Weekend Series on Crime: The Philly Mob
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By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A New York state Assemblyman has been charged by a federal grand jury for soliciting more than $250,000 in bribes, reports the New York Post. William F. Boyland, Jr. is charged with soliciting more than $250,000 in bribes in order to fast-track development deals and to help a carnival company, the…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A Seattle Department of Corrections worker wasn’t acting so correctly, reports the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Corrections Officer Christian Knight is charged with providing suspected heroin and meth drug dealer Todd Hamilton, a convicted felon with connections to the Aryan Nation, “security” and intelligence on investigations, according to court documents. Hamilton was on…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The ATF is loosening restrictions on the sale of guns to noncitizens, reports the New York Times. Justice Department lawyers have decided that a rule requiring noncitizens to document that they have lived in a state for at least 90 days has no legal basis, according to a letter sent to…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com It was more than just a stocking stuffer. Federal agents gave more than $1.2 million in confiscated drug money to five police agencies in the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday, reports the San Jose Mercury News. The money came from a former medical marijuana dispensary in the area. DEA and…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Dumfounded by the success of the “Geezer Bandit” — a prolific bank robber who appears to be in his 70s — the FBI in Southern California is now aggressively pursuing the theory that he is actually a younger man who has donned a mask while sticking up 16 banks in the…