By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A 28-year-old South Carolina man faces charges that he threatened the lives of several people including President Obama. Patrick Randell McIntosh Charleston, S.C. was arraigned in Atlanta U.S. District Court. “McIntosh is charged with making violent and disturbing threats online and via email to several people, including a threat to…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department announced it will monitor primary elections in two South Carolina counties following complaints of discrimination. Tasked with ensuring fair elections, the Justice Department said in a press release that it will assure that local officials comply with the Voting Rights Act, which bans discrimination on the basis of race….
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Patrick Maley, head of the Birmingham, Ala. FBI office, has picked to become South Carolina’s Inspector General to head up a new agency, according to the Post and Courier. Gov. Nikki Haley made the announcement on Wednesday. Haley, 53, a 30 year veteran of the FBI, must be confirmed by the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Apparently ex-Secret Service agent James Bartee learned a thing or two about fighting tough in politics while protecting politicians. The Independent Mail in South Carolina reports that he came out swinging during a speech Monday before a Republican party forum, and questioned the moral fitness of his three opponents for sheriff…
Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Got a smoke? The ATF closed a three-year joint investigation by the US Attorney’s office for the Western District of Virginia and District of South Carolina, the ATF, the IRS, ICE and the Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Department with multiple arrests in a scheme to move and tobacco illegally between Virginia and South…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A South Carolina woman who’s headed off to prison claims a Secret Service agent raped her after her arrest, according to the Associated Press. The woman alleged in court documents that the agent took advantage of her on a couch in his office after arresting her on embezzlement charges, AP reported….
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A federal judge in South Carolina on Thursday tossed out a lawsuit against the government by the man known as the “dirty bomber.” Jose Padilla had claimed he was tortured and denied an opportunity to practice his religion. U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel ruled that Padilla, who was arrested at Chicago…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.como The labor intensive effort to fill all the U.S. Attorney spots around the country continued Tuesday with President Barack Obama nominating defense lawyer William Nettles for U.S. Attorney in South Carolina, Main Justice news website reported. Main Justice reported that Nettles of the law firm Sanders & Nettles in Columbia, S.C.,…
