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FBI Reopens 1964 Kidnapping of Infant from Chicago Hospital
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com It was almost 50 years ago when a woman dressed as a nurse snatched a newborn baby from a Chicago hospital. Now the FBI is reopening the case, the Chicago Tribune reports. The boy, named Paul Joseph Fronczak, was taken from Michael Ross Hospital in 1964. Fourteen months later, a boy who…
Wounded Army Veteran Justin Slaby Awarded $75,000 in Damages for Lawsuit Against FBI
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A U.S. Army veteran who sued the FBI after saying the bureau removed him from a training academy because of his prosthetic left hand was awarded $75,000 in damages Wednesday, the Washington Post reports. The federal jury in Alexandria determined Justin Slaby, whose hand was blown off by a grenade during a…
No Verdict in ‘Whitey’ Bulger Case During Second Day of Deliberations
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A federal jury will resume deliberations today in the racketeering and murder trial of accused mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger after submitting five questions for the judge, CNN reports. The eight men and four women wanted to know whether they needed to vote unanimously on 33 “predicate” acts in one of the…
Father to Speak Out about Chechen Son Killed During FBI Interrogation in Orlando
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The father of the Chechen man who was fatally shot during an FBI interview in Orlando plans to speak out Tuesday at a press conference, The Orland Sentinel reports. Abdulbaki Todashev recently traveled from Russia to the U.S. in search of answers about his son, Ibragim Todashev, a friend of one of…
FBI Arrests Two South Florida Mayors on Extortion Bribery, Kickback Charges
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI arrested not one – but two – mayors in South Florida on bribery-related charges, the Associated Press reports. On Tuesday, feds took into custody Sweetwater Mayor Manuel “Manny” Marono and Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi. Both are accused of separate kickback and bribery schemes using federal grants. Gov. Rick Scott…
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…