Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The city of Seattle and the Justice Department are engaged in intense negotiations with a mediator over how to bring about sweeping changes in the Seattle Police Department, the Seattle Times reports. Negotiations come six months after the Justice Department revealed troubled findings about a department that engages in a “pattern and…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Hopefully the case of baseball star Roger Clemens provides a lesson for the Justice Department. Yes, it’s wrong to lie to Congress, which is what he was charged with. Nevertheless, when you have a questionable case — and in this instance a very questionable one — walk away. The prosecution screwed…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Joe Allen, a former federal prosecutor in Detroit, has been named acting Assistant Director of Public & Governmental Affairs for ATF in Washington, an agency that has had its share of public relations problems in wake of its Operation Fast and Furious. Allen, who replaces Gregory K. Gant, will head up…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Imprisoned ex-FBI John Connolly, who was the Boston case agent for informant/mobster James “Whitey” Bulger, tells Newsweek: “The Justice Department is going to do everything within its power to try to make sure the full story never comes out” about Bulger’s activities and his relationship with the FBI. Connolly is serving…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department said it will sue Florida if it doesn’t scrap its controversial voter purge program, which critics says unfairly targets minorities based on largely inaccurate information, CNN reports. At issue is a Republican-led effort to eliminate non-eligible voters in a battleground state that will play a key role in…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department announced it will monitor primary elections in two South Carolina counties following complaints of discrimination. Tasked with ensuring fair elections, the Justice Department said in a press release that it will assure that local officials comply with the Voting Rights Act, which bans discrimination on the basis of race….
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The U.S. House Oversight Committee will take the unusual step this week of deciding whether to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for failing to turn over documents in the controversial Fast and Furious weapons sting investigation, CBS News reports. Republicans say the Justice Department is withholding tens of…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department may soon investigate whether New York City’s controversial stop-and-frisk program unfairly targets racial minorities. Opponents, who say the program is illegal because it has led to countless race-based searches, met with the department Thursday to call for its involvement, according to USA Today. Mayor Michael Bloomberg defends the…
