Justice Department Public Integrity Section Gets New Leader

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department’s powerful Public Integrity section, which investigates politicians and judges, has a new leader, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports. U.S. Attorney Jack Smith, who has been a federal prosecutor in Brooklyn, brings a wealth of background and knowledge to the position. Smith was a criminal prosecutor, for example, in…

Read More

Former Top-Ranking Federal Prosecutor Leaves Job for Private Law Firm

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A federal prosecutor who once was the third highest-ranking official in the Justice Department’s fraud section is headed to the private sector. The New York Times reports that James Koukios is joining private law firm, Morrison & Forester. He was named a partner in the firm’s security litigation and white-collar criminal…

Read More