By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The Justice Department will try and restore the trust and integrity of its Public Integrity Section with the appointment of career prosecutor Jack Smith, the Associated Press reported. “I have the best guy I could have in that job. I’m looking for a natural leader, someone with tremendous energy,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com President Nixon’s fourth Attorney General William Saxbe, a Republican maverick who was at the helm during the Watergate probe, died Tuesday at age 94, the Associated Press reported. The AP reported that he died at his home in Mechanicsburg, Ohio, outside of Columbus. Saxbe became attorney general at a tumultuous time…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — After getting a bumpy reception in Washington as President Bush’s Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales has found some love in Texas. Texas Tech announced Tuesday that Gonzales will return as a visiting professor for a second year, according to the Houston Chronicle. The Chronicle reported that political science department chairman…
“The Bricklayer” by Noah Boyd is published by Harper Collins. Greg Stejskal served as an FBI agent for 31 years and retired as resident agent in charge of the Ann Arbor office. By Greg Stejskal ticklethwire.com In the interest of full disclosure, I have known Noah Boyd for over 30 years. I first met him…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Now for the lighter side of life. FBI agent Christopher Johnson was one of five agents who partook in the Ironman competition at Lake Placid, N.Y. on July 25, the FBI in Detroit announced. Johnson completed the 140.6 mile race — 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride and 26.2 mile…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Veteran agent Roland J. Corvington, head of the St. Louis FBI, is leaving to the become chief of security at Saint Louis University, according to the St. Louis American. “I am terribly sad to see him go,” U.S. Attorney Richard Callahan for Eastern Missouri – executive prosecutor to Corvington’s top cop…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Thomas J. Harrington was named to the number three spot at the FBI, replacing Timothy P. Murphy, who moved up to the number two spot, the FBI announced Friday. Up until now, Harrington was the FBI’s number four person, serving as the executive assistant director of the Criminal, Cyber, Response, and…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com James K. Robinson, who became the Detroit U.S. Attorney in the late 1970s at age 34, and later became a high-ranking Justice Department official, died Friday at age 66, the Grand Rapids Press reported. The Grand Rapids native died at his vacation home in Park City, Utah, the Grand Rapids Press…
