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Democratic Fundraiser Convicted in $21 Million Bank Fraud Scheme
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A fed jury in Brooklyn on Friday convicted Democratic fundraiser Courtney Dupree in a scheme to get $21 million in fraudulent loans. Dupree, the CEO of the Long Island-based, GDC Acquisitions, a holding of company, was charged with grossly overstating the firm’s billings to fraudulently obtain a $21 million loan from…
Puerto Rico FBI Agent Drowns in Attempted Rescue
By The Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — An FBI agent who tried to rescue a swimmer in distress has drowned at a beach in northeast Puerto Rico, authorities said Friday. Daniel Knapp, a 43-year-old agent who was based in San Juan, drowned on Thursday at Hidden Beach in the coastal city of Fajardo,…
Feds Charge 14 Romanians With “Phishing” Internet Scam to Get Peoples’ Personal Info
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Fourteen Romanian citizens apparently banked on the gullibility of mankind. Federal authorities in Connecticut last week announced charges against the 14 for allegedly getting personal information from people on the Internet through a scheme known as “phishing.” The indictment includes allegations that one or more of the defendants in June 2005 …
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Mob Expert Picks Top Mob Stories of 2011
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com As New York mobster stories go, there seemed to be no shortage in 2011. Mob expert Jerry Capeci should know. Capeci, a former New York Daily News reporter, runs the website Gang Land News. On Thursday, he picked the top mob stories of 2011. Hands down, he writes, the top story…
Some Passengers Packed Heat to the Airport This Holiday Season
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Holiday travelers this month were packing more than presents when heading off to the nation’s airports. The Transportation Security Administration reported that 31 firearms were found at airport checkpoints the week of Dec. 19 to Christmas Day. The weekly TSA tally of guns found at airport checkpoints normally ranges during the…
Customs and Border Protection Gets Additional Drone for Mexico Border
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The skies of Arizona just got another set of eyeballs. The Arizona Daily Star reports that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection has just gotten a fourth “drone” in Arizona. The unmanned drone, known as Predator B, will be used to protect the U.S.-Mexico border,the paper reported. The Daily Star reported…
Justice Dept. Gives the Nod to Online Gambling
By KAJA WHITEHOUSE New York Post NEW YORK — The Obama administration just gave Donald Trump and other casino titans a big, wet Christmas kiss. In a stunning decision, the Justice Department has removed a major hurdle that kept states from legalizing online gambling, by maintaining that a key federal law applies to sports betting…