New High In U.S. Prison Numbers
More than one in 100 adults in the United States is in jail or prison, an all-time high that is costing state governments nearly $50 billion a year and the federal government $5 billion more, accordi…
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Secret Service Paid TJX Hacker $75,000 a Year
Convicted TJX hacker Albert Gonzalez earned $75,000 a year working undercover for the U.S. Secret Service, informing on bank card thieves before he was arrested in 2008 for running his own multimilli…
Wachovia Admits It Laundered Millions in Mexican Drug Cash
Wachovia bank executives have admitted that the banking giant laundered millions of dollars for Mexican drug lords between 2003 and 2008, prosecutors announced in Miami this afternoon. The feds built…
Son of Sam Murders and the Occult
The "Son of Sam murders" in New York City, where the killer used a .44 caliber, 5-shot revolver remains one of the most heinous in our nation's history. While David Berkowitz conf…
Wiseguys Indicted in $25 Million Online Ticket Ring
A ring of ticket brokers has been indicted in connection to an elaborate hacking scheme that used bots and other fraudulent means to purchase more than 1 million tickets for concerts, sporting even…
Bail Burden Keeps U.S. Jails Stuffed With Inmates
According to the Justice Department, two-thirds of the people in the nation's jails are petty, nonviolent offenders who are there for only one reason: They can't afford their bail. Read…
For Fourth Time, Mistrial in Prosecution of Gotti
A federal jury failed on Tuesday for the fourth time in four years to reach a verdict in the epic prosecution of John A. Gotti, enshrining him as a legendary criminal defendant and a mobster even t…
DNA Evidence Can Be Fabricated, Scientists Show
Scientists in Israel have demonstrated that it is possible to fabricate DNA evidence, undermining the credibility of what has been considered the gold standard of proof in criminal cases. “You can …
Arrest in Epic Cyber Swindle
A 28-year-old American, believed by prosecutors to be one of the nation's cybercrime kingpins, was indicted Monday along with two Russian accomplices on charges that they carried out the larges…
Crossing The Line
Dateline NBC had a great segment on the Boston mob and the FBI last Friday. Childhood friends take divergent paths: John Connolly was one of Boston's most celebrated FBI agents, and James &…
Giants Stadium is Coming Down...FBI Not Looking For Hoffa's Remains
In the November 1989 issue of Playboy, Donald "Tony the Greek" Frankos said Jimmy Hoffa's body was buried at Giants Stadium. Cut in pieces. Put in a steel drum. Entombed in concrete a…
Notoriety's Missing Links: Online Files Scrubbed After Museum Shooting
Shortly after authorities identified their suspect in the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum shooting Wednesday, the world began searching for traces of James W. Von Brunn online. Those who Googled imm…
Stanford drug informer role claim
Evidence has emerged that the Texan who bankrolled English cricket may have been a US government informer. Sir Allen Stanford, who is accused of bank fraud, is the subject of an investigation by th…
How Bernie did it
Madoff is behind bars and isn't talking. But a Fortune investigation uncovers secrets of his massive swindle. Fortune has learned that Frank DiPascali is trying to negotiate a plea deal with …
F.B.I. and States Vastly Expand DNA Databases
Law enforcement officials are vastly expanding their collection of DNA to include millions more people who have been arrested or detained but not yet convicted. The move, intended to help solve mor…