This has the makings of an ugly ugly public relations mess. By John Caniglia Cleveland Plain Dealer CLEVELAND – An agent of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration was indicted today on charges that he lied repeatedly in a botched 2005 drug case that caused 17 people to be wrongly charged. Lee Lucas, a 19-year veteran,…
The scandal is only getting bigger. All it will take is for some of the defendants to start talking and it will grow even more. Expect the ex-Gov to hit the airwaves denying guilt. BY NATASHA KORECKI, CHRIS FUSCO AND STEVE WARMBIR Chicago Sun-Times CHICAGO — A federal grand jury today has lodged sweeping corruption…
We always like to think of judges as the gold-standard for integrity. We’re always reminded that there’s one too many exceptions. Jerry Mitchell The Clarion-Ledger JACKSON, Miss. — The former prosecutor who made a worldwide name for himself for putting Klansman Byron De La Beckwith behind bars pleaded not guilty today to a five-count indictment…
Is New York attorney Robert M. Simels, a nemesis of the Justice Department, just an aggressive advocate for his clients or a danger to public safety as the government claims? His long-standing battle with the Justice Department continues. By Van Smith Baltimore City Paper BALTIMORE — On Thursday, Feb. 5, the Justice Department took two…
BY GLENN BLAIN DAILY NEWS ALBANY BUREAU ALBANY –Former State Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno was indicted Friday on charges of pocketing at least $3 million by steering contracts to select businesses. Bruno, who retired from the Legislature in July after more than 32 years in office, was charged in an eight-count indictment with taking…
The security company that became an ugly symbol of America’s unruly presence in Iraq faces ugly times ahead. By Del Quentin Wilber Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Five Blackwater Worldwide Security guards have been charged in a September 2007 shooting that left 17 Iraqi civilians dead and raised questions about the U.S. government’s use…
