Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The U.S. Justice Department is joining the investigation into the shooting death of Milton Hall, who was gunned down by police in Saginaw, Mich., the Saginaw News MLive reports. An amateur video of the shooting spurred protests from residents who say police opened fire unnecessarily because Hall was not an imminent…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department may be asked to pull a soon-to-be-published book about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, the Associated Press reports. Authorities said Matt Bissonnette, who is listed under the pseudonym, Mark Owen, was required to submit the book for pre-publication review under military secrecy agreements he signed. If the…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The new chief of the budget-challenged Spokane Police Department is a former special agent with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Inspector General, the Spokesman-Review reports. Mayor David Condon selected Frank Straub to head the police department – an appointment that must receive approval from the Spokane City Council. Straub takes over…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The U.S. Justice Department will no longer fight the release of prisoners who have been deemed “legally innocent,” the USA Today reports. The department’s move, announced Monday, follows a USA Today investigation that found more than 60 people were imprisoned even though an appeals court later determined they did not commit a federal…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Hoping to compel Attorney General Eric Holder to release documents related to the botched gun-walking case Operation Fast and Furious, the Republican-led House Oversight Committee plans Monday to file a civil contempt suit today against the AG, CBS News reports. The lawsuit comes after the White House and Justice Department said Holder…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An Islamic organization in Southern California is asking the U.S. Justice Department to investigate a case in which three pigs legs were strewn on a site of a proposed mosque last week during the Muslim holy month of of Ramadan, the Los Angeles Times reports. Pigs are offensive to Muslims because they…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal authorities closed two investigations into mortgage deals at Goldman Sachs, the Justice Department announced in a rare statement late Thursday, Reuters reports. Although federal prosecutors are typically loathe to publicize the closing of a case, they issued a statement announcing that no illegal activity was found. “The department and investigative agencies…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com About three years late and $26 million over budget, the FBI’s new computer system to share case information went live Tuesday, Bloomberg reports Called the Sentinel, the electronic case files offer quick access to new investigations and intelligence. The new technology became a priority following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, according…
