A disgraced FBI agent from Boston allegedly provided information the feds say helped set up a murder in Florida. Jury selection begins today. By Kurt Anderson Associated Press MIAMI — John J. Connolly was hundreds of miles away in 1982 when gambling executive John Callahan’s bullet-riddled body was discovered in the trunk of his Cadillac…
After focusing on scientist Steven Hatfill for years, the FBI finally did an about face and said the real anthrax culprit was scientist Bruce Ivins. But not everyone is buying that including some key members of Congress. By Scott Shane and Eric Lichtblau The New York Times WASHINGTON — A month after the F.B.I. declared that an…
Democratic state Sen. Nathanial Exum is the target of an FBI probe into an auto repair shop and state car inspections By Rosalind S. Helderman and John Wagner Washington Post Staff Writers WASHINGTON — The FBI has launched an inquiry into Maryland Sen. Nathaniel Exum (D-Prince George’s), questioning a now-retired state police captain and a…
Immigrant smuggling has prompted federal authorities to take a second look at security at LAX airport in Los Angeles. By Dan Weikel Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — Airport officials and federal authorities said Thursday that they have tightened security at Los Angeles International Airport because of the recent arrest of an elevator mechanic suspected…
A Houston DEA agent in New Orleans was robbed and murdered while attending a conference on organized crime drug enforcement. Two people are now behind bars in connection with his death last Saturday. By Peggy O’Hare Houston Chronicle Authorities have arrested two people linked to credit cards stolen from a Woodlands federal agent who died after he…
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has stepped down as mayor and will go off to jail for four months. But reports suggest the FBI still may have some interest in his activities and his legal problems may not be over. By Paul Egan Detroit News DETROIT – The plea deal announced Thursday to settle perjury and…
Bad Boy lobbyist Jack Abramoff, whose arrogance and wheeling-dealing became a symbol of evilness in Washington, was sentenced as his family looked on. By Neil A. Lewis New York Times WASHINGTON — Jack Abramoff, the onetime flamboyant lobbyist who amassed a fortune by showering gifts on Congressional and executive branch officials while bilking Indian…
A pizza delivery guy who said he was forced into robbing a bank wasn’t delivering the truth, feds say. By Sean D. Hamill New York Times ERIE, Pa. – In one of the most bizarre crimes in recent memory, a pizza deliveryman walked into a bank near here five years ago and gave a teller…
