Zane Memeger/law firm photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON –After months of speculation and uncertainty, it appears former federal prosecutor Zane D. Memeger, a partner in a big city law firm, is expected to be nominated as U.S. Attorney in Philly, the Philadelphia Inquirer is reporting. The Inquirer reports that Memeger was a assistant U.S….
Politics as usual isn’t really good enough. It’s been almost a year since Pres. Obama took office and there’s still no clear picture as to who will be the new U.S. Attorney in Philadelphia. That should be unacceptable. By MICHAEL HINKELMAN Philadelphia Daily News PHILADELPHIA — By this date eight years ago, the then-new U.S….
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A different kind of payday is coming for Shakila Nakia Wallace — and it may be in the form of a prison sentence. Wallace, 25, a former office automation clerk in the U.S. Attorney’s financial litigation unit in Philadelphia, pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court to using personal identification info…
One thing for sure, federal prosecutors were relentless. After jurors hung in two trials before, they got a conviction. By George Anastasia Philadelphia Inquirer Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA — Former Philadelphia Police Officer Malik Snell was convicted last night of using his badge and his gun to rob drug dealers. A U.S. District Court jury deliberated…
Interim U.S. Attorney Laurie Magid did some things that bothered people enough that they didn’t want to wait for her replacement. One thing involved a fundraiser. Another involved her attempt to merge the Organized Crime Strike Force into a larger unit. The result: Good bye Laurie Magid as U.S. Attorney. By Emilie Lounsberry and Robert…
This scandal is widening and it’s not pretty. A Philly detective is also under investigation into who tipped off a major drug kingpin about an ATF raid. By George Anastasia and John Shiffman Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA –– Former NBA point guard Jerome “Pooh” Richardson, a Philadelphia high school standout and a star at UCLA, is…
These type of breaches undermine the integrity of the system and reminds us that the this type of corruption just doesn’t happen south of the border. By John Shiffman and George Anastasia Inquirer Staff Writers PHILADELPHIA — Hours before ATF agents raided his home and arrested him in 2005, Philadelphia drug kingpin Alton “Ace Capone”…
A herd of candidates are trying to grab the U.S. Attorney post in Philly, but if history is any indication, there won’t be any decision made any time soon. By KITTY CAPARELLA Philadelphia Daily News PHILADELPHIA — WANTED: U.S. Attorney with trial experience, possibly a career prosecutor, outstanding academic credentials and a fervor to tackle…
