By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The shooting in the Kansas City area on Sunday at Jewish facilities that killed three was a horrifying reminder of the dangers some hate groups pose. Attorney Gen. Eric Holder on Monday morning issued a statement on the matter. “I was horrified to learn of this weekend’s tragic shootings outside Kansas…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder lashed out at the ATF’s use and treatment of people with mental disabilities in undercover stings, saying he is “greatly troubled” by the information, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. “The notion that you would use mentally unstable people, you would tattoo them, that you would do ridiculous…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Sulaiman Abu Ghayth, the son-in-law of Usama bin Laden, and a senior member of al Qaeda, was convicted Wednesday in federal court in Manhattan on three counts, including conspiracy to kill Americans. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder released the following statement: “This verdict is a major milestone in the government’s unrelenting…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Attorney General Eric Holder and former FBI Director Robert Mueller are among senior Justice Department officials who billed taxpayers a combined $7.8 million to use federal aircraft for hundreds of personal trips, the Washington Post reports. The report by Congress’ nonpartisan Government Accountability Office, which was released Thursday, comes less than three…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Nearly two weeks after a Malaysia Airlines jet went missing, the FBI has finally been asked to help. CBS News reports that Malaysian investigators and the FBI are trying to restore files that were deleted from the home flight simulator of the pilot aboard the plane. Investigators said Capt. Zaharie Ahmad Shah…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Saying too many Americans are spending an excessive amount of time behind bars for drugs, the Justice Department is expected to announce a proposal today that would reduce some sentences and relieve overcrowded prisons, Reuters reports. Attorney General Eric Holder is scheduled to deliver the speech at 9 a.m. The change would…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Attorney General Eric Holder’s proposed $27.4 billion budget places a priority on criminal justice and prison reform, the Washington Post reports. The budget reflects Holder’s initiative to reduce the number of low-level drug offenders and crack down on recidivism rates with expanded drug treatment programs. About $173 million is earmarked for criminal…
Update: Thursday, 4:30 p.m. — Attorney Gen. Eric Holder was released from the hospital this afternoon. The Justice Department issued a statement: “The Attorney General has been discharged from MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He was taken there earlier today as a precaution, after experiencing lightheadedness and shortness of breath during a senior staff meeting at…
