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Arrests Made In Connection With Slain DEA Agent
A Houston DEA agent in New Orleans was robbed and murdered while attending a conference on organized crime drug enforcement. Two people are now behind bars in connection with his death last Saturday. By Peggy O’Hare Houston Chronicle Authorities have arrested two people linked to credit cards stolen from a Woodlands federal agent who died after he…
Detroit Mayor’s Woes May Not Be Over
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has stepped down as mayor and will go off to jail for four months. But reports suggest the FBI still may have some interest in his activities and his legal problems may not be over. By Paul Egan Detroit News DETROIT – The plea deal announced Thursday to settle perjury and…
Lobbyist Bad Boy Gets Four Years in Prison
Bad Boy lobbyist Jack Abramoff, whose arrogance and wheeling-dealing became a symbol of evilness in Washington, was sentenced as his family looked on. By Neil A. Lewis New York Times WASHINGTON — Jack Abramoff, the onetime flamboyant lobbyist who amassed a fortune by showering gifts on Congressional and executive branch officials while bilking Indian…
Feds Shed Light on Bizzare Bank Heist
A pizza delivery guy who said he was forced into robbing a bank wasn’t delivering the truth, feds say. By Sean D. Hamill New York Times ERIE, Pa. – In one of the most bizarre crimes in recent memory, a pizza deliveryman walked into a bank near here five years ago and gave a teller…
FBI Ups The Ante $1 million For Mobster
The Boston FBI continues to hunt mobster James “Whitey” Bulger. Will adding to the reward help? By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The reward for the capture of Boston’s most notorious mobster James “Whitey” Bulger has doubled. The FBI is now offering $2 million. Along with the reward, the FBI said Wednesday that it’s…
IG Referred Gonzales For Possible Prosecution
Taking homework home can be dangerous business. Just ask former Atty. Gen. Alberto Gonzales. Alberto Gonzales/CNN By Eric Lichtblau New York Times WASHINGTON — Former Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales mishandled highly classified information relating to the National Security Agency’s wiretapping program and the administration’s prisoner interrogation program, an internal report concluded Tuesday. The…
U.S. Spending Billions, But Coca Crop Grows
The U.S. continues to spend billions of dollars to fight the war on drugs overseas. Unfortunately, across the Andean region, the size of the coca crop keeps increasing. By Juan Forero and Joshua Partlow Washington Post Foreign Service COROICO, Bolivia — Benito Cocarico admits that some of the coca leaves he grows to sell as tea…
Venezuela Refuses to Cooperate With DEA
Venezuela continues to harbor distrust of the DEA. As a result, it told Washington no go when it comes to cooperating in the war on drugs. BY CHRISTOPHER TOOTHAKER Associated Press CARACAS — Venezuela on Sunday rejected U.S. requests to resume cooperation in the war on drugs, saying it has made progress despite an alleged…