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Fed Court of Appeals Rules 5 Christian Militia Members Too Dangerous to be Set Free
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Looks like the U.S. Court of Appeals agrees with federal prosecutors that some members of the Christian militia called the Hutaree are too dangerous to be set free pending trial. The federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the leader of the Michigan-based group David Stone Sr. and four other members should…
FBI Arrests Calif. Hacker Suspected of Extorting Sex Videos From Victims
Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In the eyes of authorities, Luis Mijangos was a skilled computer hacker who went on the rampage and tried to extort sexually explicit videos from women and girls. The FBI arrested the 31-year-old Santa Ana, Calif. man on Tuesday without incident. Authorities said that FBI computer forensics experts determined that Mijangos infected…
Senate Confirms Maine Superior Court Justice Delahanty as U.S. Attorney
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The U.S. Senate Tuesday confirmed Maine Superior Court Justice Thomas E. Delahanty II as the U.S. Attorney for Maine, the Bangor Daily News reported. Delahanty, 65, of Falmouth, Maine, was nominated in March. He will replace Paula Silsby. He had previously served as U.S. Attorney in the early 1980s. “I’m hoping…
Time Square Bomber’s Statement Good Indicator He’s Not Likely to Get Break at Sentencing: “It’s a WAR!”
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com If there was any question whether Times Square car bomber Faisal Shahzad might catch a break during sentencing for fully cooperating with the FBI, his statements in court on Monday may have cleared that all up: It’s highly highly unlikely. Shahzad pleaded guilty Monday and then warned the court of more…
Supreme Court Upholds Law on Material Support of Terrorists
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Supreme Court delivered a victory to the Justice Department on Monday, upholding a law that makes it a crime to provide material support to foregin terrorist organizations, the New York Times reported. The ruling made it a crime to provide support even if the ultimate goal is to peacefully resolve…
Openly Gay U.S. Atty. Jenny Durkan Speaks Out
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Seattle U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan doesn’t have a secret. As the first openly gay federal prosecutor, she speaks freely of being gay, and did so again Monday as the keynote speaker at the Justice Department’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride month ceremony in Washington. “I stand before you as the…
Times Square Bomber Pleads Guilty
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Shortly after he was arrested on May 3, he confessed to planting a car bomb in Times Square. After that, he spent many a day cooperating with the FBI. So it came as no great surprise on Monday when Faisal Shahzad pleaded guilty in New York to a 10-count indictment, admitting…
Some DEA Agents Criticial Because Agency Leader Leonhart Yet to Be Confirmed; Question Obama Admin. Commitment to DEA
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON –– The delay in the confirmation of Michele Leonhart as the permanent administrator of DEA is drawing some sharp criticism from some of agency’s agents as well as a former DEA official at time the agency is playing a key role in the battle against the violent Mexican drug cartels…