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Woman Charged With Exortion and Lying to FBI in Connection With Louisville Coach Rick Pitino
Who thought college basketball could be this exciting? The Louisville Courier-Journal LOUISVILLE — Six days after the disclosure that University of Louisville men’s basketball coach Rick Pitino was the target of an extortion attempt, a Louisville woman was charged today with extortion and lying to the FBI. According to a criminal complaint filed in U.S…
Nine-Year-Old FBI Report on Corruption in the Philly Police Narcotics Squad Remains Under Seal
Some information in the 9-year-old report on corruption in the Philly police narcotics unit is finally surfacing. Maybe it should have been publicly disclosed long ago. Perhaps the department wouldn’t be dealing with the same issues today. By Joseph A. Slobodzian Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA — The FBI memorandum describes a pattern of corruption among a…
Weekend Series: History: J. Edgar Hoover and His Relations With U.S. Presidents: Part 9
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Disturbing Rise in Arrests of U.S. Border Enforcement Officers
The trend is not only disturbing, but it makes you wonder how many aren’t getting caught as we see a rise in drug cartel activity. By Rick Jervis USA Today WASHINGTON – A rising number of U.S. border enforcement officers are being arrested on corruption charges as Mexican drug cartels look to bribes as a…
Jason Weinstein Named Deputy Assistant Atty. Gen. in Criminal Division
Sounds like he is certainly qualified. And anyone who can quote Seinfeld episodes, as the author notes, can’t be all bad. By Steve Levin Fraud With Peril Congratulations to Jason M. Weinstein, who has been asked to serve as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Division. AUSA Weinstein is a 1990 graduate of…
FBI Says Toledo College Football Player Shaved Points
Sometimes you watch a game and figure the team just isn’t that good, that it keeps blowing big plays. Then once in a great while you find out the players really are blowing it on purpose. It’s always a sad day in sports when this happens. By MAUREEN FULTON The Toledo Blade TOLEDO — A…
Texas Congressman John Carter Wants Homeland Security Chief Napolitano Fired
There’s nothing wrong expressing displeasure over something. But there’s a point, particularly on an issue like this, where it’s time to move on. Belaboring the point only smells of partisan politics. And guess what? The country is still in big trouble. It’s best to suspend politics as usual and address the problems that matter to…
Calif. Rep. Loretta Sanchez Voices Concern Over Lack of Interagency Cooperation Between DEA and Border Agencies to Fight Cartels
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — REP. LORETTA SANCHEZ (D-Calif) expressed concern Wednesday about the need for better cooperation between DEA and border agencies to fight drug cartels. Responding to a Government Accountability Office report, the California Congresswoman said: “A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report highlighting the lack of interagency cooperation between our leading border and…