By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Speaking anonymously to the Washington Post, several attorneys said dozens of career antitrust lawyers at the Justice Department say they are likely to quit if the department goes ahead with plans to close four regional offices. Plans were announced earlier this month to close offices in the antitrust division in Atlanta,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The nationwide hunt for a transient suspected of bombing a Santa Monica, Calif. synagogue last week ended Monday night with his arrest in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, the FBI said. The FBI said a citizen tip resulted in the arrest of Ron Hirsch, who had taken a Greyhound bus on the day…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It could be prison time for a former Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Bridget McCafferty in Ohio, who was convicted on Friday in federal court of 10 counts of lying to the FBI, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported. Authorities charged that she lied to agents investigating a political ally, then-County Auditor…
By Glynnesha Taylor ticklethewire.com Federal prosecutors in Ohio are taking the unusual step and seeking the federal death penalty against a convicted drug dealer accused of setting off one of the deadliest fires in Cleveland’s history, according to the Associated Press. Federal authorities are taking aim at Antun Lewis, 26, who is accused of breaking…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Cleveland DEA agent Lee Lucas who was acquitted last week of helping frame 17 suspects in a 2005 sting, would like to return to his job, his attorney told the Associated Press on Monday. “Lee looks forward to returning to duty with the DEA as quickly as possible,” Joel Kirkpatrick told…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It’s never pretty when fed prosecutors go after a federal agent. But that’s what will happen Jan. 6 in Cleveland when trial is slated to begin for Drug Enforcement Administration agent Lee Lucas, a 19 year veteran, on charges he lied on the witness stand, made false statements in official reports,…
The real question here is: Is Ex-U.S. Atty. Greg White being a stand up guy or simply covering up for the mistakes his office made? By John Caniglia Cleveland Plain Dealer Reporter CLEVELAND, Ohio — In a rare move, former U.S. Attorney Greg White took the witness stand Monday, July 13, defending the credibility of…
