January 2011
Chicago Fed Jury Convicts White Supremacist Who Advocated Violence Against a Juror
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A self-proclaimed white-supremacist was convicted Wednesday in Chicago federal court of soliciting violence against a Jewish jury foreman who helped convict another white-supremacist, Matthew Hale in 2004. William A. White, 33, of Roanoke, Va., was convicted of one count of solicitation, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. White was charged with advocating…
White House Delays ATF Regulation Requiring Gun Dealers Along Mexican Border to Report Bulk Sales
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The White House on Wednesday delayed implementation of an ATF rule that would have required gun dealers on the Mexican border to report bulk sales of automatic weapons, the website Talking Points Memo reported. Reporter Ryan J. Reilly reported that the White House’s Office of Management and Budget was…
Judge Tosses Suit Against DEA By Agent Who Shot Himself
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Washington last week tossed a lawsuit filed by DEA agent Lee Paige, who claimed the agency leaked an embarrassing video of him accidentally shooting himself with a Glock 40 while demonstrating gun safety to children in Orlando in 2004, the Associated Press reported. The video…
Texas Fed Prosecutor Fred Schattman Dies at Age 60
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com At the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Fort Worth, Tex., assistant U.S. Attorney Fred Schattman was the go-to guy when people were stumped on complicated cases, when they needed some guidance, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. “He was a master at coming up with a strategy to take down an organization…
Detroit Fed Prosecutor Doesn’t Want Names in Escort Service “Black Book” Released
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A good old fashion “black book” prostitution scandal is brewing in U.S. District Court in downtown Detroit. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Blackwell has filed papers urging the court to deny a Florida defense attorney access to tens of thousands of customers’ names on a list of a Miami escort service that…
Israel’s Netanyahu Asks Obama to Release Convicted Spy Jonathan Pollard
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Convicted spy Jonathan Pollard — who worked for Naval intelligence — is back in the news again. The Washington Post reports that Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday sent a letter to President Obama asking for Pollard’s release. He was sentenced to life in prison in 1987 for…
Long Time Fugitive Sentenced to 15 Years for 1968 Hijacking of Pan Am Flight 281 to Havana
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Luis Armando Pena Soltren, a fugitive for 41 years, was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in New York to 15 years in prison for his role in the Nov. 24, 1968, hijacking of a Puerto Rico-bound Pan American flight 281 to Havana from JFK Airport. After being on the run for…