By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A New York man is accused of trying to buy guns for the terror group ISIS and has been charged with terrorism-related counts following an FBI investigation, NBC reports. The FBI alleges Mufid Elfgeeh wanted to kill American soldiers and Shiite Muslims in the U.S. He also wanted to recruit potential…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A homegrown terror plot in California was so fanciful and bizarre that few people believe the California suspect could have pulled it off. Nevertheless, a judge sentenced Aaron Llaneza to 15 years in prison Thursday for trying to blow up a Bank of America in Oakland with a fake bomb, which investigators…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal prosecutors charged Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev at his hospital bed Monday, Reuters reports. The criminal complaint charges mean Tsarnaev won’t be treated as an enemy combatant. “We will prosecute this terrorist through our civilian system of justice,” White House spokesman Jay Carney said. “Under U.S. law, United States citizens cannot…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former FBI agent who embezzled money from a fund to pay confidential informants was sentenced Monday to six months in federal prison, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas announced. Timothy Klotz, of Oklahoma, also was sentenced to six months of house arrest after pleading guilty to embezzlement….
Gilbert Arenas By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. Attorney’s Office on Thursday charged troubled Washington Wizard star Gilbert Arenas with a felony for carrying a pistol without a license. The charge, which came in the form of a “criminal information” in D.C. Superior Court, the city’s criminal court, normally is an indication that…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Authorities are expected to announce today that a long-time suspect has been charged in the death of intern Chandra Levy, according to sources. Charges are being filed against Ingmar Guandique, who is already serving a 10 year sentence for attacking two joggers in Rock Creek Park where Chandra Levy’s…
The charges come as the feds continue to look into Roger Clemens and his use of performance-enhancing drugs. Tejada, who now plays for the Houston Astros, is expected to plead guilty. By Del Quentin Wilber and Dave Sheinin Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Former Baltimore Orioles shortstop Miguel Tejada was charged today with lying…
