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Fed Prosecutors in Barry Bond’s Case Bump Up Against Big Obstacles: Trial Delayed
The case against Barry Bonds has always been a tough one. For one, the key witness, his trainer, has refused to testify in trial. And two, the judge recently ruled that positive steroid tests were not admissible as evidence. The two developments have been a recipe for disaster for the assistant U.S. Attorneys, who are…
Granddaughter of Slave Audrey Collins is Chief U.S. District Judge in LA
Obviously the election of Barack Obama was a milestone in this country’s racial history. But the story of Audrey B. Collins, the granddaughter of a slave, is also a milestone worth noting. By Scott Glover Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — Not long after Audrey B. Collins was named chief judge of the U.S. District…
Feds In San Francisco Go After Death Penalty For First Time Since 1948
Interestingly, the Justice Department trumped the local U.S. Attorney and decided to go for the death penalty in one of these cases even though the local U.S. Attorney had already worked out a plea agreement. The Bush Administration was not shy about pushing the death penalty, but that’s likely to change under the Obama regime….
FBI Dir. Robert Mueller to Visit Pakistan
During the J. Edgar Hoover days it would have been shocking to hear that the big guy was taking a little trip to Pakistan. But in this jet-setting era, and at a time the FBI has expanded its role around the world, it doesn’t seem that far fetched for a director to head off to…
MSNBC at 10 p.m. Sunday: DEA Goes Undercover in Baltimore to Bust Pill Pushers
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Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Calls For U.S. To Step It Up In Helping Mexico With Drug War
The paper’s editorial calls for action now to take on the violent Mexican drug cartels that pose great dangers to the U.S. Sec. of Defense Robert Gates said Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press that the U.S. is in a position to help Mexico with training, resources, surveillance and intelligence. Well, no better time than…
FBI Surveillance Making LA Area Muslims Apprehensive
The FBI is walking a tightrope these days when it comes to ties to Muslim communities in the U.S. Last summer, it cut off official ties to CAIR, a Islamic advocacy group because of its ties to Hamas. And the Muslim communities’ distrust of the FBI in the post-9/11 era is still real. The FBI…