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Authorities Expect Fraudulent Haiti Fundraisers to Hit Facebook and Twitter
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The social networks like Facebook and Twitter, which have revolutionized communication among the masses, is likely to be fertile ground for con artists trying to cash in on Haiti fundraising scams, according to USA Today. The paper reports that authorities are bracing for that possibility. So far, authorities have…
Anger Issues for Anger Management Counselor Who Allegedly Pulled Gun on 2 Deputy U.S. Marshals in D.C. suburb
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Under the category of “What’s Wrong With This Picture?”, an anger management counselor was in federal court Thursday for allegedly pulling a gun on two deputy U.S. Marshals in Northern Virginia over a parking flap, the Washington Post reports. The Post’s Tom Jackman reports that a federal judge ordered…
Obama Nominates U.S. Attys for N. Dakota and Connecticut
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – President Obama nominated Timothy Purdon for the U.S. Attorney post in North Dakota, and David Fein for Connecticut. The President decided to pass on selecting Connecticut’s acting U.S. Attorney Nora Dannehy,who had been appointed in 2008 to lead the probe into the controversial U.S. Attorney firings around the country…
Pres. Obama Nominates 5 U.S. Marshals
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The Obama administration pulled the trigger Thursday and nominated five U.S. Marshals. The nominees include: Loren Carl for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Kerry Forestal for the Southern District of Indiana; Gerald Holt for the Western District of Virginia; Clifton Massanelli for the Eastern District of Arkansas; and Scott…
El Paso Judge Convicted For Demanding Bribes and Sex and Lying to a Fed Agent
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A federal jury on Thursday found a Texas state judge guilty of accepting more than $5,000 and asking for sexual favors from women to help with a case, the Associated Press reported. State District Judge Manuel Barraza of El Paso was convicted of wire fraud and lying to a federal agent….
Miss. FBI Agent Facing Criminal Charges Claims U.S. Atty. Was After Him for Being a Whistleblower
Trouble is brewing in Mississippi. FBI agent Hal Neilson on Monday pleaded not guilty to charges he failed to disclose his hidden interest in a leased FBI office he headed up in Oxford, Miss. He claims the U.S. Attorney had it out for him for being a whistle blower. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal takes…
Tiff Brewing: American Airlines Won’t Let Off Duty Fed Agents Carry Guns if They Fly at Discount Rate or Free
By Jon Perkins ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A tiff has been brewing between American Airlines and federal agents over the right to carry guns aboard planes. Bottom line: the airline won’t let off-duty agents carry a gun aboard a plane if they fly at reduced rates or free on “buddy passes” in what’s known in the…