March 16, 2012
Fed Prosecutor Used Alias to Bash People — Including Fed Judges — in Comments Section of New Orleans Paper
By Times-Picayune Staff NEW ORLEANS — In a rare black eye for his office, U.S. Attorney Jim Letten confirmed Thursday that Sal Perricone, one of his top prosecutors, has been using the alias “Henry L. Mencken1951” to bash landfill owner Fred Heebe and a raft of other local and national figures, including federal judges, in…
Bye Bye Blago: Ex-Ill Gov Heads off to Prison in Colo.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the guy who had an acute case of rambling on and on, may be a bit more careful now that he’s behind bars. The Illinois governor, aka “Blago”, reported to prison Thursday morning at the Federal Correctional Institution Englewood in suburban Denver, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. Now Blago…
Feds Charge New Orleans Man in 5 Murders Including an Off-Duty Cop
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A fed jury on Thursday issued a superseding indictment charging a New Orleans man with the murder of five people, one of whom was an off-duty New Orleans cop. Steven Earl Hardrick, 27, was charged with violations of the federal controlled substances act and federal firearms laws, carjacking, witness tampering and…
Counterfeit Money Used to Buy Girl Scout Cookies; Secret Service Steps in
By ASHTON MARRA ABC News Whether you prefer Do-Si-Dos or Thin Mints, almost everyone loves a Girl Scout cookie, but the annual fundraiser has created a spike in crime across the country this year that has even the Secret Service stepping in. At least two troops on opposite sides of the U.S. have received counterfeit…
FBI and Homeland Security Concerned About Attack at Home
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The murder of 16 Afghan civilians by a U.S. soldier could come back to haunt us here in the homeland. CNN reports that the FBI and Department of Homeland Security put out a bulletin on Wednesday issuing that warning, saying “there is currently no specific, credible threat information” but that the…