Pardon ME or ME or ME?
Tis the season to line up for a pardon before the president leaves town for good. Who is worthy of such a gift? Dafna Linzer, a reporter for ProPublica, examines this season’s contenders.
Tis the season to line up for a pardon before the president leaves town for good. Who is worthy of such a gift? Dafna Linzer, a reporter for ProPublica, examines this season’s contenders.
MANASSAS, Va. — Several months after moving in, the FBI’s Washington field office officially dedicated its 200,000 -square foot, state of the art Northern Viriginia office Friday with the usual ribbon cutting, speeches and food. The luminaries in attendance included Rep. Frank R. Wolf (R-Va.) and Joseph Persichini Jr., the head of the FBI Washington…
By Douglas Farah Terroristblog.org The good news yesterday was the conviction on all counts of Monzar al Kassar,the international weapons trafficker and friend of numerous terrorist organizations. Al Kassar and his accomplice, Luis Moreno Godoy were convicted in New York of conspiracy to murder U.S. nationals; conspiracy to murder U.S. officers and employees; conspiracy to…
WASHINGTON — After collapsing during a speech on Thursday night at a hotel in Upper Northwest Washington, Atty. Gen. Michael Mukasey was hospitalized overnight. Today he issued a statement to Department of Justice employees saying he was fine. Here’s what he had to say: Dear Colleagues, As you may have heard, I collapsed briefly last…
Samuel Hicks is a chilling reminder of the dangers that await a federal agent. By Michael A. Fuoco Pittsburgh Post-Gazette PITTSBURGH — FBI Agent Samuel Hicks with his wife, Brooke, and their 2-year old son, Noah. Special Agent Samuel Hicks’ classmates at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Va., used to follow his lead when training…
President-elect Obama will have some fence mending to take care of when he takes office. Zeenews.com WASHINGTON — Bolivia’s left-wing President Evo Morales on Wednesday accused the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) of trying to tap his telephone conversations instead of going after cocaine traffickers. Bolivian-US relations have deteriorated in recent months since Morales expelled…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A New York City police sergeant was charged with accessing without authoritization an FBI computer to assist someone in a child custody proceeding, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Thursday. Sgt. Haytham Khalis, 34, of Brooklyn, surrendered to federal authorities Thursday morning. According to federal court documents, the Royal Canadian Mounted police…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A free trip to New York and a ticket to attend the first game of the World Series in 2003: Priceless. Receiving all that from lobbyists linked to the infamous Jack Abramoff: Costly. Trevor L. Blackann, a former legislative assistant in the U.S. Senate is now paying for the…