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Uniformed Secret Service Officer Injured Near White House
The thing about living in a house called the White House is that you never know who’s going to stop by. By Elissa Silverman and Martin Weil Washington Post Staff Writers WASHINGTON — An officer in the uniformed division of the Secret Service was injured yesterday in a scuffle with an apparent intruder at the…
Steven’s Atty. Accuses Feds of “Intentional” Misconduct
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Attorneys for Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens filed a stinging motion Sunday in federal court accusing the government of “intentional” and “shocking” misconduct, and asked that the public corruption case be dismissed. The motion, filed by defense attorney Brendan V. Sullivan Jr., accused the government of intentionally withholding key evidence…
Kiddie Porn Defendant In Pa. Wants Clinical Words Banned
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In one of the more unusual motions to be filed in a federal court, a lawyer representing a man accused of dealing in kiddie porn has asked that the words “vagina” and “genitalia” be banned from trial. Attorney Ashish S. Joshi filed the motion last week in U.S. District Court in…
Sad Tale of N.O. Federal Judge Only Half The Story
The sad tale of U.S. District Judge Thomas Porteous, who has been accused of boozing, gambling and fibbing, is only half the story. His loyal staff is the other half. One even paid his gambling debts. By Richard Rainey New Orleans Times-Picayune NEW ORLEANS — When the Judicial Council of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court…
Can FBI Snitch Deliver in Ft. Dix Conspiracy?
Can Mahmoud A. Omar, a bankrupt, convicted felon who worked undercover for the FBI help the government makes its case in an alleged plot to attack Ft. Dix? Or will he prove to be too much of a con man to give the case credibility? Jury selection was completed last week and opening statements are…
ICE Detaining Illegals Too Long In Virginia
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is detaining illegal immigrants in Virginia far too long because, as a judge says, “the system is broken.” By Nick Miroff and Josh White Washington Post Staff Writers WASHINGTON –– Illegal immigrants detained as part of the stepped-up enforcement effort in Virginia stay in the country far longer than they should…
Indicted New Orleans Congressman Wins Primary
There’s something to be said for loyalty. Despite his pending indictment on federal public corruption charges, Rep. William J. Jefferson managed to muster up enough votes Saturday to come in first in the primary. He now faces a runoff in the November general election. The FBI raided his homes in New Orleans and D.C. on…
Bolivia Prez Implies DEA Is Spying On His Nation
Bolivia President Evo Morales turned up the rhetoric Saturday, telling the DEA that it not only doesn’t need its help fighting drugs but suspects its involved in spying. By Dan Keane Associated Press Writer LA PAZ, Bolivia –President Evo Morales said Saturday that Bolivia does not need U.S. help to control its coca crop, stepping…