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In the recording world, there’s more than one way to get attention. Bump J has found another way. By Associated Press CHICAGO – Chicago area rapper Bump J has been arrested in Southern Illinois on bank robbery charges. The man, whose real name is Terrance Boykin, was arrested in Carbondale after a traffic stop this…

A former FBI agent finds himself on the wrong side of the bars. By Adrienne Packer Las Vegas Review-Journal LAS VEGAS — A former federal agent arrested in the death of a woman who was beaten with a hammer Thursday was once an agent with the organized crime division in the Las Vegas FBI office,…

The charges keep mounting against Rep. Rick Renzi (R-Az). His attorney is accusing the feds of “piling on unwarranted charges” to pressure the Congressman to plead guilty. Arthur H. Rotstein The Associated Press TUSCON — Federal prosecutors added new charges Thursday including racketeering, making a false statement on a tax return and other counts to…

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Denver’s U.S. Atty. Troy Eid summed it up best in a prepared statement Wednesday. “I’ll keep saying it: Alcohol abuse and commercial aircraft don’t mix. This time the defendant claimed to have explosives — forcing every passenger to be re-screened — and must face the consequences.” The defendant, Mark Randall Rayborn,…

The long, drawn out anthrax investigation is sure to be sliced and diced by critics for years to come. Gabriel Schoenfeld of Commentary Magazine takes a shot. By Gabriel Schoenfeld Commentary Magazine The FBI’s investigation of the deadly 2001 anthrax attacks was the most complex and important in the bureau’s history. Immense resources were invested…

Now that the election is over, it’s time for more scandal on Capitol Hill. Here’s the latest. Henry K. Lee San Francisco Chronicle Staff Writer WASHINGTON –An aide to Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., has been charged in federal court in Virginia with receiving and distributing child pornography. Jeff Rosato, 32, of Arlington, Va. was arrested…

We depend on them to keep our flight from getting hijacked. But some of these guys should be in handcuffs, not on our planes with guns. By Michael Grabell ProPublica Shawn Nguyen bragged that he could sneak anything past airport security using his top-secret clearance as a federal air marshal. And for months, he smuggled…

Scientist Steven J. Hatfill, who was once the obsession of the FBI during the anthrax probe, quickly became a footnote in the case when the government cleared him and pointed the finger at scientist  Bruce Ivins. Ivins ended up committing suicide. But now the focus is back on Hatfill, at least for the moment. By…