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FBI Agents Raid 2 Detroit Businesses in City Hall Probe
The ex-mayor is in jail on state charges. The FBI is investigating him and city hall corruption. And Detroit is in the economic dumps. Not a pretty picture. BY JOE SWICKARD, M.L. ELRICK and JIM SCHAEFER Detroit Free Press DETROIT — Federal agents converged on double fronts Thursday in their wide-ranging investigation into City Hall…
Barry Bonds’ Lawyers Say Steroid Tests Unreliable
The court battle is nearing and this should get a lot more interesting . It could end up being more exciting than a Giants game. By Lance Williams San Francisco Chronicle SAN FRANCISCO — Prosecutors cannot conclusively link Barry Bonds to positive steroid tests seized in a raid on the BALCO laboratory, lawyers for the…
Appeals Court Backs Controversial Warrantless Wiretaps
Here’s a ruling bound to stir more controversy. Will things change in the Obama administration? By Del Quentin Wilber and R. Jeffrey Smith Washington Post Staff Writers WASHINGTON — A special federal appeals court yesterday released a rare declassified opinion that backed the government’s authority to intercept international phone conversations and e-mails from U.S. soil…
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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