Michael Mukasey is a former N.Y. federal judge who served as the U.S. Attorney General from November 2007 to January 2009. By Michael B. Mukasey The Washington Post It seems to me unlikely that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab will be known to future generations of lawyers for generating any groundbreaking legal principle or issue. But when…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Chalk up three more confirmations of U.S. Attorneys around the country. The news website Main Justice reports that the Senate on Thursday confirmed Ron Machen for the District of Columbia; Andre Birotte Jr. for the Central District of California and Richard Hartunian for the Northern District of New York….
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI on Thursday searched the offices of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Dayton, Ohio and the home of the national chairman Rev. Raleigh Trammell, who has been under investigation for allegedly embezzling $569,000, All Headline News reported. The news service noted that the raid came “a few days after…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com If Cameron Douglas acts as if he’s really really worried, he’s not really acting. The 31-year-old son of actor Michael Douglas, and grandson of actor Kirk Douglas, faces some tough jail time when he gets sentenced April 27 in U.S. District Court in New York. The Associated Press reports that he…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com And now comes the jury deliberations. A Miami jury will begin deliberating Thursday in the trial of Tom Raffanello, the former head of the Miami DEA, who is accused of conspiracy and obstructing an SEC investigation by shredding thousands of records to protect his boss — accused swindler Allen Stanford, according…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Some Arabic flashcards are at the center of a lawsuit against the FBI, police and the Transportation Security Administration. The Associated Press is reporting that a student is suing the agencies after he was handcuffed at Philadelphia International Airport in August and questioned about his Arabic flash cards. The AP reported…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Publicity hound Rod Blagojevich, the ex-Gov. of Illinois, pleaded “innocent” Wednesday in federal court in Chicago to a revised public corruption indictment, and his attorneys indicated they want the green light to play all the secret FBI recordings they desire during trial, the Chicago Tribune reported. The Tribune reported that Blago’s…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Assistant U.S. Attorney Angel Moreno, who is based in Laredo, Tex., is the new acting U.S. Attorney for the Houston division, the Houston Chronicle reports. The federal judges in the Southern District of Texas voted to appoint Moreno to the position, the Chronicle reported. President Obama has yet to name anyone…
