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Elena Kagan Sworn in as 1st Woman Solicitor General
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Elena Kagan was sworn in Friday, becoming the first woman Solicitor General of the United States. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. swore in the former Dean of Harvard Law School, in a ceremony held in his U.S. Supreme Court chambers. “Elena Kagan’s intelligence, experience and commitment to the…
The FBI’s Top Ten Stories of the Week
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Bernie Madoff’s accountant was charged with securities fraud. An Albany on-line organ transplant broker was charged with defrauding desperately ill patients. And an ex-FBI agent was convicted in California in a home invasion robbery scheme. These were just some of the stories that made the FBI’s Top Ten Stories…
Atty. Gen. Holder Announces More Openess With Freedom of Informaton Act
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – This announcement comes under the category of: “I’m skeptical”. Some federal law enforcement agencies have been reluctant to give up information, even the simplest of information. So this is very welcome. But still, I’m attaching a wait-and-see caveat to this. Attorney Gen. Eric Holder on Thursday announced “comprehensive new…
Philly FBI Agent Shows a little Courtroom Theatrics in Corruption Probe
There was little doubt that there wasn’t more corruption beyond the probe into crooked ex-state Sen. Vincent Fumo. And an FBI agent proved that point with a little courtroom theatrics. It will be interesting to see how deep this goes and whether Fumo, just convicted, will cooperate and point fingers. By Craig R. McCoy and…
N.Y. Man Gets Probation For Using Fake U.S. Marshal Badge
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Newsday is reporting that a Port Jefferson Station, N.Y., man was sentenced Thursday to 18 months probation in federal court for possession of a counterfeit U.S. Marshal’s badge. The paper said that Richard Kudlik, 46, created a website in which he posed as a federeal marshal to lure woman. Kudlik could…
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…