By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The “dean of federal law enforcement in Tulsa”has passed away. Don Crowl’s 25-year career with the Secret Service included stints on security details of six presidents, from Lyndon Johnson to George H. W. Bush, plus other politicians, judges, foreign dignitaries and cabinet members, reports the Tulsa World. He passed away on…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Nearly three years after being elected President, the Obama administration is still working to fill the U.S. Attorney spots. The latest: The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday gave the go ahead by voice vote for four U.S. Attorney nominees in Texas and one in Oregon. The full Senate must now…
By PAUL BEDARD and LAUREN FOX U.S. News & World Report Racism and the nation’s white hot political environment that has sparked bitter division in Washington and a political assassination attempt in Arizona have raised concerns about President Obama’s safety on the campaign trail, according to a former top U.S. marshal and retired…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The Presidential appointments in law enforcement continue to trickle in. The White House on Wednesday announced the nominations of Dennis J. Erby for U.S.Marshal for the Northern District of Mississippi and Edward M. Spooner for U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of Florida. Spooner is currently Assistant Special Agent…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — After more than two years in office, President Obama is still chipping away at appointments for U.S. Attorney and U.S. Marshal. The latest: President Obama nominated private attorney George Lamar Beck, Jr., a former Deputy Attorney General in Alabama from 1971 to 1979, for the U.S. Attorney post for…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — President Obama on Wednesday nominated three U.S. Attorneys and three U.S. Marshals. The nominees for U.S. Attorney include Charlotte lawyer Thomas Gray Walker for North Carolina’s Eastern District, assistant U.S. Attorney Felicia Adams for the Northern District of Mississippi and S. Amanda Marshall. So far, according to the Justice…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved Stacia A. Hylton as the new U.S. Marshal by unanimous consent. Authorities said Hylton returns to the U.S. Marshals Service after operating her own consulting company, Hylton Kirk & Associates. She served in federal law enforcement for 29 years, including as the Federal…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON– President Obama on Wednesday nominated Kenneth F. Bohac to serve as a U.S. Marshal for the Central District of Illinois. “I am proud to nominate this dedicated public servant as a United States Marshal,” President Obama said in a statement. Ken Bohac became a Deputy U.S. Marshal in Chicago in…
