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Texas Inmate Pleads to Threatening Life of Fed Judge
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A Texas inmate serving life for murder and a host of other crimes can add something to his resume: threatening the life of a federal judge. Patrick Neil Womack, 34, pleaded guilty Thursday to sending a letter to U.S. District Judge David J. Folsom of Texarkana, Tex. saying he planned to…
Atty. Gen. Eric Holder Says New U.S. Attorneys to be Named Soon
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The long awaited replacement of U.S. Attorneys around the country could begin soon. We’ll see how bi-partisan the selections are. Josh Gerstein of Politico reports that Atty. Gen Eric Holder told the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday: “I expect that we’ll have an announcement in the next couple of…
You’ve Got to Be Kidding: Feds Bust FDIC Economist For Bank Robbery
Ok. This simply comes under the category of: What’s Wrong With This Picture? This guy apparently didn’t get the memo that he’s supposed to protect the banks, not rob them. By The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An economist on leave from the federal agency that insures bank deposits has been charged with the…
Lawmakers Annoyed Over No Masks in Swine Flu Outbreak
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Lawmakers didn’t mask their annoyance Thursday during a subcommittee hearing with Homeland Security’s undersecretary of management Elaine C. Duke. “Your excuses are lame when you say you’re following the medical advice,” the subcommittee chairman, Stephen F. Lynch, (D-Mass.) told Duke, according to a report in the Washington Post. The…
Now It’s Getting Interesting: Karl Rove Scheduled to Answer Questions in Criminal Probe into U.S. Atty Firings
Karl Rove, who surely had his hand in shaping much of the Bush administration’s business and ideology, can shed some light on the controversial U.S. Atty. firings if he wants to. But that’s the real question: Does he want to? A frequent commentator on Fox News, we’ll see if he can be fair and balanced…
Ex-FBI Agent Mark Rossini Gets Slap on Wrist: One Year Probation in Case Where he Leaked Secret Document to Actress Linda Fiorentino
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — In the end — after all the drama — it came down to a slap on the wrist. In relatively quick fashion, a federal magistrate judge Thursday morning in Washington sentenced ex-FBI agent Mark Rossini to one year probation and a $5,000 fine for illegally accessing FBI documents and…
Fla. Fed Judge Sentences 2 to Death in Drug-Related Slayings of 2 Boys and Their Parents
By DAPHNE DURET Palm Beach Post WEST PALM BEACH – A judge has sentenced Daniel Troya and Ricardo Sanchez Jr. to die for the 2006 murders of two boys killed along with their parents at the side of Florida’s Turnpike. U.S. Senior District Judge Daniel T.K. Hurley handed down the death sentences for Troya this…