Latest on the Shooting in Las Vegas Fed Court Where Court Officer Died and Dep. Marshal Wounded
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January 2010
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Ex-Army Ranger Pleads to Hiring Undercover FBI Agent to Kill Seattle Fed Prosecutor Who Sent Him to Prison
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Fair to say that former Army Ranger Luke Sommer has some issues. Sommer, who is serving a 24 year sentence for masterminding a 2006 bank robbery in Washington state, pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to trying to hire an undercover FBI agent to kill a Seattle assistant…
Two Get Prison Time for Breaking Into Calif. FBI Agent’s Garage
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Burglary isn’t the wisest career path. But burglarizing an FBI agent’s home — well, that’s just downright dumb. Jeffrey Michael Drach, 20, and Justin Wesley Case, 21, were each sentenced Monday to two years in prison for the November burglary of the agent’s Yorba Linda, Calif. garage, the Orange County Register…
NBA Star Gilbert Arenas Meets With D.C. U.S. Atty; Says Gun Incident was Misguided Joke
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Washington Wizards basketball star Gilbert Arenas voluntarily met Monday afternoon with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington and D.C. police to “explain the circumstances surrounding the presence of his unloaded firearms at the Verizon Center last month,” his attorney said in a statement. Also on Monday, Areanas issued a…
It’s a Baby Boy for Chicago’s Top Fed Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Chicago U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, one of the better known federal prosecutors in the nation, has traditionally grabbed headlines for going after bad guys. But this time, the 49-year-old is grabbing headlines for something far more personal: His wife Jennifer Letzkus, a Chicago teacher, gave birth to a baby boy Conor…
UPDATE: Court Security Officer Dead and Dep. Marshal Wounded in Shootout in Las Vegas Fed Court; Gunman Dead
UPDATE (6:35 EST); The Las Vegas Sun is reporting that the gun man, Johnny Lee Wicks, was upset about losing a lawsuit against the Social Security Administration. The paper reported that he walked into the courthouse, pulled a shotgun out from underneath his jacket and opened fire. To read more details click here. By Allan…
Threats Against Fed Judges and Fed Prosecutors Spike in Past 6 years
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Threats and “inappropriate communications” aimed at fed judges and fed prosecutors have spiked in the past six years, according to a review by the Justice Department Inspector Gen. Glenn Fine. The review found that such incidents jumped from 592 in fiscal 2003 to 1,278 in fiscal 2008, and some…
Editorial: New Orleans Times-Picayune Urges White House to Stop Dragging Feet and Nominate Current U.S. Atty. Jim Letten
New Orleans Times-Picayune Editorial Page NEW ORLEANS — Few public officials in metro New Orleans enjoy the popularity and respect of U.S. Attorney Jim Letten. Under his watch, the U.S. attorney’s office has maintained an aggressive and important campaign against public corruption across our region and assisted local governments in fighting violent crime, earning Mr….