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U.S. Marshals Nab Fugitive Ex-Priest As He Exits Church in San Francisco
The U.S. Marshals knew former priest Wilputte Sherwood didn’t have a prayer of staying on the lamb forever. Bay City News Service A fugitive former Catholic priest convicted in 1993 of sexually abusing underage boys in Arizona was arrested while leaving church Sunday in San Francisco’s Castro District, federal authorities announced today. Wilputte Alanson Sherwood,…
Scientist In Va. Pleads To Selling Rocket Technology to China and Bribery
Yes it is rocket science, and yes scientist Shu Quan-Sheng is in big trouble. By DENA POTTER The Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. — A Virginia scientist pleaded guilty Monday to selling rocket technology to China and bribing Chinese officials to secure a lucrative contract for his high-tech company. Shu Quan-Sheng , 68, pleaded guilty to…
Judge Orders Feds to Release Documents on Wrong Anthrax Suspect
Court documents may give us some insight as to why the government doggedly went after the wrong suspect, scientist Steven Hatfill, for so many years. By Jesse J. Holland The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Monday ordered the Justice Department to release the information it used to persuade the courts to let…
Cleveland City Council Prez Mum About FBI Subpoenas
Here in the Midwest, in a city once known as the Mistake on the Lake, city council president Martin Sweeney isn’t taking chances by saying the wrong thing as a public corruption probe heats up. By Henry J. Gomez Cleveland Plain Dealer CLEVELAND — Martin J. Sweeney offered few clues Friday as to why his…
BET to Feature In Depth Show on J. Edgar Hoover
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Love him or hate him, we can’t seem to get enough of the guy. The BET network this Thursday at 10 p.m. will feature an in depth look at the legendary FBI director J. Edgar Hoover on its “American Gangster” show. In promoting it’s upcoming segment, BET said: “The…
Obama Moving With Caution Before Picking New Homeland Security Chief
The names of a number of possible candidates to head Homeland Security continue to circulate in this town. But the Dems are moving cautiously to make the pick. By Spencer S. Hsu Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON— As Democrats for the first time take over the five-year-old Department of Homeland Security, the watchword for Obama…
FBI Honing in on Some Muslim Leaders in Phoenix Area
Several incidents have prompted the FBI in the Phoenix area to take a closer look at the Muslim community. By Sean Holstege and Dennis Wagner The Arizona Republic PHOENIX — The FBI has sharpened its scrutiny of some Phoenix-area Muslim leaders because of their links to two controversial incidents and a federal probe into the…
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