Collaborate Disseminate
Crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced Thursday to 25 years [non-paywalled link] in prison for a massive fraud that unraveled with the collapse of FTX, once one of the world’s most popular platforms for exchanging digital currency. From a … Continue reading Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced To 25 Years in Prison
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Techdirt: Nigeria doesn’t exactly have a stellar reputation when it comes to respecting the speech rights of its own citizens, nor the rights of platforms that its citizens use. But I will admit that even with t… Continue reading Nigerian Woman Faces Jail Time For Facebook Review of Tomato Sauce
A SWAT team in St. Louis County mistakenly raided the home of Brittany Shamily and her family, based on the inaccurate tracking of stolen AirPods by the “FindMy” app. The family is suing for damages stemming from embarrassment, unreasonable use of forc… Continue reading SWAT Team Raids Innocent Family Over Stolen AirPods, Inaccurate ‘FindMy’ App Tracking
Sam Bankman-Fried should spend between 40 and 50 years in prison after being convicted for stealing $8 billion from customers of his now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange, prosecutors said on Friday. From a report: “His life in recent years has been… Continue reading Sam Bankman-Fried Deserves 40-50 Years in Prison For FTX Fraud, Prosecutors Say
An anonymous reader quotes a report from BleepingComputer: FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its 2023 Internet Crime Report (PDF), which recorded a 22% increase in reported losses compared to 2022, amounting to a record of $12.5 … Continue reading US Lost Record $12.5 Billion To Online Crime In 2023, Says FBI
Linwei Ding, a former Google software engineer, has been indicted for stealing trade secrets related to AI to benefit two Chinese companies. He faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on each criminal count. Reuters reports: Ding’s indictmen… Continue reading Former Google Engineer Indicted For Stealing AI Secrets To Aid Chinese Companies
In a first-of-its-kind prosecution, a California man was arrested and charged Monday with allegedly smuggling potent, greenhouse gases from Mexico. From a report: Michael Hart, a 58-year-old man from San Diego, pleaded not guilty to smuggling hydrofluo… Continue reading Man Charged With Smuggling Greenhouse Gases Into US
According to the San Francisco police department, police have made the first arrest in relation to several recent vehicle arsons, including the crowd attack of a Waymo robotaxi last month in Chinatown. The San Francisco Standard reports: Police say off… Continue reading San Francisco Police Make Arrest In Waymo Chinatown Arson Case
In 1970 an Oregon man discovered a body with “clear signs of foul play”.
NPR reports that “The identity of the young woman remained a mystery — until Thursday.”
State authorities identified the woman as Sandra Young, a teenager from Portland … Continue reading Decades-Old Missing Person Mystery Solved After Relative Uploads DNA To GEDMatch
In 1970 an Oregon man discovered a body with “clear signs of foul play”.
NPR reports that “The identity of the young woman remained a mystery — until Thursday.”
State authorities identified the woman as Sandra Young, a teenager from Portland … Continue reading Mysterious Decades-Old Missing Person Case Solved After Relative Uploads DNA To GEDMatch