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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…
Bikers Gave Undercover ATF Agents Polygraphs
And you thought your job was stressful! By Thomas Watkins Associated Press WEST COVINA, Calif. – Weeks of drinking and carousing to win acceptance in a notorious motorcycle gang came down to a nerve-racking moment for three undercover federal agents: taking a polygraph examination in a room full of armed bikers. Flunking could threaten what…
DEA Says Capture of Mexican Drug Lord “One Of The Most Signficant Arrests Ever”
Eduardo Arellano-Felix/dea photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The weekend arrest in Mexico of drug kingpin Eduardo Arellano-Felix was hailed Monday by the DEA as “one of the most significant arrests ever in the ongoing battle against global drug trafficking”. Authorities said the Drug Enforcement Administration in San Diego first identified the kingpin’s hideout in the…
Texas Man Sentenced For Defrauding Export-Import Bank
SAN ANTONIO — The owner of a San Antonio Trade Group was sentenced to 9 years and 9 months for scheming to defraud millions of dollars from the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the U.S. Attorneys Office. Andrew Maxwell Parker, 41, was also ordered to pay $10 million in restitution. “Mr. Parker’s lavish lifestyle…
ATF Busts Men Who Allegedly Plotted To Kill Obama
After information surfaced, the question begged: How serious of a threat were these guys? Some say not much. By Kenneth R. Bazinet and James Gordon Meek New York Daily News WASHINGTON – Two alleged skinheads were charged Monday in a far-fetched plot to launch a “killing spree” aimed at beheading black students and then shooting…