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Federal Judges Beginning to Equalize Punishment for Crack Cocaine
This has long been one of the unfair disparities in sentencing. No question crack cocaine has plagued urban America and destroyed neighborhoods and lives. But should crack have ever been treated differently than powdered cocaine when it came to sentencing? By Del Quentin Wilber Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Federal judges are beginning to…
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Detroit U.S. Atty. Berg Defends Time it Took to Charge Council Member Monica Conyers
U.S. Atty. Terrence Berg/doj photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com For the past several years, the FBI and U.S. Attorney had been probing political corruption in Detroit City Hall, but no indictments came, just reports in the press that something was percolating. What did come were plenty complaints from the community that the feds were dragging…
Movie Review: The Man Who Got J. Edgar Hoover’s Attention: John Dillinger
John Dillinger drove the FBI nuts, robbing banks with a machine gun in tow. Now actor Johnny Depp plays Dillinger in the movie “Public Enemies”. Here’s a trailer and a review below. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og_gKBi7Od8 By Richard Corliss Time To become rich and famous in the depression ’30s, a fellow could make movies, play baseball or rob…
![Cong. John Conyer’s Wife Pleads Guilty to Taking Bribes](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/monica-conyers1.jpg)
Cong. John Conyer’s Wife Pleads Guilty to Taking Bribes
Monica Conyers had become such a divisive figure in the city. Frankly, it’s no loss to the city and it’s a disgrace that politicians in such a poor city like Detroit are lining their pockets, looking out for what’s best for themselves. The acting U.S. Attorney said this marks the end of the FBI probe…
![FBI-Arab American Relations, Detroit Public Corruption and More](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/detroit-photos.jpg)
FBI-Arab American Relations, Detroit Public Corruption and More
In this hard-scrabble town, where the economy looks bleak, Andrew Arena, head of the Detroit FBI, talks about public corruption in Detroit, mortgage fraud and the evolving relationship between the FBI and the Arab-American community, one of the largest and most politically active in the country.
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Convicted Texas Fed Judge Samuel Kent Loses Chutzpah; Resigns Instead of Facing Impeachment
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent of Texas has lost his chutzpah. The judge, who is serving a 33-month sentence in a Massachusetts federal prison for obstruction of justice for lying about sexually harassing some female employees, had initially handed in his resignation, effective June 2010. The sly move would…
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Rogue Atlanta Cop Busted by FBI Gets 18 Months in Prison
By Rachel Leven ticklethewire.com A rogue Atlanta police narcotics officer is headed off to prison, the result of an FBI probe into police misconduct that arose from the fatal shooting of a 92-year-old woman in a 2006 botched drug raid. Sgt. Wilbert “Pete” Stalling was sentenced late last week to 18 months in prison and…
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Congressman to the Rescue: Sidewalks too Hot For Fed Dogs
Just because they work like a dog, doesn’t mean they have to suffer. Here’s Congressman Bob Brady to the rescue. By Dan Gross Philadelphia Daily News CAPITOL Police dogs should soon be barking their gratitude to U.S. Rep. Bob Brady. Brady recently noticed that some of the bomb-sniffing dogs that inspect cars at the entrance…