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U.S. Border Authorities Bust Canadian Scientist With 22 Vials Used in Ebola Research
The good news is that the materials were supposedly non-infectious. The bad news is that, as we learned from the anthrax attacks, some labs around the world still lack proper security measures to prevent materials from being removed. Consider this case another warning. By Philip Ling Canwest News Service A Canadian scientist was stopped at…
Atty. Gen. Eric Holder Leads Candlelight Vigil for Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Agents
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — On a perfect spring night, with temperatures hovering in the 60s, U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric Holder lead a candle light vigil for thousands of law enforcement officers and family members who gathered Wednesday night in Washington to commemorate the passing of 387 officers and federal agents killed in the…
DEA Agent Indicted on Charges of Lying that Resulted in 17 Wrongly Charged
This has the makings of an ugly ugly public relations mess. By John Caniglia Cleveland Plain Dealer CLEVELAND – An agent of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration was indicted today on charges that he lied repeatedly in a botched 2005 drug case that caused 17 people to be wrongly charged. Lee Lucas, a 19-year veteran,…
Prosecutors Recommend Probation for FBI Agent Mark Rossini Who Leaked Document to Actress Linda Fiorentino
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – Ex-FBI agent Mark Rossini, who was busted for leaking a confidential FBI document to his lover, actress Linda Fiorentino, should get probation instead of prison time, federal prosecutors said in a court filing here. ” As a result of admitting this violation, the defendant has already resigned from the…
Boston Fed Prosecutor Admits Withholding Evidence: Judge Says He Sees Pattern in the U.S. Atty’s Office
Maybe we’re just noticing this problem more since the Justice Department moved to void the conviction of ex-U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens. But it seems to be popping up a lot all around the country as of late. In this case, the federal judge said he saw a pattern of this in the Boston U.S. Attorney’s…
Grand Jury Probing Ex-NBA Star in Leak to Drug Kingpin in ATF Raid
This scandal is widening and it’s not pretty. A Philly detective is also under investigation into who tipped off a major drug kingpin about an ATF raid. By George Anastasia and John Shiffman Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA –– Former NBA point guard Jerome “Pooh” Richardson, a Philadelphia high school standout and a star at UCLA, is…
Five of Six Convicted in Miami Terrorism Trial After 2 Mistrials
Suspects allegedly plotted to blow up the Sears Tower/istock photo Talk about determination on the part of the government. First off, there were two mistrials. Then in this third trial, deliberations were interrupted after a juror got sick. Then came another interruption: another juror refused to deliberate and the judge finally dismissed her. BY JAY…
Hundreds of Employees Gather to Commemorate the Deaths of 54 FBI Agents Killed In the Line of Duty
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Hundreds of employees and a host of Washington luminaries including the current and former FBI directors gathered Tuesday at FBI headquarters to commemorate the deaths of 54 agents killed in the line of duty. “We come together today because we have not forgotten the cost of freedom. We have…