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Odds Stacking Up Against Justice Dept. Making Case Against WikiLeaks Founder
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — If Las Vegas were to place odds on all this, it would appear increasingly that the odds would be against the Justice Department building a solid espionage case against the ever-controversial WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The Wall Street Journal’s Evan Perez and Julian Barnes, citing officials familiar with the…
Cross Burnings — Symbols of Hate — Know No Boundaries
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Cross burnings which once symbolized the pervasive racism in parts of the South decades ago, is apparently not a thing of the past, and apparently knows no boundaries. The Justice Department on Wednesday announced that Michael Francis Bealonis,19, of Robinson, Pa. pleaded guilty in federal court in Pittsburgh to burning a…
Ex-Fed Prosecutor Mark Hulkower Who Convicted CIA Agent Aldrich Ames Dies at age 53
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A former Washington area federal prosecutor who helped put away some key spies including CIA double-agent Aldrich Ames, died this past weekend of colon cancer, the Washington Post reported. He was 53. Mark J. Hulkower, 53, worked at the U.S. Attorney’s office in Alexandria, Va.,from 1989 to 1995 and went into…
Homeland’s Janet Napolitano Says U.S. at Most “Heightened State” Since Sept. 11 Attack
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Certainly it’s not what we want to hear. Janet Napolitano, head of the Department of Homeland Security told a Congressional committee Wednesday that the terrorism threat “facing our country has evolved significantly in the last ten years – and continues to evolve – so that, in some ways, the…
Update: Police Say of FBI Agent Who Crashed Car and Killed Teen: Alcohol and Excessive Speed “Likely Contributors”
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Authorities said Wednesday that a D.C. FBI agent involved in a crash Monday night that killed a teen in suburban D.C. submitted to a breathalyzer test and that alcohol and excessive speed seemed to be “likely contributors.” Cpl. Henry Tippet, a spokesman for the Prince George’s County police, told…
MTV Shows Photo of DiCaprio Playing a Young J. Edgar Hoover in Upcoming Film
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com MTV has posted a photo of Leonardo DiCaprio playing the late FBI director J. Edgar Hoover in the upcoming film “J Edgar”. The film, being directed by Clint Eastwood, has been generating a buzz, particularly because Hoover is reportedly going to be portrayed as having an ongoing affair with his right…
FBI Searching for Assets in U.S. of Ousted Tunisian Pres. Ben Ali
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI is trying to figure out if ousted Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and other officials have assets in the U.S., the Wall Street Journal reports. Agents, along with a new Justice Department team, are looking for “proceeds of theft by foreign officials,” the Journal reported. The paper reported…
Ex-Nashville U.S. Atty. John Roberts Dies at age 74
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Former Nashville U.S. Attorney John Roberts, who served during the Clinton administration, died Sunday after a long illness, the Memphis Post reported. He was 74. After leaving his post, Roberts served as executive director of the Livingston-Overton County Chamber of Commerce. Previously, he served as a General Sessions Court judge. The…