Prosecution and Defense Can Finally Agree on Something: Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Liked Getting Cash

By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit DETROIT — One thing the defense and prosecution in the Kwame Kilpatrick public corruption trial can agree on: Kilpatrick likes cash. Where they differ is where it came from. The prosecution says plenty came from illegal bribes and kickbacks while Kilpatrick was mayor from 2002 to 2008. The defense insists…

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Some Congressional Members Calling for Probe of Botched ATF Sting Operation in Milwaukee

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  Federal officials are calling for an investigation into ATF after a flawed sting operation in Milwaukee, the Associated Press reports. The ATF raided a storefront operation in search of felons committing drug and gun offenses but never made a major arrest. During the raid of Fearless Distributing, which sold designer clothing, drug…

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Sen. Menendez Wielded Influence to Help Businessman Accused of Providing Him with Young Prostitutes

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Before FBI agents raided the office a South Florida eye doctor accused of paying for young prostitutes for Sen. Bob Menendez, the Democratic senator from New Jersey helped used his influence to advocate for a $1 billion business for the doctor, the Miami Herald reports. The Herald wrote that Menendez was urging…

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Jury: Somali-Born Bombing Suspect Guilty of Terrorism After Portland Bombing Attempt

 Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Somali-American who claimed the FBI manipulated him to detonate what he thought was a bomb at a Christmas tree ceremony in Portland in 2010 was found guilty Thursday of terrorism-related charges, the Associated Press reports. The Mohamed Mohamud, 21, who did not testify, will be sentenced May 14. Prosecutors were able…

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FBI Hostage Negotiator Urges Kidnapper to Surrender, Hand Over Boy in Alabama

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com As a hostage standoff reaches a fourth day in Alabama, authorities are hoping the kidnapper grows tired and surrenders as a FBI hostage negotiator talks with the suspect through plastic ventilation pipes, CNN reports.  On Tuesday afternoon the suspect boarded a bus stop, killed the bus driver and grabbed two children. One…

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