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Georgia Lawsuit Says Fed Prosecutor Drove Woman To Suicide
For a prosecutor who pressures someone to testify, for a reporter who exposes someone’s wrongdoing, the end results can sometimes be deadly. By STEVE VISSER The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ATLANTA — A federal prosecutor drove a woman to suicide by threatening to indict her to get her to incriminate her husband in a massive investigation of…
ICE Stops Detentions at Va. Facility After a Death
The death has made ICE rethink the way it handles non-citizens awaiting deportation. But is this an indication of something more systemic, something beyond Virginia? By Nick Mirroff and Josh White Washington Post Staff Writer The November death of a Prince William County man in immigration custody at Piedmont Regional Jail has prompted Immigration and…
Now This Should Be Interesting: Judge Orders Feds to Release Documents in Eliot Spitzer Probe
The documents should give us some interesting insights into Eliot Spitzer and the FBI investigation. Some say the probe was politically motivated and the feds wouldn’t have normally gone so far in a prostitution case. Others say there was enough suspicion of possible corruption to carry out the probe. Documents should be released next week….
Ex-Rep. Jefferson Takes His Constitutional Appeal to the Supreme Court
It has been 3 1/2 years since the FBI raided ex-Rep. William Jefferson’s homes on Capitol Hill and in New Orleans and that man has still not gone to trial. Could this latest move delay the May 26th trial? By Bruce Alpert New Orleans Times-Picayune WASHINGTON – Former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson’s attorneys are asking…
Feds Step Up Crackdown on Graft in Calif. Tomato Processing Biz
The food industry is grabbing unwanted publicity as of late. Peanut butter and tomatoes. What’s next? For the sake of us chronic snackers, please don’t mess with the Potato CHIPS! By Demian Bulwa, San Francisco Chronicle SACRAMENTO — Federal investigators stepped up a crackdown on alleged graft in California’s huge tomato-processing industry by securing guilty…
The Circus Must Go On! Sen. Roland Burris Defends Himself as Things Heat Up
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New Orleans U.S. Atty. Says 2 FBI Agents Should Be Immuned From Brutality Lawsuit
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Orleans insists two FBI agents should have immunity under the law from a lawsuit involving a videotaped beating of a retired school teacher. The teacher, Robert Davis, has filed a civil rights suit against New Orleans police officers and the the two agents Stephen Noh…
Hoover’s FBI Investigated Jack Valenti’s Sexuality
Thirty seven years after his death, we’re still getting a glimpse into the FBI under J. Edgar Hoover and just how petty the agency was and how it investigated things that had nothing to do with public safety or national security. By Joe Stephens Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — When Beltway insider Jack Valenti…