The FBI will investigate the controversial police shootings on Danziger Bridge three years ago that left two people dead and four wounded. By The New Orleans Times-Picayune NEW ORLEANS — U.S. Attorney Jim Letten announced today that federal authorities will examine if there is a basis for federal criminal charges in connection with the Sept….
The city hall tax scandal in Washington just keeps getting stranger. The FBI has nabbed a new suspect — an auditor — who allegedly got involved in a scam even as agents were swarming about. By Del Quentin Wilber and Nikita Stewart Washington Post Staff Writers WASHINGTON – An auditor for the D.C. tax office…
They say it is better to give than receive. No one knows that better than former state Sen. John Ford who was sentenced to 14 more years in prison for his federal wire fraud conviction. Ford is already serving 5 1/2 years for bribery. He is the uncle of former Rep. Harold Ford Jr. By…
Law Enforcement Online (LEO) recently added four Liaison support specialists to serve LEO moderators and more than 100,000 members. The job entails providing LEO presentations, initial trainings on site, on site support for command posts with the Virtual Command Center and training for moderators. The new additions include James Sheehan (west coast); Edward Bejarano (south/southeast);…
The CIA has had its share of embarrassments. Kyle “Dusty” Foggo hasn’t helped. By Jerry Markon Washington Post Staff Writer ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The CIA’s former top administrator pleaded guilty today to steering agency contracts to a defense contractor and concealing their relationship, making Kyle “Dusty” Foggo the highest-ranking member of a federal intelligence or…
In Michigan, an old eco-terrorist case went unsolved, that is until someone found some unusual items in a dumpster that helped the FBI crack the case. By Ed White Associated Press Writer When arsonists torched two homes under construction in an upscale Washtenaw County subdivision in March 2003, investigators knew they were likely dealing with…
Just when things were getting a little boring in the Stevens case, the accusations began flying. Attorneys for Sen. Ted Stevens asked for a mistrial in his public corruption case, saying the government withheld key information before trial and sent a witness back to Alaska before he could testify because “they did not like what…
Former Atty. Gen. Alberto R. Gonzales, who embarrassed the Justice Department during his reign, won’t be the subject of a grand jury probe in the scandal involving the firing of U.S. Attorneys. But the administration is not out of the woods yet. Or as John Belushi said in Animal House: “It’s not over til we…
