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Whitey Bulger Convicted of Murder and Racketeering
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In what came as no surprise, the homicidal Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger was convicted Monday of racketeering conspiracy and numerous racketeering acts of murder, extortion, narcotics distribution, money laundering and possession of firearms including machineguns. The convictions that are likely to keep him behind bars for the remainder of his life. …
AG Holder Calls for More Lenient Sentences for Drug Offenders to Handle Prison Overcrowding
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Attorney General Eric Holder has a partial solution to the U.S.’s massive prison overcrowding – less time for drug offenders. The Associated Press reports that Holder is addressing overcrowding by favoring drug treatment and community service programs in lieu of long prison sentences. He also support the early release of some elderly inmates….
Families of Victims Await Justice As ‘White’ Bulger Trial Enters 5th Day of Deliberations
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com As jurors begin their fifth day of deliberations in the racketeering and murder trial reputed mobster James “Whitey” Bulger today, relatives of victims are hoping for some closure and justice, the USA Today reports. Theresa Barrett Bond, however, may never get that closure because she has lost trust in the law…
Prosecutors Allow Defendants to Walk Because of Botched Drug, Gun Case in Milwaukee
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The ATF’s botched sting in Milwaukee last year continues to unravel as the depth of the feds’ mistakes become better known. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported prosecutors have dropped charges against another three defendants charged in an undercover ATF sting. Milwaukee County Assistant District Attorney Karen Loebel said the three cases were…
U.S. Angry Over Release of Mexican Drug Lord Convicted of Torture, Murder of DEA Agent
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Mexican drug lord convicted of kidnapping, torturing and murdering a DEA agent in 1985 has been released from jail, a move that has incensed U.S. law enforcement, Slate reports. The U.S. expressed deep frustration with a three-judge court that decided to overturn Caro Quintero’s sentence on the argument that he…
Column: Time for ATF to Reorganize, Focus on Curtailing Gun Violence
By Daily Journal The gun lobby and its supporters, who have continuously demanded more enforcement against illegal firearms trafficking rather than new restrictions, have given an inch toward backing up their demands by permitting the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to have a permanent director for the first time in seven years….
DEA Mad About the Release of Drug Trafficker Linked to Murder of DEA Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Here’s something that will surely increase the tension between D.C. and Mexico. The Mexicans have released Rafael Caro-Quintero, an infamous drug trafficker, who was serving 40 years in connection with the torture and murder of DEA agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena in 1985. CBS News reported he was released after serving 28…