By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — While Washington may be our nation’s capital, it’s not likely to be mistaken for the capital of sincerity. Which brings us to the endless stream of press releases the White House issues when announcing the nominations of U.S. Attorneys and U.S. Marshals. Take, for example, on June 9, when…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com More than 70 people including members and associates of an Armenian-American organized crime enterprise were charged in a nationwide scam involving $163 million in fraudulent Medicare and insurance billing, federal authorities announced Wednesday. Authorities alleged that 73 people were involved in the operation of at least 118 different phony clinics in…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Secrecy surrounds a probe involving an illegal immigrant who killed a Virginia nun in a drunk driving incident. The Washington Post reports that the Department of Homeland Security won’t release findings of a probe into the matter and why the immigrant went nearly two years without a deportation hearing…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The controversial and bungled Ted Stevens case continues to pop up in the news. The latest: A fed judge in Washington on Tuesday dismissed a civil contempt order against three senior Justice Department lawyers. The judge, Emmet G. Sullivan, found them in contempt for failing to turn over materials…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Herman Groman, a retired FBI agent in Las Vegas, may be going Hollywood. Groman, who heads up security at the Orleans Hotel/Casino in Las Vegas, recently authored his first novel, a suspense thriller called “Pigeon Spring”. Now, he says producer-director Joseph Merhi read the book and wants to make a movie…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Ronald T. Hosko, who served as acting special agent in charge of the St. Louis division, has been named special agent in charge of the Criminal Division for the FBI’s Washington Field Office. Hosko joined the FBI in July 1984, and was first assigned to the Jackson, Miss., division…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A former U.S. Marshals Service administrative officer in Washington responsible for payroll matters pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to stealing $104,000 in government funds, the Justice Department announced. Sno H. Rush, 40, of Upper Marlboro, Md., worked as an administrative officer for the Marshals Service in D.C. Superior…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Justice Department is asking a federal judge in Mississippi to stop defense attorneys for an indicted FBI agent from alleging that the charges stem from a vendetta from the former U.S. Attorney, the Associated Press reported. The agent, Hal Neilson, was indicted in January for allegedly failing to disclose his…
