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Does FBI Have Enough Agents To Probe Fraud Tied To Economic Woes?
The FBI is beginning to look into possible fraud related to the demise of our economy. But some wonder whether the agency has the resources to do the job right. By Eric Lichtblau, David Johnston and Ron Nixon New York Times WASHINGTON – The Federal Bureau of Investigation is struggling to find enough agents and resources…
N.Y. Mobster Complained About Not Getting Paid For Hit
Mobster Joseph “Joe Black” Young may have been a little too frank with an FBI informant. Jurors in Brooklyn are hearing just how frank he was. John Marzulli New York Daily News BROOKLYN — A reputed hit man for the Bonanno crime family got stiffed on his paycheck for the gruesome gangland murder at creepy…
Ex-Metro Supervisor Gets 3 Years For Stealing $560,000+
Ex-Metro supervisor Marcia Anderson took the Washington region’s subway system for a ride. By Theola Labbé-DeBose Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — A former Metro supervisor who stole more than $560,000 from the transit agency was sentenced yesterday to three years in prison and ordered to pay back the money once she is released. Marcia…
Arizona Rep. Rick Renzi Says FBI Wiretaps Illegal
Rep. Rick Renzi says the FBI violated his constitutional rights as a Congressman under the Speech Or Debate Clause — the same argument other indicted politicians have made including Sen. Ted Stevens and Rep. William J. Jefferson. By Dennis Wagner The Arizona Republic U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi was wiretapped by one of his former aides…
Stevens Goes On Offensive In Fight Of His Life
Scrappy Sen. Ted Stevens took the stand for the second day and attacked his main accuser. At 84, he’s still got plenty of fight in him. By Erika Bolstand and Richard Mauer Anchorage Daily News WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Stevens, taking the stand for a second day in his corruption trial, today accused the chief…
FBI Snitch Says EX-New Orleans Mayor Took Cash Payments
Sometimes you need a score card to keep track of who is in trouble down here. The latest allegations are included in a just-unsealed sentencing memorandum for a city hall insider who wore an FBI wire. By Gordon Russell The New Orleans Times-Picayune NEW ORLEANS — Since Mayor Marc Morial left City Hall in 2002,…
Roker’s DEA TV Show To Get Second Season
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Al Roker, the jester of morning television, will launch a second season of his tv progam “DEA”– a reality show on the inner workings of DEA agents in action. His company Al Roker Entertainment initially produced six one-hour episodes that were filmed in Detroit and aired on Spike tv this past…
Boston Mobster “Whitey” Bulger’s Girlfriend Testifies
Boston’s most notorious mobster “Whitey” Bulger is nowhere to be found. But today his girlfriend showed up to testify in a murder trial of ex-FBI agent John Connolly. By Shelley Murphy Boston Globe Staff MIAMI — The world knows him as James “Whitey” Bulger, featured on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted list alongside Osama bin…