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Column: Justice Dept. & Law Enforcement Should Decide on 9/11 Trial Venue — Not Politicians
Ross Parker was chief of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit for 8 years and in total worked as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for 28 in that office. By Ross Parker The decision of where and in what forum—civilian court or military commission—to prosecute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his four co-defendants…
Ex-Birmingham, Ala. Mayor Larry Langford Sentenced to 15 Years in Corruption Case
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2tsyg_gs2Ihttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2tsyg_gs2I Ex-Mayor Responds to Conviction and Criticizes the Media httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbGJyyWivDs
Weekend Series on Crime History: The Philly Mob
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Column: There’s Hope Obama Might Get 9/11 Trial Right With Military Commission
Steven Levin, a defense attorney with the law firm Levin & Gallagher, is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney. Prior to that, he served on active duty for seven years in the United States Army as a defense counsel, an appellate attorney and a trial attorney. By Steven Levin Finally, there is hope that the Obama…
A Sign of The Crimes in Detroit
A bus in downtown Detroit next to the U.S. District Court building./ticklethewire.com photo
Brutal Murder of DEA Agent Enrique Camarena 25 Years Ago a Reminder of the Agency’s Priorities
“Special Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena’s vicious kidnapping, torture, and murder 25 years ago remains a burning reminder of the dangers and high stakes involved in drug law enforcement” Michele Leonhart, Acting Administrator for the DEA By Jerry Seper Washington Times WASHINGTON –– Twenty-five years ago today, the brutally beaten body of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration…
Obama Advisers Plan to Recommend a Military Tribunal for 9/11 Trial
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com After insisting a federal court in New York was the place to be, the Obama administration appears to be inching toward a reversal of all that. The Washington Post reports that the presidents advisers “are nearing a recommendation that Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks,…
Fed Judge Criticizes FBI Tactics During Sentencing in Holy Land Foundation Case
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A federal judge in Phoenix sharply criticized the FBI tactics Thursday as he sentenced an Arizona man to 18 months in prison for lying to agents investigating the Muslim charity the Holy Land Foundation, which raised money for the Palestinian group Hamas, which the U.S. has labeled a terrorist group, the…