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Crime: The Good and Bad About Social Networking Sites Like Facebook and MySpace
Bank Robber Discovers It’s Not A Good Idea To Blog Everything You Do By Brian Schott ticklethewire.com A man who robbed a South Carolina bank and then blogged about it on MySpace pleaded guilty Thursday to the crime in a South Carolina federal court. On Jan. 20, Joseph Wade Northington, 27, of Roanoke, Va., robbed…
Reputed Chicago Mob boss Michael “The Large Guy” Sarno, a Cop and 5 Others Indicted
MIKE ROBINSON Associated Press CHICAGO – A reputed mob boss, a police officer and five other men were charged Thursday in a sweeping racketeering indictment that alleges eight years of armed robberies, burglaries, jewel thefts and arson based in the western suburbs of Chicago. Michael “The Large Guy” Sarno, 51, of Westchester allegedly masterminded much…
Justice Department Spars With Washington Times Over Black Panther Report
Interesting to see the Democratic administration sparring with the conservative media voice in town. This is not likely to be the last time. By Mary Jacoby Main Justice WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice is disputing a Washington Times report today claiming that Obama administration political appointees overruled career Civil Rights Division attorneys in dismissing…
Column: Ex-Fed Prosecutor Stephanie Gallagher Says “Speech or Debate Clause” Making a Comeback in Corruption Cases
By Stephanie Gallagher Fraud With Peril Blog The Speech or Debate Clause seems to be making a comeback. Recently, former Congressman Jefferson invoked it in an effort to have his indictment dismissed. He was unsuccessful. Now, Baltimore City Councilwoman Holton is relying on its protections in asking a Maryland state court to dismiss a bribery…
Press Spokesman Channing Phillips Named Interim D.C. U.S. Attorney
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Channing Phillips, a press spokesman and steady hand in the D.C. U.S. Attorney’s Office over the years, who worked for Attorney Gen. Eric Holder Jr., will become the interim U.S. Attorney, ticklethewire.com has learned. The news comes just one day after U.S. Atty. Jeff Taylor announced that he was…
Homeland Security Launches Tests at 2 Airports to Verify Travel of Foreigners
The good news is that Homeland Security is continuing to work on airport security. The question is how effective this will be and how long will it take to carry this effort out nationwide? And so far the airlines have refused to participate in this. By Chris Strohm CongressDaily WASHINGTON — The Homeland Security Department…
Indicted Chicago Alder. Isaac Carothers Wore FBI Wire
There’s something to be said about tradition in the great city of Chicago. In the last 36 years, 30 sitting or former aldermen have been convicted of crimes. Obviously Alderman Carothers is all about upholding tradition. His father, a former alderman, went to prison in the 1980s for extortion. Viva la tradition. BY NATASHA KORECKI,…
D.C. U.S. Atty. Jeff Taylor Stepping Down
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeff Taylor, who held one of the higher profile U.S. Attorney posts in the nation, is stepping down this Friday. Taylor, 44, who held the post since 2006, oversaw some of the biggest FBI investigations including the deadly anthrax probe. D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton had…