Maryland Postal Clerk Stole More than $600,000 in Stamps That Were Sold on eBay

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — It’s  part of  human nature to want to make a difference. Marvin Foster made a difference. The 55-year-old Foster contributed to the  U.S. Postal Service’s astronomical losses, which are expected to reach $7 billion in fiscal 2009. Foster, a window clerk at the Elkridge, Md. post office, stole more than…

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Suspected Terrorist Convicted in Atlanta in Trial That Explored Youthful Extremists and the Internet

The Internet has become a staple for terrorists. This  trial illustrated that.  Federal authorities have been working to monitor the terrorists activities on the Internet and have actually shut down sites. But it’s a daunting task considering there’s so much activity out there. How do you catch it all — or most? By Sebastian Rotella…

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Jefferson II: Ex-Congressman’s Brother Mose Goes on Trial in New Orleans in Bribery Case Involving Secret FBI Recordings

The older brother Mose Jefferson now takes center stage in a federal courtroom after his brother ex-Rep. William Jefferson. The trial not only does not speak well for New Orleans, but for the Jefferson family, which has been the subject of years of FBI investigations.  Mose Jefferson  is accused of bribing a school board member….

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Ex-New Orleans Resident and Lebanese Man Claim FBI in Afghanistan Treated Them Like Terrorists for White Collar Crime

The FBI has generally avoided charges of impropriety when it comes to arrests overseas in Afghanistan and Iraq. But this former New Orleans resident and a Lebanese man claim they were subjected to cold temperatures in holding areas and put in tight bindings and a hood while being transported for 18 hours –all for a white…

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