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Ex-FBI Director Louis Freeh Testifies That Sotomayor is Going to Be “An Outstanding Judge”
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Former FBI director Louis Freeh testified Thursday at the hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, saying he mentored her as as a fellow U.S. District judge in New York in the early 1990s and found her to be the kind of “judge that I think we would all…
FBI Arrests White Va. Man for Threatening “To Start Killing Off White Judges”
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – The FBI arrested a Virginia man Wednesday for threatening to “start killing off white judges” and trying to intimidate a South Carolina federal judge hearing his civil case alleging wrongful arrest and malicious prosecution. Stephen H. Rosenberg, 51, who is white, was arrested without incident at his home in…
Woman Sentenced in Ill. to 10 Years for Traveling Interstate to Have Sex With Female Teen
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It has become all too common for federal authorities to arrest a man for traveling to another state to have sex with a minor. But what’s unusual is for the feds to bust a woman for this crime. Catharine L. Miller, 33, of Mechanicsburg, Pa., was sentenced earlier this week in…
Oilman Testifies That Jefferson Wanted Money for His Brother Up Front
The theme throughout this case has been that then-Rep. William Jefferson tried to make sure his family got a slice of pie. In this case, he tried to make sure his brother Mose got plenty of money. By Jonathan Tilove and Bruce Alpert New Orleans Times-Picayune ALEXANDRIA, VA. — In January 2002, Louisiana oil entrepreneur…
Atty. Gen. Holder Announces Funds to Help Local Law Enforcement Fight the Drug War Along U.S.-Mexico Border
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Fighting an uphill battle, and acknowledging the daunting task before him, Atty. Gen. Eric Holder Jr. announced on Wednesday in Los Angeles a $8.7 million grant to help local law enforcement in California fight the deadly drug war along the U.S.-Mexico border. “We are intensifying our efforts to investigate, extradite,…
Feds Charge Detroit Political Consultant with Teaming Up with Rep. John Conyer’s Wife to Extort At Least $65,000
Sam Riddle/wdiv The political corruption probe continues to unravel in Detroit. The latest charges involve a free-talking political consultant Sam Riddle and ex-Detroit City council member Monica Conyers, wife of Congressman John Conyers. Riddle once worked as Monica Conyer’s chief of staff. By the way, this isn’t the end of the corruption charges in Detroit….
Retired FBI Man Says Hollywood Short Changed History With John Dillinger Film
Hollywood has brought the legendary bank robber John Dillinger back to life in an entertaining movie “Public Enemies”. But Retired FBI Man Rex Tomb thinks Hollywood took too many liberties and presented some “fictional details” as fact about the FBI and may have done a disservice to history and the public. Here’s his take on it all.