Son of CIA Case Officer Takes Charge of FBI Salt Lake City Office
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — James McTighe, the son of a CIA case officer, will take charge of the FBI’s Salt Lake City Division, replacing Timothy J. Fuhrman, who was recently named special agent in charge of the Mobile, Ala. office. McTighe had last served as special assistant for deputy director John Pistole at…
Column: Prediction on Sentencing for Rep. William Jefferson: The Judge Won’t Give him What the Prosecution Suggests
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – It’s almost judgment day for ex-Rep. William Jefferson, the New Orleans Congressman who at one time seemed invincible. That was at one time. Last year, he lost his seat in a bid for a 10th term. Then this past summer he was convicted by a federal jury on 11…
FBI Says No Information that Ft. Hood Shooter Plotted With Others
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – The FBI issued a statement Monday on the Fort Hood, Tex., shooting, saying that “at this point there is no information to indicate Major Malik Nidal Hasan had any co-conspirators or was part of a broader terrorist plot.” “ The investigation to date has not identified a motive, and a…
Jefferson’s Lawyer Thinks He Should Get Less than 10 Years — Not the 27 to 33 Years Prosecutors Want
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Ex-Rep. William Jefferson, who is painfully aware of “the stain on his honor”, should get a sentence of less than 10 years, not the 27 to 33 years recommended by the prosecution, Jefferson’s lawyer wrote in a motion filed Monday. “No court has ever imposed a sentence longer than…
Prosecution in Closing Arguments Says Gotti Ran Massive Cocaine Trafficking Operation
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It’s now down to the final lap: closing arguments in racketeering trial of John Gotti Jr. Prosecutors hope they can nail it this time after seeing the last three trials end in a mistrial. On Monday, during closing arugments, the prosecution told a federal jury in New York that Gotti built…
FBI’s Shawn Henry Talks About Prospects of Cyber Jihad Attacks
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D.C. Delegate Pushes for Creation of DA to Take Away Local Duties From D.C. U.S. Attorney
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Under the category of “things that won’t go away” comes another bill to try and get a local prosecutor for the District of Columbia. Right now the U.S. Attorney handles both federal and local crimes. D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton has once again introduced a bill that would create…