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Motions Alleging ATF Racism Given More Time
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A Wichita federal judge has granted more time for motions related to charges that a federal firearms sting was racially motivated, reports LJWorld.com. Defense lawyers are seeking to drop charges against black defendants charged in the ATF investigation, claiming the charges were racially motivated. At least 43 of 51 defendants in…
FBI Changes Mind; Will Keep La Crosse, Wisc. Office Open
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI has backed off a little on its plans and will keep open its La Crosse, Wisc. office, U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl announced Tuesday. Kohl had been fighting to get the FBI’s plan to close half of its office in the western district of Wisconsin. The original plan called for…
Atty. Gen. Holder Defends the Way he Handled ATF’s Fast and Furious
Holder Tackles Hot Button Issues Before Congress (Main Justice)
Ex-Detroit Treasurer Indicted for Taking Bribes in Case that Cost Pension Funds $84 Million
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DETROIT — In this cash-strapped city on the brink of financial collapse, seeing public corruption run wild is tough. On Tuesday, the feds struck back, indicting the city’s former treasurer Jeffrey Beasley for taking bribes and kickbacks in return for approving more than $200 million in investments for two city of…
ATF to Ditch the Blackberry
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com By Bye Blackberry. Daid Saleh Rauf of Politico reports that ATF plans to ditch the Blackberry phone “largely in favor of the iPhone.” “We’re going to delete the BlackBerry from the mix,” Rick Holgate, ATF’s chief information officer, said in an interview, according to Politico. To read more click here.
Mich. Sen. Office Receives Letter with White Powder
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The FBI announced on Monday that US Senator Carl Levin’s downtown Detroit office was evacuated after an employee came across a letter filled with a “suspicious white powder,” reports the Detroit News. The powder was later determined to be harmless. Levin’s office, located in the McNamara Federal Building, has since been…
Fla. Lawmaker Resigns After Admitting He Sent Anonymous, Flirtatious Texts to Fed Prosecutor
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A Florida state lawmaker announced his resignation on Friday after admitting that he sent anonymous, flirtatious text messages in 2011 to a married assistant U.S. Attorney, ABC 25 reported. The admission by Fla. House Rep. Richard Steinberg, 39, came after the Secret Service traced the unsolicited texts he sent to assistant…
Perrye Turner to Head FBI’s Louisville Office
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI’s Louisville office has a new person in charge. The FBI announced Monday that Perrye K. Turner will head up the office as special agent in charge. Turner most recently served as deputy assistant director of the Information Technology Engineering Division at FBI Headquarters, the agency said. Turner started with…