David Stern being very stern/nba photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — NBA star Gilbert Arenas of the Washington Wizards, the subject of a criminal investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the D.C. police, was suspended indefinitely on Wednesday by the league’s Commissioner David Stern. “Although it is clear that the actions of Mr….
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com St. Louis’ top FBI agent Roland J. Corvington put it most succinctly after Wednesday’s federal sentencing of Missouri state lawmaker Talibdin El-Amin. “Mr. El-Amin threw away his political career for $2100.” The state House representative from the 57th Missouri District was sentenced in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to 18…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The suspected Nigerian bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was indicted Wednesday in Detroit on six counts relating to his alleged attempt to blow up Northwest Airlines Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day. “The charges that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab faces could imprison him for life,” Attorney General Eric Holder said…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Houston U.S. Attorney Tim Johnson announced his resignation Wednesday, effective Feb. 13. Johnson will join a private law firm in the Houston area, according to a press release issued by his office. Johnson has served as U.S. Attorney since November 2008. He replaced U.S. attorney Don DeGabrielle.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Down in southern Illinois, Sheriff Raymond Martin enjoyed the respect of the people of Gallatin County — that is until the feds busted him last May on charges of selling marijuana while in uniform. Now things have only gotten worse. Martin, who has been sheriff since 1990, was charged with plotting…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — It’s seldom a good thing when an NBA basketball star continuously grabs more headlines off the court than on. The Washington Wizard’s star Gilbert Arenas has fallen into that category. The Washington Post reports that the U.S. Attorneys Office here on Tuesday began presenting evidence to a D.C. Superior…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Not everyone is sounding the sirens about the radicalization of American Muslims. A new study released by Duke University and the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill says the threat has been overstated, the Associated Press reported. The study identified 139 American Muslims accused of terrorist plots or violence…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Just in case you needed a reminder, Yes, the New Jersey mob isn’t just committing crimes on the Sopranos. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Andrew Merola, 42, the reputed leader of a North Jersey faction of the Gambino crime family, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Newark to heading up an organization involved…
