We just observed the 8th anniversary of 9/11. So much has changed since then. It was a watershed moment in American history and has had a profound effect on law enforcement. Priorities have changed; Federal state and local agencies are cooperating at unprecedented levels. However, not all the effects have been positive. Politics, egos and…
In 1994, I wrote an article, “They shoot horses, don’t they? Anabolic steroids and their challenge to law enforcement.” I was involved at the time in an undercover operation, codenamed Equine, and the case had moved into the prosecution phase. Ultimately more than 70 dealers were convicted. Fourteen years later, the problem not only persists,…
He may not be William Ayers, buy the feds want to give eco-terrorist Frank Ambrose a break for cooperating. By Ed White The Associated Press DETROIT — Federal prosecutors are seeking a major sentencing break for an activist who committed arson at Michigan State University, publicly acknowledging for the first time his wide-ranging undercover role…
The endless controversy surrounding the independence of the federal justice system during the Bush years reared its ugly head again last week. The Justice Department’s Inspector General and Office of Professional Responsibility issued a blistering report concluding that political pressure led to the dismissals of several federal prosecutors in 2006. As a former assistant U.S….
Mailmen know, rain, sleet or snow, they must deliver. But one Portland, Ore. mailman took the delivery vow a little too far. How far? Far enough to get the DEA’s attention. KGW-TV Online PORTLAND, Ore. — A citizens complaint has led a pot-dealing postman from package delivery to prison time. Ronald Berkan, a 48-year-old postman…
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…
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….
Scandal continues to bubble in southern Florida. The latest: An FBI raid of a county commissioner’s home. Maria Herrera and Mark Hollis Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel DELRAY BEACH, Fla. – Palm Beach County Commissioner Mary McCarty’s home was searched Friday by the FBI, making her the latest county official to come under scrutiny by federal investigators….
