Interestingly enough, in the post 9/11 era, the FBI prided itself on fostering relationships with Islamic groups like the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). Now that’s changing. Will this set back FBI relations with the Islamic American communities across the country? By Mary Jacoby IPT News WASHINGTON — The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has…
Trial is approaching and the feds are trying to put the hammer on Barry Bonds. Was the latest action a fishing expedition? We’ll soon find out when trial begins March 2 at 8:30 a.m. By PAUL ELIAS Associated Press Writer SAN FRANCISCO — Some 20 federal agents on Wednesday morning raided the home of the…
Some how we’re rarely shocked by news of a crooked politician. But crooked judges? That’s just still hard to swallow. Unfortunately, in Pennsylvania, more courthouse indictments could be forthcoming. MICHAEL RUBINKAM The Associated Press SCRANTON, Pa. – Two Pennsylvania judges agreed Monday to plead guilty to fraud charges accusing them of taking $2.6 million in…
The Gov. Blago affair goes back and forth between highly entertaining and highly pathetic. And even if he’s removed from office, the show will go on. The man is an entertainer. BY DAVE MCKINNEY, NATASHA KORECKI and CHRIS FUSCO Chicago Sun-Times SPRINGFIELD – Wiretaps of Gov. Blagojevich’s home phone and his former chief of staff’s…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – Competition between the FBI and U.S. Secret Service over the years hasn’t always been playful. But this past Saturday it definitely was. The two agencies squared off in a hockey game before a standing-room only crowd at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va., the practice rink of the…
If press releases are any measure, the federal government is being inundated with child porn cases. The Internet, for all its greatness, has created a nightmare in the area of child porn. By The Associated Press WASHINGTON – The FBI’s stepped-up effort to fight Internet child pornography has led to an evidence backlog in the…
Atty. Gen. Mukasey got a reprieve from the a federal judge. Still, the Sen. Stevens case is not looking good for the governor. It’s hard to believe the judge won’t at least call for a new trial. By The Anchorage Daily News WASHINGTON — The judge in Ted Stevens’ false-disclosure case reversed himself Wednesday and…
white house photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – My what a difference four years makes. At the last presidential inauguration in 2005, when President Bush was being sworn in for a second term, about 20 people were arrested. What’s more, D.C. police reported that 10 of its officers were injured after clashing with anti-war…
