It’s Show Time! Blagojevich Expected to Take Stand This Week in Fed Corruption Trial
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With Fed Indictments & Justice Dept. Intervention: Scandal-Plagued New Orleans Police Dept. at Crossroads
By Allan Lengel For AOL News In New Orleans, a town known for its jambalaya, jazz and hospitality, it hasn’t been difficult over the years to find folks willing to serve up some harsh words about their often-maligned and scandal-plagued police department. That may change — even with the latest federal indictments for the shootings…
Atty. Gen. Eric Holder Visits Afghanistan to Talk About Corruption
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Attorney Gen. Eric Holder came to Afghanistan on Wednesday to talk to officials about the justice system and public corruption, which seems to be running rampant, the Associated Press reported. AP reported that Holder’s visit comes in wake of Afghan’s top prosecutor’s denial that he was being pressured to look the…
Feds Indict Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick on 19 Counts
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It was anticipated for many months, and on Wednesday federal prosecutors indicted imprisoned ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick on 19-criminal counts stemming from his scheme to use the nonprofit Kilpatrick Civic Fund for personal benefit and campaign expenses. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said that Kilpatrick, who is serving prison time for state…
Bound to Happen: Fed Prosecutors Ask Judge to Gag Blago and His Attorneys
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Who didn’t figure this was coming? The Chicago U.S. Attorney’s Office is asking U.S. District Judge James Zagel to impose a gag order to shut up ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his lawyers during the ongoing public corruption trial, the Chicago Tribune reported. Prosecutors claim the defense and Blago are trying to…
New Head of Newark FBI Michael Ward Knows Corruption Will be a Priority
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Michael Ward, the new head of the FBI’s Newarks office, is getting his feet wet, getting to know his agents, quickly learning what clearly will be a big priority, the Newark Star-Legder reports. “After my first couple of briefings, I think I can safely say that corruption is an issue in…
Stomach Turner: FBI Investigating Ex-Official of Impovervished Detroit School District For Allegedly Diverting $57 Million
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In Detroit, where the unemployment is very very high, and the city suffers from serious deficits, comes the latest news about the ailing school district that is guaranteed to turn stomachs. The Detroit Free Press reports that the FBI is looking into a former department chief at Detroit Public Schools and…