Colombo Mob Boss Pleaded Guilty to Racketeering and Firearms Charges in Boston Fed Court

Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com Mob boss DeLeo’s been off the streets for a while, but that hasn’t kept the feds from coming after him. The 69-year-old Colombo Family ‘Street Boss’, of Massachusetts, pleaded guilty in Boston Federal court Thursday to racketeering conspiracy and illegal possession of firearms, the Justice Department announced in a press release. As…

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John Edwards Acquitted on One Count as Jury Deadlocks on Five Others and Judge Declares Mistrial

By Manuel Roig-Franzia Washington Post GREENSBORO, N.C. — Johnny Reid Edwards, a honey-voiced North Carolina lawyer who parlayed his boyish good looks and inspiring personal history as the son of a mill-worker into a meteoric political rise, was acquitted of one count Thursday in a corruption case, as the judge declared a mistrial on five…

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Secret Service Agent Suspended for Reckless Driving in North Carolina, after Citizen Posts Tape to YouTube

  Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com A U.S. Secret Service agent is in trouble, but this time there are no fast women… only fast cars. An agent was put on administrative leave after a private citizen posted video on YouTube showing him driving recklessly on the North Carolina interstate. The Charlotte Observer reports that the agent was…

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