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NY Prosecutor Preet Bharara Credited With Bringing Down Hedge Fund Giant Has Had Successful Run
By Jerry Markon Washington Post Staff Writer The Justice Department official credited with bringing down hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam is a wisecracking, self-effacing, Bruce Springsteen-loving prosecutor who is deadly serious about what he views as rampant insider trading on Wall Street. Preet Bharara, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan, has been hailed by some in…
After Hoover, No FBI Director Has Served Longer than Robert S. Mueller III
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Next to the big guy, J. Edgar Hoover, Robert S. Mueller III is the longest serving FBI director. And with Thursday’s announcement of a proposed two-year extension — which seems all but certain Congress will OK — he’ll add to the record. His 10-year term is set to expire…
Agents’ Opinions Range from Good to Bad to Mixed on FBI Dir. Robert Mueller’s Proposed 2 Year Extension
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Nearly everyone in the FBI can agree they were caught off guard by President Obama’s announcement Thursday that he would seek to have FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III stay on for two more years beyond his 10-year term. What they all don’t agree on is whether it’s a…
2 U.S. Border Agents Killed After Being Hit by Train
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Two U.S. Border Patrol agents were killed early Thursday morning in Arizona when their vehicle was hit by a 90-car freight train, authorities said. The agents were assisting in the apprehension of illegal immigrants who entered the country. The agents were identified as Hector R. Clark, 39, and Eduardo Rojas Jr.,…
Surprise Surprise: White House Wants FBI Dir. Mueller to Stay on for 2 More Years
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — In a surprise move, President Obama announced Thursday he is seeking a two-year extension for FBI director Robert S. Mueller. The move took many by surprise considering a search was underway for a replacement for Mueller whose 10-year term was coming to an end in September. “In his ten…
John Hinckley to Get More Visits to Mom’s House
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — John Hinckley, who shot President Reagan outside a Washington hotel in 1981, will be getting more visits to his mother’s house in Virginia, the Associated Press reported. U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman on Wednesday approved an unspecified number of extra visits for Hinckley, who is housed at St. Elizabeths…
Pakistani Ambassador Compares Hunt for bin Laden to Search for Boston Mobster “Whitey” Bulger
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Boston Globe editorial page took a little exception to Pakistani Ambassador Husain Haqqani remark defending his nation by comparing the hunt for Osama bin Laden to the perennial search for the FBI Ten Most Wanted fugitive James “Whitey” Bulger — a mobster wanted for multiple murders and other charges, “If…
FBI Tells Police Officials No Immediate Threats Following bin Laden Killing
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Leaders of the nation’s largest police organizations said they were briefed by the FBI after the killing of Osama bin Laden and told there appeared to be no immediate threats or active terrorist plots, USA Today reported. The paper reported that the briefing came after federal officials were warned…