Tag: Crime

Underage Girls Targeted For Sex In Intricate Facebook Fake Identity Scam
Since the advent of the internet, people have always cited the relative "anonymity" that it provides as both a strength and a danger. Are people really who they say they are? Any...
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Find My iPhone Aids In Drug Bust
I guess the moral of this story is if you're going to steal a smartphone - wait, just don't steal people's phones. Because if you do, karma might bite you in the ass. Karma, in...
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Idiot Admits To Winter Classic Assault On Facebook
On Monday evening, after the Winter Classic hockey game in Philadelphia, several men wearing Philly Flyers jerseys beat up a couple of guys wearing New York Rangers jerseys. It al...
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Video Game Thieves Butt-Dial 911, Discuss Crime For An Hour
If you know anything about me, you know that I love stupid criminals. Sometimes, people are such perfect idiots that the stories write themselves. There's really no need to embel...
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iPhone Robbers: We Don’t Want Your Droids, BlackBerries
Apparently, we have some elitist muggers roaming around Columbia University. A pair of robbers are targeting students in Upper Manhattan, and they are taking the worst thing ima...
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Man Shot By Mother-In-Law, Records It All On His iPhone
It's unfortunate for wonderful, loving, sane mothers-in-law that some off-balanced nutjobs have to go any perpetuate the whole "crazy mother-in-law" joke. Truly, a shame. What'...
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Welfare Office Murder-Suicide Receives Live Facebook Updates From Young Victim
A little girl's Facebook posts serve as the last dispatches from a stomach-turning tragedy that took place earlier this week in a Laredo, Texas welfare office. Monday night, 38-...
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Blagojevich Sentenced 14 Years In Prison
Former Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich was sentenced today to serve 14 years in prison. Blago was convicted of 18 charges of corruption, most memorable being the time he tried...
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FBI: Massive Fraudulent Online Ad Scheme Affected More Than 4 Million Computers
According to the U.S. Attorney's office in Manhattan, at least 4 million computers in over 100 different countries fell victim to a giant fraud scheme that involved a sophisticated...
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In The UK, Inciting Riots On Facebook Will Land You Three Years In Jail
If you remember those riots that consumed many parts of England back in August, you probably...
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Raj Rajaratnam Sentenced To 11 Years In Historic Insider Trading Case
The longest prison sentence ever dished out for the crime of insider trading has just been given this morning. Hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam...
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Like My Status or I Will Punch You in the Face
Sometimes, liking a particular status on Facebook can get you into trouble. For instance, let's say your friend posts that she is having the worst day of her life. It might seem...
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Full Tilt Poker: A Massive Ponzi Scheme Says U.S. Attorney
U.S. Attorney in Manhattan Preet Bharara didn't mince words yesterday when he called out former online poker giant Full Tilt Poker. In a statement, Bharara said that “Full Til...
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Google’s Marissa Mayer Threatened With Bizarre, Lewd Tweets
A man has been arrested and indicted on felony charges for using Twitter to harass and ultimately threaten top Google exec Marissa Mayer. Mayer, VP of Maps and Location Services...
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Twitter Helps NYPD Shut Down Gang Meeting
Attention criminals, would-be criminals, rioters, gang members and all who are of interest to local police departments: Social media is public - really really public. And while...
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