By Allan Lengel ticklethwire.com A Mississippi FBI agent was indicted Thursday on charges of making false statements and failing to disclose a conflict of interest in an FBI building he had a financial interest in. The indictment alleges that FBI agent Philip Halbert Neilson, 49, of Oxford, Miss., beginning in 2001 took an active role…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Andy Warhol might have been jealous of this pop art — but not the criminal charges that have accompanied it. Colorado artist Jason Kay has been charged in federal court in Denver with tampering with the Gatorade sports drink after he allegedly “replaced the labels on 100 Gatorade bottles with a…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The feds in Los Angeles have busted three men in a suspected scheme to smuggle industrial components into Iran that could have been used to develop nuclear weapons, authorities announced Wednesday. Iran’s development of nuclear weapons has been an ongoing concern of the U.S., Israel and many European nations….
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Is suspended Washington Wizards hoop star Gilbert Arenas ready to roll over and cop a gun-related plea? The Washington Post reports that that the U.S. Attorney’s Office in D.C. and Arenas’ attorneys, who include former U.S. Attorney Kenneth Wainstein, have been in plea talks, and that Arenas could be…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The FBI issued a warning Wednesday about charitable organizations seeking donations for relief efforts, saying “apply a critical eye”. “Past tragedies and natural disasters have prompted individuals with criminal intent to solicit contributions purportedly for a charitable organization and/or a good cause,” the FBI said in a statement. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CyqBmVS064…
By Allan Lengel For Sphere.com (A new AOL news site) In a move that came as little surprise, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday afternoon that it won’t go for a fifth trial to try and put New York mobster John Gotti Jr. behind bars. The other four resulted in mistrials after jurors deadlocked. “In…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The actions of the Nigerian underwear bomber who tried blowing up a Detroit-bound plane on Christmas day is triggering a reaction back in the man’s homeland. Reuters news service is reporting that a Nigerian federal minister said his government will soon allow U.S. trained air marshals aboard Nigerian flights…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The appointments of new U.S. Attorneys around the country continues to move at a snail’s pace. The Houston Chronicle reports that about a third of the 93 U.S. Attorney posts around the country have been filled since President Obama took office a year ago and “and no one’s even…
