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Justice Indicts Senior Swiss Bank Executive
As part of the ongoing crackdown on secret Swiss bank accounts, the Justice Department has come down hard on bank giant UBS. By Lynnley Browning New York Times A senior Swiss executive at the banking giant UBS has been indicted in an investigation of the bank and its offshore private banking services for wealthy Americans,…
NYT and LA Times Ask Fed Judge To Release Gov. Documents On Wrong Anthrax Suspect
Scientist Steven J. Hatfill, who was once the obsession of the FBI during the anthrax probe, quickly became a footnote in the case when the government cleared him and pointed the finger at scientist Bruce Ivins. Ivins ended up committing suicide. But now the focus is back on Hatfill, at least for the moment. By…
Appeals Court Refuses To Toss Out Public Corruption Charges Against Rep. William Jefferson
Rep. William J. Jefferson (D-La.) has had some luck of late, winning the Democratic primary in his re-election bid. But Wednesday was not one of his lucky days, at least not in the U.S. Court of Appeals. By Bruce Alpert New Orleans Times-Picayune WASHINGTON – Acting with unusual speed, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals…
FBI Arrests Mass. Man For Allegedly Lying About a Terrorist Suspect
Just as he was about to start a new life abroad, the FBI swooped in and arrested Tarek Mehanna. Now he may be starting a new life, but not one he anticipated or certainly wanted. By Shelley Murphy and Milton J. Valencia Globe Staff BOSTON — Statements that Tarek Mehanna allegedly made to the FBI…
Fire at FBI Headquarters Forces Evacuation
Behind closed doors, in meetings at the Pennsylvania Avenue headquarters, things on occasion have been known to get a little heated. But Tuesday afternoon things got way too hot. By Clarence Williams Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — A boiler room fire at FBI headquarters in downtown Washington led to an evacuation this afternoon, D.C….
Obama’s Secret Service Nickname: “Renegade”
Following in an old Secret Service tradition, the first family-elect has some nifty little nicknames. Obama is now the “Renegade” , which we assume he prefers over “Maverick”. Rex W. Huppke Chicago Tribune Since the time of Harry Truman, presidents and their families have been assigned security code names. Truman’s was “General.” Dwight Eisenhower was…
Incredulous Chicago Gang Enforcer Tells Indiana Fed Judge: “You’re Giving Me 40 Years for Guns?”
Maybe Bernard Ellis thought he’d be out of the joint in time for the next presidential election. But it looks like he won’t be out for the next one, or the next one, or….for a long long time. By Frank Main Chicago Sun-Times The reputed chief enforcer of the Gangster Disciples in the Chicago area…