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Forty One Indicted In Mexican Drug Cartel
By Marcus Garner The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ATLANTA — Federal and local law enforcement seized a record amount of illegal drugs and drug money during a two-year, multi-state investigation of a Mexican drug cartel, authorities said Wednesday. U.S. Attorney David Nahmias announced three federal indictments naming 41 people who reportedly ran an illegal drug operation that…
Boston U.S. Atty. Press Conference On Arrest Of State Senator Wilkerson
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NYPD Chief Kelly As New Sec. Of Homeland Security?
Rich Cooper, a columnist for Security DeBrief, a website on homeland security issues, has a few suggestions for a replacement for Homeland Security Sec. Michael Chertoff in 2009. Some of his nominees include New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino. NYPD Police Chief Ray Kelly/official photo By Rich Cooper With Election…
FBI Informant Takes Stand in Ft. Dix Terrorism Trial
The informant in the Ft. Dix trial, whose credibility has been attacked, was on the stand Tuesday. Jurors heard tapes of him while wearing an FBI wire. By Geoff Mulvihill Associated Press Writer CAMDEN, N.J. — The paid informant who helped build the case against five men accused of plotting to attack soldiers in New…
Reputed Hitman For Bonanno Crime Family Convicted
BROOKLYN – A reputed hit man for the Bonanno Crime Family was convicted Monday in the 2005 killing and dismembering of a man at a historic mansion on Staten Island, the Justice Department said. Joseph Young was found in Brooklyn U.S. District Court of murdering Robert McKelvey, authorities said.
Mother’s Tip Lead Authorities To Obama Assassination Plot
The Haywood County Sheriff probably didn’t expect to be thrust into a national story about a presidential candidate. But here it is. Suspect Daniel Cowart-lower left/southern poverty law center By Bartholomew Sullivan Memphis Commercial Appeal It all began with a mother’s call to the Haywood County Sheriff’s Department in Brownsville, Tenn., last Wednesday night. The…
Mass. State Senator Busted In FBI Bribery Sting
As the FBI has learned by now, there always some politician somewhere waiting to cash in. By Jessica Fargen and Mike Underwood The Boston Herald BOSTON — State Sen. Dianne Wilkerson was arrested this morning following an 18-month, “painstaking” undercover investigation, during which she was allegedly caught on tape stuffing a cash bribe into her…
Cartel Infiltrates Mexico’s Top Law Enforcement Unit and May Have Bought U.S. Intelligence
It’s one of the worst fears of the Mexican and U.S. governments. Unfortunately, it’s not the first time and likely won’t be the last. By Tracy Wilkinson Los Angeles Times MEXICO CITY — In a damning blow to its fight against drug traffickers, the Mexican government Monday acknowledged severe penetration of a top law enforcement…