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Boston Mobster Whitey Bulger Wants Delay in Trial
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The lawyer for suspected mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger is asking for a big delay in the case for his client, saying the suspect believes his legal conversations are being recorded, the Boston Herald reports. “Bulger has a view, based on his personal experience that all levels of law enforcement are corrupt…
AG Holder Dismisses Contempt Charges as Unwarranted
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Attorney General Eric Holder said he did nothing wrong Thursday after a congressional committee charged him with contempt of Congress for withholding records related to a failed gun-running probe known as Operation Fast and Furious. “The action that the committee took yesterday was unwarranted, unnecessary and unprecedented,” he said in a statement….
U.S. and Israel Developed Virus called “Flame” to Slow Iran’s Nuclear Program
By Allan Lengel tickletheiwre.com More info is leaking out about the virus aimed at Iran’s nuclear program. The Washington Post reported Tuesday that the U.S. and Israel jointly developed the Flame computer virus that collected intelligence to help slowdown the nuclear program. To read more click here.
FBI Pobes Illegal Fundraising by Tea Party Candidate in NY
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI’s ongoing investigation into illegal fundraising for Staten Island Congressman Michael Grimm’s 2010 campaign has led agents to question of at least four people who worked with the Tea Party favorite, the New York Daily News reports. The four who were questioned in the past two weeks were campaign operatives or…
FBI Arrests Former Fundraiser for Blagojevich, Jesse Jackson Jr.
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former campaign fundraiser for former Gov. Rod Blagojevich and U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. was arrested Wednesday on charges he paid bribes and kickbacks related to his outpatient surgery centers, the Associated Press reports. Raghuveer Nayak pleaded not guilty and was released on $10 million bond. The FBI accuses him of…
U.S Attorney in D.C. Sets High Standards for Investigations
By Del Quentin WIlber and Keith L. Alexander Washington Post When federal authorities began to investigate allegations of corruption involving prominent D.C. politicians and their campaigns last year, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. took a keen interest in the probes. Machen, the District’s top prosecutor, prodded his staff to work through weekends, demanded regular…
House Committee Votes to Hold Atty. General Holder in Contempt; Holder Denies Being Unresponsive
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The politics surrounding ATF’s failed Operation Fast and Furious began to sizzle Wednesday, with Republicans leading the charge against Attorney Gen. Eric Holder Jr. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, voting along party lines, voted 23 to 17 to hold Holder in contempt for failing to turn over documents pertaining…
FBI to Return Stolen Art to Polish Museum
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com More than 120 stolen artifacts with a price tag of about $5 million is returning to the Polish Museum of America, the Chicago Tribune reports. The artifacts, from 18th century documents to Nazi propaganda, disappeared from the museum in the 1970s and 1980s, according to the Tribune. The FBI did no announce…