By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com More than a dozen ex-U.S. Attorneys, a former Solicitor General and six ex-Attorney Generals including Janet Reno, Ramsey Clark and Edwin Meese III, have signed a letter written to an Iowa federal judge questioning “the government’s extreme sentencing position” regarding Sholom Rubashskin, the former chief executive of an Iowa kosher meat…
Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The two U.S. Attorneys from Iowa who were recommended by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) were confirmed by the full Senate on Saturday, the Associated Press reported. The Senate also confirmed Kenyen Brown for the Southern District of Alabama U.S. Attorney post. For Iowa, the Senate confirmed Stephanie Rose for U.S….
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Some last-minute objections have surfaced against Stephanie Rose, who has yet to be confirmed by the Senate for the U.S. attorney’s post in northern Iowa, the New York Times is reporting. Some defense attorneys are voicing concern about assistant U.S. Attorney Rose’s leading role in the prosecution of hundreds of illegal…
The feds say the product may have been kosher, but the operation was not. The case involving this kosher meat plant and the use of illegal immigrants has gotten so much publicity that the trial has been moved from Iowa to South Dakota. By Grant Schulte USA TODAY DES MOINES – The man who managed…
It’s heartening to see that people can rise above such impediments. But if given the U.S. Attorney job, people are certainly going to be watching how he treats drug cases. By Andrew Ramonas Main Justice WASHINGTON — The Midwest has been hit hard by meth. Law enforcement devotes significant resources to combatting the illegal drug….
