Looking at an FBI cybercrime report
Law enforcement cracks down on “Anonymous”
March 7 Leave a Comment
Arrested hackers may be linked to Anonymous movement
“J. Edgar” — A review of an Oscar bait biopic
Nov. 14, 2011 Leave a Comment
The wardrobe is more interesting than the movie
More La Cosa Nostra members charged in gradual organized crime bust
Sept. 24, 2011 Leave a Comment
Four alleged members of the New England chapter of La Cosa Nostra were arrested and charged yesterday with racketeering, extortion and more, in a Providence, Rhode Island, court according to a statement made by Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer and other law enforcement officials. Those charged are Eduardo Lato, 64; Alfred Scivola, 70; Raymond [...]
Scarlett Johansson’s lawyer calls for nude pics to be removed
Sept. 15, 2011 Leave a Comment
and quickly!
Guest Column: To Bulger prosecutors: You can’t handle the truth!
June 27, 2011 Leave a Comment
“The truth? You can’t handle the truth!” When Jack Nicholson snarled those famous lines in a courtroom during the film “A Few Good Men,” he could just as easily have been reciting lines in Martin’s Scorsese’s “The Departed,” where he played the role of Frank Costello, a Boston mobster, the inspiration for whom is none [...]
FBI: Bulger tip taken seriously immediately
June 25, 2011 Leave a Comment
The FBI said Saturday that the tip that led to the arrest of James J. “Whitey” Bulger was taken seriously from the start, disputing news reports that the tip was given low priority when it came in. “Those reports are false,” the FBI said in a statement. “The FBI Supervisory Special Agent responsible for the [...]
Bulger tipster is a woman
June 25, 2011 Leave a Comment
The FBI has released few details about the soon-to-be rich tipster who keyed federal agents in on the location of James J. “Whitey” Bulger and his girlfriend, Catherine Greig. Some reports Friday indicated the tip came from Iceland. The FBI said Saturday that the tipster was female. Officials have insisted that the tip came in [...]
Bulger ordered back to Massachusetts
June 23, 2011 Leave a Comment
LOS ANGELES — Former Winter Hill Gang boss James J “Whitey” Bulger was remanded back to Massachusetts to face a litany of charges against him. Appearing in federal court in Los Angeles on Thursday, Bulger had a full white beard, wire-rimmed glasses, and was visibly banding. He waved his right to a rendition hearing. Bulger, [...]
Whitey Bulger arrested in California
June 23, 2011 4 Comments
James J. “Whitey” Bulger, the South Boston gangster charged with 19 murders, who was one of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted fugitives, was arrested in Southern California Wednesday night. The 81-year-old was captured in Santa Monica, near Los Angeles, along with his longtime companion Catherine Greig, 60. They did not resist arrest. No vehicles were [...]
University of Connecticut student arrested for child pornography
Dec. 9, 2010 Leave a Comment
A 21-year-old student at the University of Connecticut was arrested on Wednesday and charged with possession, receipt, and distribution of child pornography, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Steven Donald Lewis, 21, of Plainville, Conn., was taken into custody by the Connecticut Computer Crimes Task Force and will face the charges in Federal Court. [...]
El Centro hospital fined $2.2 million for fraud
Sept. 20, 2010 Leave a Comment
SAN DIEGO — The El Centro Regional Medical Center in Imperial County, Calif., has agreed to pay the US government $2.2 million, plus interest, to settle allegations it defrauded Medicare, the Justice Department announced today. The case was brought by a whistleblower, protected under federal law. The government alleged that the 165-bed acute care hospital [...]
FBI warns of Haitian earthquake relief fraud
Jan. 13, 2010 Leave a Comment
In a statement released today, the Federal Bureau of Investigation warned people, particularly Internet users, to “apply a critical eye and do their due diligence” before responding to requests for money in relief of Tuesdays deadly 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti. “Past tragedies and natural disasters have prompted individuals with criminal intent to solicit contributions [...]
Former early childhood education student sentenced on child pornography charges
Jan. 8, 2010 2 Comments
Foxborough teacher sentenced for child porn
Sept. 23, 2009 Leave a Comment
Gregg Woodward, 47, of Milford, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison followed by 7 years of supervised released after he pleaded guilty in January to possession of child pornography, according to acting United States Attorney Michael K. Loucks and Warren T. Bamford, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in [...]
FBI: Former Plymouth inmate peads guilty to hacking prison computers
Sept. 17, 2009 3 Comments
Ex-jailbird going back to prison
Yale grad student vanishes
Sept. 10, 2009 3 Comments
Police at Yale University have issued a missing person’s report on 24-year-old Pharmacology student Annie Le.
Brockton man sentenced to 21 years on federal drug charges
Aug. 31, 2009 Leave a Comment
Timothy Silvia, the former President of the Brockton chapter of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club, was sentenced in a federal court Wednesday to more than 21 years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release for “conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine,†the FBI reports.
