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Colorado shooting suspect bought weapons online
Jul 23, 2012
The suspect in the Colorado theater massacre makes his first court appearance this morning. James Holmes isn't talking to police. But he left a behind a rich Internet trail. Authorities say it shows how easy it was for Holmes to buy lethal supplies.
Facebook as vigilante: Scanning for predators
by
Jeff Horwich
Jul 13, 2012
A Reuters report investigating Facebook scanning policies has found out the social network may be going out of its way to partner with law enforcement in nabbing child predators. But what does this mean for user privacy?
Why insider traders are big targets for prosecution
by
Jeff Horwich
Jul 2, 2012
The brother of Bernie Madoff pleaded guilty on Friday and he's looking at 10 years in prison. But why are there so many insider trading prosecutions, but hardly any other prosecutions of the big fish on Wall Street?
New settlement comes out of Madoff Ponzi scandal
Jun 25, 2012
There's a new settlement related to the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme. It's about a money manager named Ezra Merkin, who has agreed to pay more than $400 million dollars to his former customers who lost billions when he invested their money with Madoff.
The potential threat to Pinterest users
Mar 15, 2012
The growing social network addresses copyright issues.
R. Allen Stanford convicted for Ponzi scheme
Mar 7, 2012
A Federal Jury in Texas has convicted Allen Stanford of defrauding investors to the tune of $7 billion in a Ponzi scheme.
Mid-day Extra: Laws schools sued over job placement numbers
by
Adriene Hill
and Jeremy Hobson
Feb 2, 2012
A number of law schools across the country are being sued by former students who claim they inflated the numbers on post-graduate job placement.
For public good, not for profit.
Federal prosecutors target former Credit Suisse traders
by
Josh Brown
Feb 1, 2012
Prosecutors are expected to file criminal charges against traders from Credit Suisse for inflating the value of mortgage bonds back in 2008. Why it has taken so long for these charges to be filed?
Criminal charges expected for ex-Credit Suisse traders
Feb 1, 2012
The government is expected to file criminal charges today against two former traders at the investment bank Credit Suisse for allegedly misstating the value of mortgage bonds back in 2008.
Netflix pushing to update video privacy law
Jan 31, 2012
It's currently against the law for Netflix to share your rental history. Today, Netflix is pushing to change that, saying the law is now outdated.