FLORIDA The owner of a Florida mortgage company was sentenced today to 11 years and three months in prison for orchestrating a $64 million mortgage fraud scheme, officials announced. Two associates also…
Jackson Police Officer Charged with Ripping off Drug Dealers
MISSISSIPPI Federal officials allege today that Jackson Police Officer Bryan Jones used his position in the police department to extort money from drug dealers. According to a court affidavit, Jones, 44, assisted…
ON SALE! STEPPING ON THE DEVIL’S TAIL — A Mystery Thriller
Stepping on the Devil’s Tail — Mystery Thriller BY RAUL HERNANDEZ “They say that in Mexico even the devil is packing heat because he’s afraid of the cartels.” — Stepping on the…
Psychologist Charged with Posting Ad on Craigslist Seeking Sex With a 12-Year-Old Female (News Video)
SEATTLE Federal agents on Wednesday arrested a Seattle psychologist and charged him with attempting to entice a minor for sex, officials announced. Jonathan Brent Wulf, 61, posted an ad on Craigslist beginning…
Hudson City Savings Bank Agrees to Quit “Redlining” Minority Neighborhoods and Pay $27 Million
NEW JERSEY Hudson City Savings Bank agreed to stop the practice of “redlining” in predominantly Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in its mortgage lending practices, federal officials announced today. The settlement provides more…
Surprising Facts About the Vatican Including Michelangelo’s Attention to Detail (Video)
Michelangelo’s attention to detail is often overlooked by the casual passersby, according to SelectItaly.com. The tree from which Eve plucks the forbidden fruit in the Sistine Chapel is actually a fig tree,…
U.S. Extradites Irishman for Trafficking in Black Rhino Horns
TEXAS The U.S. extradited an Irishman from England for trafficking in rhinoceros horns, officials announced. Patrick Sheridan, an Irish national, was arrested on Jan. 9, in the United Kingdom for his role…
“Whitey’s” Girlfriend Indicted for Refusing to Testify Before Grand Jury
BOSTON A federal grand jury today indicted the 64-year-old girlfriend of convicted killer James “Whitey” Bulger for allegedly refusing to testify before a grand jury investigating Bulger, officials said. Catherine Greig, longtime companion…
IRS Agent Arrested for Soliciting Bribe from Marijuana Business Owner During Audit
SEATTLE Federal authorities arrested an IRS agent today after he allegedly accepted payment from a Seattle marijuana businessman for saving him a million dollars in taxes, according to officials. Paul G. Hurley,…
Man Faces Life in Prison for Allegedly Kidnapping a Woman During a Burglary (News Video)
CHICAGO A man was arrested Sunday for allegedly kidnapping of a woman who came came home and found the suspect burglarizing her home in Lansing, Illinois, officials announced Monday. Carleous Clay, 33,…
Business of News: More than Black and White
Tim Gallagher is president of The 20/20 Network, a public relations and strategic communications firm. He is a former Pulitzer Prize-winning editor and publisher at The Albuquerque Tribune and the Ventura County…