Update: Stanford Indicted Friday Morning (N.Y. Times) It’s been hard to stomach seeing that swindlers like R. Allen Stanford and Bernie Madoff not only lived the good life, but enjoyed the respect of so many people who admired their wealth. By MARY FLOOD and TOM FOWLER Houston Chronicle HOUSTON — Federal prosecutors are expected to…
Even before all this, James W. von Brunn was never going to win any merit badge for good citizenship. By Del Quentin Wilber Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Authorities discovered child pornography on a computer belonging to James W. von Brunn, the 88-year-old white supremacist accused of killing a security guard at the U.S….
By Stephanie Gallagher Fraud With Peril Blog Everyone knows that “money talks.” The biggest problem for former Congressman William J. Jefferson, however, may be that witnesses talk, even if money doesn’t. The case against Congressman Jefferson is infamous because of $90,000 in cash found in his freezer in 2005. When that money was found, the…
It’s good to respect the autonomy of different law enforcement agencies. But it doesn’t make sense to restrict an agency like ICE from getting more involved in battling drug violence in places like the Mexican border. This move makes sense. What took so long? DEVLIN BARRETT and EILEEN SULLIVAN Associated Press Writers WASHINGTON – More…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson was swearing. Oh was he swearing. And the FBI was secretly recording it all back in 2005, hoping the day would come when it could play the unflattering tapes to a federal jury in open court. Thursday was that day. At one point, on…
Unfortunately, the Alaska cases aren’t isolated ones. There are problems around the country. The big questions are: How did things get this way? Who is to blame? And how long will it take to fix? By Carrie Johnson Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Two months after prosecutors abandoned the criminal conviction of former senator…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Richard C. Powers, a 19-year veteran of the FBI, and a former state prosecutor, will head up the bureau’s Houston Division Powers, who last served as assistant director of the Office of Congressional Affairs at FBI headquarters, replaces Andrew Bland, who retired, the FBI announced on Wednesday. Powers entered…
Sen. Orrin Hatch-official photo Federal law enforcement always feels it’s better to be over prepared for something and come with too many agents rather than too few agents. But is there such a thing as over kill? Some politicians like Orrin Hatch apparently think so. By Nicholas Riccardi Los Angeles Times DENVER — Sen. Orrin…
