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FBI Tracked Journalist David Halberstam For Decades
The FBI under J. Edgar Hoover kept a watchful eye on journalist David Halberstam. Was there a good reason for it? The FBI isn’t saying. By Associated Press NEW YORK — The FBI tracked the late Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author David Halberstam for more than two decades, newly released documents show. Students at the…
IG Says FBI Terrorism Tracking System Better, But Still Needs To Improve
Tracking terrorism is an imprecise science. The Justice Department Inspector General says the FBI has improved, but could still do better. After all, it doesn’t take much to miss a credible clue. By Carrie Johnson Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — The FBI’s main electronic system that tracks terrorist threats and suspicious incidents amounts to…
Ex-Niagra Falls Mayor Indicted On Corruption Charges
Romance and Marilyn Monroe’s 1953 movie “Niagra” are things people often think of when mentioning Niagra Falls. But locally, in recent days, residents have been thinking about their former mayor who was indicted Friday. By Dan Herbeck Buffalo News BUFFALO — Former Niagara Falls Mayor Vince Anello was indicted by a federal grand jury today,…
D.C. Federal Magistrate Judge’s Son Charged With Intent to Distribute Heroin
Some how getting charged with possession with intent to distribute heroin seems like a much bigger deal when your mother (pictured in photo) is a federal magistrate judge in Washington. By Jeffrey Anderson Baltimore City Paper BALTIMORE — U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein filed a criminal complaint on Nov. 7 charging 21-year-old Morgan State University student…
Rumors Run Rampant About Who Will Become Atty. Gen.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Rumors as to who will become the new Attorney General are flowing in this town like after-work beers at the legendary Tune Inn bar on Capitol Hill. Names being mentioned in the media and by law enforcement sources include: Eric Holder, a former U.S. Attorney and deputy Attorney General…
Ex. Gov. Spitzer Off The Hook In Hooker Scandal
Ex. N.Y. Gov. Eliot Spitzer, whose libido and appetite for pricey hookers strangled his promising career, won’t be charged in the prostitute scandal after all. By Tom Hays and Adam Goldman Associated Press NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors announced Thursday that they will not bring criminal charges against Eliot Spitzer for having sex with prostitutes,…
Hackers Hacked Into Obama And McCain Computers
Hackers apparently knew no bounds in the 2008 campaign. By Newsweek The computer systems of both the Obama and McCain campaigns were victims of a sophisticated cyberattack by an unknown “foreign entity,” prompting a federal investigation, NEWSWEEK reports today. At the Obama headquarters in midsummer, technology experts detected what they initially thought was a computer…
Ex-FBI Agent Convicted of Murder in Mob Case
Ex-FBI agent John Connolly was convicted in a long drawn out trial that was an embarrassment to the Boston FBI. By David Ovalle Miami Herald MIAMI — Jurors have found ex-FBI agent John Connolly guilty of second-degree murder for his role in helping Boston mobsters assassinate an accountant in South Florida in 1982. He was…