Tracee hamilton washington post biography for kids
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That was the beginning of two years of what I would describe as near-unrelenting hell. My stalker also wanted to be a sportswriter, so I saw him nearly every day, at every football and basketball practice, at every game, and of course every day in the halls of the J-school. I was always there, in the newsroom of the student paper, which had a glass front facing the hallway that led into the building. My stalker became a fixture at those windows, standing and staring in at me.
The phone calls started soon after. He never said a word. In fact, after the interview, he never spoke directly to me again, but he’d call nearly every night. Then the letters began — and for the first time, I was truly afraid for my life.
The letters — it’s hard to talk about them, even after nearly 30 years. I learned later that my stalker was taking a religion class and a human sexuality class at the same time. The gist of what he had learned, apparently, was that God wanted us to have sex. I thought by no
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Athletes, Guns, and Plea Agreements
(Star Athlete) pleads skyldig to (Felony/Misdemeanor Charge) after (Violent Incident Involving Guns). It's a macabre Mad Lib the sports world keeps repeating.
The latest athlete to get in trouble for playing with guns is Gilbert Arenas, the marquee guard for D.C.'s Washington Wizards. The NBA star pleaded guilty Friday to a felony count for carrying a pistol without a license, with the deal stipulating Arenas will serve no more than six months in prison. The charges stemmed from a Dec. 21 locker-room incident when Arenas laid kvartet unloaded handguns in front of teammate Javaris Crittenton's locker with a note that said "pick one." The dispute began over a gambling debt.
Arenas fryst vatten hardly a trendsetter. He's simply the last in a virtual assembly line of professional athletes whose gun incidents led to guilty pleas. And for every fallen sports star, there's been a columnist eager to dish some scat
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Back in Bundy West, government major Tracee Plowell ’95 was bent on going to law school, then returning to her hometown and running for mayor. But her semester in Hamilton’s Washington, D.C. program quickly convinced her that politics wasn’t for her. Soon she would answer a call to public service in another direction, then go on to eventually build an impressive and varied career in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Plowell is an expert in the investigation and prosecution of white collar, corruption, and complex fraud. Her work in the department included serving as acting deputy director of the Federal Witness Security Program and as a member of the Attorney General's Capital Case Review Committee. Among other responsibilities, she provided expert counsel to federal law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and senior officials, including on the use of special investigative techniques.
Before that, as an assistant U.S. attorney and an att