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FBI Investigating Sports Doctor Who Treated Tiger Woods
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Now comes the unwanted publicity associated with golf legend Tiger Woods. The New York Times is reporting that the FBI is investigating a Canadian doctor, a sports medicine specialist, who has treated Woods, plus an untold number of N.F.L. players and Olympic medalists. Investigators are looking into allegations that…
Guantanamo Bay Prisoners to be Held in Illinois Prison
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — And the winner is … the Thomson Correctional Center in northwestern Illinois. The Chicago Sun-Times’ Lynn Sweet is reporting that the White House will announce on Tuesday that it will use the nearly empty 1,600-cell facility in Thomson, Ill., more than 2 hours outside of Chicago, to house Guantanamo…
63-Year-Old Calif. Man Charged With Using NASCAR Scam to Bilk Investors out of $10 Million
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com NASCAR is often associated with the roar of the crowd and the smell of burning rubber. In Los Angeles, it may be associated with the roar of angry investors and the smell of a scandalous investment. Federal authorities in Los Angeles charged Eliott Jay Dresher, 63, of Chatsworth, Calif., with allegedly…
Karen Loeffler Sworn in as Alaska’s First Female U.S. Attorney
Karen Loeffler/jason kohler-ktuu-tv By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Karen Loeffler officially became Alaska’s first female U.S. Attorney on Friday. Loeffler was sworn in at a ceremony in the U.S. District Courthouse in Anchorage, KTUU-tv reported. Former U.S. Attorney Robert Bundy administered the oath to Loeffler and described her as a brilliant attorney and state shooter, the…
It Ain’t the Swine Flu, But the FBI Says it’s a Virus Worth Looking Out For
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — It may not be the menacing Swine Flu, but this virus could cause you some pain. The FBI has issued a consumer warning regarding a pop-up security message on the Internet. “The messages may contain a virus that could harm your computer, cause costly repairs or, even worse, lead…
Atty. Gen. Eric Holder Says Black Community Needs to Confront Violence and Other Social Ills
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Before a Sunday church crowd of more than 400 people in Long Island , Atty. General Eric Holder Jr. advocated a “spiritual awakening” among African Americans, saying the community needs to confront violence and other social ills that disproportionately impact blacks, Newsday reported. Holder, a native of Queens, honed in on…
The Bernie Madoff Brand Name Wearing Thin
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Bernie Madoff brand is wearing thin. The Regis College in Weston, Mass., held an auction on Sunday and sold four of Madoff’s belongings for a total of $2,025, the Boston Globe reported. The paper reported that most bidders could have cared less who had owned the items; they simply wanted…
Fed Judge Gives NY Woman Probation for Smuggling Monkey Meat
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Authorities at Kennedy Airport three years ago stumbled across a little surprise while inspecting shipments from Africa: a package containing monkey meat. On Friday, a federal judge in Brooklyn gave Staten Island resident Mamie Manneh, a native of Liberia, probation for illegally importing the meat that can carry numerous infectious diseases…