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Ala. Bingo Corruption Scandal Strikes 4 State Senators
By David Knowles - AOL News(Oct. 4) -- And bingo was their names, oh. FBI agents have arrested 11 people in a corruption scandal in which state lawmakers are alleged to have solicited bribes in exchange for votes for pro-gambling legislation. Four Alabama state senators -- Harri Anne Smith, James Preuitt, Larry Means and Quinton Ross Jr.-- were among those indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice today in connection with attempts to purchase votes that would have made electronic bingo machines legal, The Associated Press reports. In addition to the lawmakers, two casino owners and three lobbyists were also ...
No 'Wackos' Allowed
By Liza Porteus Viana - Politics DailyIf you're considered a "wacko," a "wack job," or a liberal, the Justice Department in 2006 likely had no interest in you working at the agency.The Justice Department's inspector general today released a report that found that the DOJ, under President Bush, inappropriately injected politics into hiring programs. Problems were found in hiring practices during 2002 - when John Ashcroft was attorney general - and in 2006, under Alberto Gonzales. 2006 was apparently full of many more flagrant violations of the law and department policy. "We found that in 2006 the Screening Committee inappropriately ...
Rove Subpoenaed
By Liza Porteus Viana - Politics DailyHouse Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers today issued a subpoena to the man dubbed "Bush's brain" about the politicization of the Department of Justice in the Bush administration.That "brain" would be none other than former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove. Rove's lawyer sent a letter to the congressional committee yesterday saying his client wouldn't testify voluntarily. "Contrary to your letter of May 14, 2008, I do not misunderstand either the Committee's procedures or the scope of its interest in Mr. Rove; nor, in light of your reported remarks about the need for ...
DOJ Seeks Cell Phone Data
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyThe Washington Post reports today on Department of Justice warrant requests for cell phone call data. The report reveals that in some cases, Federal judges have granted the requests without requiring the government to establish probable cause that a crime is or has taken place. The government has been routinely seeking real-time tracking information from cell phone service providers in an effort to locate drug-traffickers, fugitives, and other criminal suspects, according to lawyers for the cell phone industry.In a comment to the Federal Communications Commission this July, Christopher ...
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