Bentley-Driving Preacher Convicted of Using Day Care Grants to Fuel Lavish Lifestyle
A federal jury on Wednesday convicted a Bentley-driving preacher on 13 counts of wire fraud, mail fraud and lying to the FBI.
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Latest White House Jumper Deemed Incompetent to Stand Trial in Federal Court
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The latest person to jump the fence of the White House was found incompetent for trial following a psychiatric screening, MSNBC reports. The 23-year-old suspect’s behavior was odd in a U.S. district courtroom where he shouted “help me” and claimed he was a “targeted individual.” Dominic Adesanya was arrested last…
“F-bombs” Fly After Witness Calls Whitey Bulger a Rat
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com When you put two gangsters in a courtroom, and one is testifying against the other, what do you get sometimes? “F-bombs.” On Tuesday, star prosecution witness Kevin Weeks, James, “Whitey” Bulger’s right-hand man, testified against Bulger, saying he watched Bulger kill four men and one woman, according to Richard A. Oppel…
Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Dzokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect, appeared in U.S. District Court in Boston and pleaded not guilty. It was his first appearance since he was arrested in April. Tsarnaev was charged in a a 30-count indictment in connection to the April 15 bombing and subsequent manhunt. The charges are…
Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Charged with Federal Crimes at Hospital Bed
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal prosecutors charged Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev at his hospital bed Monday, Reuters reports. The criminal complaint charges mean Tsarnaev won’t be treated as an enemy combatant. “We will prosecute this terrorist through our civilian system of justice,” White House spokesman Jay Carney said. “Under U.S. law, United States citizens cannot…
CBP Supervisor in New York Accused of Possessing Child Porn
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A supervisor for Customs and Border Protection in New York is accused of possessing child porn, the Associated Press reports. The AP wrote that Steven Metz, who has been charged in federal court, is accused of receiving and distributing images and videos of children involved in sexual acts. Metz, 40, is on…
2 Ex-UAW Officials Get Prison Time for Extorting General Motors
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DETROIT — So much for above the board negotiations. Two ex-United Auto Workers officials were sentenced to prison Tuesday in federal court in Detroit for conspiring to extort General Motors during a strike in 1997 at the Pontiac Truck Plant. Donny Douglas, 70, of Holly, Mich., a former UAW International Servicing…
Blago Sentencing Set for Oct. 6
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Oct. 6 won’t be a pretty day. That’s the day U.S. District Judge James Zagel of Chicago has set for sentencing for the ever-chatty ex-Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich, according to court records. In his retrial, Blago was convicted of 17 or 20 counts. He alos faces sentencing for the one count…