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Bet On It: Mob Museum Will Open in Las Vegas
Las Vegas has a museum you can’t refuse. Even the FBI is backing it. By Oskar Garcia Associated Press LAS VEGAS–The Las Vegas City Council unveiled the name of its planned mob museum this week, along with logos resembling court documents with material blacked out – The (redacted) Museum: The Las Vegas Museum of Organized…
Justice Releases Details On New FBI Powers
The ongoing yin and yang between law enforcement and civil liberties groups continued to rear its head Friday as the Justice Department released new guidelines for FBI powers. By Carrie Johnson Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON– Justice Department officials released new guidelines yesterday that empower FBI agents to use intrusive techniques to gather intelligence within…
FBI Office Manager Julie Fidler To Get Director Award
BY Maggie O’Brien Omaha World-Herald Staff Writer OMAHA, Neb – Not many people know what part-time Von Maur employee Julie Fidler did to help authorities in the hours after a 19-year-old gunman walked into the Omaha store last December and killed eight people, then himself. Julie Fidler, 52, who lives in Bellevue, would prefer to…
Dig For Dead Mobsters In New York Continues Today
FBI agents digging for dead mobsters came up empty handed on Thursday, but continued looking Friday. Will it end up being a wild goose chase? By ROBERT E. KESSLER Newsday EAST FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – FBI agents spent their first full day digging yesterday at an East Farmingdale site that, according to sources, is described by…
Two Terrorism Convictions In New York Tossed
The U.S. Court of Appeals overturned a conviction of two Yemeni men accused of terrorism. The case included a witness who had set himself on fire in front of the White House. Tough to top that act. By Larry Neumeister The Associated Press NEW YORK — A federal appeals court Thursday overturned the convictions of…
FBI Arrests Puerto Rican Senator On Bribery
Scandal was bubbling on Thursday in Puerto Rico where a local senator was off to face bribery charges. By Rebecca Banuchi Associated Press Writer SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The FBI on Thursday arrested a prominent Puerto Rico lawmaker accused of providing political favors in exchange for cash and services totaling roughly half a million…
Prosecution Angers Judge In Stevens Trial
Sen. Stevens/official photo The trial of Sen. Ted Stevens almost imploded today for the prosecution. Suffice to say, things could be going better. As a general rule, it’s never good to get the judge angry. The prosecution needs to work on that. By Erika Bolstad and Richard Mauer Anchorage Daily News WASHINGTON – Prosecutors have…
Feds Digging In N.Y. For Mobsters
The FBI is digging for bodies linked to the mob wars in the 1990s. In 2006, agents in Michigan dug up rural land outside of Detroit looking for James Hoffa, but came up empty handed. BY Robert E. Kessler and Sophia Chang Newsday FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -Federal agents were digging at two sites and investigating a third site in East Farmingdale…