SAN DIEGO — A Virginia company agreed to pay $6.5 million after it inflated claims for payments under several Navy contracts, the Justice Department announced today. The inflated payments were brought to…
Wells Fargo Stagecoach Rule: Share the Bottle if You Must Drink
“In 1800s, stage travel was common. Up to nine passengers shared the coach. Second-class passengers rode on top with the luggage. To keep things friendly, Wells Fargo posted rules of etiquette in…
Charles Lindbergh’s Nonstop Flight
“On the morning of May 20, 1927, Charles Lindbergh set off from New York with water, sandwiches, maps, charts, and 450 gallons of gasoline. He had no parachute and no radio….
Navy Seal Imposter Arrested on Firearms Violations
GARFIELD, ARKANSAS — A man who allegedly passed himself off as a highly decorated Navy Seal who served in dozens of covert combat missions from the jungles of Vietnam to the caves…
N.J. Man Found Guilty Friday of Trafficking in Narwhal Tusks
BANGOR, MAINE— A jury on Friday found a 60-year-old Union, N.J. man guilty of illegally trafficking and smuggling narwhal tusks, conspiracy and money laundering, federal prosecutors said. Andrew L. Zarauskas, 60, of…
Rome Had a Large Slave Population; An Emperor Had 20,000 Slaves or More
“No-one is sure how many slaves existed in the Roman Empire. Even after Rome has passed it days of greatness, it is thought that 25% of all people in Rome were slaves. A rich man…
Feds: Missoula County Attorney’s Office Botched the Cases of Women Who Were Sexually Assaulted
MONTANA — The U.S. Department of Justice found substantial evidence that the Missoula County, Montana Attorney’s Office’s handling and response to sexual assault cases discriminates against women. Investigators said the county attorney…
Another Texas Aryan Brotherhood Member Pleads Guilty to Racketeering
HOUSTON – A member of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas gang pleaded guilty today to racketeering charges related to his membership in the prison gang’s criminal enterprise, according to federal prosecutors. So…
Getaway Driver in an Armed Robbery Turned Deadly Gets 40 Years in Prison
PROVIDENCE, R.I – The getaway driver involved in an armed robbery that turned deadly and resulted in the murder of a gas station manager was sentenced on Thursday in U.S. District Court…
Appeals Court Upholds NY Man’s Conviction for Secretly Videotaping Neighbor
A New York man’s conviction for voyeurism was upheld by an appeals court. In a unanimous ruling issued Thursday, the state court found that the evidence against David Schreier showed that Schreier “surreptitiously”…
San Francisco Chronicle: Federal Appeals Court Tosses Out Califonia’s Concealed Firearms Law
California must allow law-abiding citizens to carry concealed firearms in public, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday, striking down the core of the state’s permit system for handguns, according to the San Francisco Chronicle…
A Filing Cabinet and the Land of Oz
“The classic tale of Dorothy in the Land of Oz came from the imagination of L. Frank Baum, who made up the story for his son and a group of children one…