By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Attorney General Eric Holder assigned the U.S. Attorneys from D.C. and Baltimore to launch criminal probes into national security leaks to members of the media. In a press release issued Friday, Holder said D.C. U.S. Attorney Ron Machen and Baltimore U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein will lead the probes. The leaks center…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The modern day pirates continue to baffle the world in their ability to commandeer large ships and get away with it. Still, not all have gone free. On Thursday, Jama Idle Ibrahim, a/k/a Jaamac Ciidle, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Washington to 25 years in prison for his role…
OTHER WEEKEND NEWS Obama’s Pick for Justice Dept. Office of Legal Counsel Dawn Johnsen Withdraws (AP) Recommendation for Philly U.S. Atty. Finally Forwarded to White House (Philadelphia Inquirer) U.S. Attorney Nominee in Tennessee Considered a Quick Study (Tennessean)
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Chalk up three more confirmations of U.S. Attorneys around the country. The news website Main Justice reports that the Senate on Thursday confirmed Ron Machen for the District of Columbia; Andre Birotte Jr. for the Central District of California and Richard Hartunian for the Northern District of New York….
The current U.S. Attorney Jeff Taylor is well respected and doing a good job, but there’s no way D.C. Del Eleanor Holmes Norton, who has had limited power as a member of Congress, is going to pass up an opportunity to exert her influence and help select a new U.S. Attorney. So far, according to…
