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Feds Accuse Detroit Area Oncologist of Some Outrageous Things
By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit DETROIT — Under the category of “You’ve Got to Be Kidding Me” comes Dr. Farid Fata. The feds claim that the 48-year-old oncologist from Oakland Township submitted false claims to Medicare for services that were medically unnecessary, including chemotherapy treatments for patients. He was arrested Tuesday. “Dr. Fata allegedly perpetrated…
Parker: Congress and DEA Should Legalize Hemp
Ross Parker was chief of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit for 8 years and worked as an AUSA for 28 in that office. By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com Among the many varieties of weeds on my father’s Southwest Iowa farm in the 1950s and 60s was the hemp weed. Dad…
Murder, Racketeering Trial of ‘Whitey’ Bulger Begins Second Day of Deliberations
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Jurors in the murder and racketeering trial of suspected mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger will deliberate for the second day after both sides delivered their closing remarks Monday, the Boston Globe reports. Bulger is charged with participating in 19 murders and wreaking havoc in Boston as the former leader of the…
FBI Is Spying on Terrorism and Child Porn Suspects by Hacking Computers
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is in the business of hacking computers. Kind of. NBC reports that the FBI is installing malware and spyware on computers belonging to suspected terrorists or pedophiles, which allows agents to send a virus or other malware to spy on the suspects. The hacking is so sophisticated that the FBI…
Justice Department Files First Charges in Attack on U.S. Consulate in Benghazi
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Nearly a year after protesters barged into the U.S. consulate in Benghazi , Libya, and killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans, the Justice Department filed the first criminal charges in the case, the Washington Post reports. According to numerous reports, the Justice Department filed an unspecified number of counts…
Deliberations Reach Second Day in Discrimination Suit Involving Missing Arm
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Jurors may decide as early as today whether Army Ranger Justin Slaby, who had his arm blown off, was unfairly denied a job with the FBI because of his prosthetic arm, the Wall Street Journal reports. Deliberations of the eight-person jury began Tuesday. Slaby, 30, says he was fired after the…
Racketeering, Murder Trial of Accused Mobster ‘Whitey’ Bulger Goes to Deliberations Today
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A jury will begin deliberating today in the nearly month-long racketeering and murder trial against suspected mobster James “Whitey” Bulger after both sides delivered extensive closing arguments Monday, CNN reports. Bulger, who is accused of participating in 19 murders as the head of the former Winter Hill Gang, was called one…
Chechen Father Arrives in U.S. to Sue FBI Over Death of His Son in Orlando
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The father of the Chechen man killed during an FBI interview at his home in Florida is suing the bureau for the wrongful death of his 27-year-old son, Time reports. Abdulbaki Todashev, who lives in Chechnya, arrived in Tampa Monday to begin filing the suit with the help of the ACLU. Todashev’s…