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Why are There so Few Cartel Members on the FBI’s Most Wanted List
By Jazmine Ulloa Austin American-Statesman Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán – the man labeled the world’s most powerful drug trafficker – is not among the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives. Neither is his rival, Heriberto Lazcano, though he is said to run one of the most vicious illicit networks to move tons of cocaine and marijuana…
House Contempt Vote Possible Against AG Holder
Update: Fox News reports that President Obama has granted an 11th-hour request by Attorney General Eric Holder to exert executive privilege over the release of Fast and Furious documents. Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Short of last minute document dump, Fox News reports Republicans are poised to take a vote on a contempt resolution against Atty. General…
Lawyer Defending Terror Cases Indicted on Tax Charges
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A lawyer known for defending terrorism suspects has been indicted in the Northern District of New York on charges that he failed to file tax returns, the Associated Press reports. The attorney, Stanley Cohen, called the indictment politically motivated. If convicted, Cohen faces prison time and fines. Cohen is accused of not…
U.S. Attorneys Office Investigates NH Hepatitis C Outbreak
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The U.S. Attorney’s Office is investigating a hepatitis C outbreak at a New Hampshire hospital, the Associated Press reports. Health officials are puzzled after a worker and 19 patients at Exeter Hospital’s cardiac cauterization lab tested positive for the liver-destroying disease in the last month, according to the AP. U.S. Attorney John…
Rutgers Student Won’t Be Deported in Anti-Gay Bullying Case
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Immigration officials won’t try to deport a former Rutgers student whose actions cast a national spotlight on the issue of anti-gay bullying, the Record reports. The native of India, Dharun Ravi, who is considered a legal permanent resident, could have been deported after his May 15 conviction on charges that he encouraged…
Feds Seek Return of Rare Dinosaur from Mongolia
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The U.S. government is on the hunt for a Tyrannosaurus Bataar. Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara filed suit Monday to force the return of the dinosaur’s skeleton that feds say was stolen from Mongolia and then sold for more than $1 million in the U.S. on false claims that the fossil originated…
Mining Company Reduces Accident Rate As Part of Fed Deal
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The massive coal mining company that reached an agreement six months ago to avoid federal charges over the 2010 mine explosion in West Virginia that killed 29 workers has significantly reduced accident and injury rates, the Associated Press reports. Alpha Natural Resources also is breaking ground on an $18 million training center…