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Woman Pleads to Voluntary Manslaughter in Death of Pitts. FBI Agent Sam Hicks; Gets Nearly 16 Years
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A woman pleaded guilty Tuesday morning in federal court in Pittsburgh to voluntary manslaughter and discharging a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence in the fatal shooting of FBI agent Sam Hicks in 2008, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported. Under the plea agreement, Christina Korbe was sentenced to 15…
Az. U.S. Atty. Plans to Try Shooting Case in State
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Arizona U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke says he wants the prosecution of mass-shooter Jared Loughner to remain in the state. “For good reason, federal law dictates these offenses be tried in this district,” a Burke spokesman said in a written statement, according to the Arizona Republic “We are moving forward and confident…
Fed Grand Jury in N.C. Probing John Edwards
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It continues to be a bumpy road for once upon a time presidential hopeful John Edwards, who also ran as vice president in 2004. The Associated Press reports that a federal grand jury in Raleigh, N.C., is investigating whether he violated campaign finance laws and knew about money used to cover…
Fed Prosecutors Claim Underwear Bomber’s “Standby Attorney” is Overstepping
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The case of the Christmas-day “underwear bomber” continues have its odd moments. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit on Friday filed a motion saying that Anthony Chambers, the “standby attorney” representing defendant Umar Farouk Abdulmutalla, appears to be doing “too much.” Abdulmutalla is representing himself and Chambers has been appointed his…
Happy MLK Day From ticklethewire.com
“History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.” Martin Luther King Jr. *********** “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but…
Constitutional Clause Causing Headaches for Justice Department in Probes on Capitol Hill
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A 2007 court ruling saying FBI agents violated the Constitution when they raided the Congressional office of Rep. William J. Jefferson in 2006, appears to be haunting the Justice Department. Washington Post reporters Jerry Markon and R. Jeffrey Smith report that the 2007 ruling, based on the “speech or…
The Arizona Shooter and Secret Service Study on Assassins
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Surprise Development: Woman Plans to Plea in Fatal Shooting of FBI Agent Sam Hicks
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In a surprise development, a woman who fatally shot Pittsburgh FBI agent Sam Hicks in 2008 is set to enter a guilty plea in federal court Tuesday morning, court records show. U.S. District Judge Terrence F. McVerry set the plea date for Christina Korbe just three days after he ordered the…