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New Orleans U.S. Atty. Says 2 FBI Agents Should Be Immuned From Brutality Lawsuit
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Orleans insists two FBI agents should have immunity under the law from a lawsuit involving a videotaped beating of a retired school teacher. The teacher, Robert Davis, has filed a civil rights suit against New Orleans police officers and the the two agents Stephen Noh…
Hoover’s FBI Investigated Jack Valenti’s Sexuality
Thirty seven years after his death, we’re still getting a glimpse into the FBI under J. Edgar Hoover and just how petty the agency was and how it investigated things that had nothing to do with public safety or national security. By Joe Stephens Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — When Beltway insider Jack Valenti…
Chicago FBI Gives NBC Executive Larry Wert Citizen Award
CHICAGO — Larry Wert, President of the Central and Western Region of NBC Local Media, is the 2008 Chicago recipient of the FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award, the FBI in Chicago announced. Commenting on the award, in a prepared statement, FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III said Telemundo Chicago (WSNS-TV), a subsidiary of NBC Universal,…
Prosecution Team Replaced in Sen. Stevens Case
This prosecution team had so many screw ups that it seems this was the only logical move. Can this save the government from a mistrial or losing the case all together? Who knows. There’s still the issue of an FBI agent alleging government misconduct in the case. By Del Quentin Wilber Washington Post Staff Writer…
Some Dispute FBI Agent’s Allegations of Government Misconduct in Sen. Stevens Case
Ex-Sen. Ted Stevens before his defeat It’s hard to figure out what was more interesting: the trial or the post-trial with even juicier allegations of government wrongdoing. By RICHARD MAUER and LISA DEMER Anchorage Daily News As the Justice Department prepares its official response to the FBI whistle-blower complaint that surfaced in the case of…
Family of Slain Border Agent Happy With Arrest in Mexico
The family of the victim is happy authorities made the arrest. But they said they’ll be happier when the suspect is on American soil. By Adriana M. Chávez El Paso Times EL PASO, Tex. — For the family of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Luis Aguilar Jr., who was killed last year near Yuma, Ariz., the…
Ex-ICE Agent Who Served in Venezuela Gets 7 1/2 Years For Bribes
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Gerardo Chavez knew how to get coveted posts at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He was a special supervisory special agent and attaché in Caracas, Venezuela. He also knew how to make money illegally. On Friday a federal judge in Alexandria, Va., sentenced him to 7 ½ years in…
Federal Judge Holds Justice Lawyers in Contempt in Sen. Stevens Case
It was just a matter of time before this happened. The prosecution has had one misstep after another during and after the trial. By ERIKA BOLSTAD Anchorage Daily News WASHINGTON — The judge who oversaw Ted Stevens’ corruption trial on Friday held in contempt four Justice Department prosecutors for failing to turn over documents to…