If you’re going to land somewhere, this is not a bad place to land. By Jim O’Hara The Post-Standard SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Veteran federal prosecutor Andrew T. Baxter has been selected to succeed U.S. Magistrate Judge Gustave J. DiBianco upon DiBianco’s upcoming retirement. Baxter, 43, has been the acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Margaret “Marjorie” Cannon, 94, a homemaker and a former FBI clerk who was married to an FBI agent, died in Burtonsville, Md., on Aug. 23, the Washington Post reported. The long-time District resident died of complications from Alzheimer’s disease, the paper reported. In 1942, she joined the FBI as…
Don Van Duyn By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – Don Van Duyn, the FBI’s chief intelligence officer who regularly briefed FBI Director Robert Mueller III, is stepping down, the FBI confirmed Friday. Van Duyn, who was appointed to the post of Chief Intelligence Officer for the FBI’s Directorate of Intelligence in Sept. 2008, is retiring…
Salvador Hernandez/fbi photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Salvador Hernandez, who has headed the FBI in Los Angeles since October 2007, is retiring, according to two people familiar with his situation. Hernandez, the assistant director in charge of the L.A. office, is expected to take a job in the private sector. He first joined…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — John Miller, the chief FBI spokesman who enjoyed the confidence of FBI Director Robert Mueller III, announced Tuesday that he is stepping down to join the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, according to people familiar with his situation. Miller, a former anchor and reporter for ABC News,…
Jack Borden, who was an FBI agent in the 1940s, is still going strong as a private attorney at 101. Impressive feat. Impressive man. By DAVID FLICK The Dallas Morning News WEATHERFORD, Tex. – At 101 years old, Jack Borden often gets asked two questions: What’s the secret to a long life? and When are…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com U.S. Attorney David Nahamias of Atlanta, a Bush appointee, has been handed a nice parachute. Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue on Thursday appointed Nahamias to the Supreme Court of Georgia. He had served as U.S. Attorney since December 2004. “His integrity, commitment to public service and strict adherence to the law as…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com U.S. Attorney John Richter of Oklahoma announced Tuesday that he’s stepping down Aug. 21, the Associated Press reported. The Associated Press reported that Richter announced his resignation during an interview and said he plans to be a practitioner in residence and visiting professor at the University of Oklahoma Law School. Richter…
