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Troy man sentenced 10 years federal prison for child porn
ALBANY, N.Y. A Troy man charged with receiving child pornography was sentenced to 10 years in prison by a federal court judge Monday. Comment?
FBI warns about bogus funds e-mails
The Baltimore FBI office has received a large number of phone calls concerning e-mails that are supposedly from the FBI Director, the Special Agent in Charge or other top Bureau officials that aren't really from them. Comment?
Army Corps of Engineers manager admits role in $20 million bribery scheme.
Michael A. Alexander, 55, a former program manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, pled guilty today to federal charges of bribery and conspiracy to commit money laundering in a scheme that allegedly involved more than $20 million in bribes and kickback payments and the planned steering of a $780 million government contract. Comment?
Couple sentenced for harboring aliens who worked under abusive conditions.
A husband and wife from Paso Robles who admitted harboring illegal aliens after they were smuggled into the United States and forced to work in substandard conditions at the couple's elder care facilities were each sentenced today to 18 months in federal prison. Comment?
Two Portland criminal intelligence officers tapped to work with FBI-led Joint Terrorism Task Force
In his first report on the Portland police bureau's renewed involvement in the FBI-led Joint Terrorism Task Force, Police Chief Mike Reese said he's assigned two officers from the bureau's criminal intelligence unit to work with the task force as needed. Comment?
Cherokee County man pleads guilty
A Cherokee County man has pleaded guilty to pulling down an electrical pole in an effort to steal copper wire, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said Monday. Comment?
UPDATE 2-Obama proposes large budget boosts for SEC, CFTC
The Securities and Exchange Commission would get an 18.5 percent funding increase, while the Commodity Futures Trading Commission would receive a 50 percent rise in spending under the Obama administration's fiscal 2013 budget. Comment?
Dimora: 'Public service is my motto'
Federal agents on Monday said former county commissioner Jimmy Dimora was given more than $69,000 in home improvements by contractor D-A-S Construction between 2002 and 2007, and money to buy a tiki bar for his patio from a deferred compensation contractor. Comment?
Obama proposes large budget boosts for SEC, CFTC
The White House on Monday proposed big budget boosts for U.S. financial market regulators, which are months behind in finalizing Dodd-Frank reforms and are under pressure to more vigorously police markets in the wake of the 2007-2009 financial crisis. Comment?
FBI: Suspected NWI bank robber, purse snatcher arrested in Kentucky
The Indianapolis Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced the arrest of Beaver Bernard Russell, 47, of Benton Harbor, Mich., who the FBI suspects of five purse snatchings and one armed robbery in Northwest Indiana since Dec. Comment?
Who's Scamming Consumers?
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Carmine Cerbone, of Elizabethtown, was a victim of the mystery shopper scam after he replied to a help wanted ad online. Comment?
Hedge Fund Manager Busted for Insider Trading of Tech Stocks
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Ongoing investigations into the infamous Galleon insider trading case have netted another arrest. Comment?
Family Service of RI and RWU to Offer Training for Addressing Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is an underreported crime that occurs across all 50 states. Rhode Island, however, is attempting to do something about it. Comment?
Jimmy Dimora federal racketeering trial: Agent says Dimora talked bribes over free meals
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Former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora talked business while loudly chewing food, according to secretly recorded conversations played this afternoon during his racketeering trial in U.S. District Court. Comment?
Core Justice programs get 1.2 percent boost in 2013 budget
President Barak Obama is calling for $36.5 billion in funding for the Justice Department in his 2013 budget that was unveiled today. Comment?
Jimmy Dimora federal racketeering trial: Dimora not billed for...
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Former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora was not billed for nearly $30,000 of improvements at his Independence home by contractor Steven Pumper's D-A-S Construction and other subcontractors, according to testimony this morning in Dimora's federal racketeering trial. Comment?
The Wall Street Bombing That Made Hoover and the FBI: Tim Weiner
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Shortly after noon on Thursday, Sept. 16, 1920, a powerful bomb hidden in a horse-drawn wagon exploded at the corner of Wall and Broad Streets in Manhattan . Comment?
Craigslist Scam Targets Local Rental Properties
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An ad on CraigsList, complete with photos, claims a Columbus-area house is available for rent. Comment?
Obama proposes large budgets boosts for SEC and CFTC
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Financial market regulators, months behind in writing rules to implement the Dodd-Frank reforms and under pressure to probe the collapse of broker MF Global more vigorously, would get a big budget boost in the coming fiscal year from the spending plan that the White House proposed on Monday. Comment?
RI Hospital To Pay $5.3 Million for Fraudulent Hospital Stays
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Rhode Island Hospital will reimburse federal health care programs approximately $2.6 million dollars and will pay the federal government approximately $2.7 million in double and triple damages for ordering medically unnecessary overnight patient hospital stays and then submitting claims for payment to federally funded Medicare and Medicaid ... (more) Comment?