A deputy U.S. Marshal who was fatally shot while trying to serve an arrest warrant on a fugitive in North Carolina was honored Monday at a memorial service attended by hundreds of people, including U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland.
More than 3,500 people have been arrested across nine cities as part of “Operation Legend,” an anti-crime initiative launched by the Justice Department in July, Attorney General William Barr announced Tuesday.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Imagine if you will, if there was an interim director of the FBI and President Barack Obama announced that he wasn’t going to bother nominating the interim director to a permanent post because he didn’t want to expend the political capital and energy. Imagine the message that would send: Presumably that…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Atty. Gen. Eric Holder Jr. has issued a memo calling for a temporary hiring freeze for all Justice Department employees at least until spring, saying the federal government is “facing unprecedented budget challenges”, ABC News reported. “I anticipate revisiting the Department’s hiring and staff situation in the spring, once we know…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The spoils of swindler Bernie Madoff and his wife go up for auction Saturday in New York. His black velveteen slippers, an emerald cut 10.5-carat diamond ring, other jewelry and furniture are up for grabs, the New York Daily News reports. Auctioneers at Gaston & Sheehan will handle the sale, which…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Arizona prison escapee John Charles McCluskey and his companion Casslyn Welch have changed their appearance, the U.S. Marshals Service said Wednesday. The Marshals Service issued a statement Wednesday saying that McCluskey now has black hair and a beard and Welch has dyed her hair blonde. The Marshals Service said investigators have…
Good news for federal judges who put their lives on the line going up against some of the nation’s toughest criminals and angry litigants who can get unhinged. Protection has improved. Not long ago the Marshal Service was under attack for not promptly investigating threats against judges. Matthew Barakat ASSOCIATED PRESS Four years after the…
