Weekend Series on the History Law Enforcement: Nixon Talks to Atty. Gen. Elliot Richardson in 1973
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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Some ATF agents are concerned about a recent memo from the Justice Department that tries to correct the beefing going on between the FBI and ATF over turf, the Washington Post reported. Acting Deputy Attorney Gen. Gary G. Grindler issued a memo earlier this month saying it was “critically…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A Dallas FBI agent accused of threatening to kill his estranged wife and the head of the Dallas FBI, Robert E. Casey Jr., will remain behind bars pending trial, the Dallas Morning News reported. The ruling by U.S. Magistrate Judge Irma Ramirez in Dallas came Thursday after hearing disturbing evidence about…
Ex-Gov on NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Perhaps one of the more interesting asterisks surrounding the decision Thursday by prosecutors to drop charges against Robert Blagojevich was that his brother Rod, the very chatty, seldom-at-a-loss for words ex-governor, had not called to congratulate him hours after the announcement, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. “When…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com At least one of the Blago brothers is off the hook. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that federal prosecutors announced Thursday in court that they were dropping the corruption charges against brother Robert Blagojevich. The jury had been deadlocked on all four counts against him and the judge had declared a mistrial,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — It hasn’t been all glamour for Eric Holder Jr. as Attorney General. For one, there’s the less than friendly receptions on Capitol Hill from Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee who seem to enjoy grilling him like a burger at a 4th of July gathering. Then there’s the second…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Despite their efforts, U.S. and Mexican authorities are seizing no more than one percent of the billions of dollars in drug proceeds being smuggled south into Mexico, according to an analysis by the Washington Post. The cash is being smuggled in spare tires, engine transmissions and truckloads of baby diapers, the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Suffice to say, FBI agent Carlos Ortiz is in big trouble. The 48-year-old Dallas agent was arrested Wednesday for allegedly threatening to kill his estranged wife — also an FBI employee — and Robert E. Casey Jr., the head of the Dallas FBI, the Dallas Morning News reported. The paper reported…