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Bernie Madoff Gets to Be Sentenced in Style
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The bad news for swindler Bernie Madoff is that’s he’s going off to federal prison for a long time. The Good News: He gets to wear his own clothes at sentencing on Monday instead of his nifty prison outfit. In a one-sentence order filed in U.S. District Court in New York…
Congressman to the Rescue: Sidewalks too Hot For Fed Dogs
Just because they work like a dog, doesn’t mean they have to suffer. Here’s Congressman Bob Brady to the rescue. By Dan Gross Philadelphia Daily News CAPITOL Police dogs should soon be barking their gratitude to U.S. Rep. Bob Brady. Brady recently noticed that some of the bomb-sniffing dogs that inspect cars at the entrance…
Feds Arrest 53 in Nationwide $50 Mil Medicare Scam
Medicare fraud has been so pervasive for so long. With our health care costs spiraling out of control, this type of fraud doesn’t help. We need to do even more to crack down on this activity. It goes hand and glove with health care reform. BY BEN SCHMITT, TAMMY STABLES BATTAGLIA and TODD SPANGLER Detroit…
Nigerian Executive Paid Ex-Rep. William Jefferson $100,000
This is some pretty damaging testimony for Jefferson. The FBI recorded Jefferson taking $100,000 in marked FBI bills from a business woman who was cooperating with the FBI. But this $100,000 payment is in addition to the FBI money, and was apparently made initially without the knowledge of the FBI. It may undercut some of…
FBI Arrests White Supremacist Blogger on Charges of Threatening Lives of 3 Chicago Judges
The white supremacists movement seems to be grabbing headlines as of late. A white supremacist killed a guard at the Holocaust Museum in Washington a few weeks ago. Now we’ve got the arrest of Hal Turner. The movement, which has become more disorganized in recent years with the deaths of key leaders, is trying to…
Is Justice Dept. Covering for Saudis Links to Terrorism?
U.S. relations with the Saudis is obviously important. But is it worth covering up that nation’s ties to terrorism? And is it worth compromising the integrity of the Justice Department, which is deeply involved in the fight against terrorism? By Eric Lichtblau New York Times WASHINGTON – Documents gathered by lawyers for the families of…
Internet Spam King Pleads Guilty in Detroit
As punishment, the man should have to read spam all day — and while he’s at it — eat spam. By BEN SCHMITT Detroit Free Press DETROIT — The feds once called him the spam king. On Monday, Alan Ralsky took on the new title of convicted felon after pleading guilty in U.S. District Court…