By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Convicted ex-Rep. William Jefferson of money-in-the-freezer fame has had his fair share of disputes with the federal government. But this time around he’s got to be pleased with the government, which, according to the New Orleans Times-Picayune, has asked and gotten more time to file briefs in the case. After all,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Looks like the prolific “Grandad Bandit”, suspected of at least 25 bank robberies in 13 states in less than two years, is retiring involuntarily — and not to Florida to enjoy the early bird specials. The FBI said agents arrested the bandit, aka Michael Francis Mara, 52, of Baton Rouge, La.,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Michael Morehart, the FBI’s deputy assistant director of the Security Division at headquarters, is moving down the road to take over as special agent in charge of the Richmond division. Morehart started as an agent in October 1986, and was first assigned to the Columbia, S.C., bureau before going…
