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Film on J. Edgar Hoover Snags World-Class Actress Judi Dench
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The much anticipated “biopic” movie on J. Edgar Hoover, which is being directed by Clint Eastwood, and stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Hoover, has snagged world class actress Judi Dench, the website Obsessed With Film reports. The film is expected to stir controversy over the legend of the late J. Edgar Hoover….
Miss. FBI Agent Hal Neilson Reinstated After his Acquittal
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Mississippi FBI agent Hal Neilson is back on the job, gun, badge and all, just days before he’s set to retire, according to the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. Neilson’s attorney said he was resinstated on Monday, weeks after he was acquitted on two counts centering around allegations that he lied about…
Ex-FBI Sentenced for Peeping Tom Incidents in Hershey, Pa.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ex-FBI agent Ryan Seese’s Peeping Tom conviction may seem rather tame in comparison to the convictions of others he’ll be living with. A Dauphin County, Pa. Judge Bernard L. Coates Jr. sentenced him Tuesday to 1 to 23 1/2 months in prison for Peeping Tom incidents at a Hershey, Pa. middle…
Chicago Tribune Editorial: U.S. Needs Mexico to Be More Aggressive in War Against Drug Cartels
By The Chicago Tribune Editorial Jack Riley left El Paso, Texas, to become the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s top man in Chicago. Even though he’s 1,500 miles from the border now, Mexico’s war against drug cartels still matters to him. It should matter to all of us. More than 90 percent of the marijuana, cocaine…
Fed Judge Rules Out Death Penalty in Cleveland Arson that Killed 9
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Citing mentally disabled issues, a federal judge in Cleveland has taken the death penalty off the table in an upcoming trial of a man accused in the arson death of eight children and one adult, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported. U.S. District Judge Solomon Oliver Jr. ruled last week that a…
Convictions Overturned and Sentences Reduced Because of Fed Prosecutorial Misconduct, USA Today Report Says
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON –A USA Today investigation shows that federal prosecutorial misconduct has not only put innocent people in prison, but also set guilty people free, sometimes by shortening their sentences and allowing them to commit crimes again when they should have been behind bars. The USA TODAY investigation found 201 cases since…
Suspected Terrorists Targeted U.S. Embassy in London
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A group of suspected terrorists arrested last week in Britain had included the U.S. embassy in London as a target, Reuters news service reported. The news surfaced after 12 people were arrested on Dec. 20 in raids in Britain. Three people were later released without charges, Reuters reported. “I…