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…
By Henri E. Cauvin Washington Post Staff Writer GREENBELT, Md. -A Nigerian-born businessman convicted of smuggling a 14-year-old girl into the United States and forcing her to work as an unpaid servant at his home in Germantown was sentenced yesterday to more than eight years in prison. George Udeozor, who was extradited from Nigeria in…
For once, a tip about a buried mobster panned out. The FBI has been looking for three bodies. By Robert E. Kessler Newsday EAST FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – A forensic dentist has confirmed that the body whose remains were found by FBI agents excavating an apparent mob burial site is that of former Colombo family underboss…
The prosecution and defense in the Sen. Ted Stevens trial continued to slug it out Tuesday. Meanwhile, the judge has set a hearing later today to address a defense motion to dismiss the charges based on allegations of government misconduct. The government has called the allegations baseless. Neil A. Lewis New York Times WASHINGTON –…
ALEXANDRIA, Va. –A former Department of Defense contractor pleaded guilty Tuesday in Virginia in a scheme that involved the theft of about $39.6 million from the U.S. Army in Iraq, the Justice Department said. Lee William Dubois, 32, of Lexington, S.C., pleaded guilty to theft of government property, authorities said. Dubois was a captain in…
A chapter in the the ugliest scandal in D.C. history is coming to a close. At time when the economy is tanking, the theft of public money hurts even more. By Henri E. Cauvin Washington Post Staff Writer GREENBELT, Md. — The last defendant facing trial in the D.C. tax case pleaded guilty today to…
NASHVILLE – Three members of the MS-13 gang have been sentenced for their role in an enterprise that was involved in murder, attempted murder and witness tampering, the Justice Department said. Ernesto Isai Mendez-Tovar was sentenced to 13 years in prison; Eliseo Iglesias was sentenced to 17 years and 6 months; David Alexander Gonzalez got 19…
