By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Perennial skeptics of Congress won’t be particularly shocked to learn that more than 30 lawmakers and several aides are being scrutinized by House ethics investigators. For those who had more faith in Capitol Hill, well, sorry bout that. Some of the lawmakers have been under FBI investigation as well….
Edward Tarver/campaign photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate Judiciary committee on Thursday gave the nod for U.S. Attorneys in Massachusetts and Georgia. The U.S. Senate will now vote on the nominations. The committee’s nod went to Carmen Milagros Ortiz of Massachusetts and Ed Tarver of the southern District of Georgia.
Bush Holdover U.S. Atty. Mary Beth Buchanan By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Pittsburgh U.S. Attorney Mary Pat Buchanan, who bumped up against her share of controversy during her eight-year reign, and gained notoriety for prosecuting comedian Tommy Chong’s drug paraphernalia shop, is stepping down Nov. 16, the Associated Press reported. The news agency said…
Madison Heights Police Chief Kevin Sagan By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI fatal shooting of an Imam in Detroit on Wednesday took on many surreal fronts. First off, during the raid on a Detroit mosque, the FBI alleged that the Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah pulled out a gun and shot an FBI dog. The FBI…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Ticklethewire.com’s own columnist Greg Stejskal is stirring up a little controversy in major league baseball. The retired Michigan FBI agent, who became one of the FBI’s expert on steroid use in sports, told the N.Y. Daily News earlier this week that one time slugger Mark McGwire used some type…
Laws are designed to protect people, not harm them. In this case, it’s causing harm and unnecessary pain. The Justice Department, DEA and legislators have to figure out a way to strike a balance By Carrie Johnson Washington Post WASHINGTON — Heightened efforts by the Drug Enforcement Administration to crack down on narcotics abuse are…
DENVER— Inside the cavernous Colorado Convention Center here at the recent International Chiefs of Police Annual Conference, veteran agent James M. Cavanaugh, an affable and personable man, who heads the ATF’s Nashville Division, took time out to talk to ticklethewire.com editor Allan Lengel. Cavanaugh, whose territory includes Tennessee and Alabama, touched on such subjects as hate…
