By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An Iowa couple accused of torturing a 20-year-old woman and forcing her into prostitution was charged this week with sex trafficking and torture, Richmond Times-Dispatch reports. Charges in U.S. District Court allege Aldair Hodza, 36, and Laura E. Sorensen, 31, abducted the woman before subjecting her to sexual abuse, starvation and…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A burglary suspect accused of trying to ram his truck into FBI cars to avoid arrest was indicted on federal assault charges Tuesday by a Las Vegas grand jury, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. The agents weren’t injured in the attack but their cars were damaged, authorities said. According to the criminal…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal investigators are trying to determine whether any laws were broken during the lane closures at the George Washington Bridge between New York and New Jersey, the Wall Street Journal reports. “The Port Authority Office of Inspector General has referred the matter to us, and our office is reviewing the matter to…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com It might not be over yet for notorious mobster and convicted killer James “Whitey” Bulger and his former associates. Prosecutors in Massachusetts are exploring whether they can charge Bulger and others with murder and other crimes now that the federal trial is over, the Boston Globe Press reports. One associate that…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A San Antonio Police officer faces federal charges after his own department arrested him on accusations of planting false evidence and demanding cash from a crime victim, KHOU.com reports. The joint sting operation by the police department and FBI led to Officer Curtis W. Lundy’s arrest Thursday . The incident happened on…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Former Sen. John Edwards, who is already dealing with a mess of federal charges that he violated campaign finance laws to shield an affair, is going to have to deal with this latest public relations mess. The website DNAinfo reports a hooker working for the millionaire Mom Madam Anna Gristina told…
