By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The Obama administration’s latest push against the medical marijuana industry is aimed at the media. U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy said she plans to start going after newspapers, radio stations and other outlets that advertise marijuana dispensaries, reports California Watch. “I’m not just seeing print advertising,” U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy told California…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Federal authorities in San Diego charged a high-ranking Mexican law enforcement official and 42 others as part of a crackdown on a major Mexican drug cartel — the Fernando Sanchez Organization — that allegedly was involved in murders and kidnappings, the San Diego Tribune reported. The Mexican official, Jesus Quinonez Marquez,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The U.S. Senate on Friday confirmed Stephanie Finley for the U.S. Attorney post for the Western District of Louisiana and Laura Duffy for the top federal prosecutor post in the Southern District of California. Duffy had been recommended by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), the San Diego Union reported. The website Main…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com President Obama on Wednesday continued to nominate U.S. Attorneys, this time for California, Texas, Guam and Florida. The nominees included Laura E. Duffy for the Southern District of California; Wifredo A. Ferrer for the Southern District of Florida; Alicia Limtiaco for Guam and John B. Stevens, Jr. for the Eastern District…
