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Congressman Opposes Plan to Name Museum Research Center After J. Edgar Hoover
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The FBI’s legendary director J. Edgar Hoover continues to stir up controversy. The latest: the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II (D-Mo.) is voicing opposition to a plan to name the research center at the yet to be built National Law Enforcement Museum in Washington…
Court of Appeals Takes FBI Off the Hook in Murders Involving Mobster Whitey Bulger
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The U.S. Court of Appeals has taken the FBI off the hook — at least for now in a multi-million dollar lawsuit. The Boston Globe reported that U.S. Court of Appeals in Boston last week overturned an $8.5 million court award two years ago to the families of two men who…
Ex-New Orleans U.S. Atty. John Volz Who Prosecuted Governor and Crime Boss Dies at Age 74
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Former New Orleans U. S Attorney John Volz, who prosecuted such notables as crime boss Carlos Marcello, former Gov. Edwin Edwards and former New Orleans District Attorney Harry Connick, died in Tulsa Saturday morning after a lengthy illness, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reported. The Carter appointee was 74. U.S. District Judge…
Washington Post Editorial Praises Justice. Dept. IG Glenn Fine
By The Washington Post Editorial Page WASHINGTON — THE JOB of inspector general is often a thankless one, requiring the ability to make unflinching and crucial assessments that are not always well received by colleagues. The Justice Department employed one of the best for the past decade in the person of Glenn A. Fine, who…
Weekend Series on Crime History: RFK’s Assassin Sirhan Sirhan
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl52Vd6RL8A httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ev_swDCEFg WEEKEND STORIES OF INTEREST DeLay Aide Sentenced to 20 Months in Abramoff Lobbying Scandal (Washington Post) Pitcher Roger Clemens Subpoenas House Committee on Testmony (Washington Post) FBI File on late Sen. Ted Stevens Has Color But Little News (AP) Whitey Bulger Victims’ Relatives Plan to Push Forward in Legal Battle (Boston Globe) Justice…
Chandra Levy’s Convicted Killer Gets 60 Years in Prison; Mother Tells Killer “F— You!”
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – Ingmar Guandique, who was convicted of killing intern Chandra Levy in a case that captured the nation’s attention over the years, was sentenced Friday in D.C. Superior Court to 60 years in prison. The sentencing for Guandique, 29, fell short of the life in prison without parole the U.S….
FBI Releases 3,600 Pages on the Late Sen. Ted Stevens
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The FBI on Friday released about 3,600 pages on the late Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, about 2,700 of which were from media reports. The files included complaints received by the FBI Anchorage office alleging “instances of Stevens being involved in corruption or other illegal activities” and Stevens accepting free…
Small Town Cook Does His Thing Under Watchful Eye of Secret Service
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It’s not everyday that a small town cook has to cook under the watchful eye of the U.S. Secret Service. But that’s exactly what happened to Shane Baker at Doncker’s Fudge in Marquette in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, according to the Detroit News. Baker said President Obama, who delivered a speech Thursday…