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Ex-Atty. Gen. Mukasey Works to Water Down Foreign Corrupt Practice Act, Daily Kos Reports
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Daily Kos website writes that ex-Attorney Gen. Michael Mukasey “has a new gig in which to ply his talents: making it easier for corporations to bribe foreign governments.” The site writes that the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FPCA) was designed to prevent U.S.-based multinational corporations from bribing foreign governments. The…
Fed Prosecutors Say Sentence for ex-ICE Official Could Set Record
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Federal prosecutors are hoping on Monday to land the toughest sentence in the history of federal corruption cases when former ICE official Constantine Peter Kallas appears in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles. The former Assistant Chief Counsel at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was found guilty of three dozen corruption…
New Orleans Man Arrested for Sending Threatening Emails to FBI Agent That Referenced Agent’s Son
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com We all get annoying emails – but these were apparently way over the top. Authorities earlier this week arrested a New Orleans man for sending threatening emails to an FBI agent that referenced the agent’s son, according to the New Orleans Times-Picayune. The paper reported that David Christenson Jr. , 53,…
Ex-Top Adviser to FBI Dir. Nominated as Assist. Atty. Gen. For National Security
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Lisa Monaco, a former top adviser to FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III, and currently Principal Deputy Attorney General, has been nominated by the White House to fill the job of Assistant Attorney General for National Security, the website Main Justice reported. She would replace interim Tod Hinnen, who stepped in…
Justice Dept. Gives New Orleans Police Dept. A Flunking Grade
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com As expected, the Justice Department on Thursday unveiled its findings following a review of the New Orleans police department, and it was anything but pretty. The report by the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division found a pattern of “unconstitutional conduct”, poor policies, non-existent training and inadequate leadership. “Unfortunately, our conclusions reveal…
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Agent Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Get Transfer
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent stationed in Grand Forks, N.D., pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court in Minneapolis to making a false statement after he told a big lie to federal investigators in order to get a transfer to the southern border, the U.S. Attorney Office said. Authorities charged…
FBI’s Mueller Rattles Off Some Pretty Grim Statistics About the Battle Against the Mexican Drug Cartels
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com While telling Congress of the FBI’s efforts to battle the Mexican drug cartels, FBI director Robert S. Mueller III rattled off some pretty grim statistics. Appearing Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee, Mueller said: Between $18 billion and $39 billion flows annually from the United States across the Southwest border to…
Filming Begins for J. Edgar Hoover Film
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Filming has started for the highly controversial J. Edgar Hoover film being directed by Clint Eastwood, On Location Vacations reports. The website reports that some filming has taken place in Los Angeles. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as the legendary FBI director and Armie Hammer as Clyde Tolson, his sidekick at…