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- FrontPage Magazine - http://www.frontpagemag.com - The DOJ’s Curious Foray into the ‘Knockout Game’ FrayPosted By Arnold Ahlert On December 27, 2013 @ 12:52 am In Daily Mailer,FrontPage | 4 Comments Twenty-seven-year-old Conrad Barrett of Katy, Texas has been charged with a hate crime by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for allegedly targeting a 79-year-old black man as his “knockout game” victim. The victim suffered two jaw fractures in the November 24 assault. “Suspected crimes of this nature will simply not be tolerated,” said Kenneth Magidson, the U.S. attorney for the southern district of Texas. “Evidence of hate crimes will be vigorously investigated and prosecuted...

California's ethics commission has rejected a request by Los Angeles Democrats to investigate whether former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger violated state laws during his affair with a housekeeper — a relationship that produced a child he hid from his wife for years.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Emily Hegner competed in a seven-mile Muir Woods run in April 208 that included a chunk of the grueling Dipsea trail. She did all right, finishing 12th out of 23 women in her age group. But three months earlier, according to the state Department of Insurance, Hegner was classified as disabled and was collecting workers' compensation benefits because of injuries she reported suffering in a slip-and-fall accident as a San Francisco hospital worker. And nearly five months after the race, the department said, she told an orthopedic surgeon she was in pain most of the time, couldn't...

WASHINGTON — When the White House enlisted former President Bill Clinton to see if Representative Joe Sestak would accept a presidential appointment to drop out of a Senate race, there is no question it was committing politics. But was it committing a crime? The dispute surrounding the White House effort to nudge Mr. Sestak out of the Pennsylvania Democratic primary has once again cast a harsh light on the murky boundaries that govern American political life. When does ordinary horse-trading cross a line? When does behavior that may violate sensibilities actually violate federal law? The law does ban promising any...

President Barack Obama speaks about executive compensation, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009, in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington

'These two entities -- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- are not facing any kind of financial crisis,'' said Representative Barney Frank of Massachusetts, the ranking Democrat on the Financial Services Committee. ''The more people exaggerate these problems, the more pressure there is on these companies, the less we will see in terms of affordable housing.' - NY TimesWednesday, September 17, 2008 ________________________________________ Rep. Frank says markets need more regulation By Robert Schroeder Last update: 1:02 p.m. EDT Sept. 17, 2008Comments: 7 WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Financial markets need more regulation and Congress must consider whether a new entity is needed...

NASHVILLE — The state Registry of Election Finance has decided that state Sen. Jerry Cooper should answer questions about allegations he transferred nearly $100,000 in campaign funds to a personal account. The registry wants Cooper to appear at its next meeting in November to address the complaint filed by the Tennessee Center for Policy Research. Cooper was acquitted in June on charges of bank fraud, mail fraud and conspiracy. The alleged transfer was revealed by testimony from the Internal Revenue Service on Cooper’s bank records and tax returns. A spokesman for Senate Democrats declined to comment on the registry’s decision...