Zane Memeger/law firm photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON –After months of speculation and uncertainty, it appears former federal prosecutor Zane D. Memeger, a partner in a big city law firm, is expected to be nominated as U.S. Attorney in Philly, the Philadelphia Inquirer is reporting. The Inquirer reports that Memeger was a assistant U.S….
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Terrorist groups in recent times have increasingly turned to drug trafficking to finance operations, and the U.S. Attorney in Manhattan is responding. The New York Times is reporting that U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara is merging the office’s international drug trafficking and terrorism units because he “wants to focus more on extremist…
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson/gov photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Justice may be blind, but politics is not — particularly when it comes to the appointment of a new U.S. Attorney in Dallas. The Dallas Morning News reports that the White House may not be any closer to appointing a new U.S. Attorney there…
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.,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The man accused of killing intern Chandra Levy in 2001, has been charged with threatening a witness, a fellow inmate, from testifying against him, the Washington Post reported. The U.S. Attorneys Office in Washington this week filed a superseding indictment against suspect Ingmar Guandique, 28, adding an obstruction of…
Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The two U.S. Attorneys from Iowa who were recommended by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) were confirmed by the full Senate on Saturday, the Associated Press reported. The Senate also confirmed Kenyen Brown for the Southern District of Alabama U.S. Attorney post. For Iowa, the Senate confirmed Stephanie Rose for U.S….
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Some last-minute objections have surfaced against Stephanie Rose, who has yet to be confirmed by the Senate for the U.S. attorney’s post in northern Iowa, the New York Times is reporting. Some defense attorneys are voicing concern about assistant U.S. Attorney Rose’s leading role in the prosecution of hundreds of illegal…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Alaska, the Frontier State, is spreading its wings. Come next month, it will open a new office in Juneau, the state capital, the Juneau Empire reports. Former Juneau Assistant District Attorney Jack Schmidt, 38, was recently hired to work in that office, which will be housed…
