By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Some federal cases are too complicated for jurors. Some may be borderline illegal. And some may end up being a waste of taxpayer money. The trial against ex-presidential hopeful John Edwards was probably all of the above. A jury on Thursday acquitted him on one count and deadlocked on…
By Manuel Roig-Franzia Washington Post GREENSBORO, N.C. — Johnny Reid Edwards, a honey-voiced North Carolina lawyer who parlayed his boyish good looks and inspiring personal history as the son of a mill-worker into a meteoric political rise, was acquitted of one count Thursday in a corruption case, as the judge declared a mistrial on five…
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com The U.S. government has estimated that about 4.1 million barrels of oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico by BP in 2010 were never cleaned up. Now the Justice Department is investigating whether BP execs lied to Congress about the total amount of oil leaked, reported the Wall Street Journal on Monday….
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com A U.S. Secret Service agent is in trouble, but this time there are no fast women… only fast cars. An agent was put on administrative leave after a private citizen posted video on YouTube showing him driving recklessly on the North Carolina interstate. The Charlotte Observer reports that the agent was…
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com If you’ve been waiting for an update in the John Edwards campaign finance corruption trial, here it is : Purple. Judge Catherine Eagles already had her hands full with the media zoo around Edwards, before the alternate jurors seemed to get sassy. One kept flipping her hair in his direction, and all…
By Jim Schoettler Florida Times-Union JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — On his first day at work, Mike Steinbach sat at a Chicago Denny’s drinking coffee, reading a newspaper and covertly protecting a nearby federal witness from a possible hit attempt by the mob. “I thought, ‘Holy moly.’ This is a pretty good deal,” Steinbach said. “I knew…
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com Friday, May 25 was National Missing Children’s Day in the U.S. and in observance, the FBI announced the release of a new version of its Child ID App for Android mobile phones. The popular iPhone version of the same app has been downloaded 121,000 times since its 2011 launch. The free app…
The Patriots welcome back old friend Vince Wilfork by having every restaurant in the Foxborough area cater the Texans pregame spread. Several Texans are seen eating ginormous smoked turkey legs on the sideline. Jimmy G. Most company replies to emails that describe problems do not include an apology. To not apologize to a customer who…
