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11 hrs ago | Detroit News

Michigan to launch school violence hotline

Attorney General Bill Schuette and other state officials announced plans Tuesday to develop a new statewide hotline for students, parents and members of the public to leave confidential tips about potential school violence.

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Related Topix: Michigan, Michigan Government, US News

Sat May 18, 2013

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

More information on counterfeit money

Know your money: www.secretservice.gov/money_detect.shtml. Use this link to check your money.

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Related Topix: US News

Recordpub.com

Guilty plea for Ohio man for Obama Twitter threat

A Columbus man has pleaded guilty to threatening President Barack Obama on Twitter and now faces up to five years in prison.

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Related Topix: Twitter, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama

Fri May 17, 2013

KRQE Albuquerque, New Mexico

ID thief admits role in paycheck scheme

An Albuquerque woman who with a partner spread more than $140,000 in bogus paychecks around the Southwest pleaded guilty to identity theft in federal court Thursday.

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Related Topix: Federal Prisons, Prison, US News

Thu May 16, 2013

TwinCities

24 new St. Paul cops sworn in

Twenty-four new police officers graduated from the St. Paul police academy Thursday, May 16, including one whose father was a St.

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Related Topix: St. Paul, MN, US News, Family, Kids

Cleveland.com

School security assessment launched in Middleburg Heights

MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS After months of planning for students' safety following the tragic December massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Mayor Gary Starr is calling in the experts to protect the city and its local schools.

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Related Topix: Middleburg Heights, OH, US News

Examiner.com

Tenn. Highway Patrol to assist Secret Service during first lady's visit

The Tennessee Highway Patrol will assist the U.S. Secret Service during Michelle Obama 's visit to Nashville this weekend, the Tenn.

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Related Topix: US News, Michelle Obama, Tennessee State University

Wed May 15, 2013

Inside Colombia

Secret Service Caught up in Colombia Prostitution Scandal Say Being "Railroaded"

It was the scandal that rocked the Secret Service: agents preparing for the arrival of President Barack Obama in Colombia brought prostitutes back to their hotel.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Barack Obama

Tue May 14, 2013

WKRN

Metro police won't provide security for First Lady's upcoming visit

Metro police will not provide security for First Lady Michelle Obama's upcoming visit to Nashville.

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Related Topix: Michelle Obama, US News

New York Post

Bronx woman busted for posing as aunt of slain Sandy Hook student

Cops busted a Bronx woman for allegedly posing as the aunt of a Sandy Hook Elementary School victim and scamming donations.

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Business Journal

Paper trail: Secret Service Buffalo recovers thousands in fake money

In March, the U.S. Secret Service Buffalo office recovered about $2,000 in counterfeit money, Last month, they recovered 15 times as much.

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Related Topix: US News, Buffalo, NY

SFGate

W. Pa. man jailed in Obama, Secret Service threats

A western Pennsylvania man has been jailed until he can face federal charges that he threatened two U.S. Secret Service agents who investigated several threats he allegedly made against President Barack Obama , some posted through the White House website.

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Wired

Meet the Con Man Who Pulled Off a Federal Sting That Cost Google $500 Million

Meet the career con man who made a fortune selling illegal pharmaceuticals online-and pulled off a federal sting that forced Google to pay $500 million.

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, US News

Information Technology

Card processing companies under scanner

Three days after it was revealed that $45 million was shaved off RAK Bank and Bank of Muscat accounts through ATM withdrawals by cyber criminals acting in tandem, two card processing companies are under the scanner for alleged chinks in their computer systems.

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Related Topix: US News, Travel, Middle East Travel, Oman Travel

Mon May 13, 2013

Patch.com

Democrats Decline To Reimburse Atherton

The Democratic National Committee will not reimburse Atherton for President Obama's April visit to the town , according to a memo to the City Manager George Rodericks that deflects responsibility to the U.S. Secret Service.

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Related Topix: Atherton, CA, US News

WFXL-TV Fox 31

Tift County Sheriff's Office arrest 14 for identity theft

Tift County Sheriff Gene Scarbrough has announced that his office's Criminal Investigation Division has arrested fourteen people over the past two months after extensive investigations into the crime of identity theft and other types of fraud.

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Related Topix: Tift County, GA, US News, Ashburn, GA, Tifton, GA

Examiner.com

ATM Bank Heist Nets $45 Million For Hackers

A four-count federal indictment was unsealed in Brooklyn charging eight defendants with participating in two worldwide cyberattacks that inflicted $45 million in losses on the global financial system in a matter of hours.* These defendants allegedly formed the New York-based cell of an international cybercrime organization that used sophisticated ... (more)

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Related Topix: Prison, Yonkers, NY, US News

News Observer

Garner police add counterfeit money charges in Wilmington man's case

Kyree Reginald Easter, 21, of Wilmington was being held in the Wake County Detention Center when Garner police served him with arrest warrants on Friday.

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Related Topix: Garner, NC, Wake Forest, NC, Knightdale, NC, Wake County, NC, US News

Sat May 11, 2013

The Orlando Sentinel

ATM thefts rankle banks

The brazen theft of $45 million from ATMs around the world was a sophisticated, coordinated attack that put banks on their heels, forcing some to re-evaluate their security measures, according to experts.

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Related Topix: US News, Prison

Sunherald.com

Smoke forces evacuation of White House West Wing

District of Columbia Fire department trucks and personnel are seen parked between the The Eisenhower Executive Office Building and the West Wing as they respond to a call at the White House, Saturday, May 11, 2013, in Washington.

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Related Topix: Washington DC, US News