The Salahis pose with the v.p./facebook By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Authorities still seem determined to make a federal case out of the White House party crashing incident involving the Barbie-Doll looking couple, the Salahis. The Washington Post is reporting that a federal grand jury has been convened to look into the matter, and…
Shawn Henry/fbi photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Shawn Henry, a cybersecurity expert from FBI headquarters, is the new head of the FBI Washington field office, the Washington Post reported. Henry replaces Joseph Persichini Jr., who stepped down on Christmas Day. John Perren, special agent in charge of the office’s counterterrorism division, had been…
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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com New Jersey Gov.-elect Chris Christie is continuing to load up his administration with former colleagues from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. In the latest move, Christie, the former U.S. Attorney, named two ex-colleagues to the attorney general’s office and a third to the governor’s counsel, according to the Newark Star-Ledger. To read…
By Allan Lengel ticklethwire.com Huping Zhou learned the hard way that peeking into confidential medical files can be hazardous to your well being. The former UCLA Healthcare System employee in Los Angeles pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court to four counts of illegally reading private and confidential medical records “mostly from celebrities and other…
It’s hard to imagine that this guy has much of a case. It’s just a matter of time before he works out a plea deal. Suspect Abdulmutallab/u.s. marhsals photo By DAVID ASHENFELTER, BEN SCHMITT and JOE SWICKARD FREE PRESS STAFF WRITERS DETROIT — Standing before a federal judge, shackled at the ankles and speaking in…
By Allan lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — It used to be that conversations on airplanes went something like this: “Excuse me flight attendant, can I have another diet Coke?” Or:”Excuse me, where are you headed today?” or “Any idea what time we’re suppposed to land?” Lately, the conversations have gone something like this: “Hey, isn’t that…
