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By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyNicholas A. Marsh, part of a Justice Department team of lawyers under scrutiny for possible misconduct in the botched prosecution of the late Sen. Ted Stevens, is dead by his own hand. Marsh, 37, killed himself sometime over the weekend, the law firm representing him confirmed to the Washington Post. No details were provided. Questions about the Justice Department not sharing evidence and witness statements with Stevens' defense lawyers are part of an on-going investigation of the prosecution's handling of the corruption case against the Alaska senator, which began under the Bush ...
Scandal-Ridden New Orleans Police at Crossroads
By Allan Lengel - AOL News(July 16) -- In New Orleans, a town known for its jambalaya, jazz and hospitality, it hasn't been difficult over the years to find folks willing to serve up some harsh words about their often-maligned and scandal-plagued police department. That may change -- even with the latest federal indictments for the shootings after Hurricane Katrina. The Big Easy has a new mayor, Mitch Landrieu. The Justice Department -- at his request -- has stepped in to examine signs of systemic police misconduct. And a new police chief, Ronal Serpas, has been installed. The department is at a crossroads. And the ...
U.S. Asks Court to Toss Virginia Suit Contesting New Health Care Laws
By Andrew Cohen - Politics DailyFederal lawyers late Monday afternoon began their formal defense of the government's new health care laws by moving to dismiss a challenge to the new provisions filed by the Commonwealth of Virginia. In a 52-page court filing in the Richmond Division of the Eastern District of Virginia, Justice Department attorneys asked the federal courts to refuse to give Virginia the constitutional authority or even the jurisdictional standing to upset the stated will of Congress as expressed in the health reform measures. In the sharp wake of health reform passage, Virginia had challenged the ...
Apple's iPhone Restrictions Could Bring Antitrust Investigation
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyFederal regulators are considering whether to investigate Apple for antitrust activities after receiving complaints that the computer giant is restricting competition by not allowing outside developers to create applications for its dominant iPhone operating system. The Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department were jointly considering opening an initial antitrust inquiry, The Wall Street Journal reported. The process is at an early stage and any resulting probe wouldn't necessarily lead to action. A potential investigation would consider Apple's recent changes to its software ...
Ex-Blackwater Bosses Indicted on Weapons Charges
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyThe former president and four other ex-employees of Blackwater Worldwide were indicted Friday on weapons charges and on charges of making false statements. The 15-count indictment accuses the five of skirting federal firearms laws and misrepresenting weapons sales, Reuters reported. Gary Jackson, the company's former president, was charged along with former general counsel Andrew Howell; former executive vice president William Mathews; former vice president of logistics and procurement, Ana Bundy; and former armorer Ronald Slezak. Prosecutors said they gave weapons as gifts to Jordanian ...
Two Charged in NY Subway Terror Plot
By David Knowles - AOL News(Feb. 25) -- The federal dragnet that led to the arrest and guilty plea of Najibullah Zazi in a plot to set off bombs in New York's subway system has resulted in two more suspects being charged. Arraigned in a Brooklyn U.S. district court on Thursday, Adis Medunjanin and Zarein Ahmedzay, both 25, pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction, conspiracy to commit murder in a foreign country and providing material support for a terrorist organization. If convicted of the charges, the men face a sentence of life in prison. "The facts in this indictment ...
Eric Holder Taps Susan Carbon for Violence Against Women Post
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyU.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday welcomed Susan Carbon as director of the Office on Violence Against Women after her confirmation was ushered through the Senate on Thursday by unanimous consent. Carbon's nomination had been placed under an anonymous hold after being confirmed by the Judiciary Committee, and she was later under the blanket hold placed by Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) on approximately 70 Obama administration nominations pending in the Senate. But the holds on Carbon were lifted on Thursday and she was among the 27 presidential nominees to be confirmed. Speaking from ...
Threats Against Federal Judges Jump Drastically
By Dana Chivvis - AOL News(Jan. 4) -- In a sick twist of fate, a federal court officer was shot and killed and a U.S. marshal was wounded in Las Vegas this morning around the same time the Department of Justice released a report saying that threats against federal judges, U.S. attorneys and U.S. assistant attorneys have more than doubled since 2003. In 2003 there were 592 registered threats, while in 2008 the number jumped to 1,278, according to the report. The U.S. Marshals Service has the primary responsibility for defending and protecting federal court officials and proceedings. But today's report charges that ...
Hate Crime Cases at Highest Rate Since 2001
By David Sessions - Politics DailyThirty-one hate crime cases were filed in 2009, making this year's tally the highest since 2001, the New York Times reports. Federal authorities said the number reflects a renewed effort to prosecute hate crimes. This month, the Government Accountability Office report said that there had been a drop in enforcement of several major antidiscrimination and voting rights laws from 2001-2007. Thomas Perez, the new head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights division, said he was "shocked" to see the downtick in hate crimes prosecutions during the Bush administration, and that under Obama the ...
Counterterrorism Vets Defend 9/11 Trial
By Allan Lengel - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (Nov. 18) – Clearly, Rudy Giuliani thinks otherwise. But some counterterrorism agents are coming to the defense of the Obama administration's move to prosecute alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four accomplices in federal court in lower Manhattan. They say that although the trial will create risks, safety concerns won't go much beyond business-as-usual for officials in New York, who thanks to past experience and months of planning are up to the task. "New York is uniquely qualified to handle something like this," said Todd Letcher, a 22-year FBI veteran who ...
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