June 10, 2011
It’s Blago Time: Chicago Fed Jury Begins Deliberating Friday
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It’s the moment of truth. Jury deliberations in Blago II — the retrial of ex-Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich — begins Friday. Don’t expect a quick verdict. The jury will have to plow through 20 counts, which should take some time.
No Surprise: Raleigh U.S. Attorney George Holding Announces Resignation
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In a move that comes as no surprise, Raleigh U.S. Attorney George E.B. Holding announced his resignation Friday, the Raleigh News & Observer reported. The announcement by the Bush appointee comes in wake of the indictment of twice-presidential hopeful John Edwards. The resignation is effective July 8, the paper reported. North…
Big-Time NY Lawyer Has Lost Mob Clients After Cooperating With the Feds
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The headline on the website Gang Land News says it all: “Red Hot NY Lawyer Tacopina Gets Big Chill From Wiseguys.” The headline was in reference to hotshot lawyer Joseph Tacopina, who was once the go-to guy for a lot of mobsters. But no more — apparently not since he became a…
N.C. Sheriff’s Deputy Assigned to U.S. Marshals Task Force Shot and Killed
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A sheriff’s deputy assigned to the U.S. Marshals Service task force was shot and killed Thursday while trying to serve an arrest warrant in a murder in Kinston, N.C., station WRAL reported. The station reported that the deputy, Warren “Sneak” Lewis, was a nine-year veteran of the Nash County Sheriff’s Department….