The thing about wiretaps is that they often bring to light some of the most interesting tidbits. In this instance, two friends spoke about Sen. Ted Steven’s cheapness. By Richard Mauel and Erika Bolstad Anchorage Daily News WASHINGTON — Defense lawyers and prosecutors in Sen. Ted Stevens’ criminal disclosure case wrangled over the admissibility of…
MIAMI – U.S. Marshals rounded up 2,497 “worst-of-the-worst” fugitives in Florida in a 10-week sweep dubbed “Operation Orange”, authorities announced Thursday. The arrests included 55 gang members and 255 sex offenders, federal authorities said.
MIAMI – A Miami physician’s assistant pleaded guilty Thursday to defrauding the Medicare program in connection with a $119 million HIV infusian fraud case, the U.S. Justice Department said. Thomas McKenizie, 53, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one count of conspiracy to commit healtcare fraud and one count of submitting false claims, the government…
The Inspector General is investigating allegations that federal authorities pressured witnesses to lie to the grand jury in a fatal arson. Mike McGraw The Kansas City Star KANSAS CITY — The office of inspector general is investigating the Justice Department’s actions during its probe into the 1988 explosion deaths of six Kansas City firefighters. U.S….
A college football star and top notch DEA agent took a wrong turn. Now he’s off to prison. BILL RANKIN The Atlanta Journal Constitution ATLANTA – After his college football career, Greg Campion became a decorated law enforcement officer for cracking large-scale drug rings and apprehending high-value suspects. But on Thursday, with some of his…
Former Rep. Mark Foley who caused some political damage to Republicans during election time is off the hook when it comes to his Capitol Hill scandal involving pages. By BRIAN SKOLOFF The Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Florida authorities closed their case against Rep. Mark Foley on Friday, saying he won’t face charges…
Yes, the trial of ex-FBI agent John Connolly has brought out the bizarre and the other day was no different when hitman John Martorano took the stand in Miami. Kevin Cullen Boston Globe MIAMI – So there’s a murder trial going on down here, right? And it’s about an FBI agent named John Connolly who…
Like the JFK assassination, conspiracy theories continue to surface in the anthrax attacks of 2001. The latest comes from Sen. Patrick Leahy. Could there be something to it? Jennifer A. Dlouhy Hearst Newspapers WASHINGTON–Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., one of the targets of the mailed anthrax attacks that killed five people in 2001, said Wednesday he…
