William Jefferson Reports to Texas Prison

Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com The inevitable has arrived. Ex-Rep. William Jefferson of cash-in-the-freezer fame is heading off to prison Friday in Beaumont, Tex.  to begin serving his 13-year sentence, Bruce Alpert, star reporter for the New Orleans Times-Picayune reported. He was sentenced 2 1/2 years ago, but stayed out of prison pending his appeal.  In March,…

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Football Hangs its Head: FBI Stings 3 Former Pro Football Players in Tax Refund Scam

Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com Football has seen better weeks. Three former pro football players were among those arrested in a Florida tax ring this week that involved an FBI sting, reported CBS News from Miami yesterday. The FBI set up an undercover cash checking store in North Miami and the three cashed about $500,000 in fraudulent refund…

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Terrorism and the American Dream: Part II

In case you missed part one of this series, you’ll find that here, Terrorism and the American Dream: Part I. Also, ticklethewire.com columnist Greg Stejskal,  a retired FBI agent, previously wrote a column defending the prosecutor in the case, Richard Convertino. To read that column called “Sleeper Cell Nightmare”  click here.   By Allan Lengel Deadline…

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Pt I: Terrorism and the American Dream

In the first of three installments, Deadline Detroit tells the story of how Karim Koubriti has rebuilt his life after being wrongly convicted of terrorism. The prosecutor was indicted for subverting justice, but was acquitted.   By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit DETROIT — Enthusiastic and ambitious, Karim Koubriti came to America from Morocco in search…

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Conviction for al Quaeda Operative Who Intentionally Crashed Car on U.S. Highway and Plotted NYC Subway Bombing

Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com Authorities called it one of the most serious terrorist plots against America since 9/11. On Tuesday,  28-year-old Adis Medunjanin of Queens paid for that ambitious plot. Medunjanin was convicted on terror charges on Tuesday in New York fed court after a 4-week trial exposed the depth of his plots with former high…

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