News Story
Four Oregon Students Confess To Obama Incident
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A Christian university in Oregon said yesterday that four students confessed to being responsible for a Sept. 23 incident on campus in which Sen. Barack Obama was hanged in effigy. The Office of Student Life at George Fox University in Newberg, Ore., identified the students late last week and completed disciplinary…
DEA Imposter Pleads Guilty in Missouri And Gets Movie Deal
In the end, posing as a DEA agent was not a very good idea. Unfortunately, at the time, Bill Jakob thought it was. His attorney says Jakob just wanted to be liked. Well, hopefully he’ll find friends in prison — or maybe even in Hollywood where he’s landed a movie deal. By Robert Patrick ST….
Ex-Gary Police Chief Convicted Of Excessive Force
GARY, Indiana – A federal jury on Tuesday convicted Thomas Houston, former Gary, Indiana police chief on a felony civil rights violation for using excessive force, the Justice Department said. The jury acquitted Houston on other charges and also acquitted Houston’s former deputy chief, Thomas Branson, and Sgt. Thomas Decanter in the case, the Justice…
Sen. Stevens’ Buddy Delivers Damaging Testimony
Ted Stevens’ good buddy Bill Allen on Tuesday delivered the most damaging testimony to date in the Senator’s public corruption trial. Will the testimony be enough to do him in? By Matt Apuzzo and Tom Hays The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A longtime friend of Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens crossed the powerful lawmaker Tuesday and…
FBI And U.S. Atty to Probe New Orleans Police Shootings
The FBI will investigate the controversial police shootings on Danziger Bridge three years ago that left two people dead and four wounded. By The New Orleans Times-Picayune NEW ORLEANS — U.S. Attorney Jim Letten announced today that federal authorities will examine if there is a basis for federal criminal charges in connection with the Sept….
FBI Nabs Another In Scandal Plagued D.C. Tax Office
The city hall tax scandal in Washington just keeps getting stranger. The FBI has nabbed a new suspect — an auditor — who allegedly got involved in a scam even as agents were swarming about. By Del Quentin Wilber and Nikita Stewart Washington Post Staff Writers WASHINGTON – An auditor for the D.C. tax office…
Ex-Tenn State Rep Gets Whacked Again By Feds
They say it is better to give than receive. No one knows that better than former state Sen. John Ford who was sentenced to 14 more years in prison for his federal wire fraud conviction. Ford is already serving 5 1/2 years for bribery. He is the uncle of former Rep. Harold Ford Jr. By…
High Ranking Ex-CIA Official Pleads Guilty To Fraud
The CIA has had its share of embarrassments. Kyle “Dusty” Foggo hasn’t helped. By Jerry Markon Washington Post Staff Writer ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The CIA’s former top administrator pleaded guilty today to steering agency contracts to a defense contractor and concealing their relationship, making Kyle “Dusty” Foggo the highest-ranking member of a federal intelligence or…