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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…
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…