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Detroit U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade: We Expected Some Ridicule From the Dig For Jimmy Hoffa
U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit DETROIT — Things haven’t been dull for Barbara McQuade. Right after being sworn in as the Detroit U.S. Attorney in January 2010, she started dealing with the “Underwear Bomber” case involving Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who tried to detonate an explosive aboard a Detroit-bound plane on Christmas…
South Shore Businessman Testified That ‘Whitey’ Bulger Forced Him to Pay Friend’s $300,000 Debt
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Just weeks after his friend was killed in 1982, a South Shore businessman came face-to-face with James “Whitey” Bulger. Michael Solimando testified in the racketeering and murder trial of James “Whitey” Bulger, saying the accused mobster ordered him at gunpoint to pay his friend’s $400,000 outstanding debt, the Boston Globe reports. “We…
NSA Leaker Snowden May Leave Moscow Airport in Next Few Days
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com NSA Leaker may have plans to soon leave the Moscow airport where he has been stuck in legal limbo, the USA Today reports. A lawyer assisting Snowden is helping him apply for temporary asylum in Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Snowden has been advised not to do anything that would jeopardize…
FBI Bars Florida Examiner from Releasing Autopsy of Chechen Man Killed by Agent
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has blocked the release of the autopsy report of the Chechen man killed by an FBI agent during an investigation in May, the Boston Globe reports. Ibragim Todashev, a friend of one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, was in his Orlando apartment when the agent shot and killed him. …
Did Boston Marathon Bombers Have Help? FBI Investigates Accused Terrorist in Boston Area
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal investigators are trying to determine whether the Boston Marathon bombers received help from a terrorism suspect who had all the materials needed for a pressure-cooker bomb, Reuters reports. The Boston-area man, Daniel Morley, is accused of trying to blow up an airplane and having bomb-making equipment at his home on June…
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albuquerque police id victims in four hills shooting Celine Replica handbags The Christmas light display contest for residents and businesses starts tomorrow and runs through to Dec. 12, so most people turn on their lights by then. Except for the city, of course.. West Nottingham Supervisor Tiffany Bell said she grew up in the township…
Atty. General Eric Holder Condemns “Stand Your Ground” Laws
By Manuel Roig-Franzia and Sari Horwitz Washington Post Staff Writers ORLANDO — Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. strongly condemned “Stand Your Ground” laws here Tuesday in a speech to the NAACP that addressed the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the killing of Trayvon Martin. The laws “sow dangerous conflict in our neighborhoods,” Holder said,…
‘Whitey’ Bulger’s Alleged Victim Feared He’d Die for Crossing the Mobster
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Edward “Brian” Halloran had a feeling his life wouldn’t last long if he revealed information about a slaying involving accused mobster James “Whitey” Bulger, The Boston Globe reports. During testimony Monday in the racketeering and murder case against Bulger, a retired FBI agent said Holloran indicated he was concerned about retaliation…