Brazil struggles against business and governmental scam

A scam involving both prominent businessmen and former Major of Sao Paulo continues to rock Brazil. These cases involve former Lula da Silva associates in criminal activities like corruption, money laundering, sending illegal remittances abroad, tax evasion and wrongful...

Michael Vick Files for Bankruptcy Protection

Former NFL star quarterback Michael Vick, who is currently serving a two-year sentence on dogfighting charges, has filed for bankruptcy protection, claiming that he owes up to $50 million in creditors.It's amazing...

Georgia Man Killed Own Daughter to Protect Family Honor

"Honor killings and family name are still seen as a major part of life for immigrants despite where they live. In the UK, many stories exist of such acts especially amongst the South Asian communities but it was something that usually didn't hit the news in the USA. This...

Constitutional Court Battle in South Africa

A senior judge is accused of attempting to influence the outcome of a corruption hearing involving ANC President Jacob Zuma. The constantly-embattled Zuma, leader of South Africa's ruling party, was also at the heart of arms trading and sex scandals. "The Judicial Services...

Brooke Bennett found Dead, Uncle Main Suspect, Obstructed Justice

Update July 6, 2008 - Politiste has confirmed that Jacques (Bennetts Uncle) does not appear in the Vermont Sex Offender Registry Vermont Sex Offender Registry Based upon his previous arrest and conviction for child...

Maryland Jail Officials Release Man Just Convicted of Attempted Murder

We've all heard of the slips of paper given in school to go to the principal's office or to detention--but slips of paper to route prisoners to jail? Seems like that could be an open invitation to some fiddling around--and sure enough, one convict is now on the lam."State...

'Girls Gone Wild' sued for $2 million in gambling debt

"LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AP) -- "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis is being sued by a Las Vegas Strip casino for $2 million in gambling debts from February of last year. Francis spokesman Ronn Torossian said Tuesday that the man who built the soft porn empire already had...

Nigeria makes progress on stolen cash

Nigeria is a oil rich country but the majority of its people have no power or running water or flushing toilets in their shanty style houses. There are high unemployment rates and mass poverty driving many to break...

Kate and Gerry McCann to be cleared of any involvement in Maddy disappearance

There has been some disagreement over whether the Portuguese investigation into the dissapearance of British child Madeline McCann has been 'closed,' . The Portuguese police are reportedly about to clear the girl's parents as possible suspects."Kate and Gerry McCann are set...

BC Gas thief tries to avoid rising prices

It's no secret that high gas prices are hurting everyone - I pretty much cry everytime I have to put gas in my car - but some people are tackling the problem in a different way.A 38-year-old man from Victoria man is...

Rogers Releases iPhone Rates, no Unlimited Data

Well, here it is...the fabled Rogers iPhone pricing plan. So far, it seems to be a wash. No unlimited data plans, the most you can get is 2 GB a month. Now I doubt I'd visit 16,000 websites as the press release...

Mass. regulators file fraud charges against UBS

"Massachusetts regulators filed civil fraud charges Thursday against UBS Financial Services for allegedly selling investments it knew were extremely risky, but portrayed as safe. The complaint by the...

Fugitive Thief Flees Uganda Cops for Canada Cops

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorScamming Rat Bastard, David Reiner 61 who stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from Toronto Daycare centres as a trusted accountant, fled to Uganda to escape prosecution...

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