Prosecution and Defense Can Finally Agree on Something: Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Liked Getting Cash

By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit DETROIT — One thing the defense and prosecution in the Kwame Kilpatrick public corruption trial can agree on: Kilpatrick likes cash. Where they differ is where it came from. The prosecution says plenty came from illegal bribes and kickbacks while Kilpatrick was mayor from 2002 to 2008. The defense insists…

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Some Congressional Members Calling for Probe of Botched ATF Sting Operation in Milwaukee

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  Federal officials are calling for an investigation into ATF after a flawed sting operation in Milwaukee, the Associated Press reports. The ATF raided a storefront operation in search of felons committing drug and gun offenses but never made a major arrest. During the raid of Fearless Distributing, which sold designer clothing, drug…

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Sen. Menendez Wielded Influence to Help Businessman Accused of Providing Him with Young Prostitutes

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Before FBI agents raided the office a South Florida eye doctor accused of paying for young prostitutes for Sen. Bob Menendez, the Democratic senator from New Jersey helped used his influence to advocate for a $1 billion business for the doctor, the Miami Herald reports. The Herald wrote that Menendez was urging…

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