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San Francisco Rejects Decriminalization of Prostitution

November 15, 2008 23:46

On election day San Francisco voters had the opportunity to cast a blow (no pun intended - really) for some commonsense. If passed, Proposition K would have effectively decriminalized prostitution in the city. To my astonishment, Prop K failed, by a rather large margin. Some 60% of San Franciscans...

Young Couple Fraud

November 15, 2008 21:28

Edward Anderton, the male half of Philadelphia’s “Bonnie & Clyde” identity thieves, was sentenced yesterday to four years in federal prison for his part in the crime spree in which he participated with his former girlfriend, Jocelyn Kirsch. The Daily News has the story here....

Feds Won’t Charge Spitzer

November 07, 2008 03:54

It has been reported that federal prosecutors will not bring any charges against former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer arising out of his involvement with a Manhattan escort service. Sensible decision, it seems to me. As I have written previosuly in this space, Spitzer is a jerk and a hypocrite,...

Bonnie Gets 5 Years; Clyde’s Up Next

October 18, 2008 02:10

Jocelyn S. Kirsch, the former Drexel University student who pleaded guilty to engaging in a bold identity-fraud scam, was sentenced this morning to five years in prison. “This sentence properly punishes the defendant, provides full restitution and protects the public,” said U.S....

California Judge Reinstates Murder Conviction in Dog Mauling Case

August 23, 2008 22:29

A woman whose dog mauled her neighbor to death could go back to prison for several years after a Superior Court judge reinstated on Friday the jury’s original second-degree murder conviction. “The defendant acted with conscious disregard for human life,” said Judge Charlotte...

Mendte Pleads Guilty To Hacking Alycia Lane’s Email

August 23, 2008 22:20

Former Philadelphia news anchor Larry Mendte pleaded guilty on Friday to illegally accessing the email of his former co-anchor, the troubled Alycia Lane. Mendte faces a possible 5 years in prison. The advisory federal sentencing guidelines call for a sentence in the range of 0 to 6 months. I would...

Cops Gone Wild - Prince George’s County

August 08, 2008 00:46

The Baltimore Sun reports on another instance of jack booted thuggery, this one perpetrated by the Prince George’s County, Maryland Sheriff’s Department. Having allegedly intercepted a package containing marijuana that had been mailed to the home of the mayor of the town of Berwyn...

Bad News For Fumo

August 08, 2008 00:18

Another of State Senator Vice Fumo’s former aide’s has agreed to plead guilty and testify against their former boss. Looks like the rats are deserting the ship - with emphasis on the word rat. The Philly.com has the story: In another blow to State Sen. Vincent J. Fumo, a computer...

Ted Stevens Pleads Not Guilty, Will Ask For Venue Change

August 01, 2008 21:59

Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) entered a plea of not guilty today to seven charges of filing false financial disclosure forms. Stevens was indicted earlier this week. His lawyer, Brendan Sullivan of Williams & Connolly advised the court today that he would be filing a motion to have the venue of...

Mendte Charged With Hacking Co-Anchor’s E-mail

July 22, 2008 02:31

Federal prosecutors have charged former local news anchor Larry Mendte with hacking into the email account of his former co-anchor, Alycia Lane. Frankly, I think they’re both arrogant jerks who get what they deserve. Glad to see that the federales are still spending their time and our tax...