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LA U.S. Atty. Asks for 27 Months for Man Who Videotaped ESPN Reporter Erin Andrews
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles is recommending that the man who secretly videotaped ESPN reporter Erin Andrews naked through hotel peep holes and posted the material on the Internet, get 27 months in prison. “She has lived in fear for her physical safety,” according to the government’s sentencing document…
New York Times Editorial: Republicans Using Fear and Terrorism for Politics and Sound Bites For Nov.
The New York Times Editorial Page An election is coming, so the Republicans are trying to scare Americans by making it appear as if the Democrats don’t care about catching or punishing terrorists. It’s nonsense, of course, but effective. The be-very-afraid approach helped former President George W. Bush ram laws through Congress that chipped away…
Make No Mistake: Bank Robber in Nixon Mask is a Crook
By Allan Lengel For Aol News WASHINGTON — It was in November 1973 that President Richard Nixon famously declared, “I’m not a crook.” Now, nearly 37 years later, a crook has been prancing around Encino, a hilly district in Los Angeles, impersonating our 37th president, wearing a Nixon mask and sticking up banks with a…
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Editorial: Criticism in Detroit Case “Entirely Unjustified”
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Editorial Page PITTSBURGH — Criticism by some senators of Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision to treat attempted airline bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab as a prisoner to be handled according to American standards of justice is entirely unjustified. When Mr. Abdulmutallab was arrested Dec. 25 he was questioned briefly and read the Miranda…
Fed Judge’s Tough Message to China: “Stop Sending Your Spies Here”
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A former aerospace engineer for Boeing was sentenced Monday in California to 15 years and 8 months in prison for stealing restricted technologies and trade secrets on behalf of China that included information related to the Space Shuttle program and the Delta IV rocket, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. U.S. District…
Detroit Airport Police Taser Ticketless Man Who Ran Past Checkpoint
Detroit airport/michigan.org photo Update: Tuesday 12:40 a.m.: The FBI charged Kaylan Policherla, 27, of Ohio with violating airport security requirements, according to the Detroit News. By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In the wake of the Christmas Day incident, an ounce of trouble at Detroit airport gets a whole lot of notice. The Detroit News reports that…
U.S. Sends a Message and Cracks Down on Foreign Business Bribes
Unfortunately, in so many foreign nations, bribes are an accepted, and often necessary part of doing business. But the Justice Department isn’t accepting the business as usual. The Washington Post Carrie Johnson takes a snapshot of the latest effort to crackdown on the practice. By Carrie Johnson Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Federal authorities…
FBI Investigated Threatening Letters to Detroit Piston Coach Chuck Daly in 1989-90 During “Bad Boy” Years
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com So much for it just being a game. The Associated Press reports that the FBI in 1989-90 investigated a number of threatening letters sent to Chuck Daly, the coach of the Detroit Pistons, a team that was known then as the “Bad Boys” because of its rough play. “The 67 pages,…