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Five of Six Convicted in Miami Terrorism Trial After 2 Mistrials
Suspects allegedly plotted to blow up the Sears Tower/istock photo Talk about determination on the part of the government. First off, there were two mistrials. Then in this third trial, deliberations were interrupted after a juror got sick. Then came another interruption: another juror refused to deliberate and the judge finally dismissed her. BY JAY…
Hundreds of Employees Gather to Commemorate the Deaths of 54 FBI Agents Killed In the Line of Duty
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Hundreds of employees and a host of Washington luminaries including the current and former FBI directors gathered Tuesday at FBI headquarters to commemorate the deaths of 54 agents killed in the line of duty. “We come together today because we have not forgotten the cost of freedom. We have…
Chicago FBI Agent Closer to Publishing Book Critical of Agency’s Investigations of Islamic Groups
It’s not good when a federal judge, as in this case, refers to the FBI’s efforts as censoring. The publicity from the book will be bad for the FBI, but so will its efforts to try and keep the agent from publishing it. By Todd Lighty Chicago Tribune A Chicago-based FBI agent has moved a…
Houston Fed Judge Gets Nearly 3 Years in Case Involving Sexual Abuse of 2 Female Employees
This is not only a major embarrassment to the judge, but to the federal judiciary. By MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press HOUSTON – A disgraced federal judge was sentenced yesterday to nearly three years in prison for lying to investigators about sexually abusing two female employees, who said that they feared him so much they hid…
Suspected Nazi Guard John Demjanjuk Finally Makes it to Germany to Stand Trial
After one appeal after another, suspected Nazi John Demjanjuk made it to Germany to stand trial. Questions remain: Will he be physically fit to stand trial and will some legal entanglements keep him from trial? By NICHOLAS KULISH New York Times BERLIN — John Demjanjuk of Seven Hills, Ohio, born Ivan Demjanjuk in Ukraine in…
Bank Robber Gets Over 117 Years For Stickups that Included Death of FBI Agent
Slain Agent Barry Lee Bush/fbi photo Unfortunately the sentence can’t bring back FBI agent Barry Lee Bush. But it does amount to a life sentence. By Carmine DeMarco Bergen NOW TRENTON, NJ – The leader of a bank robbery gang whose spree included an attempted robbery during which an FBI Special Agent was tragically killed…
Many FBI Employees Believe Higher Ranking Members Get Preferential Treatment When it Comes to Discipline
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — When it comes to discipline, are higher-ranking members of the FBI likely to get better treatment than lower ranking ones? A Department of Justice Inspector General report released Monday concluded that many employees thought so. “We found that a significant percentage of FBI employees we surveyed believed that there…
Such a Deal: Indicted Ex-Gov. Blagojevich to Pay Lawyers $110 an Hour
The ex-Gov is getting quite a deal on the legal fees considering how expensive they are these days. By Mike Robinson The Associated Press CHICAGO — Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s lawyers have reluctantly agreed to be paid far below the rate some of them usually charge in return for being allowed to tap his…