LOS ANGELES – A former finance manager of a television production studio was sentenced Thursday to two years in federal prison for embezzling about $2.5 million from the Culver City company, officials…
Bees Have Personalities, Can Recognize Faces and Solve Math Problems
According to Mental Floss, here are some bee facts that are mind boggling: 1. THEIR STING HAS SOME BENEFITS A toxin in bee venom called melittin may prevent HIV. Melittin can kill…
FBI: Virtual Kidnapping – U.S. Citizen Threatened by Mexican Extortion Scheme
“For criminals, the success of any type of virtual kidnapping depends on speed and fear. They know they only have a short time to exact a ransom payment before the victims and…
Piracy Group Leader Admits to Illegally Stealing and Selling Android Mobile App
WASHINGTON—A leader of an online piracy group plead guilty Monday for his role in a scheme to distribute more than one million pirated copies of copyrighted Android mobile device applications, or “apps,”…
Man Who Shot An Eagle and a Hawk Sentenced to Eight Months in Prison
NEBRASKA – A 45-year-old man who shot an eagle and hawk was sentenced to eight months in prison and ordered to pay $6,500 as restitution, officials announced Tuesday. Lamar Bertucci, Sr.,of Walthill,…
Ohio Supreme Court Suspends Lawyer For Having Sex With His Client’s Wife
OHIO – In 1977, James D. Owen began representing Robert Caulley who had been accused of murdering his parents three years earlier. Owen was hired to research a false confession defense in…
Sleepy California Motorist With 160 Pounds of Pot Inside her SUV Was Driving 5 MPH on Highway
LUBBOCK, TEXAS — A California motorist was driving east on Interstate 20 at about 5 mph on Christmas Day 2013. Other motorists complained to the 911 dispatcher about how slow she was traveling on…
Oxnard’s Assistant Police Chief Will Testify at Jaywalking Hearing Against Community Activist
VENTURA CALIFORNIA — A high ranking Oxnard police officer will testify at the hearing of Francisco Romero, a community activist who claims that he was given five jaywalking tickets because he is a vocal…
Alleged Robbers Who Beat Bank Employees Facing Federal Charges
TOPEKA, KANSAS —Federal charges were filed Friday against two men who allegedly held five bank employees at gunpoint. One of the suspects beat two workers, including dragging a female by the hair during…
Jumping Rope Torches Calories and Tones Muscles
“What piece of exercise equipment sells for under $20, fits into a briefcase, can be used by the whole family, and improves cardiovascular fitness while toning muscle at the same time? And…
Cancer Researcher Physician Agrees to Pay $475,000 for Filing False Claims; Whistleblower to Receive $80,000
CHICAGO—A former cancer research physician at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Center for Cancer in Chicago will pay $475,000 to the federal government to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit, officials announced…
Justice Department: Albuquerque Police Agree to Sweeping Reforms on Use of Force
ALBUQUERQUE – The U.S. Justice Department reached a court-enforced agreement with the City of Albuquerque to put into effect sweeping reforms on the use of force by its police department, officials said…