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The Headache Named Bobby Ferguson: A Pain to Everyone Except Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick
By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit DETROIT — He was Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s good buddy, his confidante, his favorite city contractor. But Bobby Ferguson managed to turn off many in Kilpatrick’s inner circle. Contractors and city officials — including Victor Mercado, the head of the water department — complained about Ferguson. Even Kilpatrick’s sister, Ayanna, found…
FBI’s Washington Field Office Investigates Manipulation of Interest Rates
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI’s Washington field office is best known for investigating terrorism and public corruption. Now, the office is leading an investigation of the manipulation of interest rates, Bloomberg reports. The work has paid off so far, with two international resolutions, including a $1.5 billion settlement with UBS AG in December and the…
Detroit’s Ex-Hip Hop Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Can’t Stay Out of Trouble — Not Even While He’s on Trial in Fed Court
By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit DETROIT — In downtown Detroit, normally Monday through Friday, ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has his hands full as a defendant in one of the biggest public corruption trials in federal court in recent times. The case started in September and will certainly go into February, if not beyond. But…
Washington Post: Data Shows Drop in High-Capacity Magazines During Federal Gun Ban
By David S. Fallis, Washington Post WASHINGTON — During the 10-year federal ban on assault weapons, the percentage of firearms equipped with high-capacity magazines seized by police agencies in Virginia dropped, only to rise sharply once the restrictions were lifted in 2004, according to an analysis by The Washington Post. The White House is leading…
Pistol Found at Mexican Murder Scene Tied to ATF Agent
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Another firearm traced to the botched gun-running investigation Operation Fast and Furious has turned up at a shooting, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports The Tribune wrote today that a semi-automatic pistol found at a bloody scene where five people, including a Mexican beauty queen, were killed in Sinaloa in November was…
In an Asian Restaurant Bathroom, Aide Delivered $10,000 Payoff to Detroit Mayor
By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit DETROIT — On Thursday, Derrick Miller finally talked about the much anticipated payoff in the bathroom — something out of an episdoe of “The Sopranos.” Miller, a former close friend who was in Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s administration, testified at Kilpatrick’s federal trial that the then-mayor asked him to get…
American Football Coaches Asscociation Gives FBI’s Robert Mueller Top Award
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III on Tuesday night received the Tuss McLaughry Award from the American Football Coaches Association in Nashville. The award, established in 1964, is the organization’s highest honor and is presented to distinguished Americans in recognition of outstanding service to others. “Coaches are parental figures,” Mueller said…
Justice Department: One in Four Women in Jail Have Serious Mental Health Issues
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Justice Department study has found that one in four women in jail have serious mental illnesses. The Justice Department announced the findings Wednesday in what is certain to spark more debates about access to mental health care in prison. The study also found that half of incarcerated women had received treatment for…