By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The polygraph issue is a messy one. The U.S. Attorney’s Office is asking that the judge in the upcoming Chandra Levy murder on Oct. 18 block two polygraph exams from being introduced into evidence, the Washington Post reports. A major problem, prosecutors contend, was that the polygraph exams weren’t…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com More frustrating news about guns, drugs and Mexico. The Washington Post reports that efforts to crack down on the flow of guns from the U.S. to the Mexican drug cartels “have been frustrated by bureaucratic infighting, a lack of training and the delayed delivery of a computer program to Mexico, according…
By Allan Lengel For AOL News A last-minute ruling Wednesday by a federal judge blocking the government from using a key witness in a major terrorism case is expected to heat up the already contentious debate over whether to use civilian courts in such cases, legal experts say. “It will certainly fuel the debate,” said…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com An FBI drug sting resulted in the indictment of 133 people in Puerto Rico including 89 law enforcement officers in the biggest crack down on police corruption in FBI history, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. The Justice Department said those indicted included 61 Puerto Rico Police Department Officers, 16 Municipal Officers,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The DEA collected more than 242,000 pounds of unwanted prescription drugs from the public at more than 4,000 sites in 50 states as part of its “Take-Back” campaign held on Sept. 25. “The Take-Back Campaign was a stunning nationwide success that cleaned out more than 121 tons of pills…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — John Perren, FBI special agent in charge of counterterrorism branch at Washington Field Office, has been named acting head of the office. In the meantime, James McJunkin, assistant director of the Counterterrorism Division at headquarters is rumored to be a front runner to take over the top spot at…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Just as expected, Faisal Shahzad, the Times Square bomber, who authorities say had links to al Qaeda in Pakistan, was given a life sentence Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum, during sentencing, told Shahzad, according to the New York Times: “You are a young man, and you will have a…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Twin brothers pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Washington to trying to bribe two D.C. police officers to get a heroin case dismissed in the city court. Larry and Garry Moody, 39, both of Washington, who ended up being busted in an FBI sting, are set to be…
