September 2010
Defense Lawyers Accuse Govt. of Misconduct in Detroit Motorcycle Gang Convictions
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DETROIT — Defense attorneys were in federal court in downtown Detroit earlier this week alleging that the government engaged in misconduct and committed a number of errors to get convictions for all six Highwaymen Motorcycle Club members earlier this year, the Detroit Free press reported. The Free Press reported that defense…
Appeals Court Says Rep. John Conyer’s Wife Must Head to Prison
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ex-Detroit City Council member Monica Conyers — wife of Rep. John Conyers — won’t be able to delay the inevitable. The U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that she can’t stay out of prison pending her appeal, which centers on U.S. District Judge Avern Cohn’s decision not to allow her to…
Estranged Wife Gets Protective Order Against Ex-Dallas FBI Agent
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com And now the latest in the soap opera involving fired Dallas FBI agent Carlos Ortiz. The Dallas Morning News reports that a Dallas County associate family court judge on Thursday granted the ex-agent’s estranged wife a protective order in case he gets out of federal prison. The order forbids him from…
U.S. High School Football Star Became Mexican Drug Kingpin
By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. and ELISABETH MALKIN New York Times LAREDO, Tex. — The other children in his middle-class suburb teased him by calling him Barbie because of his looks, which reminded them of a Ken doll. The name stuck, and three decades later it would become associated with sadistic gangland slayings. Few people…
FBI Investigating Vandalism at Phoenix Mosque Under Construction
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The anti-Islam sentiment, triggered by the planned mosque in New York near ground zero, appears to be spreading around the country. The FBI is investigating vandalism that occurred at a mosque under construction in Phoenix a few weeks ago, the Associated Press reports. The vandalism included broken glass and graffiti. The…
FBI to Investigate Staff-Inmate Sexual Misconduct at Washington State County Jail
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI has been asked to step in and investigate allegations of sexual misconduct involving staff and inmates at the Clallam County Jail in Washington state, the Associated Press reports. Clallam County Sheriff Bill Benedict told the Peninsula Daily News that he had asked the FBI to step in , the…
Column: Ex-ATF Official: Know Your Real Enemy, Protect Your Friends
James Cavanaugh was an ATF agent and supervisor for 33 years before retiring earlier this year. In 2009, he was given the International Asscociation of Chiefs of Police Civil Rights Award for his Career fight against the KKK, Nazis, Militias and Hate Groups. James Cavanaugh/atf photo By James Cavanaugh For ticklethewire.com Law enforcement officers and prosecutors are…