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Recorded Talk In Violent Brooklyn Case Echo the Sopranos
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In a case out of the Sopranos, the FBI used tape recordings and informants to bust five guys for “conspiring to obstruct” a federal civil lawsuit in Brooklyn. A criminal complaint, unsealed last week, said the civil lawsuit forced Keystone Renovations Corp. to pay a prevailing wage to employees. The company…
FBI Looking At Detroit Star In Mortgage Scam
Detroit Pistons star guard Lindsey Hunter could end up in court soon — and not the basketball court. A suburban Detroit man alleges that the hard-working guard was involved in a mortgage scam. Paul Egan The Detroit News DETROIT — A Waterford Township man who alleges veteran Detroit Pistons guard Lindsey Hunter involved him in…
Feds Hunting N.Y. Mob Informant
It’s nice to feel wanted. But Kenny “The Rat” O’Donnell’s can’t feel that way. He was accidently released from prison last month. Now he’s wanted by the feds. By Kati Cornell New York Post NEW YORK — The feds are hunting for a former mob informant and lifelong con artist who was mistakenly released on…
Prosecution Suffers A Blow In Sen. Stevens Trial
Sen. Stevens attorneys failed to get the judge to toss out the charges or declare a mistrial, but they did score a victory in the high-profile trial. By Richard Mauer and Erika Bolstad Anchorage Daily News WASHINGTON – The corruption case against Sen. Ted Stevens suffered a blow to its credibility this afternoon when a…
Death: Retired FBI Agent Curtis Allen Fitzgerald
By The Washington Post Curtis Allen Fitzgerald, 65, a retired assistant chief in the FBI’s criminal investigations division, died of cancer Sept. 23 at his home in Alexandria. Mr. Fitzgerald, a native of Ripley, Tenn., worked for three years at the Memphis FBI office as a clerk while going to the University of Memphis. On…
FBI Finds Buried Colombo Underboss in N.Y.
For once, a tip about a buried mobster panned out. The FBI has been looking for three bodies. By Robert E. Kessler Newsday EAST FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – A forensic dentist has confirmed that the body whose remains were found by FBI agents excavating an apparent mob burial site is that of former Colombo family underboss…
Steven’s Atty Goes After Key Government Witness
The prosecution and defense in the Sen. Ted Stevens trial continued to slug it out Tuesday. Meanwhile, the judge has set a hearing later today to address a defense motion to dismiss the charges based on allegations of government misconduct. The government has called the allegations baseless. Neil A. Lewis New York Times WASHINGTON –…
Organized Crime Squad Investigating Russians And Hospice Care
It’s not often that organized crime and hospice care are mentioned in the same breath. Now comes a case in Philadelphia. By Kitty Caparella Philadelphia Daily News PHILADELPHIA — The FBI’s organized-crime squad is investigating a Russian group for alleged Medicare fraud at the Home Care Hospice Inc. in the Northeast. At stake is $8.5…