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Ex-L.A. County Undersheriff Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Obstructing FBI
Paul Tanaka, a former Los Angeles County undersheriff, was sentenced to five years in prison Monday after he was convicted in April of conspiracy and obstructing an FBI investigation into deputy jail abuse.
FBI Failed to Alert Numerous Americans They Were on ISIS Kill Lists
Numerous Americans who were placed on secret ISIS kill lists were never notified by the FBI, nor were the local police alerted.
Suspected Mobster Arrested Over Boston Club Owner’s 1993 Death
A suspected Rhode Island mobster who is accusing of interfering in a federal probe of a 1993 murder has been arrested by the FBI for allegedly interfering with the investigation.
Appellate Court Dismisses Lawsuit Filed by Parents of Slain Border Patrol Agent
An appellate court dismissed a lawsuit filed by the parents of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, who was killed at a gun battle worth of the Arizona-Mexico border in December 2010.
Parker’s Wrap Up of the Supreme Court’s 2015-16 Criminal Cases, Including the Vacating of Ex-Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s Corruption Conviction
Ross Parker was chief of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit for 8 years and worked as an AUSA for 28 in that office. By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com The Supremes spent a very busy June and completed opinions on six difficult criminal cases, as well as three important civil cases and…
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Appeal of Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DETROIT — Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s travels through the federal court system came to an end on Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court rejected without comment his request to appeal his conviction. A federal jury in 2013 convicted Kilpatrick, 46, of public corruption charges. He was sentenced to 28 years in…
Whitey Bulger Belongings Are Sold at Auction to Raise Money for Victims
A framed photo of a car. A “Psycho Killer Skull” ring. Rolling shopping carts.
Federal Government Selects Site for FBI’s New Central Records Complex
The FBI’s new 256,000-square-foot Central Records Complex will be built in Frederick County.