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Boston Judge Orders Govern. to Pay $6.25 Mil As a Result of FBI’s Ties to Mobster Informants
The embarrassing fallout from the FBI’s shady relationship with mobster/informants like Whitey Bulger and “Rifleman” Flemmi continues to haunt the agency. Here’s the latest blow. By Shelley Murphy Boston Globe Staff BOSTON — After years of legal maneuverings by Justice Department lawyers and a three-day nonjury trial, a federal judge ordered the government to pay…
Las Vegas Fed Prosecutor Subpoeanas Info on People Who Commented on Article
There’s a balance between justice and respecting the independence of the press. In this case, it appears the Justice Department may have gone too far. By Farhan Daredia Main Justice Assistant U.S. Attorney Greg Damm has served up a grand jury subpoena to the Las Vegas Review-Journal seeking identifying information of people who commented on…
Poor Economy Exposing More Ponzi Schemes
It seems every week word of another P0nzi scheme seems to surface. Why? As the phrase went in the 1992 presidential campaign, “It’s the economy stupid”. By Del Quentin Wilber Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — The great recession has decimated many industries; home builders, automakers and bankers are obvious casualties. Now, add Ponzi schemers…
FBI Was Aware of Holocaust Museum Shooter But Had No Open Investigation
FBI’s Joseph Persichin Jr./ticklethewire.com photo With economy in the dumps and the election of a first African American president, we can expect to see more of the white supremacist movement. We need to keep a closer eye on these groups and individuals who continue to spew hate. As a side note, it’s sad that an…
Update: 29-Year Old Dies in Va. While Taking Physical Test to Become FBI Agent; Colleagues are Devastated
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – A 29-year-old special agent with the D.C. Inspector General’s Office collapsed and died Wednesday in suburban Virginia while taking a FBI physical stress test to become an agent, according to sources familiar with the incident. Lloyd Hodge, who had been an investigator with the D.C. Inspector General’s Office for…
Delays Continue to Hamper U.S.-Mexico Border Fence
This project could be tied up for quite some time as the government deals with land acquisitions from private property owners. With all the hurdles, it won’t be easy to complete. By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press Writer BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Nearly six months after the U.S.-Mexico border fence ordered by the Bush administration was supposed…
A 64-Year Old Calif. Man Really Loved Being a Lawyer But There Was One Big Problem
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Let’s face it, Harold Goldstein of Newport Beach, Calif., really really loved being an attorney. Really. One big problem: He didn’t have a law degree. In May, he was sprung from prison after serving time for posing as an attorney. Last Sunday, the FBI arrested the 64-year-old man at his home…
An ex-Cop, Professor and Politician Among Those Vying for Fla. U.S. Atty. Post
This is a rather large field of candidates. All around the country, people are jockeying for U.S. Attorney posts, politicking and making phone calls to try and get the edge. By Robbyn Mitchell St. Petersburg Times TAMPA — A politician, a professor, a former police officer and former federal prosecutors have all applied to replace…