Milestones

Beth Phillips Would be First Woman U.S. Atty. in Kansas City

Beth Phillips Would be First Woman U.S. Atty. in Kansas City

Oct 1, 2009

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — It’s hard to believe in the 21st Century that this would be a first. But apparently that’s the case. President Obama on Wednesday nominated Beth Phillips for U.S. Attorney in Kansas City. That would…

Ex-FBI Agent Edwin Foltz Who Headed Up Campbell Soup Dies at Age 93

Ex-FBI Agent Edwin Foltz Who Headed Up Campbell Soup Dies at Age 93

Sep 30, 2009
Edwin Foltz took an interesting career path, serving as an FBI agent during World War II before he eventually headed up Campbell Soup. By Sally A. Downey Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA — Edwin J. Foltz, 93, a former FBI agent who became president of Campbell Soup International, died of pneumonia Thursday at Waverly Heights, a retirement…
Roland Corvington Returns For Second Tour as Head of FBI St. Louis Office

Roland Corvington Returns For Second Tour as Head of FBI St. Louis Office

Sep 29, 2009
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Roland J. Corvington, who headed up the St. Louis FBI office from 2005 to 2007, is returning to take charge of that office once again, the FBI annnounced Tuesday. Corvington, assistant director of the FBI’s Security Division at headquarters,replaces John Gillies, who was recently named special agent in charge…
Obama Nominates 4 U.S. Attorneys Including One Whose Father is in Prison

Obama Nominates 4 U.S. Attorneys Including One Whose Father is in Prison

Sep 25, 2009
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — President Obama on Friday nominatedĀ  four U.S. Attorneys including Nicholas Klinefeldt, whose father is inĀ  prison. Klinefeldt, the U.S. Attorney nominee for the Southern District of Iowa, has a father serving a 10-year sentence for a methamphetamine conviction. The story of his possible nomination and his father’s problems were…