Now we’re going to catch up with a man who may be one of the world’s most intriguing whistleblowers, he’s definitely one of the richest. He’s Brad Birkenfeld, the one-time Swiss banker who turned evidence against U.S. tax evaders only to find the U.S. Justice Department targeting him. Today, his Unfinished business. Sharyl: Brad Birkenfeld […]
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Justice Dept. sues NJ over illegal immigration issues
The Department of Justice is suing New Jersey and its top executives for passing a law that allegedly obstructs federal immigration enforcement. The law prohibits state officials from providing federal officials with key information they say they need to make sure illegal immigrants who have committed crimes in the U.S. are prosecuted and possibly deported. […]
"Putin wins the Mueller sweepstakes"
Reporter John Solomon has covered the Department of Justice (DOJ) for three decades during "some of Washington’s biggest scandals (Iran-Contra, Whitewater, impeachment), prosecutors’ biggest triumphs (the Unabomber case) and the FBI’s biggest missteps (the lab scandal and pre-Sept.11 intelligence failures)." Solomon says that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s "397 pages of prose and 50-plus pages of […]
The Year of Mass Surveillance Exposed
It takes audacity. To be so bold after all the public scandals, long after they know I discovered their presence in my private and work computers. It reminds me of an impetuous child sticking out his tongue while standing behind his mother’s skirt. It’s the mission of cowards. Of people who have little confidence in […]
UPDATE Attkisson v. DOJ and FBI: Oral Arguments
Analysis Today were oral arguments in the appeal of my lawsuit against the Dept. of Justice and FBI for the government computer intrusions. This is my layman’s non-legal read of the issues and questions. Government officials such as Attorney General Eric Holder enjoy broad immunity from lawsuits such as mine. There are some good reasons […]
