By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI is finally stepping into the 21st Century when it comes to things like paying informants. The website Main Justice reports that the FBI plans to issue agents debit cards to pay informants. Currently, agents have to cash bureau-issued checks to pay an informant. The site also reported that the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com There are lies. And then there are big fat lies that can land you behind bars. Daniel Gerald Peterson, 26, told one of those big fat lies, and on Monday he pleaded guilty in Minneapolis federal court to providing the FBI with false information about a bomb threat he made up,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A former Chicago police commander was convicted Monday in U.S. District Court of perjury and obstruction of justice linked to denials that he participated in torturing suspects in custody decades ago, the Justice Department said. Jon Burge, 60, now of Apollo Beach, Fla., was convicted by a Chicago federal jury, which…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The entertainment factor in the trial of ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich continues to be strong. Tapes played Monday during his public corruption trial show Blagojevich tossed around some names to fill the Senate seat vacated by President Obama and mentioned Oprah Winfrey, the Chicago Tribune reported. His chief of staff John…
