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![Crime: The Good and Bad About Social Networking Sites Like Facebook and MySpace](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/facebook1.jpg)
Crime: The Good and Bad About Social Networking Sites Like Facebook and MySpace
Bank Robber Discovers It’s Not A Good Idea To Blog Everything You Do By Brian Schott ticklethewire.com A man who robbed a South Carolina bank and then blogged about it on MySpace pleaded guilty Thursday to the crime in a South Carolina federal court. On Jan. 20, Joseph Wade Northington, 27, of Roanoke, Va., robbed…
![Reputed Chicago Mob boss Michael “The Large Guy” Sarno, a Cop and 5 Others Indicted](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/chicagomap.gif)
Reputed Chicago Mob boss Michael “The Large Guy” Sarno, a Cop and 5 Others Indicted
MIKE ROBINSON Associated Press CHICAGO – A reputed mob boss, a police officer and five other men were charged Thursday in a sweeping racketeering indictment that alleges eight years of armed robberies, burglaries, jewel thefts and arson based in the western suburbs of Chicago. Michael “The Large Guy” Sarno, 51, of Westchester allegedly masterminded much…
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Justice Department Spars With Washington Times Over Black Panther Report
Interesting to see the Democratic administration sparring with the conservative media voice in town. This is not likely to be the last time. By Mary Jacoby Main Justice WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice is disputing a Washington Times report today claiming that Obama administration political appointees overruled career Civil Rights Division attorneys in dismissing…
![Indicted Chicago Alder. Isaac Carothers Wore FBI Wire](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/alderman-isaac-carothers3.jpg)
Indicted Chicago Alder. Isaac Carothers Wore FBI Wire
There’s something to be said about tradition in the great city of Chicago. In the last 36 years, 30 sitting or former aldermen have been convicted of crimes. Obviously Alderman Carothers is all about upholding tradition. His father, a former alderman, went to prison in the 1980s for extortion. Viva la tradition. BY NATASHA KORECKI,…
![D.C. U.S. Atty. Jeff Taylor Stepping Down](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/jeff_taylor1.jpg)
D.C. U.S. Atty. Jeff Taylor Stepping Down
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeff Taylor, who held one of the higher profile U.S. Attorney posts in the nation, is stepping down this Friday. Taylor, 44, who held the post since 2006, oversaw some of the biggest FBI investigations including the deadly anthrax probe. D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton had…
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FBI Releases on Website New Files and Photos on Infamous Bank Robbers Bonnie and Clyde
WASHINGTON — The legend of Bonnie and Clyde lives on 75 years after the infamous couple was gunned down in Louisiana in a law enforcement ambush. The FBI said it is releasing about 1,000 pages of new material including photos from the investigative files of the Dallas FBI office that was recently uncovered while preparing …
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Baltimore U.S. Atty. Loses Top Staff to Main Justice
A game of musical chairs has left the Baltimore U.S. Attorneys office with a void or “brain drain”. Such moves may help main Justice, but may not be so good for the Baltimore U.S. Attorney’s office. Then again, it’s not clear if Rosenstein will get to stick around himself as Pres. Obama begins replacing some…
Ill Sen. Roland Burris Responds to FBI Tape: Denies Buying Senate Seat
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