By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The slow process of lining up new U.S. Attorneys continued Monday with the nomination of four new names. The website Main Justice reported that President Obama nominated: Christopher A. Crofts (Wyoming): James L. Santelle (Eastern District of Wisconsin): Thomas G. Walker (Eastern District of North Carolina): Barbara L. McQuade (Eastern District…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com New York mobster Gregory DePalma, whose friends included celebrities Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Willie Mays, and who was embarrassed when he suggested an undercover Cuban-born FBI agent become a made man in the Gambino crime family, has died in prison at age 77, Gangland News reported. DePalma became a “made…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Secret Service, which has come under a tremendous amount of heat after a couple sneaked into the White House gala, has interviewed the couple, the New York Times reported. The paper reported that the Secret Service interviewed Michaele and Tareq Salahi Friday and Saturday. The interviews come as the Secret…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Supreme Court could throw some high profile cases into a tizzy including the one involving ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. The court is scheduled to hear arguments in December on the validity of the “honest-services fraud” law which is frequently used in public corruption cases that involve public officials taking money…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI joined the hunt for a “person of interest” in the slaying of four police officers in Parkland, Wash., at a coffee shop Sunday morning, according to media reports. Authorities identified the person of interest as Maurice Clemmons, 37, of Tacoma, Wash. Meanwhile, the Seattle Times reported that ex-Arkansas Gov….
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The publicity hungry couple that crashed the White House dinner, is now trying to cash in on their stunt, the New York Times reports. The New York Times reports that aspiring reality-TV stars themselves began trying to sell their story for hundreds of thousands of dollars. The paper reported that Michaele…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A cyber-security expert who has worked with such agencies as the FBI and Scotland Yard is warning that hackers and cyber criminals are targeting social networks like Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin, the The Observer in London reports. “It’s happening all over the world,” said the expert Mikko Hypponen, who refuses to…
