Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com DETROIT — The Justice Department on Wednesday announced that it had charged 107 people including nurses, doctors and social workers in a nationwide crackdown on Medicare fraud in seven cities involving a staggering $452 million in false billing. As part of the crackdown, 22 people were charged in Detroit with fraud involving…
In the first of three installments, Deadline Detroit tells the story of how Karim Koubriti has rebuilt his life after being wrongly convicted of terrorism. The prosecutor was indicted for subverting justice, but was acquitted. By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit DETROIT — Enthusiastic and ambitious, Karim Koubriti came to America from Morocco in search…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mi. — A Detroit FBI official on Tuesday expressed concern as to how Hezbollah, which enjoys support in the Arab community in the Detroit area, might react if Israel or anyone else goes to battle with Iran. “If Israel or anyone else chooses to act against Iran, what exactly…
Barbara McQuade has been the U.S. Attorney in Detroit since January 2010. By Barbara L. McQuade Detroit Free Press Guest Writer DETROIT — As the Free Press’ “Living with Murder” series has vividly illustrated, reducing homicide and violent crime in Detroit is essential to improving our quality of life. Even those who live outside…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DETROIT — Andrew Arena, a familiar fixture in Detroit law enforcement community, who oversaw some of the biggest public corruption probes in Detroit in recent times and other high profile cases including the “Underwear Bomber”, is retiring as head of the Detroit FBI. The Detroit News reports that Arena will leave…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DETROIT — The federal prosecution of a Michigan Militia known as the Hutaree imploded this week in downtown Detroit when a fed judge tossed all the charges that the group of seven conspired to revolt against the government and shoot cops. Two ended up pleading guilty to minor gun charges. It…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DETROIT — Here we go again? We shall see. Ex-Detroit fed prosecutor Richard Convertino is asking a federal appeals court in D.C. to reinstate his privacy suit against the Justice Department over info leaked to Detroit Free Press reporter David Ashenfelter, the BLT: Blog of LegalTimes reported. Convertino, who was acquitted…
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