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Senate Judiciary Gives the Nod to Dawn Johnsen for DOJ Office of Legal Counsel
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON –If you’re looking for any inkling of bipartisanship in Washington, don’t count on the Senate Judiciary Committee. The committee voted 11-7 Thursday to confirm the nomination of Dawn E. Johnsen as Office of Legal Counsel for the Justice Department. All the Republicans voted against her except for Sen. Arlen Specter…
Woman Accused of Killing Pittsburgh FBI Agent Faces More Charges
Prosecutors are piling up charges against the woman accused of killing FBI agent Sam Hicks. Could there still be more? By Torten Ove Pittsburgh Post-Gazette PITTSBURGH — An Indiana Township woman charged with killing an FBI agent in November has been charged again in federal court with drug violations and firearms offenses. Christina Korbe, 40,…
Fed Prosecutors Ask that Judge Balk at Jail in Case of Shortstop Miguel Tejada
It’s not every day the government recommends probation. In this case, it seems reasonable and it shows some compassion on the part of the government. By Del Quentin Wilber Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors yesterday told a judge that former Baltimore Orioles shortstop Miguel Tejada should be sentenced to probation for lying…
“Goodfellas” Mobster is No-Show in Calif Court on Public Drunkenness Charges
By PAUL LAROCCO The Press-Enterprise SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. –“Henry Hill.” San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Kyle Brodie matter-of-factly read the name Wednesday in a roll call of small-time suspects: the unlicensed driver; the work-release probationer. “No answer,” yelled the bailiff. With that, the mobster-turned-FBI informant — whose life inspired the movie epic “Goodfellas” —…
Atty. Gen. Holder Says Justice Dept. Won’t Go After Pot Dispensaries
Unlike the Bush administration, A.G. Eric Holder says the Justice Department won’t go after the places that dispense marijuana legally. It makes sense. There’s higher priorities like the Mexican drug wars, which are starting to wreak havoc on our nation. By Josh Meyer and Scott Glover Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric…
Ex-FBI Agent Convicted in Botched Calif. Home Invasion
Wednesday was not a banner day for the FBI. First a N.Y. FBI agent was arrested for accessing confidential information and sharing it with an informant. And then this: an ex-FBI agent convicted in a botched home invasion. By My-Thuan Tran Los Angeles Times A former FBI agent who meticulously planned to rob an Orange…
The Joy of the Internet is Causing Big Headaches for the Court System
The Internet and the high-tech cell phones may be some of the greatest inventions of our times. But those inventions causing some major headaches in the court system. How can the courts assure these things don’t sabotage our system? Good question. By JOHN SCHWARTZ New York Times Last week, a juror in a big federal…
Islamic Group Threatens to Cut Ties to FBI
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON –– The sometimes bumpy ties between the FBI and the U.S. Muslim communities could get bumpier. The American Muslim Taskforce on Civil Rights and Elections (AMT) , a coalition of major U.S. Muslim groups, announced Tuesday that it was considering suspending “outreach relations with the FBI” as a result of…