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House to Consider Banning Contoversial Whole-Body Imaging Machines at Airports
Had a few extra donuts on that vacation? Hoping no one will notice if you wear that baggy shirt? Well, the new body scanners being used on an experimental basis at some U.S. airports apparently can see right through the clothing. Good for security. Not so good for privacy. And so much for hiding. Some…
Fed Prosecutors in Barry Bonds Perjury Case Say Judge Abused Her Discretion
Thanks to a judge’s ruling in the case, Barry Bonds is likely to avoid playing baseball in some prison yard. Bad for the inmates who could have picked up some pointers on hitting the long ball. Good for Bonds. But the U.S. Attorney’s office still would like to see Bonds behind bars and is fighting…
FBI Looking into at Least 3 Cases Involving New Orleans Police Officers
One of the great checks and balances of local power involves the FBI’s ability to investigate local police departments. Down in Cajun country, the FBI has its hands full. By Laura Maggi New Orleans Times-Picayune NEW ORLEANS — The FBI is looking into at least three cases involving New Orleans police officers, a fact pointed…
Ex-Gov Eliot Spitzer Met Regularly With Hookers For 18 Months Before He Resigned
Emperors Club By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Eliot Spitzer — or “Client 9″ as he’s known in some ledger books — is back in the news again. A lawyer for an ex-worker at the infamous Emperors Club V.I.P. said outside a federal courtroom Monday that his client revealed that Spitzer met regularly with hookers for 18…
FBI Crime Figures Show Cities Got Safer and Small Towns Grew More Dangerous
This is an interesting trend, which goes to show crime is everyone’s problem. The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Cities in the United States got safer in 2008, while small towns grew more dangerous, according to FBI data released Monday. The FBI says violent crime nationwide dropped by 2.5 percent last year. Property crimes also fell,…
Trial to Begin for Georgia University Student Accused in Jihad Plot
This scenario seems to be a recurring one: Federal prosecutors say Syed Haris Ahmed is clearly a terrorist. The defense is saying he was just talking and had no intention of being a terrorist. A jury in Atlanta will decide which is right. By GREG BLUESTEIN Associated Press Writer ATLANTA — Armed with a handheld…
How a Swaggering Ex-Federal Prosecutor Paul Bergrin, Son of a Cop, Allegedly Went Bad
This is a fascinating story that has all the markings of great movie. But federal authorities don’t see it as entertaining, nor amusing. By Joe Ryan Newark Star-Ledger NEWARK — Last August, authorities say, Paul Bergrin traveled from Newark to Chicago hoping to meet a hit man. Bergrin, who investigators describe as a go-to lawyer…
Secret Service: What it Takes to Protect the President
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