By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Orleans insists two FBI agents should have immunity under the law from a lawsuit involving a videotaped beating of a retired school teacher. The teacher, Robert Davis, has filed a civil rights suit against New Orleans police officers and the the two agents Stephen Noh…
It will take a long long time to sort through all the American corruption in Iraq, which has unfortunately involved high-ranking U.S. officials in Iraq. By JAMES GLANZ, C.J. CHIVERS and WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM New York Times Federal authorities examining the early, chaotic days of the $125 billion American-led effort to rebuild Iraq have significantly…
Mexican Mafia art and tattoos/az dept. of corrections Usually the word “Mafia” is a good indication that a group is up to no good. The Mexican Mafia has been up to a lot of no good over a good period of time, authorities say. By Angelica Martinez San Diego Union-Tribune SAN DIEGO — More than…
The FBI is turning to the public, calling for help to bring some justice to a painful era of decades past. Will the calls fall on deaf ears? Very possible, but FBI director Robert Mueller III said he isn’t giving up. By TIMOTHY R. BROWN Associated Press Writer JACKSON, Miss. — The FBI pleaded for…
White powder scares have haunted the American landscape ever since 2001. Offices have been shut down with regularity, and there’s no end in sight. By The Associated Press EL PASO, Texas – The FBI headquarters in El Paso was evacuated Wednesday after two people in the mail room were exposed to a white powdery substance….
There may be a job shortage and an ethics shortage in some political circles, but there’s no shortage of corporate fraud. The FBI may use some counterterrorism agents to help sort through the financial mess. By Associated Press WASHINGTON – The FBI is conducting more than 500 investigations of corporate fraud amid the financial meltdown,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – The FBI wants to capture Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger badly. Correction. Make that very badly. On Tuesday, the agency took things up a notch and invited the foreign press in Washington for a briefing on Bulger, 79, who’s wanted for a host of crimes including 19-counts of murder….
The real question is: Are the feds focusing in on Rep. John Murtha, the influential pol from Pennsylvania? By Emma Schwartz and Justin Rood ABC News The FBI raided the offices of a defense lobbying firm with close ties to Democratic Rep. John Murtha (Penn.), sources tell ABC News. PMA Group The FBI searched the…
