By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A California attorney thought he’d make some extra cash by getting his client to lie before a grand jury in Los Angeles in a visa fraud case. Now he won’t need that cash when he heads off to prison. Alfred Nash Villalobos, 46, of South Lake Tahoe, Calif., was found guilty…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Unless someone leaks it, we won’t know what federal prosecutors said in a sealed motion filed Monday in response to complaints by star cyclist Lance Armstrong’s attorneys, who say the feds leaked info about a grand jury probe into Armstrong and allegations of doping. The Associated Press reported that LA U.S….
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It continues to be a bumpy road for once upon a time presidential hopeful John Edwards, who also ran as vice president in 2004. The Associated Press reports that a federal grand jury in Raleigh, N.C., is investigating whether he violated campaign finance laws and knew about money used to cover…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Nine people have been busted in what authorities in Houston say is DEA’s largest seizure of the narcotic PCP in its history. Authorities said it had seized 57 gallons of the drug which goes by street names including angel dust and rocket fuel. A grand jury indicted the nine people last…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The lawyer for seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has sent off a letter to a Los Angeles federal prosecutor complaining about leaks in a grand jury probe into possible doping conspiracies involving Armstrong’s team, the Associated Press reported. Lawyer Tim Herman wrote federal prosecutor Doug Miller of the L.A….
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – Jose Conseco, — who is described in the New York Daily News as a “now broke former ballplayer” — emerged from a grand jury in Washington on Thursday and had a few words about the investigation into whether former pitcher Roger Clemens perjured himself before Congress about taking steroids…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A major probe by the FBI and Justice Department into the New Orleans Police department’s behavior in the wake of Hurricane Katrina is continuing to show signs of life. The New Orleans Times-Picayune reported that Police Superintendent Warren Riley, his predecessor Eddie Compass and other top police brass testified Friday before…
The Salahis pose with the v.p./facebook By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Authorities still seem determined to make a federal case out of the White House party crashing incident involving the Barbie-Doll looking couple, the Salahis. The Washington Post is reporting that a federal grand jury has been convened to look into the matter, and…
