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House Votes to Impeach New Orleans Fed Judge Thomas Porteous
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — It comes as no surprise that U.S. District Judge G. Thomas Porteous of New Orleans is in big big trouble. The U.S. House of Representatives voted unanimously Thursday to impeach him, the Associated Press reported. The news service reported that lawmakers felt he avoided criminal charges only because the…
Ex-Gov. Blagojevich Wants a Delay in Chicago Trial
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich wants more time to prepare for his public corruption case that was set for June 3. His attorneys want the trial moved to November. The Chicago Tribune reports that his attorneys said they can’t properly prepare a defense in time “without knowing whether they have to defend…
FBI and Homeland Sec. Say Corruption of Federal Agents Along Border Rising
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — It’s all pretty simple. The Mexican drug cartels have lots of money. And some federal law enforcement agents who patrol the Mexican border can’t resist the cash. Representatives from the FBI and Homeland Security testified before the subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security Committee about the “rising corruption among…
Clint Eastwood to Direct Movie on FBI’s J. Edgar Hoover
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Could it be: Dirty Harry Meets J. Edgar Hoover? The Hollywood Insider website reports that actor Clint Eastwood of “Dirty Harry” fame is planning to direct a movie based on the life of the late FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. The publication reported that Eastwood will work with screenwriter…
Second New Orleans Cop — Who is Now an ICE Agent — Charged in Cover Up of 2005 Police Shootings
Udate: Thursday 11:40 a.m. — The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Ex-Cop Jeffrey Lehrmann pleaded guilty this morning to misprision of a felony (a charge for concealing a known felony), for failing to report a conspiracy to obstruct justice in the investigation of a police-involved shooting on the Danziger Bridge in New Orleans. To read press…
President Nominates U.S. Attorneys for Idaho and Maine; Senate Confirms U.S. Attys. for NY and Ga.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — President Obama on Wednesday nominated U.S. Attorneys for Idaho and Maine, the website Main Justice reported. The nominees include Main Superior Court Justice Thomas Edward Delahanty for Maine and assistant U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson for Idaho. The website, which closely tracks U.S. Attorney appointments, says President Obama has…
Congressman John Conyers’ Wife Gets 37 Months in Prison in Bribery Case
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ex-Detroit City Councilwoman Monica Conyers, a combative and divisive figure in a town with too little cash and too much crime, was sentenced Wednesday to 37 months in prison in a bribery scandal, the Detroit Free Press reported. Conyers, the wife of veteran Congressman John Conyers (D-Detroit), was sentenced even though…
Column: After 2 Mistrials Involving Radio Host Hal Turner, It’s Time to Give Up
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com As I predicted earlier in the week, a mistrial for the second time was declared Wednesday in Brooklyn federal court in the trial of right wing talk show host Harold Turner, who was accused of threatening the lives of three Court of Appeals judges in Chicago by posting their photos on…