Politics and Crime

Trump to nominate ex-Justice Department official and NJ Gov. Chris Christie’s lawyer to lead FBI

 Trump to nominate ex-Justice Department official and NJ Gov. Chris Christie’s lawyer to lead FBI
Politics and Crime

By SADIE GURMAN and CATHERINE LUCEY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced his pick for FBI director — a former Justice Department official who served as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s lawyer during the George Washington Bridge lane-closing investigation. Trump’s early morning two-sentence tweet that he intends to nomination lawyer Christopher …

Disgruntled man releases bedbugs in Maine city office
Politics and Crime
June 3, 2017

Disgruntled man releases bedbugs in Maine city office

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The city manager in Augusta, Maine, says the municipal office building had to be sprayed for bedbugs after a man threw a cup of the pests onto an office counter and about 100 of them scattered off. City Manager William Bridgeo tells the Kennebec Journal the man apparently complained Friday to …

Should New York politician Anthony Weiner get prison time for sexting teen?
Politics and Crime
May 19, 2017

Should New York politician Anthony Weiner get prison time for sexting teen?

Former New York Congressman Anthony Weiner could get up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to sending obscene messages to a 15-year-old girl. The U.S. attorney is asking that the judge impose a sentence of 21 to 25 months as part of the plea agreement that led to Weiner’s guilty plea Friday. Weiner, …

Anthony Weiner cries while apologizing in court
Politics and Crime
May 19, 2017

Anthony Weiner cries while apologizing in court

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on former congressman Anthony Weiner facing criminal charges related to sexting a girl (all times local): Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner is crying in court as he apologizes to the 15-year-old girl with whom he exchanged sexually explicit texts. The judge accepted Weiner’s guilty plea Friday to a charge …

Anthony Weiner turns himself in, will plead guilty to sexting a 15-year-old girl
Celebrity Justice
May 19, 2017

Anthony Weiner turns himself in, will plead guilty to sexting a 15-year-old girl

Disgraced New York Congressman Anthony Weiner will plead guilty to sending sexually explicit messages to a 15-year-old girl. According to the New York Post, Weiner surrendered to the FBI Friday morning and is expected to plead guilty to one count of  of transferring obscene material to a minor. The guilty plea is a part of …

Politics and Crime
May 17, 2017

Man arrested by FBI for allegedly threatening congresswoman

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A Tucson school district employee has been arrested by the FBI for allegedly leaving threatening voicemail messages for a congresswoman from Arizona. According to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court, Steve Martan told authorities he was venting frustrations with U.S. Rep. Martha McSally’s votes in support of President Donald …

Russian prostitute challenges Elliot Spitzer for attack at luxury Plaza hotel
Politics and Crime
May 17, 2017

Russian prostitute challenges Elliot Spitzer for attack at luxury Plaza hotel

A Russian escort accused of blackmailing disgraced former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer has fired back, has accused Spitzer of using his political power to avoid arrest for an alleged violent assault in a luxury Manhattan hotel room.  Attorneys representing Svetlana Zakharova, 26, claim the ex-governor attacked her in a $1,000 a night suite at …