Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The rap-metal duo Insane Clown Posse has lost its lawsuit against the feds. U.S. District Judge Robert Cleland dismissed the group’s lawsuit against the FBI and Justice Department, saying the government can’t be blamed for any fallout from a 2011 FBI report that classified fans of the group as a “loosely organized…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Attorneys for notorious mobster James “Whitey” Bulger plan to appeal his murder and racketeering conviction less than a week after he was sentenced to two life terms in prison, Reuters reports. The brief filing in U.S. District Court in Boston does not list specific objections. But Reuters suggests Bulger’s attorneys may be…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A retired FBI agent accused of trying to derail an investigation into military fraud was jailed Tuesday pending trial after a federal judge in Utah said he violated terms of his release, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. U.S. District Court judge ordered Robert G. Lustyik Jr., 50, to jail after prosecutors provided…
By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit DETROIT — When you serve on the Detroit City Council and one of your employees at city hall tells you the FBI is here to see you . . .well, your mind starts racing. You figure the agents aren’t there to talk about the Tigers’ prospects. President Pro-tem Gary…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Lawyers for mobster James “Whitey” Bulger are seeking more evidence to bolster their claim that the accused serial murderer was given a license to kill by the federal government, the Boston Herald reports. Defense lawyers are asking U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns to order the release of all relevant correspondence between the…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Former Boston mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger should not be prosecuted for 19 murders because the government promised him immunity for past and future crimes when he was an FBI informant, his lawyer argued Monday, the Washington Post reports. Attorney J.W. Carney Jr. said he plans to urge the judge to dismiss…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal prosecutors are hoping send a message about illegal online gambling by urging a judge to sentence the brother-in-law of U.S. Rep. John Tierney, D-Massachusetts, for at least four years, the Boston Herald reported. The mastermind of Antigua-based Sports Off Shore, Daniel Eremian, was found guilty in December of racketeering and conspiracy…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The man dubbed the Underwear Bomber has until Aug. 19 to hammer out a plea deal, the Associated reported. Trial is set for October. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who tried blowing up an Amsterdam to Detroit bound Northwest Airlines flight on Christmas day in 2009, appeared in U.S. District Court on Thursday…
