An 85-year-old man who spied for Israel may not have to spend the final stretch of his retirement behind bars. Judgment day is Feb. 13. By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press Writer NEW YORK — An 85-year-old former Army mechanical engineer pleaded guilty to conspiracy Tuesday and admitted he passed classified documents to the Israelis in…
By Allan Lengel Ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – There was the Miami trial of the dirty bomber Joseph Padilla. The New York indictment of 62 mobsters with suspected ties to the Gambino, Genovese or Bonanno crime families. The Washington indictment and conviction of “Uncle Ted” Stevens, the longest serving Repulican senator. The discovery that scientist Bruce Ivins…
By Jon Perkins ticklethewire.com Embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, defying conventional political wisdom — not to mention U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and his own state Democratic Party — appointed a former longtime Illinois state official to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. The appointment of former state comptroller and…
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By Jon Perkins ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON –Patrick Fitzgerald, the crusading district attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, has been named “Fed of the Year” for 2008 by ticklethewire.com. The designation is given to the federal law enforcement official who has had the most impact on news events over the course of the year. Fitzgerald’s role…
Documents unearthed in Iraq are giving investigators insights into who spied for Saddam Hussein. Indictments like this have been popping up around the country. By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press Writer An Iraq-born Canadian citizen who was picked up at the U.S. border last week was charged Monday with conspiring to spy for Saddam Hussein and…
This scandal may end up having more legs than a centipede. BY NATASHA KORECKI AND DAVE MCKINNEY Chicago Sun-Times CHICAGO — Federal authorities had more wiretaps than previously disclosed in the investigation of Gov. Blagojevich — including the cellular telephone of a member the governor’s inner circle. A new government filing in federal court indicates…
Bernie Kerik has gone from super crime fighter to accused criminal. Not an enviable spot to be in. By ABBY LUBY DAILY NEWS WRITER WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Former NYPD top cop Bernard Kerik pleaded not guilty Monday to new charges of falsifying income tax records and not declaring a BMW luxury car he got…
