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Full of Baloney: Fed Judge Puts Ala. Sheriff In Own Jail For Pocketing Cash By Skimping on Inmate Meals
This sheriff isn’t the first in the country to pocket money by skimping on meals. But in this case, the sheriff is paying the price. Now that Sheriff Greg Bartlett is locked up in his own jail, there’s a good chance the food will get better. You’d think. By JAY REEVES Associated Press Writer DECATUR,…
Retired U.S. Secret Service Agent Recalls Driving Pres. Clinton
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Chicago U.S. Atty Fitzgerald’s Office Accidentally Releases Names of Nearly 20 Confidential Witnesses in Fraud Probe
Well, in the midst of a rather busy period, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago apparently goofed. What more can you say? By The Smoking Gun In a remarkable screw-up, a Department of Justice official today accidentally distributed to the media a document containing the names of nearly 20 confidential witnesses interviewed during a federal…
Pilot Program in Indiana is Collecting DNA Evidence From Firearms
In Indiana a pilot program could help pave the way for cracking more gun-related crimes. IndyChannel.com INDIANAPOLIS — A new program that collects DNA evidence from firearms is already on its way to putting more criminals behind bars, police said. The Marion County Crime Lab has several gun cases investigated under the new DNA pilot…
Feds Indict 3 Men For Racist N.Y. Beating on Election Night
A Liberian immigrant teen was beaten by three men hunting for blacks on a historical night that broke a racial barrier in America. By TOM HAYS Associated Press Writer NEW YORK — Three men, riled by Barack Obama’s victory, spent election night hunting down black people to beat up and yelling insults about the president-elect,…
Report Says Inauguaration Attractive Target For Terrorists but Authorities Know of No Specific Threats
The internal intelligence assessment offers no surprises. We all know the inauguration or any gathering of that magnitude — or for that matter any big sporting event like the Super Bowl or the Olympics — is an attractive target for terrorists. As NBC’s Chris Matthews would say: Tell me something I don’t know. By EILEEN…
Feds Inquiring About Gov. Richardson’s Ex-Chief of Staff
This has the makings of a full-fledged scandal with plenty political repercussions. By Martin Z. Braun and William Selway Bloomberg Federal prosecutors are asking if New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson’s former chief of staff told a state agency to hire a bond adviser that donated $100,000 to Richardson’s political committees, people familiar with the matter…