By Sebastian Rotella ProPublica David Coleman Headley seemed like a gregarious, high-rolling American businessman when he set up shop in Mumbai in September 2006. He opened the office of an immigration consulting firm. He partied at swank locales such as the ornate Taj Mahal Hotel, a 1903 landmark favored by Westerners and the Indian elite….
By Zack Cohen ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Federal judges are considered among the elite in the judiciary world, appointed by the president for a lifetime, regarded as being beyond reproach. But in recent times there has been a crack in the almost king-like facade. One judge, G. Thomas Porteous of New Orleans, was just convicted in…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — While Washington may be our nation’s capital, it’s not likely to be mistaken for the capital of sincerity. Which brings us to the endless stream of press releases the White House issues when announcing the nominations of U.S. Attorneys and U.S. Marshals. Take, for example, on June 9, when…
UPDATE: The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office decided Tuesday (10-18) not to press formal charges, saying there was insufficient evidence to show he `intentionally exposed his genitals in a lewd or lascivious manner,” according to the Miami Herald. By Allan Lengel For AOL News Depending how you look at it, Miami federal prosecutor Sean Cronin landed…
By Allan Lengel For AOL News The judge called it a case of “road rage” — a hot-tempered DEA agent who lost control after a minor collision in 2003 and beat the other driver, leaving him with life-changing head injuries and emotional scars. On Sept. 17, U.S. District Judge Julie A. Robinson, who presided over…
By Allan Lengel For AOL News Short of handing over Osama bin Laden, the “underwear bomber” accused of trying to blow up a Detroit-bound plane on Christmas Day isn’t likely to strike up a deal with prosecutors that will set him free any time soon, legal experts say. “I don’t think they’re going to be…
By Allan Lengel For AOL News FBI agents deal with trouble. That’s what they do for a living. But lately, down in Texas, for some inexplicable reason, FBI agents have found themselves on the wrong side of the law. In fact, in the past nine months, four agents — who are all now ex-agents —…
By Allan Lengel For AOL News Forty years ago Tuesday, a van loaded with explosives rocked the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, killing one person and wounding three others — all part of a protest against the war in Vietnam. It was also the biggest domestic terrorism attack until the Oklahoma City bombing 25 years later….
