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William Jefferson Reports to Texas Prison
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com The inevitable has arrived. Ex-Rep. William Jefferson of cash-in-the-freezer fame is heading off to prison Friday in Beaumont, Tex. to begin serving his 13-year sentence, Bruce Alpert, star reporter for the New Orleans Times-Picayune reported. He was sentenced 2 1/2 years ago, but stayed out of prison pending his appeal. In March,…
Terrorism and the American Dream: Part III
The final of three installments on an immigrant who was wrongly convicted of terrorism in Detroit and how he went on to live the American dream. In case you missed the first two articles of this series, you can find those here, Terrorism and the American Dream: Part I Terrorism and the American Dream:…
3 ICE Agents Shot and Wounded in San Francisco Area
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Incidents like this remind us of the dangers of being in law enforcement. Three Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were shot and wounded Thursday morning around 4 a.m. while executing a search warrant in Petaluma, outside of San Francisco, reported KABC. The agents suffered non-life threatening wounds, the station reported. The…
ICE Agent Shot to Death: 14-Year-Old Son is Suspect
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A California Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was shot to death in Los Angeles County Wednesday and his 14-year-old was arrested on suspicion of murder, the LA Times reported. The Times reported that the agent was killed by a single bullet that was fired into their Carson, Calif., home from the…
Feds Crack Down On Medicare Fraud to the Tune of $452 Million
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com DETROIT — The Justice Department on Wednesday announced that it had charged 107 people including nurses, doctors and social workers in a nationwide crackdown on Medicare fraud in seven cities involving a staggering $452 million in false billing. As part of the crackdown, 22 people were charged in Detroit with fraud involving…
Football Hangs its Head: FBI Stings 3 Former Pro Football Players in Tax Refund Scam
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com Football has seen better weeks. Three former pro football players were among those arrested in a Florida tax ring this week that involved an FBI sting, reported CBS News from Miami yesterday. The FBI set up an undercover cash checking store in North Miami and the three cashed about $500,000 in fraudulent refund…
Fed Judge Deciding Whether FBI Improperly Gathered Evidence
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com Yet another instance of the war on terror infringing on personal freedoms? Or a case of bureaucracy standing in the way of justice? Federal Judge Garr M. King has to make that determination. Oregon Live reports that King has delayed ruling on whether the FBI improperly gathered evidence on Portland terrorism suspect…
Terrorism and the American Dream: Part II
In case you missed part one of this series, you’ll find that here, Terrorism and the American Dream: Part I. Also, ticklethewire.com columnist Greg Stejskal, a retired FBI agent, previously wrote a column defending the prosecutor in the case, Richard Convertino. To read that column called “Sleeper Cell Nightmare” click here. By Allan Lengel Deadline…