John R. Ellement Boston Globe Staff BOSTON — US District Court Judge Denise J. Casper dealt a major setback to James “Whitey” Bulger’s defense strategy, ruling that the South Boston mobster cannot claim during his trial that federal law enforcement officials immunized him from prosecution. “The government’s motion to preclude Bulger from arguing his claim…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell after a campaign donor paid for catering and flowers at his daughter’s wedding, The Atlantic reports. The probes centers around whether McDonnell violated campaign finance laws when Star Scientific picked up the $15,000 tab for food and flowers at the wedding in 2011. The…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is urging the public to help identify three people who were on the grounds of the U.S. embassy in Benghazi on the day an attack killed three Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens. “We are seeking information about three individuals who were on the grounds of the U.S. Special Mission when…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com You can find almost anything on eBay. According to the FBI, James Everette Dutschke used the online auction to buy a critical ingredient to making the toxin ricin, which he’s accused of sending to President Obama and two other political officials in a letter, Christian Science Monitor reports. Dutschke bought 100 red…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The DEA has alarmed marijuana advocates after sending cease-and-desist letters to 11 dispensaries in the Seattle area, the Seattle Times reports. Although state law permits medical-marijuana dispensaries, federal law bans all forms of pot. The letters, however, don’t signal a war against state marijuana laws, according to the DEA. The dispensaries were…
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Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The first congressional hearings begins next in the case of the Boston Marathon bombing, the National Journal reports. The House Homeland Security plans to examine the attack and federal law enforcement response. Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said the investigation also focuses on the potential security breakdown among agencies, the National Journal…
Reno Gazette-Journal Editorial It is an article of faith among many opponents of additional restrictions on gun ownership that the U.S. “doesn’t need new gun laws; it only needs to enforce the ones we’ve already have.” For the past year, the difficulties of enforcing the nation’s gun laws have been on full display in the…
