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Edward’s Lawyers Rest; Closings Set for Thursday
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Presidential hopeful John Edwards tried to keep hope alive by passing on testifying at his trial in Greensboro,N.C., CNN reported. His defense team rested Wednesday, and closing arguments were set for Thursday. The defense also passed on calling his eldest daughter Cate to the stand. To read more click here.
Justice Dept to Issa: Contempt “Unwarranted”
By TIM MAK Politico A top Justice Department official has fired back at Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, telling the Republican congressman that it would be “unwarranted and inappropriate” to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt over the Fast and Furious investigation. “We believe that a contempt proceeding would be unwarranted given the information…
Tucson Stalker Sentenced to 8 Years-Plus in Federal Prison
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com Sometimes there’s a fine line between an innocent crush and something darker. And sometimes it’s pretty black and white. In a case of the latter, Moses Antonio Shepard, 47, of Tucson, had been showering unwanted attention on a woman he met in an NYC health club for nearly 20 years, according to…
JPMorgan Chase Faces FBI Investigation on Top of SEC Inquiry
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com The FBI is starting a preliminary investigation into JPMorgan Chase’s $2 billion- that’s “billion” with a “B”- trading loss, reports the New York Times. The losses loomed large at Tuesday’s annual shareholder meeting in Tampa. The FBI inquiry comes right on the tail of another one from the Securities and Exchange Commission….
Belated Honors for Federal Agent Lynched in Post-Reconstruction Mississippi
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com It took a while — a very long while. The first African-American federal law enforcement officer to be killed in the line of duty after Reconstruction was in 1883. He was lynched by a bloodthirsty mob of 200 townspeople in Mississippi. Now, more than a century later, the life and service…
Ex-Hip Hop Mayor’s Presence Felt in Buddy’s Detroit Trial
By Allan Lengel For Deadline Detroit DETROIT — Ex-Hip hop Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was nowhere to be seen. He wasn’t on trial. He wasn’t in the gallery. But his presence Tuesday was undeniable. His good buddy, contractor Bobby Ferguson, went on trial in downtown Detroit in a $12-million bid-rigging case involving a low-income housing…
FBI Considering Hate Crime Charges Against George Zimmerman
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com George Zimmerman may face federal hate crime charges in a case that has stirred controversy and debate over race and guns. Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder for shooting unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin as he returned home from the corner store with a bag of candy in a Florida gated community last…