By Mary Jacoby ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The famously leak-proof Barack Obama operation hasn’t said much about its plans for the Justice Department. But one thing’s clear: the controversial Office of Legal Counsel notorious for issuing what critics dubbed the “Torture Opinion” — the sanctioning of extreme interrogation techniques — is going to come under some…
The fascination with ex-FBI agent John Connolly, convicted in a mob murder, continues. Newsweek visited him in a Miami jail to get his take on his conviction in a mob murder. By Suzanne Smalley and Evan Thomas Newsweek For many years, John Connolly was the FBI’s most effective Mafia investigator in Boston. He has a…
Sometimes the pre-trial legal battles can be intense. In this case, the pre-indictment battles are becoming intense. This one is shaping up as a battle of battles. By Salt Lake Tribune Staff And Wire Services Washington— Five Blackwater Worldwide security guards indicted in Washington, D.C., for the shooting of Iraqi civilians plan to surrender to…
Rep. William J. Jefferson’s loyal voter base finally wore too thin. A Republican has unseated the 9-term Dem, who faces trial some time next year on public corruption charges. As a Congressman, Jefferson still had a chip to bargain with if he decided to plead guilty. He could have agreed to step down in exchange…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – I always marveled at the voter loyalty Rep. William J. Jefferson generated. Long after the FBI found $90,000 in marked FBI bills in his freezer in August 2005, many many people in the “Big Easy” still loved him. Apparently, Saturday there wasn’t enough of that kind of special love…
The legal combat over the combat in Iraq is already starting even before the indictments are unsealed for five Blackwater employees. By Del Quentin Wilber and Julie Tate Washington Post Staff Writers WASHINGTON — Attorneys for five Blackwater Worldwide security guards charged in a 2007 shooting that left 17 Iraqi civilians dead accused the government…
Let’s see. One governor is in prison. Another is under investigation and is being secretly recorded by the feds. Mmm. Sounds a lot like Louisiana. By Jeff Coen, John Chase and David Kidwell Chicago Tribune CHICAGO — Federal investigators recently made covert tape recordings of Gov. Rod Blagojevich in the most dramatic step yet in…
