An ex-Naval man went around posing as a rear admiral. Problem was, he wasn’t one. By Christian Davenport and Jerry Markon Washington Post Staff Writers ALEXANDRIA, Va. – He wore a short-sleeve Navy summer white uniform, crisp and pressed. Had the black and gold shoulder boards of a rear admiral and a chest full of…
Detroit Pistons star guard Lindsey Hunter could end up in court soon — and not the basketball court. A suburban Detroit man alleges that the hard-working guard was involved in a mortgage scam. Paul Egan The Detroit News DETROIT — A Waterford Township man who alleges veteran Detroit Pistons guard Lindsey Hunter involved him in…
It’s nice to feel wanted. But Kenny “The Rat” O’Donnell’s can’t feel that way. He was accidently released from prison last month. Now he’s wanted by the feds. By Kati Cornell New York Post NEW YORK — The feds are hunting for a former mob informant and lifelong con artist who was mistakenly released on…
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) _ Former U.S. District Judge Howard Munson, who presided over trials involving tax protesters and an early Internet hacking case, died Sunday. He was 84. Munson had served on the federal bench for 32 years, retiring this year. For Full Story
Sen. Stevens attorneys failed to get the judge to toss out the charges or declare a mistrial, but they did score a victory in the high-profile trial. By Richard Mauer and Erika Bolstad Anchorage Daily News WASHINGTON – The corruption case against Sen. Ted Stevens suffered a blow to its credibility this afternoon when a…
There’s hacking and there’s hacking big time. David Kernell has hit the big leagues. Just ask the grand jury. By Richard Locker Memphis Commercial Appeal NASHVILLE — A federal grand jury in Knoxville has indicted David C. Kernell, a University of Tennessee student from Memphis, on charges that he intentionally accessed without authorization the…
A U.S. Attorney in one of the higher profile offices in the nation is stepping down. By Jerry Markon Washington Post Staff Writer ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Chuck Rosenberg has resigned as U.S. attorney in Alexandria, one of the most prominent federal prosecutor’s jobs in the country, Justice Department officials said yesterday. Rosenberg, 48, who was…
By The Washington Post Curtis Allen Fitzgerald, 65, a retired assistant chief in the FBI’s criminal investigations division, died of cancer Sept. 23 at his home in Alexandria. Mr. Fitzgerald, a native of Ripley, Tenn., worked for three years at the Memphis FBI office as a clerk while going to the University of Memphis. On…
