By Allan Lengel ticklethewire Sidney Smith, a World War II vet and Nixon-appointed U.S. Attorney in Idaho, died on April 23 at the age of 95, The Associated Press reported. Born in the Midwest, he graduated from the University of Colorado law school, AP reported. In 1970, President Nixon appointed him deputy general counsel for…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Baton Rouge U.S. Attorney David R. Dugas, a Bush appointee who took office five weeks after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, announced he is stepping down at the end of the week to join a national law firm with offices in Louisiana. “Serving as United States Attorney has been the greatest…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It never hurts for the officialdom of Washington to go beyond the Beltway and see the the rest of the country. FBI Director Robert Mueller on Monday did just that, and headed to the heartland to visit the FBI’s Springfield, Ill. office to thank employees and reiterate his agenda, the Associated…
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 The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago wants a federal judge to compel the testimony of an attorney who served as Rod Blagojevich’s general counsel while he was governor of Illinois. At issue is the attorney-client privilege involving the attorney William J. Quinlan. Blagojevich and his brother Robert face trial on public…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade in Detroit announced Thursday that she’s launched an internal inquiry into “recent disclosures of information to the press regarding federal public corruption investigations.’ McQuade asked investigating agencies to conduct similar internal inquiries, according to a press release issued by her office. The U.S. Attorney’s Office and…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A veteran California FBI agent who investigated white collar crimes has agreed to plead guilty to illegally accessing FBI files to help an acquaintance collect a debt, according to court records. A plea agreement filed by the U.S. Attorneys Office in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana, Calif. said that agent…
In a town not known for its subtleties, Brooklyn’s U.S. Attorney Benton Campbell is known as a low key, a nice guy. He’ll be stepping down soon. By A. G. SULZBERGER New York Times NEW YORK — It should have been the culmination of a distinguished prosecutorial career. Benton J. Campbell, the United States attorney…
