This has been an amazing and amazingly long battle. By John Caniglia Cleveland Plain Dealer SEVEN HILLS, Ohio – The U.S. government’s 32-year fight to deport John Demjanjuk appears nearly over, even as his family claims he is too feeble to travel. Demjanjuk is expected to arrive in Germany on Monday to face charges that…
John Peter Keirans, a retired U.S. Secret Service agent, died March 31, 2009, according to the New York Times. He was 57. Keirans was in the Secret Service for 20 years.
This is really where the system breaks down. When a judge is accused of wrongdoing, things are really broken. By Ramon Bracamontes El Paso Times EL PASO, Tex. — EL PASO — The state suspended District Court Judge Manuel Barraza on Thursday afternoon, just hours after FBI agents arrested him on suspicion of taking money…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A former Border Patrol agent, who showed drug traffickers how to smuggle 20 kilos of cocaine through Zapata County, Tex., was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in prison. Authorities say Leon Morales, 30, of Zapata County, showed traffickers how to avoid sensors and drew a map of the best routes to smuggle…
It’s hardly much of an excuse when you say I pumped a car full of bullets but didn’t realize an FBI agent was inside. By Dan Horn Cincinnati Enquirer CINCINNATI — The men accused of firing two dozen shots at a car in College Hill last week didn’t know the man sitting inside was an…
The scandal is only getting bigger. All it will take is for some of the defendants to start talking and it will grow even more. Expect the ex-Gov to hit the airwaves denying guilt. BY NATASHA KORECKI, CHRIS FUSCO AND STEVE WARMBIR Chicago Sun-Times CHICAGO — A federal grand jury today has lodged sweeping corruption…
CHICAGO — The Chicago Tribune is reporting that the U.S. Attorney’s office will announce today the indictment of ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich. U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitzgerald’s office is expected to issue a press release and a court filing late this afternoon. The office has only said the matter involved a significant criminal matter. Blagojevich, 52, was…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Sure, the beautiful bonding between father and son is admirable. But there are limits to how admirable it is when it involves the world of crime. ATF agents on Wednesday busted Guang Ming Wang, 58, and his son Feishan Wang, 30, in Flushing, N.Y., following a nine-month undercover investigation in which…
