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Feds Take Next Step in Obama Assassination Plot
In one of the uglier moments of the 2008 campaign, these two men were arrested last week on a criminal complaint charging them with trying to kill Sen. Obama. Yesterday, the feds took the next step and had them indicted by a grand jury. By Lawrence Buser Memphis Commercial Appeal MEMPHIS — Two men arrested…
ICE Chief Julie Myers to Leave
Now comes the mad stampede out the door. Julie L. Myers of ICE is the first high-level Bush appointee to resign in the post-election era. By Spencer Hsu Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON – Wasting little time after the election before jumping ship, Julie L. Myers, head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, will leave the…
Prosecutors Accuse Weapons Dealer of Selling To Terrorists
Prosecutors say Monzer al-Kassar not only sold weapons, but he sold them to terrorists who were out to kill Americans. By Benjamin Weiser New York Times NEW YORK — For more than 30 years, prosecutors say, Monzer al-Kassar, a Syrian-born merchant, has been involved in illegal arms deals and money laundering. On Wednesday, as his…
Crazed Passenger Flips Out in Friendly Skies– Faces Federal Charges
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com America, meet the passenger from Hell! During a United flight from San Juan Puerto Rico to Chicago on Saturday, Maria Esther Castillo struck a female crew member “on the buttocks with the back of her hand”, swore and generally acted out of control, according to an affidavit by FBI agent Peter…
Defense Attacks Key Witness in Ft. Dix Terrorism Trial
Following a time-tested strategy, the defense is going on the attack, trying to undermine a key government witness in the Ft. Dix terrorism trial. Will it work? Geoff Mulvihill The Associated Press CAMDEN, N.J. – Attorneys for five men accused of plotting to kill soldiers in New Jersey began cross-examining a key government informant Wednesday…
Pakistani National in Baltimore Gets 9 Years After Getting Caught in Terrorism Sting
The government says Saifullah Anjum Ranjha thought he was helping out al Qaeda. Unfornuately for Ranjha he wasn’t helping himself out much. Now it’s off to prison. By Tricia Bishop Baltimore Sun BALTIMORE — A Pakistani national with homes in Laurel and Washington, D.C., was sentenced to nine years in prison yesterday in a Baltimore…
D.C. Clerk On Trial in Fed Court For Alleged Elevator License Scam
A D.C. clerk allegedly involved in an elevator license renewal scam could be headed somewhere where they have no elevators — just bars. By Del Quentin Wilber Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Ikela M. Dean, a District government clerk, sometimes demanded late fees when businesses and nonprofit groups came in to renew their elevator…
Indicted Rep. William Jefferson Wins Dem Primary
That little thing called an “indictment” still hangs over Rep. William J. Jefferson’s head, but it apparently hasn’t been a big enough negative in the 61-year-old’s bid for re-election. He won again. Go figure. He faces a December election against a Republican challenger. WWLTV.com NEW ORLEANS — Indicted U.S. Rep. William Jefferson lived to fight…