By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Former Philly interim U.S. Attorney Laurie Magid, who is now an assistant U.S. Attorney, has agreed to a 100 day suspension without pay for violating federal restrictions on political contributions in connection with fund-raisers for U.S. Rep. Patrick L. Meehan and former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. The…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com As any local or federal prosecutor in urban America can tell you, witness intimidation is a big problem. In fact, in Baltimore, a gang member made some popular videos warning people not to “snitch”. And tv shows like HBO’s popular “The Wire” show the downfall of snitching: death. That being said,…
Politics as usual isn’t really good enough. It’s been almost a year since Pres. Obama took office and there’s still no clear picture as to who will be the new U.S. Attorney in Philadelphia. That should be unacceptable. By MICHAEL HINKELMAN Philadelphia Daily News PHILADELPHIA — By this date eight years ago, the then-new U.S….
Sen. Dick Durbin/official photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Things aren’t looking so good for Bush loyalist Mary Beth Buchanan, who has expressed interest in remaining the U.S. Attorney in Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review is reporting that Pennsylvania Democratic Sens. Bob Casey and Arlen Specter are taking the applications for the Pittsburgh job as well as…
Bush Holdover- Pittsburgh U.S. Atty. Mary Beth Buchanan It’s hard to imagine that Pittsburgh U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan will stay on as the top prosecutor under the Obama administration. So far, she’s still there. But how long can she last? By The Associated Press PITTSBURGH – Defense lawyers and a U.S. senator are criticizing…
When it comes to appointments of judges and U.S. Attorneys, not all that much may change simply because Sen. Arlen Specter has changed parties. He often exercised independence and is likely to continue on that path. David Ingram Legal Times WASHINGTON — Sen. Arlen Specter’s switch to the Democratic Party brings his new colleagues a…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON –If you’re looking for any inkling of bipartisanship in Washington, don’t count on the Senate Judiciary Committee. The committee voted 11-7 Thursday to confirm the nomination of Dawn E. Johnsen as Office of Legal Counsel for the Justice Department. All the Republicans voted against her except for Sen. Arlen Specter…
