By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In Washington, and elsewhere, leaks happen often. The media quote anonymous sources on a regular basis, and sometimes note that the leaker doesn’t want to be identified because of the sensitive nature of the information. Finding those leaks is no easy task. The Associated Press reports that U.S. intelligence agencies have…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The federal prosecutors aren’t done trying to recover more of the poisonous fruits from Bernie Madoff and his people. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of Manhattan announced Tuesday that his office filed civil complaints against former Madoff employees Annette Bongiorno and Joann Crupi to recoup $5 million in assets they had. Both…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Looks like the U.S. Court of Appeals agrees with federal prosecutors that some members of the Christian militia called the Hutaree are too dangerous to be set free pending trial. The federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the leader of the Michigan-based group David Stone Sr. and four other members should…
Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In the eyes of authorities, Luis Mijangos was a skilled computer hacker who went on the rampage and tried to extort sexually explicit videos from women and girls. The FBI arrested the 31-year-old Santa Ana, Calif. man on Tuesday without incident. Authorities said that FBI computer forensics experts determined that Mijangos infected…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The U.S. Senate Tuesday confirmed Maine Superior Court Justice Thomas E. Delahanty II as the U.S. Attorney for Maine, the Bangor Daily News reported. Delahanty, 65, of Falmouth, Maine, was nominated in March. He will replace Paula Silsby. He had previously served as U.S. Attorney in the early 1980s. “I’m hoping…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com If there was any question whether Times Square car bomber Faisal Shahzad might catch a break during sentencing for fully cooperating with the FBI, his statements in court on Monday may have cleared that all up: It’s highly highly unlikely. Shahzad pleaded guilty Monday and then warned the court of more…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Supreme Court delivered a victory to the Justice Department on Monday, upholding a law that makes it a crime to provide material support to foregin terrorist organizations, the New York Times reported. The ruling made it a crime to provide support even if the ultimate goal is to peacefully resolve…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Seattle U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan doesn’t have a secret. As the first openly gay federal prosecutor, she speaks freely of being gay, and did so again Monday as the keynote speaker at the Justice Department’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride month ceremony in Washington. “I stand before you as the…
