Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick took the witness stand and defended his decision to remove the head of the police internal affairs unit. The former internal affairs chief claims he was fired because he was looking into drunken-driving accidents, falsified ove
Several federal agencies are investigating a widening network of criminal cases involving the purchase and delivery of billions of dollars of weapons, supplies and other material to Iraqi and American forces, according to American officials.
(And the saga continues) A Bush politcal appointee and former Silicon Valley executive who has faced oppositon in his bid to bail out Iraq's struggling factories is under investigation by the Defense Dept on mismanagment allegations.
Most drivers do not have the patience or desire to risk fines and court costs of up to A$5000 for daring to challenge a speed camera ticket in Victoria, Australia. Instead, they pay the fine...
Prosecutor Lacey believed the case would affect Lively Green. "The defense might argue the DOJ and FBI knew or should have known a rape of the stripper took place, and the FBI and DOJ did nothing about it," he told investigators.
Officers took the money and turned it over to the DEA. Border Patrol agents searched his truck with drug-sniffing dogs but found no evidence of illegal substances, DEA agents told Prieto forfeiture proceedings would be initiated within 30 days.
Rep. Rick Renzi (R-Ariz.) said in a statement obtained by Roll Call "that he will not seek re-election in 2008, ending months of speculation regarding the ethically clouded Congressman’s political future." Said Renzi: "I will not be
A ballsy, foul-mouthed guy from New York has been videotaping traffic cops breaking the law. He confronts the offenders, mouths off to them, then posts the videos on YouTube.
Dressed in flak jackets and armed with handguns and several semi-automatic rifles, Rio Arriba County sheriff's deputies and Forest Service Law Enforcement officers raid a regional Rainbow Family gathering because the group
The government's long-standing, secretive practice of using criminal informants is finally getting its day in court - and in Congress. Last month, a federal judge ordered the FBI to pay $102 million for knowingly using the false testimony...
Redford Police’s recent policy change pays officers time-and-a-half their hourly wages, according the number of tickets written, and not the actual hours worked.
Springfield found that lengthening yellow warning times at intersections with photo radar cameras eliminated ticket profits. To increase profits, the city will move the cameras to intersections with shorter yellow warning times.
Notes take by Director Robert S. Mueller III of the FBI say that Attorney General John Ashcroft was "barely articulate," "feeble" and "clearly stressed" shortly after a hospital-room meeting in March 2004 in which two to
The owners of C&D Distributors in Lexington, South Carolina exploited a flaw in an automated Defense Department purchasing system: bills for shipping to combat areas or U.S. bases that were labeled ``priority'' were usually paid automatically
The owners of C&D Distributors in Lexington, South Carolina exploited a flaw in an automated Defense Department purchasing system: bills for shipping to combat areas or U.S. bases that were labeled ``priority'' were usually paid automatically
The owners of C&D Distributors in Lexington, South Carolina exploited a flaw in an automated Defense Department purchasing system: bills for shipping to combat areas or U.S. bases that were labeled ``priority'' were usually paid automatically
Internal investigators have uncovered more than $1.4 billion of dubious payments at Siemens' telecoms and turbines divisions, far more than previously thought, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung said. "We're talking about enormous sums," the
Federal watchdogs discreetly collected information and discussed fine legal points as the assaults piled up. More than 2,000 allegations of staff abusing inmates were confirmed by the Texas Youth Commission from January 2003 to December 2006.
A prominent New Orleans city councilman who had said he would run for mayor in 2010 is expected to plead guilty to federal corruption charges. Councilman Oliver Thomas reached a plea bargain agreement with U.S. prosecutors investigating corruption in
Costs rose in line with the Corps of Engineers' security demands, including a request for additional armored vehicles that cost roughly $150,000 each and are manned by guards who earn $15,000 a month. -- The Army Corps of Engineers is made up pri
President Bush discusses his views on accountability as it pertains to himself.
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee has given the White House another 12 days to hand over documents it requested nearly six weeks ago regarding the adminstration's legal justifications for its warrantless wiretapping program.
| Two former lobbyists for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee say Condoleezza Rice was their informant on sensitive national security matters. The claim, laid out in a courtroom Friday, April 21, intensified the drama surrounding a trial th
A Dallas police officer who was featured on Dallas SWAT was fired Tuesday after internal investigators concluded he had sex in a Garland motel room with a prostitute while working an off-duty job in February.
When the power elite look at your home they see dollar signs and a way to tie you down to a grid of dependence. You see the place where life happens, where you love, laugh and watch your children grow up. You can come home to America; together we c
The Saudis are getting $13bn. How can they spend that? Have Prada moved into tanks? Here's something they sneaked out this week with hardly anyone noticing - the Americans have announced a "military aid package" of sixty billion
I must admit to having an initial gut response to CREW(Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics) and their current attempts to root out nepotism in DC. According to Josephine Hearn at The Politico, "House members are complaining that their spouse
Agents from the FBI and Internal Revenue Service on Monday searched the home of U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, an official said. The Justice Department has been looking into the seven-term senator's relationship with a wealthy contractor as part of a pu
A new report reveals the US government turned down offers of help from across the globe in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, telling one diplomat "human assistance of any kind is not on our priorities list." The report from Citizens for
This Web site allows you to follow the money trail of campaign bundlers – or people who funnel money to campaigns – as they collect thousands, and sometimes even millions, of dollars from other people for the 2008 presidential candidates.
