From the onset, Jesse Jackson Jr. has denied doing anything improper in connection with President Obama’s old senate seat. So far, it looks like he hasn’t convinced the FBI of that. The scandal involving ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich is likely to grow. By Jeff Coen and John Chase Chicago Tribune CHICAGO — Federal authorities have…
The Internet, which has become the wild west, is open to all including many we’d rather not see on there including the Taliban and al Qaeda. It’s a mixed blessing. In one way, authorities can get a better sense of what terrorists are up to. On the other hand, the Internet is a tool to…
By Jon Perkins tickethewire.com Indicted ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a die-hard Democrat, has clearly been an embarrassment to his party. But what’s often lost amid the salacious allegations is that the “Blagojevich Enterprise” – a cynical term dubbed by the prosecution in the April 2 indictment — has been a bi-partisan affair, an equal opportunity for…
They say potato chips go with almost anything. But guns? Well, the feds say this stand was selling more than those salty delights. Here’s a little slice of the urban experience in Baltimore. By Van Smith and Chris Landers Baltimore City Paper BALTIMORE — The owner of Lexington Market’s Utz Potato Chip stand illegally sold…
The former state senator thought she had problems before. Now the charges are really piling up. Another promising political career down the drain. By Jonathan Saltzman The Boston Globe BOSTON — Former state senator Dianne Wilkerson began taking bribes in exchange for political favors in 2002, five years earlier than authorities originally alleged when she…
Scientist Quan-Sheng Shu figured he’d be on easy street the remainder of his life. Now he’s off to prison. Not exactly a retirement dream come true. By Tim McGlone The Virginian-Pilot NORFOLK, Va. — A local scientist was sentenced Tuesday to 51 months in federal prison after admitting he passed space technology to China and…
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There is pirating a film and there is this, posting it on the website even before it’s released. That’s a bold new world we’re entering here. By The Herald Sun of Australia The FBI is investigating the leak of a copy of Hugh Jackman’s new film, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, almost a month before its cinema…
