Atty. Gen. Holder Announces New Professional Misconduct Review Unit

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has created a “Professional Misconduct Review Unit” to handle disciplinary actions for career attorneys at the department resulting from Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) investigations. Attorney Gen. Eric Holder Jr., in announcing the new unit on Tuesday, said it will be headed up by Kevin Ohlson,who…

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Woman Pleads to Voluntary Manslaughter in Death of Pitts. FBI Agent Sam Hicks; Gets Nearly 16 Years

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A woman pleaded guilty Tuesday morning in federal court in Pittsburgh to voluntary manslaughter and discharging a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence in the fatalĀ  shooting of FBI agent Sam Hicks in 2008, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported. Under the plea agreement, Christina Korbe was sentenced to 15…

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