By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — At a time of heightened concern about aviation security, the Republican-controlled House gave the nod Thursday to legislation that would cut funding for the Transportation Security Administration by $270 million, the Washington Post’s Joe Davidson reported. “At a time when intelligence tells us that terrorists remain interested in attacking…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – Score: Justice Department 1, Maricopa County, Az., Sheriff Joe Arpaio 0. Sheriff Joe and his department, after much resistance, entered into a legal settlement Thursday to fully cooperate with the Justice Department, which is investigating allegations of civil rights violations involving patrols and jail operations. In announcing the settlement,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A Brooklyn federal jury on Wednesday chose life — in prison that is — over death for one-time acting Bonanno crime family boss Vincent “Vinny Gorgeous” Basciano, who was accused by a fellow wiseguy during the death penalty phase of his trial of plotting to kill a federal prosecutor in 2004….
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Daniel Bongino, a 36-year-old U.S. Secret Service agent, who has worked protective details for President Obama and George W. Bush, has turned in his badge and gun to run as a Republican for U.S. Senate in Maryland against Democrat Ben Cardin. Bongino, who worked as a New York cop…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com George E.B. Holding’s remaining time as U.S. Attorney in Raleigh, N.C., hinges on what happens to ex-Sen. John Edwards. The Raleigh News & Observer reports that Holding, appointed by President Bush in 2006, will be replaced at the conclusion of the case against Edwards, 57, who is expected to get indicted…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Portland prosecutors in the 2010 attempted bombing of a Christmas tree lighting ceremony to hand over a faulty FBI battery and recording device used in the case, The Oregonian newspaper reported. The prosecution said it already had turned over 6,000 pages of documents. The defense…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A 46-year-old FBI agent, who headed a major corruption probe in Clay County, Ky., died Tuesday from an apparent heart attack while jogging, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported. The paper reported that Timothy S. Briggs, 46, who had been an agent since 1997, suffered the heart attack while jogging with another agent…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com If you figured the testimony of ex-Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich at his retrial on corruption charges in downtown Chicago would be filled with shenanigans and piss off the judge, well…. you guessed right. First off, the U.S. District Judge James Zagel on Wednesday got angry after Blago tried “smuggling” in evidence…
