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Madoff’s Family Was Unaware of Fraud, Book Concludes
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A new book penned by New York Times senior financial writer Diana B. Henriques concludes that swindler Bernie Madoff’s immediate family was unaware of the fraud he was perpetrating. A review in the New York Times on the book “Wizard of Lies” says of Madoff’s crimes: “In some ways it was…
It’s an Oprah World We Live in; Prospective Blago Juror Wants to Attend Taping of Oprah Show
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Let’s face it: There are few things in life more important than Oprah — at least in some circles. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that a prospective juror in the trial of ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said she didn’t want the trial to ruin her chance to attend a taping of the…
Atty. Gen. Holder Delivers Uplifting, Cheerleader-like Speech to the Troops
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Sometimes the troops need an uplifting, cheerleader-like speech. And that’s what Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. — who has sometimes been the Republicans’ favorite pinata — delivered Monday to a crowd of more than 100 employees at the Great Hall at the Department of Justice at 950 Pennsylvania Avenue…
ATF Agents Shoot Suspect in Suburban D.C.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — ATF agents shot and wounded a suspect in suburban Washington in Prince William County Monday night, WUSA reported. The TV station reported that agents were wrapping up an investigation and moved in to make an arrest. However, the suspect tried fleeing in a car and attempted to hit the…
FBI’s Chris Briese Who Oversaw Interrogation Team for Saddam Hussein to Head Up Charlotte Division
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com M. Chris Briese, the deputy assistant director for the FBI’s Critical Incident Response Team at Quantico, and who once oversaw the interrogation team for Saddam Hussein, is headed south to take charge of the bureau’s Charlotte Division, the FBI announced Monday. Briese joined the FBI in 1987 and was first stationed…
FBI Tells W. Va. Coal Mining Victims’ Family They May “Be a Victim of a Federal Crime”
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI has fired off a letter to families of the miners who were killed last April at the Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch Mine in Raleigh County, W. Va., saying that “you may be a victim of a federal crime,” the Charleston Gazette reported. The two-page, March 28 letter, signed…
Mob Family Thicker than Blood? FBI Probing Whether Ex-Mob Boss Put Out Hit on His Son
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Among the die hard mobsters, the Mafia is more of a family to them than their real families. Case in point: The New York Daily News reports that the FBI is investigating the possibility that one-time Genovese family boss Dominick “Quiet Dom” Cirillo ordered a hit on his son Nicholas Mother’s…
WikiLeaks Show Whereabouts of al Qaeda Officials on 9/11
By Peter Finn Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — On Sept. 11, 2001, the core of al-Qaeda was concentrated in a single city: Karachi, Pakistan. At a hospital, the accused mastermind of the bombing of the USS Cole was recovering from a tonsillectomy. Nearby, the alleged organizer of the 2002 bombing in Bali, Indonesia, was…