Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A U.S. Army veteran who sued the FBI after saying the bureau removed him from a training academy because of his prosthetic left hand was awarded $75,000 in damages Wednesday, the Washington Post reports. The federal jury in Alexandria determined Justin Slaby, whose hand was blown off by a grenade during a…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A federal jury will resume deliberations today in the racketeering and murder trial of accused mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger after submitting five questions for the judge, CNN reports. The eight men and four women wanted to know whether they needed to vote unanimously on 33 “predicate” acts in one of the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com On its second try, federal prosecutors failed once again to convict ex-baseball star Roger Clemens of lying to Congress. CNN reported that a federal jury acquitted Clemens on Monday on all six counts.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It’s the end of the line for Thomas Gioeli, the ex-acting boss of the Colombo crime family. A federal jury in Brooklyn convicted Gioeli and family solidier Dino Caracino on Wednesday of racketeering conspiracy in a case that involved allegations of murder, witness tampering and obstruction of justice. In other words,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A federal jury on Friday convicted five current and former New Orleans cops in the case involving the cover-up and shooting of six unarmed civilians on Danziger Bridge days after Katrina devastated the area, WWL TV reported. Two of the people died. The station reported that defendants Kenneth Bowen, Robert Gisevius,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It’s the moment of truth. Jury deliberations in Blago II — the retrial of ex-Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich — begins Friday. Don’t expect a quick verdict. The jury will have to plow through 20 counts, which should take some time.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Who says wiseguys aren’t sensitive? The New York Daily News reports that Genovese mobster Joseph “JB” Barone, 49, who was an FBI informant for 18 years, cried late last week after he was acquitted by a federal jury in Manhattan of in a $1 million murder-for-hire plot. But it may not…
