By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The Obama administration pulled the trigger Thursday and nominated five U.S. Marshals. The nominees include: Loren Carl for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Kerry Forestal for the Southern District of Indiana; Gerald Holt for the Western District of Virginia; Clifton Massanelli for the Eastern District of Arkansas; and Scott…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — FBI Agent James W. McJunkin is taking over the ever important spot at headquarters as assistant director of the Counterterrorism Division at headquarters. He moves up from his post as one of the division’s deputy assistant directors. “Jim has extensive experience and a record of success in managing counterterrorism…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — John Carlin, the FBI director’s acting chief of staff for the past five months, has gotten the job on a permanent basis, the BLT: Blog of Legal Times reported. Carlin has served as deputy chief of staff and counselor to the director “advising on a wide range of legal…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — FBI agents Tracy Reinhold and Michael J. Folmar are moving up the food chain at FBI headquarters. Reinhold becomes the FBI’s assistant director of the Directorate of Intelligence, rising from the deputy assistant director. Folmar becomes assistant director of the FBI’s Security Division. He most recently served as…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Los Angeles has opened a new office in Imperial, Calif., to focus on Project Gunrunner, which targets illegal trafficking of arms to Mexico. The ATF said the office, located in the Southern California desert, will include special agents, industry operations investigators and…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It looks like New Orleans U.S. Attorney Jim Letten, a Bush appointee, will be sticking around. Reporter Bruce Alpert of the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports that Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) said after meeting Thursday with Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. that he expects the Justice Department will soon “make clear that…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee gave a unanimous nod Thursday to three U.S. Attorney nominees. The nominees include Andre Birotte, Jr. for the Central District of California; Richard Hartunian for the Northern District of New York and Ronald Machen for Washington D.C. The three must now be confirmed by the…
Zane Memeger/law firm photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON –After months of speculation and uncertainty, it appears former federal prosecutor Zane D. Memeger, a partner in a big city law firm, is expected to be nominated as U.S. Attorney in Philly, the Philadelphia Inquirer is reporting. The Inquirer reports that Memeger was a assistant U.S….
