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Oooops! Another Government Screw Up in Stevens Case: Prosecution Says it Misspoke and Asks Judge Not to Force Atty. Gen. To Sign Declaration Under Oath
The government now says it misspoke when it told the judge on Wednesday that an FBI agent in the Stevens case had been denied whistleblower status. The misstep on Wednesday set off the judge who ordered Atty. Gen. Michael Mukasey to sign a declaration of oath on the matter. Now the prosecution says it was…
U.S. Atty. Fitzgerald Refutes Defense Claim That He Should Be Taken off Gov. Blagojevich Case
One thing U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitzgerald is known for: not walking away from a battle. Here’s the latest salvo in the Gov. Blagojevich case. By MIKE ROBINSON Associated Press Writer CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors fired back Thursday at defense claims that U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald’s comments at a news conference were so strongly worded…
Feds Say White Supremacist Hate Talk Out There About Obama Inauguration
With an event of this magnitude, you can never underestimate potential problems. And one of those potential problems is the white supremacists, who have been spewing hate ever since Obama launched his presidential campaign. Inauguration or not, that isn’t expected to change anytime soon. By Richard Sisk and James Gordon Meek New York Daily News…
Pittsburgh FBI Agent Tells of His Stint in Afghanistan to Crack Down on Contractor Fraud
Jeff Killeen is just one of the many FBI agents who have played an increasing roll in the world for the U.S. in the post-9/11 era. He went there to help crack down on fraud committed by U.S. and Afghani contractors. By Torsten Ove Pittsburgh Post-Gazette PITTSBURGH — Home from what he calls the “wilds”…
Sen. Specter Presses Eric Holder on Marc Rich Pardon
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Ex-Boston FBI Agent John Connolly Gets 40 Years in 1982 Mob Murder
The mob and the Boston FBI had a toxic relationship. This was just another story in that sad chapter. But this tale may not be over. Connolly could still go free on a successful appeal, which he seems to have a shot at. BY DAVID OVALLE Miami Herald MIAMI — Disgraced FBI agent John Connolly…
Justice Says Missing White House Emails Found
Funny how those emails seemed to turn up just at the right time. By R. Jeffrey Smith Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — A Justice Department lawyer told a federal judge yesterday that the Bush administration will meet its legal requirement to transfer e-mails to the National Archives after spending more than $10 million to…
Holder Strategy Becomes Clear as His Senate Confirmation Hearing Begins
Eric Holder/msnbc By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Yes, Eric H. Holder Jr. messed up, Yes he intends to be an INDEPENDENT Attorney General, and Yes Yes Yes, the Marc Rich pardon was a BIG BIG mistake, and Yes he would have done things differently now. With his family and former FBI director Louis Freeh sitting behind…