June 28, 2011
Sen. Confirms Dep. Atty. Gen. James Cole and 2 Others
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Senate on Tuesday delivered the long awaited confirmation of Deputy Attorney Gen. James Cole. By a vote of 55-42, the Senate confirmed Cole, 59, who had been nominated by the White House more than a year ago. But he bumped up against Republican opposition, so President Obama ended up giving…
Column: Could Blago Verdict Put U.S. Atty. Fitzgerald Back in Running for FBI Director?
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It’s not that Chicago U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald has to worry about his career. But on Monday, he got some redemption when a federal jury convicted the ever-too chatty ex-Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich on 17 of 20 public corruption charges. It was the second trial. The first had a rather embarrassing outcome….
Mobster “Whitey” Bulger Traveled to Boston, Las Vegas and Mexico While on the Lam
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com More is coming out about the adventures of mobster James “Whitey’’ Bulger, who was captured last week after 16 years on the lam. The Boston Globe reports that during those 16 years he returned to Boston in disguise and “armed to the teeth’’ several times “to take care of some unfinished…
Kans. Man Gets 20 Years for Attempting to Kill FBI Agent
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A word to the unwise: Don’t shoot at FBI agents. Nicholas Henry, 28, Kansas City, Kan., was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison for attempting to kill an FBI agent and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced. In his plea, Henry admitted that…
ATF’s Director Ken Melson Agrees to Talk to Senate Investigators About Fast and Furious
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The plot thickens. Acting ATF Director Ken Melson has agreed to talk to Senate investigators about Operation Fast and Furious, the ATF program that encouraged gun dealers to sell to straw purchasers so federal agents could trace them to the Mexican cartels , according to The Daily Beast and Newsweek. The…