The real question is: Are the feds focusing in on Rep. John Murtha, the influential pol from Pennsylvania? By Emma Schwartz and Justin Rood ABC News The FBI raided the offices of a defense lobbying firm with close ties to Democratic Rep. John Murtha (Penn.), sources tell ABC News. PMA Group The FBI searched the…
The Securities Exchange Commission has been shamed by the Bernie Madoff case. Lots of changes need to be made so this can’t happen again. Here’s one big one. By KARA SCANNELL The Wall Street Journal Former federal prosecutor Robert Khuzami will be named the new head of enforcement at the Securities and Exchange Commission as…
The GOP is examining David Ogden’s work as a private lawyer and conservatives are questioning his legal work defending the adult entertainment industry in First Amendment cases. Still, his confirmation seems to be a sure thing. By David Ingram Legal Times WASHINGTON — The nomination of David Ogden to be deputy attorney general has given…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Anthony St. Laurent Sr. gave a hired hitman some simple instructions before rubbing out rival New England mobster Robert DeLuca: “Shoot him in the f–ing head…Say ‘This is from the Saint.” Unfortunately for St. Laurent, a “made man” in the Patriarca crime family, the hitman was actually an undercover police officer,…
The civil case may be settled, but many are still waiting for the criminal case and for Bernie Madoff to head off to prison. By CBS and Associated Press The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday announced an agreement with disgraced money manager Bernard Madoff that could eventually force him to pay a civil fine…
Along with Washington and New York, the Miami U.S. Attorney’s Office is considered one of the higher profile offices in the country. The race is on for the seat. BY JAY WEAVER MiamiHerald.com MIAMI — Unlike the Bush and Clinton administrations, President Barack Obama isn’t immediately pushing the U.S. attorneys in Miami and 92 other…
Nothing like starting out your new job with a good Washington scandal. By Henri E. Cauvin Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Michael S. Steele, the new chairman of the Republican National Committee, said yesterday that there was nothing improper in a payment of more than $37,000 to his sister’s company for work on his…
