It’s good that the long arm of the U.S. can stretch far beyond its borders when pursuing crime in this global world of ours. On the downside, at least in some cases, the U.S. Attorney’s Office could probably put resources to better use and let the country of origin charge and prosecute the cases. For…
Loretta Lynch/law firm photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — With still plenty slots to fill nationwide, President Obama on Wednesday nominated lawyers for U.S. Attorney posts in Louisiana, West Virginia, Kentucky and New York, the website Main Justice reported. The nominees, according to Main Justice, include Stephanie Finley for the Western District of Louisiana; …
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — No matter the cost, one thing is certain: It ain’t going to be cheap. The Associated Press is reporting that New York police commissioner Raymond Kelly says the cost of providing security for the upcoming federal trial of five Sept. 11, 2001 terror attack suspects will far exceed the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The feds are taking the upcoming 9/11 trial quite seriously. Richard Kolko, an FBI spokesman in New York, said the agency will be forming a squad to assist the prosecutors in preparing the case against alleged mastermind of the plot, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others. The squad, he…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com New York mobster Gregory DePalma, whose friends included celebrities Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Willie Mays, and who was embarrassed when he suggested an undercover Cuban-born FBI agent become a made man in the Gambino crime family, has died in prison at age 77, Gangland News reported. DePalma became a “made…
By Allan Lengel For Sphere.com (A New AOL News Site) Legally, there’s no limit. But all the same, prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New York working the case of mobster John Gotti Jr. must be wondering: When a defendant gets off thanks to repeated mistrials, how many times can you retry him before…
By Eugene Robinson The Washington Post WASHINGTON — Critics of Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision to bring the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks and four other accused terrorists to New York for trial can’t seriously believe the city will have trouble handling the expected “trial of the century” hoopla. The critics can’t really…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Legendary ex-Los Angeles Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda and Gen. James T. Conway of the Marine Corps were among those who attended the Federal Law Enforcement Foundation awards Friday in New York at the Waldorf Astoria hotel where 11 FBI employees from the New York division received awards for their work. Investigator…
