Raleigh Man Gets 3+ Years in Prison for Assaulting Female TSA Officer
A Raleigh man who assaulted a TSA officer in March 2022 after she found fake ID cards inside his luggage was sentenced Friday to more than three years in federal prison.
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Raleigh Police Officer Busted for Allegedly Selling Cocaine While On Duty
A Raleigh police officer was arrested Wednesday after allegedly selling cocaine to an undercover informant while he was on duty and wearing his uniform.
Travelers Rate Airports for Efficiency of Checkpoints, Arrive at Different Conclusions
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com What are the most efficient and headache-inducing airport checkpoints in the nation? The USA Today sought to find out by asking frequent flyers to voluntarily rate checkpoints for efficiency. The results were subjective and varied by traveler. Some targeted Orlando, Los Angeles and Raleigh, NC, as the least efficient airport checkpoint. One…
Convicted Terrorist Hysen Sherifi Faces New Charges He Plotted to Kill Witnesses Who Testified Against Him
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A North Carolina man sentenced last month to 45 years in prison for his role in a homegrown terrorist plot, faces new charges that he tried to hire a hit man to behead three witnesses that testified against him, the Charlotte Observer reported. Raleigh, N.C. resident Hysen Sherifi was charged Tuesday…
Senate Confirms U.S. Attys for N.C., Ala., Miss, Virgin Islands; Obama Nominates Miss. U.S. Attorney
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously confirmed Thomas Walker for U.S. Attorney in Raleigh, N.C., according to WRAL. Three other U.S. Attorneys were also confirmed, according to the website Main Justice: George Beck for the Middle District of Alabama; Felicia Adams for the Northern District of Mississippi; and Ronald Sharpe for…
No Surprise: Raleigh U.S. Attorney George Holding Announces Resignation
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In a move that comes as no surprise, Raleigh U.S. Attorney George E.B. Holding announced his resignation Friday, the Raleigh News & Observer reported. The announcement by the Bush appointee comes in wake of the indictment of twice-presidential hopeful John Edwards. The resignation is effective July 8, the paper reported. North…
Fed Grand Jury in N.C. Probing John Edwards
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It continues to be a bumpy road for once upon a time presidential hopeful John Edwards, who also ran as vice president in 2004. The Associated Press reports that a federal grand jury in Raleigh, N.C., is investigating whether he violated campaign finance laws and knew about money used to cover…
Late Sen. Helms Offered to Help FBI as TV Executive
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The late Sen. Jesse Helms of North Carolina was a broadcast executive before becoming a senator and “offered the facilities of his station to assist the FBI at any time,” according to a 1971 FBI memo, the Raleigh News Observer reported. “He is a great admirer of the Director [J. Edgar…