Full Senate Confirms 3 More U.S. Attorneys

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The way-too slow process of confirming newly minted U.S. Attorneys around the country continued on Thursday. The full Senate confirmed Carmen M. Ortiz for U.S. Attorney in Massachusetts, Ed Tarver for the Southern District in Georgia and Benjamin Wagner for the eastern District of California, the news website Main…

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2 Jurors Dismissed in Gotti Trial; His Mother Yells “They’re Railroading You”

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com As expected, the New York racketeering trial of mobster John Gotti Jr. has been flush with drama. On Wednesday, after the judge dismissed two jurors who weren’t getting along, Gotti’s mother loudly voiced her opinion from the gallery, not far from where her son sat. “They’re railroading you!” Victoria Gotti shouted,…

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FBI Lawyer May Have Helped Provide Answers to Test for High Ranking FBI Agents

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com More details are emerging about a potential scandal at the FBI’s Washington field office centering around a test. Sources familiar with  situation say the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) has launched an internal investigation focusing on allegations that three high ranking agents not only worked together on a mandatory FBI test…

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Feds Say Build Up Along Mexican Border Paying Off

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The feds say the the build up of agents along the border is paying off. Authorities say there’s been a spike in seizures of guns and cash along the Mexican border, the Associated Press reported. Specifically, agents seized about 600 illegal weapons at the border from March through September,  an increase…

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