The ruling by the Supreme Court could spell trouble for some federal cases. It will also change the way federal prosecutors charge certain defendants, though some had started to look at different ways in anticipation of the ruling. By Robert Barnes Washington Post WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court Thursday restricted one of federal prosecutors’ favorite…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Five Northern Virginia men who vanished, only to appear in Pakistan, were sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted of terrorism charges Thursday by a Pakistani court, the Washington Post reported. Pakistani authorities introduced evidence including emails, which it said showed the young men planned to carry out terrorist…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich wants to look at the written reports on President Obama’s interviews with the FBI and prosecutors in his case, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The Sun-Times reports that the Blago defense team has filed a motion asking for the reports, claiming court testimony by government witness John Harris contradicts…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It happens from time to time. Nonetheless, it’s never good. CBS News reports that an off-duty FBI agent had his M-4 rifle and bulletproof vest were stolen from his car in New Jersey Saturday night. The television station reported that the New Jersey FBI was on the hunt to recover the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com James Lewis got the final nod from the U.S. Senate on Tuesday to become U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois, the State Journal- Register reported. The paper reported that U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), who recommended Lewis for the post, noted that Lewis had a strong background in the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It was anticipated for many months, and on Wednesday federal prosecutors indicted imprisoned ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick on 19-criminal counts stemming from his scheme to use the nonprofit Kilpatrick Civic Fund for personal benefit and campaign expenses. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said that Kilpatrick, who is serving prison time for state…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who is finishing off his prison term in a halfway house in Maryland, has got a new gig: It’s with a kosher pizza joint in Baltimore. The Baltimore Jewish Times reports that he is working at Tov Pizza with owner Ron Rosenbluth “in almost all areas of…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In the end, the weight of a letter signed by a dozen ex-U.S. Attorneys, a former Solicitor General and six ex-Attorney Generals including Janet Reno, Ramsey Clark and Edwin Meese III, carried little weight in the sentencing Tuesday of Sholom Rubashskin, the former chief executive of an Iowa kosher meat packing…
