By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com No one can defend a convicted cop killer. That’s easy to say. But they can if there’s a question as to whether the person killed the cop, and if the state has decided to execute that person with so much evidence in doubt. At 11:08 p.m. Wednesday night, the state of…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Boyd M. Johnson III, the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s number 2 person, whose name had surfaced in 2009 as a contender to fill DEA’s top spot, is leaving government to join a private law firm, Globe Newswire reported. Johnson plans to join the firm of WilmerHale in New York as a…
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By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Some have been called criminals and troublemakers, some freedom fighters and political activists. Now, three can assuredly be called indicted. Two computer hackers affiliated with the hacking collectives LulzSec and Anonymous have been arrested by the FBI, reports Fox News. Cody Kretsinger, 23, was charged in Phoenix with conspiracy and the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A joint FBI-Los Angles Police operation aimed a cutting a backlog of gang-related killings is showing some results, the Los Angeles Times reports. The paper reports that the joint operation, which began in July 1 and ends Sept. 30, has resulted in 43 homicide arrests. And the paper reported that the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com No one can defend a convicted cop killer. That’s easy to say. But they can if there’s a question as to whether the person killed the cop, and if the state has decided to execute that person with so much evidence in doubt. At 11:08 p.m. Wednesday night, the state of…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com ATF official William Newell, who frustrated Congressional committee members and angered fellow agents with his ambivalent and less than forthright Congressional testimony in July on the controversial Operation Fast and Furious, now admits his testimony “lacked clarity”, Fox News reports. Newell, who headed up ATF’s Phoenix office during Operation Fast and…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com In an attempt to avoid layoffs and furloughs, ATF will offer approximately 400 buyouts, reports the trade magazine Government Executive. The buyouts will be both at headquarters and field offices. Audrey Stucko, acting director for human resources and professional development, said the move is an attempt to deal with a tight…
