By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The feds are apparently worried about the assets of James “Whitey” Bulger’s girlfriend vanishing. They want to make sure she has the money to pay for any fines at sentencing. So they’ve frozen her assets, the Boston Herald reports. The Boston Herald reports that girlfriend Catherine Greig, who is behind bars,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A former Pima Superior Court judge who once had some pointed words about Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio in a court ruling, has been nominated by President Obama to take over the U.S. Attorney post in Phoenix, the Phoenix New Times reports. Judge John Leonardo once wrote in a ruling that…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com U.S. Atty. Carmen Ortiz for Massachusetts governor in 2014? That seems to be the rumor circulating in Democratic circles, according to the Boston Herald. “That’s a rumor out there,” acknowledged former Massachusetts Democratic Party Chairman Phil Johnston, according to the Boston Herald “She’s had a high profile as a U.S. attorney,…
BackpacksBackpacks priced under $100 sold for use by elementary and secondary students are exempt during the sales tax holiday. A backpack is a pack with straps one wears on the back. The exemption includes backpacks with wheels, provided they can also be worn on the back like a traditional backpack Canada Goose Sale, and messenger…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Former Sen. John Edwards, who is already dealing with a mess of federal charges that he violated campaign finance laws to shield an affair, is going to have to deal with this latest public relations mess. The website DNAinfo reports a hooker working for the millionaire Mom Madam Anna Gristina told…
By Richard Serrano Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON – When the ATF made alleged gun trafficker Manuel Fabian Celis-Acosta its primary target in the ill-fated Fast and Furious investigation, it hoped he would lead the agency to two associates who were Mexican drug cartel members. The ATF even questioned and released him knowing that he…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ex-Secret Service Agent Tom Rosfelder, who worked for the agency for 26 years, has been hired as the security director for the organizers of September’s Democratic convention in Charlotte, N.C., according to the Charlotte Observer, The native Ohio man will work with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and the Secret Service, the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DETROIT –– The federal trial involving a Michigan militia known as the Hutaree has raised questions about the right of free speech and what constitutes talk versus reality. Defense attorneys claim the government has overstepped on the case. The government insists there was serious talk of killing a cop and…
