Welcome to justice Friday: The former president of Blackwater Worldwide has been indicted on weapons charges. An indictment issued Friday charges Gary Jackson along with four others, including former general counsel Andrew Howell and former executive vice president Bill Mathews. The charges against Jackson include a conspiracy to violate firearms laws, false statements and possession […]
I have reported previously about the criminal problems facing my home county in Ohio. Today another big Republican name has been indicted: A former Butler County commissioner, state lawmaker and Children Services director has been indicted on federal charges. Mike Fox was indicted on six charges of mail or wire fraud, while attorney Robert Schuler […]
That’s what the FBI is wondering: FBI agents investigating government watchdog Scott Bloch have subpoenaed any records that would reveal whether concerns about the 2004 elections prompted him to clear Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice of ethics violations. Bloch, the U.S. special counsel who investigates federal employee whistleblower complaints, found no merit to allegations that […]
So seven years later and the media finally decides to take a look into what the administration was telling us about Iraq. A study by two nonprofit journalism organizations found that President Bush and top administration officials issued hundreds of false statements about the national security threat from Iraq in the two years following the […]
Josh found this article that appeared in USA Today less than 2 weeks ago: The Supreme Court made it harder Thursday for most defendants to challenge their federal prison sentences. Appeals courts that review prison terms imposed by trial judges may deem them reasonable if they fall within federal sentencing guidelines adopted in the mid-1980s, […]
And for another dose of corruption: Lester Crawford, the former Food and Drug Administration commissioner who resigned suddenly in September 2005, was indicted in U.S. court for making false statements related to his investments and conflict of interest. U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Taylor announced the indictment in a court filing today in Washington. Forget the fact […]
Conrad Burns has really pissed me off lately. It started when he decided to attack firefighters, and then after calling them “lazy”, gets caught napping during a meeting in Senate. Now it looks like paypack may become very sweet: After months of defiant protestations of innocence about his role in the Jack Abramoff influence-peddling scandal, […]
This is the true culture of corruption: Rep. Bob Ney agreed Friday to plead guilty to federal criminal charges he made false statements and conspired to commit fraud and violate federal lobbying laws in the congressional corruption probe spawned by disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Ney, R-Ohio, who for months had defiantly denied any wrongdoing, said […]
There are so many 9/11 conspiracies out there that it is impossible to keep track of them all. I have read everything from the administration hired the hijackers to there was C4 planted inside of the World Trade Towers. I am not one that prescribes to these theories. I do believe that the administration had […]
Now that the Abramoff probe has yielded a conviction that touches the White House, I wonder how they will spin it: David H. Safavian, a former Bush administration official with close ties to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, was found guilty today in federal court of four of five felony charges against him in connection with […]