Author: Lara Jakes Jordan
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Agents disrupt skinhead plot to go on a killing spree
WASHINGTON • Two white supremacists plotted to go on a national killing spree, shooting and decapitating black people and ultimately targeting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, federal authorities said Monday. In all, the two men, whom officials described as neo-Nazi skinheads, planned to kill 88 people – 14 by beheading, according to documents unsealed in…
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FBI: Threatening letters say ‘It’s payback time’
WASHINGTON – Threatening letters sent this week to banks and financial institutions declare “It’s payback time” and promise death within 10 days, the FBI said Thursday.More than 50 letters mailed to Chase Bank branches and federal regulatory offices in 11 cities this week, most filled with white powder, have so far tested negative for any…
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Federal probe of tomato, egg prices
WASHINGTON • A federal investigation into possible food price-fixing has been expanded to include two major industries, tomato processing and egg products. The Justice Department confirmed Tuesday that prosecutors are conducting separate inquiries into whether the tomato and egg industries engaged in anti-competitive practices. Federal prosecutors have also been looking at possible price-fixing in the…
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Gun charges expected in Obama plot
DENVER – Three men who authorities initially feared were plotting to assassinate Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention are facing only gun charges – signaling they never posed a real threat. A federal law enforcement official in Denver said the three men and woman arrested on Sunday are not expected to be charged with…