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Cleveland DEA Agent Acquitted on All 18 Counts Including Perjury and Obstruction of Justice
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Cleveland DEA Agent Lee Lucas, accused of perjury, obstruction of justice and violating civil rights in a case that involved framing people in a sting, was acquitted by a federal jury Friday, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported. The paper reported that DEA agent Lee Lucas broke into tears Friday after the…
Sen. Mitch McConnell Critical of A.G. Eric Holder, Obama and FBI
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A.G. Holder’s Letter Gives Insights Into Detaining Terrorists Arrested on U.S. Soil
This analysis of Atty. Gen. Eric Holder’s letter gives some insights into the administration’s view of detaining suspected terrorists arrested on U.S. soil. It may explain why the case against Christmas Day bomber and others like it — the shoe bomber — have been handled in the way they have. By Chisun Lee ProPublica The…
Authorities Expect Fraudulent Haiti Fundraisers to Hit Facebook and Twitter
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The social networks like Facebook and Twitter, which have revolutionized communication among the masses, is likely to be fertile ground for con artists trying to cash in on Haiti fundraising scams, according to USA Today. The paper reports that authorities are bracing for that possibility. So far, authorities have…
Anger Issues for Anger Management Counselor Who Allegedly Pulled Gun on 2 Deputy U.S. Marshals in D.C. suburb
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Under the category of “What’s Wrong With This Picture?”, an anger management counselor was in federal court Thursday for allegedly pulling a gun on two deputy U.S. Marshals in Northern Virginia over a parking flap, the Washington Post reports. The Post’s Tom Jackman reports that a federal judge ordered…
Obama Nominates U.S. Attys for N. Dakota and Connecticut
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – President Obama nominated Timothy Purdon for the U.S. Attorney post in North Dakota, and David Fein for Connecticut. The President decided to pass on selecting Connecticut’s acting U.S. Attorney Nora Dannehy,who had been appointed in 2008 to lead the probe into the controversial U.S. Attorney firings around the country…
Pres. Obama Nominates 5 U.S. Marshals
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…
El Paso Judge Convicted For Demanding Bribes and Sex and Lying to a Fed Agent
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A federal jury on Thursday found a Texas state judge guilty of accepting more than $5,000 and asking for sexual favors from women to help with a case, the Associated Press reported. State District Judge Manuel Barraza of El Paso was convicted of wire fraud and lying to a federal agent….