It’s nearly impossible to have a spotless record when you have so many federal prosecutors around the country. Still, it’s no excuse and instances like this certainly don’t help promote public faith in the system. By Mike Scarcella The BLT: The Blog of LegalTimes A former federal prosecutor in Washington was dishonest, interfered with the…
Nearly six years ago Baltimore federal prosecutor Jonathan Luna was found face down in a creek with multiple stab wounds in Lancaster Co., Pa. Some think it was a suicide. Others say it was murder. Some say the investigation is active. Others say it’s not. Reporter Jeffrey Anderson looks into the matter.
Bank Robber Discovers It’s Not A Good Idea To Blog Everything You Do By Brian Schott ticklethewire.com A man who robbed a South Carolina bank and then blogged about it on MySpace pleaded guilty Thursday to the crime in a South Carolina federal court. On Jan. 20, Joseph Wade Northington, 27, of Roanoke, Va., robbed…
For a prosecutor who pressures someone to testify, for a reporter who exposes someone’s wrongdoing, the end results can sometimes be deadly. By STEVE VISSER The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ATLANTA — A federal prosecutor drove a woman to suicide by threatening to indict her to get her to incriminate her husband in a massive investigation of…
