Topic: Crime and Law Enforcement

Here's One Way to Try to Avoid the FBI's Internet Wiretapping Proposal

AP

The Obama administration is "on the verge of" signing off on a proposal from the FBI that would make it easier for the agency's to intercept online communications. Please allow us to offer a tip that may help you avoid the Feds' steely gaze.

By Adam Martin

Jul 1, 2011

Report: DSK to Be Released from House Arrest

Early news bulletins say prosecutors have agreed to release him on his own recognizance

Comments | 609 Views

By Adam Martin

Jul 1, 2011

The Legal Fallout of DSK's Lucky Break

Evidence cited in coverage of Strauss-Kahn's accuser doesn't speak to her accusation

Comments | 1,884 Views

By Ray Gustini

Jun 30, 2011

New York Times Reports DSK Case 'On the Verge of Collapse'

An attention-getting story sourced to law enforcement questions the accuser's credibility

Comments | 4,034 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 30, 2011

DSK Heading Back to Court on Friday

His lawyer says the hearing concerns a "bail application" but doesn't offer details

Comments | 606 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 30, 2011

LulzSec's Enemies List Might Be Its Members' Undoing

A look at the 'online vigilantes' and internal strife threatening to out the hackers

Comments | 6,383 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 29, 2011

Hackers Dump New Arizona Law Enforcement Documents

AntiSec attack focused on specific officers' email accounts

Comments | 966 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 29, 2011

Bernie Madoff Calls Himself a 'Human Pinata'

The financial fraud engineer also complains about the judge who sentenced him

Comments | 9,986 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 28, 2011

NYPD Cops Counting on HBO Footage to Keep Them Out of Jail

Cops acquitted of rape trying multi-pronged approach to ease misconduct sentence

Comments | 4,213 Views

By John Hudson

Jun 27, 2011

DSK's Lunch Etiquette Could Determine His Freedom

The tick-tock of events following DSK's alleged assault in Manhattan

Comments | 1,879 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 24, 2011

Highlights of What's Been Found in LulzSec's Arizona Documents

Here's what the Internet has found after a day looking through the cache

Comments | 4,740 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 24, 2011

Leaked LulzSec Chat Logs Put Personalities to Hacking Group

There's a parent figure, a clever spokesman, and plenty of internal strife

Comments | 2,413 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 24, 2011

DSK Accuser's Legal Offensive: The Search for More Victims

French lawyer hired to search for other women claiming Strauss-Kahn attacked them

Comments | 1,035 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 24, 2011

Professors Busted in Online Prostitution 'Hobby'

Two academics have been named in the bust of a 1,400-person prostitution ring

Comments | 4,697 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 24, 2011

How to Read the U.N.'s Guide to Drugs

News outlets found very different stories in the U.N.'s World Drug Report

Comments | 940 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 21, 2011

LulzSec Scoffs at Report the U.K. Arrested One of Them

Teen hacker was apparently a chat administrator who antagonized Anonymous

Comments | 3,449 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 20, 2011

Packer Gets Personal With Rajaratnam Profile

The New Yorker's 11,000-word dual profile has new details about the Galleon trial

Comments | 1,552 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 20, 2011

Lawyers on Opposite Sides of DSK Case, Dinner Table

A prosecutor recused herself because her husband works for the defense

Comments | 2,586 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 17, 2011

U.S. Drops Charges Against Bin Laden

Criminal case officially over with defendant dead

Comments | 4,008 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 17, 2011

Police Arrest Marine Reservist in Pentagon Bomb Scare

Man detained with 'suspicious device,' al-Qaeda literature

Comments | 2,283 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 16, 2011

DSK Asked for Diplomatic Immunity When He Was Arrested

A document filed by the prosecution details what he told police at JFK

Comments | 3,349 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 15, 2011

Loughner Hearing Transcripts Add Confusion, Not Clarity

Reporters in the courtroom say official account of his outburst is incorrect

Comments | 2,081 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 14, 2011

FBI Reviewing Lance Armstrong's Run-In with Doping Accuser

A tense confrontation between rivals could be construed as witness tampering

Comments | 4,598 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 14, 2011

'Times' Identifies DSK Accuser's Hometown

It's a far cry from naming the accuser, but it's still a first in the United States

Comments | 2,133 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 14, 2011

Meet the Lawyer Who Sued the Internet

A lawyer takes legal action against the many people who made fun of him

Comments | 11,187 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 13, 2011

Turkish Cops Arrest 32 Alleged Anonymous Members

The hactivist collective presses its attack on the Spanish police and Turkish government

