crime

Psychic's Former Bookkeeper Receives Eighteen Months For Making Off With Her Money

March 12, 2010 22:26

Denise Hall, the former bookkeeper (I really like that word--it has three sets of double letters) for psychic Rosemary Altea, has been sentenced to eighteen months in prison for embezzling more than $150,000 from her former client. Ms. Hall had...Denise Hall, the former bookkeeper (I really like...

British Inspector Credits Prayer For Drop In Crime Rate

February 22, 2010 16:44

Apparently a local police chief is relying on prayer to help cut crime in Devon (England), and he says it's working. Inspector Roger Bartlett says he started his initiative several years ago with local prayer meetings and since then, crime...Apparently a local police chief is relying on prayer to...

Clarence Darrow 2

February 20, 2010 14:43

“Crime and Criminals: Address to the Prisoners in the Chicago Jail” (1902) Preface This address is a stenographic report of a talk made to the prisoners in the Chicago jail. Some of my good friends have insisted that while my theories are true, I should not have given them to the...

SK Foods former owner charged with RICO violations

February 20, 2010 14:25

United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced on February 18, 2010 that a federal grand jury has returned a seven-count indictment charging FREDERICK SCOTT SALYER, 54, of Pebble Beach, with violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), in connection with his...

Cruise Passengers Attacked & Robbed in Antigua While Cruise and Tourism Officials Meet

February 03, 2010 12:02

The Antigua Sun reports that two cruise passengers were attacked and robbed while ashore in Antigua yesterday after getting off a cruise ship.  The passengers were not identified but were described as a "British couple" who arrived in St....