Loyola University criminal justice student Darrius Whitehorn got an unwelcome lesson in the workings of the legal system by spending a week behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit. The Englewood native’s ordeal began Aug. 17 when Chicago Police officers approached him and his roommate in a park near Lake Shore Drive and Chicago…
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Blogger in Anna Nicole Smith case released from custody
A North Texas blogger sued by Anna Nicole-Smith’s mother was released from Harris County custody on Tuesday after she turned over her computer hard drive to the courts. Teresa Stephens had been in custody since Thursday for refusing to comply with state District Judge Tony Lindsay’s order to turn over her computer and files. Stephens…
Bernanke Victimized by Identity Fraud Ring
If ever there were living proof that identity theft can strike the mighty and powerful as well as hapless consumers, look no further than the nation’s chief banker: Ben Bernanke. The Federal Reserve Board chairman was one of hundreds of victims of an elaborate identity-fraud ring, headed by a convicted scam artist known as “Big…
Tentative settlement between govt and FL on sale of DMV records
The Associated Press is reporting that Florida Governor Charlie Crist and the Florida Cabinet have agreed to pay the federal government $1.5 million to settle charges that the state violated motorists’ privacy by selling their personal information in motor vehicle records to businesses during the period June 1, 2000 to September 30, 2004. The legislature…