DEA agent Paul A. Teresi’s father was once the special agent in charge of the DEA’s Ft. Lauderdale office. By Juan Ortega South Florida Sun Sentinel DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. — He followed in his father’s footsteps by becoming a special agent with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. At home, he recently became a father himself,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Richard C. Powers, a 19-year veteran of the FBI, and a former state prosecutor, will head up the bureau’s Houston Division Powers, who last served as assistant director of the Office of Congressional Affairs at FBI headquarters, replaces Andrew Bland, who retired, the FBI announced on Wednesday. Powers entered…
By Brian Schott ticklethewire.com U.S. Atty. Alice Martin of Alabama, whose involvement in the prosecution of ex-Gov. Donald Siegelman has raised concerns of late, is resigning. Martin, the U.S. Attorney for Northern Alabama, announced her decision Friday in a letter to Atty. Gen. Eric Holder, which was posted on the Department of Justice’s website. She…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Kevin L. Perkins, assistant director of the FBI’s Inspection Division, has been named assistant director of the bureau’s Criminal Investigative Division. Perkins replaces Kenneth W. Kaiser, who recently retired, the FBI said. “Kevin has proven to be an effective investigator and manager during his time with the Bureau,” said…
Robert Clark Corrente By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com U.S. Attorney Robert Clark Corrente of Rhode Island, whose office landed some high profile convictions of state lawmakers during his tenure, is resigning, effective June 26. According to a press release issued by his office Monday, Corrente will join a private law firm on July 1. He was…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Arthur Balizan, an inspector in the FBI’s Inspection Division, has been named special agent in charge of the Portland, Or., Division. Balizan replaces David Ian Miller, who will retire at the end of the month, the FBI said. Balizan started his career in the FBI in the early 1980s in the…
Paul Fishman for N.J. U.S. Atty. Well, it’s a start. There’s a lot more to come. By Farhan Daredia Main Justice WASHINGTON — After a slow start, President Obama announced his first batch of U.S. Attorneys nominations on Friday. Notable among them is Joyce Vance for the Northern District of Alabama, who will replace the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Hundreds of employees and a host of Washington luminaries including the current and former FBI directors gathered Tuesday at FBI headquarters to commemorate the deaths of 54 agents killed in the line of duty. “We come together today because we have not forgotten the cost of freedom. We have…
