The ever growing Dynus scandal that has plagued the GOP in my home of Butler County, Ohio saw another one fall yesterday: A federal grand jury has indicted West Chester Twp. Trustee George Lang for allegedly lying while under oath. According to the indictment released just after 5 p.m. Wednesday, Lang “knowingly made a false […]
More trouble for old John: A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. has issued document subpoenas to at least a half-dozen Nevada companies with ties to Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.), a sign that the criminal probe into Ensign’s romantic relationship with a former aide is accelerating. The existence of the subpoenas was first reported by […]
The self proclaimed “America’s toughest sheriff” is in some trouble: Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is now the target of a federal grand jury probe, according to the Maricopa county manager. Manager David Smith tells 12 News he has been called as a witness in the investigation, as well as Deputy County Manager Sandi Wilson. […]
And the RNC crime family looses another one: Representative Rick Renzi, a Republican from Arizona, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in an alleged scheme to profit from a land deal. Renzi, 49, announced in August that he wasn’t seeking re- election. He was first elected to the House in 2002. Two others […]
Wow! With all the problems facing these GOP candidates, it makes a $400 haircut seem like nothing! When Hank Asher reached into the bag and pulled out the two $15,000 gold Cartier watches, the holiday crowd at Carmine’s restaurant on 44th Street in Manhattan noticed, patrons recalled. Later, so did the U.S. attorney in Orange […]
Thanks to Nichole we have this flashback where Bush had the prosecutor in Guam removed. The prosecutor had a grand jury and was investigating none other than Jack Abramoff: A US grand jury in Guam opened an investigation of controversial lobbyist Jack Abramoff more than two years ago, but President Bush removed the supervising federal […]
San Diego Union Tribune: A federal grand jury issued indictments on Tuesday against Poway defense contractor Brent Wilkes and former high-ranking CIA official Kyle “Dusty” Foggo, childhood friends from San Diego who are embroiled in the Randy “Duke” Cunningham congressional corruption scandal. The U.S. Attorney’s office wouldn’t comment on the matter, but has scheduled a […]
The Bush Administration is still working hard to get rid of leakers. The latest is their subpoena of Russell Tice, a former NSA employee who has testified to Congress about the NSA wiretapping. NSA WHISTLEBLOWER IS SUBPOENAED TO TESTIFY BEFORE FEDERAL GRAND JURY Government Begins its Witch Hunt Targeting Whistleblowers On Wednesday, July 26, Russell […]
They are just determined to keep this story going: Police labor officials, angry over a federal grand jury’s refusal to indict Rep. Cynthia McKinney for assaulting a police officer, said Monday said they want the House ethics committee to review her conduct. And they said the grand jury’s decision last week sent the message that […]
One question. Is there anyone in the Bush administration that isn’t under investigation or should be? Dr. Lester M. Crawford, the former commissioner of food and drugs, is under criminal investigation by a federal grand jury over accusations of financial improprieties and false statements to Congress, his lawyer said Friday. The lawyer, Barbara Van Gelder, […]