Alleged ‘Atomic Spy,’ 98 [year old woman], seeks exoneration
By Dan Mccue From Court House News Service MANHATTAN (CN) – A 98-year-old woman this week asked a federal judge to vacate her McCarthy-era conviction on an atomic espionage charge, claiming recently released documents show the government knew the testimony…
Outrage as IRS [USA] admits huge trove of Lerner’s emails is missing
By Todd Beamon From Newsmax Conservatives are outraged at the IRS’ disclosure late Friday [13] that it had lost a trove of former administrator Lois Lerner’s emails on the targeting of tea party groups, with one critic likening it to…
Sixteen Puerto Rican cops busted for alleged corruption
From Caribbean360 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Friday May 30, 2014 – Sixteen current and former Puerto Rican police officers have been arrested by federal authorities on corruption charges that include allegedly planting evidence to make false arrests, extortion, and taking…
Lottery scam has enriched a few and destroyed the vulnerable
By Mark Wignall From Jamaica Observer It was in the late 1990s that someone first attempted a scam via e-mail with me. The e-mail said that I was selected in an Internet lottery and had won a two-week Caribbean cruise for…
On Twitter, Herbalife Ltd. (HLF) uses “Herbalife Truth” to tell a lie
By Sam E. Antar from Value Walk One of the main concepts I teach about financial crimes is that fraudsters seek to create false images of stature and integrity in an effort to gain the trust of their potential victims….
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Usain Bolt made a vow that’s really hard to comprehend From Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tuesday April 15, 2014, CMC – Sprint superstar Usain Bolt says he is confident he can smash two records he set five years ago at the…
The FBI wants to buy some malware
By Aliya Sternstein for Nextgov From Mashable Federal detectives want to buy viruses and other types of malicious software for assistance in cracking criminal cases, according to a “combined synopsis/solicitation for malware” published this week on the government’s contracting database….
Obama has four options for revamping NSA phone surveillance, and none are ideal
By Margaret Hartmann From New York Magazine In his speech last month on post-Snowden changes to the NSA, President Obama said, “The challenge is getting the details right, and that’s not simple.” That’s apparent from the options Obama administration lawyers…
Law firm can’t shake claims it aided $6M Facebook IPO scam
From Law360 Law360, Los Angeles — A California judge refused Thursday to toss claims that Miller Barondess LLP helped a con man launder $5.8 million stolen from investors through a bogus deal to purchase pre-initial public offering shares of Facebook…
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CINICO renews contract with St Lukes The Cayman Islands National Insurance Company has renewed its agreement with Saint Luke’s Heart Institute in Kansas City, Missouri, to provide specialty heart care to patients in Cayman. On Monday (3), St. Luke’s Medical…