ID:

384

Date:

2007-07-18

Headline:

FBI probed talk of killing chief justice

Reporter's name:

Lara Jakes Jordan

Delay/denial:

No

Lawsuit:

No

Fees:

No

Media outlet:

Associated Press

City:

Washington, DC

Summary:

A 15-month investigation into chatter by American mobsters about plotting to assassinate then-Chief Justice Warren Burger came up dry. The FBI released documents in response to a FOIA request from The Gazette, a Montreal newspaper.

Keywords:

FBI, Warren Burger, Supreme Court, Justice, Montreal, assassination

URL:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-07-18-burger-mob-plot_N.htm

Agencies:

FBI

States:

CANADA
DC
NJ
NY
PA

Categories:

FBI
general government
justice