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President Obama Nominates U.S. Attys for New Mexico and Washington State
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The slow, laborious process of filling the U.S. Attorney posts around the country continued on Wednesday when President Obama nominated attorneys to fill the spots in New Mexico and the Eastern District of Washington state. The nominees include assistant U.S. Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales for the New Mexico post and private…
Suicide of Key Witness Puts Indian Artifact Trial in Doubt
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The suicide of a key witness Monday in the fed crackdown on the black market of American Indian artifacts has put the first trial in jeopardy, the Associated Press reported. The AP reorted that Colorado’s U.S. Attorney David Gaouette “says he’s reviewing the evidence left for a trial that was to…
The Long Reach of Foreign Drug Traffickers in Baltimore
In the rough streets of Baltimore, the influence of foreign drug dealers may not be obvious — that is until you do some digging. Reporter Van Smith has done just that, and connected the dots in this report. The logo of the Los Zetas Cartel/baltimore city paper By Van Smith Baltimore City Paper BALTIMORE —…
Congressman Claims TSA Workers Harassing Some Innocent People at Airports
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A Congressman is raising a stink about some rogue Transportation Security Officers at airports. Joe Davidson, the Federal Diary columnist for the Washington Post, reports that Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), the top Republican on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, has written a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano…
Ex-Gov. Blagojevich Gets Rodney Dangerfield Reception on College Campus
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, under federal indictment onĀ public corruption charges, has become the Rodney Dangerfield of his time: He gets no respect. He was reminded of that Tuesday when he appeared before a crowd of 1,000 people at Northwestern University, his old alma mater, to talk about “ethics in government.”…
NY Imam in Subway Bomb Plot Ready to Plead Guilty
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The terrorism cases in New York involving the subway bombing plot seem to be falling into place. One week after a key figure Najibullah Zazi pleaded guilty in the plot, Ahmad Wais Afzali, the Queens imam who was an informant, has reached an “agreement in principle” to plead guilty, Newsday reported….
Undercover Operative in Indian Artifact Case Commits Suicide
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ted Dan Gardiner, the undercover witness who helped the feds build a case against more than two dozen people charged with looting American Indian artifacts in the Southwest U.S. , has committed suicide, the Associated Press reported. AP reported that the 52-year-old apparently shot himself Monday in a Salt Lake City…
Column: Time for D.C.’s Marion Barry to Go
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com D.C. Marion Barry, the guy who got busted years ago for smoking crack, the guy who got busted for failing to pay taxes, the guy who has been one great big embarrassment to the District of Columbia, has now been stripped of his committee chairmanship on the D.C. Council and faces…