By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A U.S. Border Patrol agent in Arizona pleaded guilty Friday in federal court in Tucson to assaulting a Mexican National in his custody, the Justice Department said. Agent Eduardo Moreno admitted that on May 10, 2006, while on duty at the U.S. Border Patrol Processing Center in Nogales, Ariz., he kicked…
By New Orleans Times-Picayune Editorial NEW ORLEANS — The Justice Department’s investigation into possible criminal and civil violations related to BP’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is an important and necessary step. The more Americans learn about the decisions and missteps that may have contributed to the disaster, the more it seems that…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com As expected, the Justice Department is going after those involved in the ugliest oil spill in U.S. history. Atty. Gen. Eric Holder Jr. announced Tuesday in New Orleans that the Justice Department was launching a criminal and civil probe into the Gulf spill that continues to kill wildlife and livelihoods and…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Justice Department appears to be sharpening it chops as it considers taking a pound of flesh out of oil giant BP, which has failed to put a cap on the worst oil spill in U.S. history. The Los Angeles Times is reporting that a team of federal prosecutors and investigators…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, which vowed to have more transparency in government, is working very hard to keep some secrets. At issue: The names of more than 9,200 people President George W. Bush denied pardons and commutations, the National Law Journal reports. Last year, a D.C. federal judge ruled against…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Channing Phillips, the number two person in the D.C. U.S. Attorney’s Office, is heading off to the Justice Department several blocks away to become Deputy Associate Attorney General for Diversity Management. A Justice Department memo announcing the move said Phillips will be responsible for the implementation of Attorney General…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In response to a cry for help from the newly minted Mayor, the Justice Department announced Monday that it will conduct an evaluation of the New Orleans Police Department to figure out reforms for the troubled agency, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reported. Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez, attending a news conference…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Newly minted New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu is asking the Justice Department to step in and help reform the troubled police department that has been plagued by scandal, including the cover up of police shootings right after Katrina in 2005. The New Orleans Times-Picayune reported that Landrieu on Wednesday asked Attorney…
