Politics

Three Charged in New York in Connection with Multi-Million-Dollar Fraud Schemes

Three men were charged today in a criminal complaint for their participation in $15 million fraudulent investment schemes between December 2008 and April 2012. Defendants’ initial appearances are scheduled this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge...

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Russian National Charged in New Jersey in $1 Million Trading Account Hack, Securities Fraud Scheme

A Russian national living in New York has been charged for his alleged role in a ring that stole approximately $1 million by hacking into retail brokerage accounts and executing sham trades, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Paul J. Fishman...

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Judge orders Samsung, Apple to resolve patent fight through talks

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With both Samsung and Apple locked in fierce court battles over patent infringement, a...

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Former Executive of New York-Based Tax Liens Company Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging at Municipal Tax Lien Auctions in New Jersey

WASHINGTON—A former executive of a New York-based tax liens company who supervised the purchasing of municipal tax liens at auctions in New Jersey pleaded guilty today for his role in a conspiracy to rig bids for the sale of tax liens auctioned by...

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Former NutraCea CEO Indicted for Securities Fraud

Bradley David Edson, 51, of Scottsdale, Arizona, was indicted by a federal grand jury on April 11, 2012, for one count of conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud, one count of securities fraud, nine counts of wire fraud, five counts of false...

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UN envoy condemns eviction of Palestinian families from East Jerusalem homes

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West Bank Israeli settlement of Har Gilo, located near Jerusalem.

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Facebook supports US' new Cispa cyber security bill

Social networking giant Facebook has said it will support a new cyber security bill, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (Cispa), which is currently under consideration by the United States Congress.

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Norway Gunman: 'I Would Do it Again'

Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian gunman who admits he killed 77 people last July, says he would do it again. Anders Behring Breivik called the massacre the most "spectacular" political attack in Europe since World War II.

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