Comments | 2,541 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 13, 2011

The New Powers the FBI Just Granted Itself

A rewritten operations manual relaxes restrictions on investigation tools

Comments | 14,016 Views

By Heather Horn

Jun 13, 2011

Home News From Afar

The French Are Unimpressed by American Justice

As DSK heads to trial, the French media run explainers--and takedowns

Comments | 4,621 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 10, 2011

Journalism Helps Convict a Journalist's Killer

Chauncey Bailey was killed in 2007 after covering Oakland's Black Muslim Bakery

Comments | 536 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 10, 2011

Three Arrested in Spain for PlayStation Hack

Police say suspects are members of Anonymous

Comments | 3,104 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 8, 2011

DSK Lawyers Seek Mental Health Reports on Accuser

A discovery document filed in court also asks for toxicology and criminal records

Comments | 3,178 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 7, 2011

Cops Return to Long Island Body Search

Aerial photos to guide. Meanwhile, tourists are saying odd stuff

Comments | 714 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 6, 2011

Cops in NYPD Rape Trial Were Helped by 'CSI'

Two jurors say they believed cops were guilty, but lacked the evidence to convict

Comments | 2,114 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 6, 2011

Strauss-Kahn Pleads Not Guilty to Rape Charges

Strauss-Kahn expected to go to trial on attempted rape charges

Comments | 678 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 3, 2011

Omar Free on Bail, May Not be Indicted on Sex Assault Charge

Egyptian financier is accused of groping a maid at the Pierre hotel

Comments | 528 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 3, 2011

What People Paid for the Unabomber's Stuff

Ted Kaczynski's personal effects fetched about $190,000 at auction

Comments | 862 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 2, 2011

Couches and Waiting: Notes from the DSK Stakeout

As news lags, coverage turns to the minutiae of life under house arrest

Comments | 1,338 Views

By Erik Hayden

Jun 2, 2011

'The Global War on Drugs Has Failed'

That's the conclusion of the Global Commission on Drug Policy

Comments | 2,156 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 1, 2011

The Tricky Task of Estimating DSK's Costs

Strauss-Kahn is on the hook for millions for lawyers, consultants, security, and rent

Comments | 1,030 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 1, 2011

Hotels Install Panic Buttons After Attacks

Two hotels where maids reported attacks have introduced the new security measure

Comments | 345 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 1, 2011

NYPD Rape Accuser: 'How Utterly Disheartening'

Woman who said cops raped her responds to their acquittal for the first time

Comments | 1,205 Views

By Adam Martin

May 31, 2011

Cleaning Up for DSK Is Men's Work

The former IMF chief has an all-male cleaning staff, which delights the New York Post

Comments | 871 Views

By Adam Martin

May 31, 2011

Bodies in Long Island Chill New York's Sex Workers

Fearful of a killer and police, women continue to struggle to make a living in their trade

Comments | 546 Views

By Adam Martin

May 27, 2011

Protest of NYPD Rape Acquittal Planned in New York

Over a thousand have said they will attend a courthouse demonstration

Comments | 3,793 Views

By Adam Martin

May 26, 2011

DSK Legal Team Makes a Swipe at Maid's 'Credibility'

In a letter to the Manhattan district attorney, Strauss-Kahn's lawyer is indignant and sly

Comments | 2,122 Views

By Adam Martin

May 26, 2011

NYPD Officers Acquitted of Rape Charges

Two cops followed a drunk woman home, but a jury doesn't find evidence of intercourse

Comments | 1,724 Views

By Adam Martin

May 26, 2011

A Photo Tour of DSK's New Luxury Townhouse

Strauss-Kahn makes sure he's comfortable while he's under house arrest

Comments | 2,070 Views

By Adam Martin

May 25, 2011

Strauss-Kahn Lawyers Deny Hush-Money Claim

In a statement, his lawyer says it never contacted the accuser's family

Comments | 851 Views

By Adam Martin

May 25, 2011

A Guide to DSK's New York Entourage

The team that's protecting Strauss-Kahn and his image

Comments | 1,323 Views

By Adam Martin

May 25, 2011

Loughner Ruled Unfit to Stand Trial, Sent to Hospital

The Giffords shooting suspect: "Thank you for the freak show. She died in front of me"

Comments | 2,992 Views

By Adam Martin

May 25, 2011

Prosecutors Expect Jared Loughner to Be Found Unfit for Trial

The Giffords shooter would be remanded back to federal custody if that's the ruling

Comments | 2,406 Views

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