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Houston U.S. Atty the Latest To Dash For the Exit
U.S. Attorneys continue to hit the exit door as the Bush reign approaches the finish line. The latest is Don DeGabrielle who is off to private practice and presumably bigger bucks. By Mary Flood Houston Chronicle HOUSTON — Tim Johnson has been named acting U.S. attorney for the Houston-based Southern District of Texas, taking over…
Thirty Retired FBI Agents Call For Pardon of 4 Navy Men Convicted of 1977 Rape
It’s not everyday you get 30 retired FBI agents to come to your defense or write a letter to the governor on your behalf asking for a pardon. By Tom Jackman Washington Post Staff Writer RICHMOND, Nov. 10 — A group of 30 retired FBI agents added their voices Monday to the campaign calling for…
Things Are Hopping at Our U.S. Airports- 32 Firearms Found In One Week
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — You may think those TSA security folks look bored and really never find much these days. Think again. Just in a week’s time, from Nov. 3 to Nov. 9, 9 passengers were arrested because of suspicious behavior or fraudulent travel documents, according to the Transportation Security Administration. Plus, TSA…
Defense Attacks in Ft. Dix Terrorism Trial Could Hurt Govt. Case
The defense in the Ft. Dix terrorism trial is punching some holes in the government case. The big question is: Will the government’s case hold up? By George Anastasia PHILADELPHIA Inquirer CAMDEN, N.J.–The chief FBI informant in the Fort Dix terrorism investigation said yesterday that at least one of the defendants in the case considered…
ICE’s John Torres Expected To Take Over the Agency
By Chris Battle Security DeBrief WASHINGTON — John Torres, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), is expected to take the helm after yesterday’s announcement that Assistant Secretary Julie Myers is stepping down. For More Also Read 10 Most Important Jobs to be Filled at the Dept. of Homeland…
Beware: Justice Dept. Moving in on Secret Swiss Bank Accounts
Hiding money in Swiss banks may not be what it’s cracked up to be, or for that matter, be worth the risk. By David S. Hilzenrath Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — The U.S. government has chipped new holes in the secrecy of Swiss bank accounts, obtaining the names of American clients of the banking…
FBI’s J. Edgar Hoover Kept Tabs on the Late Norman Mailer
For the second time in less than a week we learn that the FBI kept tabs on a famous writer. Last week, the FBI released files on the late journalist David Halberstam. Now the Washington Post has obtained files on the late Norman Mailer. And last month, the FBI released its files on the late…
Ex-IRA Militant Who Was Nabbed in Texas Faces Deportation
Texas is probably not the first place someone might look for a former IRA militant. But here you have it. By Christopher Sherman Associated Press Writer RAYMONDVILLE, Tex.(AP) –A former IRA militant and escaped political prisoner who has lived in immigration limbo for 25 years in California may see it all unravel from inside a…