conspiracy to…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Alaska, the Frontier State, is spreading its wings. Come next month, it will open a new office in Juneau, the state capital, the Juneau Empire reports. Former Juneau Assistant District Attorney Jack Schmidt, 38, was recently hired to work in that office, which will be housed…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Former NFL player Reed Kyle Diehl, who pleaded guilty to clipping investors in a $5 million Ponzi scheme, is headed off to prison. U.S. District Judge David O. Carter of Santa Anna, Calif., sentenced the 31-year-old former offensive lineman for the Tennessee Titans on Monday to 4 years and 9 months…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It’s no surprise that legendary author and Windy City legend Studs Terkel was on the radar of the FBI for decades. After all, he was a civil rights advocate and suspected of being a communist. The New York City News Service reported that it had obtained 147 pages of FBI documents…
