By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In a ruling that comes as little surprise, a federal judge on Wednesday in Arizona ruled that Jared L. Loughner, who killed 6 and wounded 13 others including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, is not mentally competent to stand trial, the New York Times reported. U.S. District Judge Larry A. Burns of Tucson…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Newly minted Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel made a cameo appearance Thursday in the Rod Blagojevich public corruption retrial in downtown Chicago that lasted only a few minutes, the Chicago Tribune reported. Under questioning by defense attorney Sheldon Sorosky, Emanuel was asked his occupation, according to the Trib. “Mayor of the City…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Once a presidential hopeful, John Edwards now faces far less hopeful times. NBC News reports that the Justice Department has given the OK to file charges against Edwards, 57, for alleged violations of campaign finance laws stemming from a cover up of an extra-marital affair with Rielle Hunter. NBC reported that…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Former boss of the Bonanno crime family Vincent “Vinny Gorgeous” Basciano plotted to kill a mob-busting federal prosecutor at an upper East Side Italian restaurant over an issue of disrespect, a government witness testified Tuesday in federal court in New York, the New York Daily News reported. Ex-mobster Dominick Cicale testified…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com On flights across the country, there are passengers who yak too much, or lean their seat way too far back or take up your elbow rest. And there’s Kyle Pearce, 25, in a category all to his own. The FBI arrested the Florida man last Thursday at the Denver airport after…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich was once known for his political prowess. But in the past 18 months or so he’s been known more for being an entertaining sort. He’s appeared on Letterman. And the Daily Show. And he did a commercial promoting pistachios. And he went on The Celebrity Apprentice with The…
Reporter James Risen By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Justice Department and the New York Times have had their fair share of battles in court over testifying. The latest: Fed prosecutors in Alexandria, Va., have subpoenaed Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times reporter James Risen to testify against a former CIA operative who is awaiting trial,…
