Federal prosecutors arrested one-time employees at AMD, Dell, TSMC and Flextronics for selling confidential information to investors. – Five more people, including former employees with
Dell, Advanced Micro Devices and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing,
were arrested in the federal governments expanding investigation into
insider trading that already has snared executives with several major
high tech firms.
Federal prosecutors…
Serbia’s organized crime prosecutor raised an indictment on Wednesday against a former director of Serbian Railways. The charges against Milenko Å aranÄić cite illegal purchases that harmed the national budget by over EUR 1.2mn.
There’s nothing “pretty” about Alexis Neiers’ latest legal woes. The former Pretty Wild reality star — who was sentenced to six months in jail earlier this year, thanks to her affiliation with the so-called “Bling Ring” burglary gang — is in trouble with the law again. Neiers was arrested in Los Angeles on Wednesday and [...]
Willie, you’re getting too old for this shit…. Black Friday’s gone up in smoke for guitar-strumming music icon Willie Nelson: The “On the Road Again” crooner was pinched early Friday after US Border Patrol agents in Sierra Blanca, Texas found six ounces of marijuana aboard Nelson’s tour bus. Are we talking about Willie Nelson or [...]
We hope MTV reality stars have a contractual clause granting them access to a good lawyer! On Thursday, authorities in Anderson, Indiana slapped volatile Teen Mom star Amber Portwood with two felony counts and one misdemeanor for domestic violence and battery after the portly young mother attacked her now ex-boyfriend, Gary Shirlye, on national television. [...]
Apple claims it has zero tolerance for dishonest practices, as an Apple global supply manager is due in court for an alleged kickback scheme involving six of the companys Asian component suppliers. – An Apple manager is due in federal
court Aug. 16, after his arrest last week for allegedly accepting $1 million in
kickbacks from some of the companys Asian suppliers.
Paul Shin Devine, a global supply manager for Apple, was
arrested Aug. 13 and charged with more than 23 counts related to…
A federal indictment charged an Apple manager with accepting kickbacks in return for leaking secrets to Asian companies that supplied parts for the iPhone and iPod. – CHICAGO (Reuters) – A manager at Apple Inc has been charged in California with taking kickbacks he received after leaking corporate secrets to Asian companies that supplied iPhone and iPod accessories, court documents showed.
Paul Shin Devine, a global supply manager at technology company Apple sin…
Practically all Internet users who have their personal e-mail boxes complain about unwanted e-mail messages, or simply spam. Of course, there are some special spam filters designated to block spam, however not all “junk†mail is blocked. We decided to find out whether it is illegal or not to send out such random messages from [...]
A federal grand jury indicts two men on charges of tricking Cisco Systems into accepting counterfeit networking equipment in exchange for legitimate merchandise under the guise of a warranty. – Two men have been indicted on federal charges of defrauding Cisco Systems of
more than $27 million in equipment.
According to a June 2 news release from the Department of Justice, Robert
Kendrick Chambliss, 36, of Henrico, Va., and Iheanyi Frank Chinasa, 38, of
Gaithersburg, Md., have been cha…
A mother is facing misdemeanor harassment charges for posting messages on her son’s Facebook account. The son, 16, said his mother hacked his account and posted slanderous messages about his private life.
– An Arkansas mother has been charged with harassment for accessing her 16-year-old sons Facebook account and posting messages.
The mother, Denise New of Arkadelphia, was hit with the misdemeanor
charge March 26, after her son, Lane, filed a complaint with the Clark
County Prosecutor’s Office. Acco…
Fast cars will go even faster with electric power
SOME people think sports cars are threatened with extinction by tightening restrictions on carbon-dioxide emissions and unacceptable fuel-guzzling. They fear the roar of the V8 will be replaced by the whirr of the electric armature—and that motoring will never be the same again. Well, it ought to be quieter, that is true. But the Jeremy Clarksons and J. Bonington Jagworths of this world need not fear that it will be slower.
The secret (whisper it, lest puritanical greens find out) is that electric motors are better than combustion engines. They have more oomph, and no need of a gearbox to deliver it. No self-respecting supercar should be without them. And, at this month’s Geneva motor show, at least three supercar-makers showed that they had got the message. Lotus, Porsche and Ferrari each unveiled vehicles driven partly by electric motors. These cars have petrol engines, too, to back the electric ones up; technically, therefore, they are hybrids. But that should change in the future as batteries’ storage capacity goes up, and charging time comes down. Most importantly they show that, sometimes, doing the right thing can be fun. …
Police charged a Saudi national on Thursday with the murder of a compatriot who was found strangled four days earlier in a chic London hotel. Saud Bin Abdulaziz Bin Nasir Bin Abdulaziz al Saud, 33, who is to appear in court on Friday, is accused of killing Bandar Abdullah Abdulaziz, 32, on
A woman biology professor accused of murdering three University of Alabama colleagues after she had been denied a promotion was in US police custody yesterday, as a new report emerged about a fatal shooting in her past. Amy Bishop, 45, a mother of four, was charged with capital murder and could
Police say a University of Alabama professor accused of fatally shooting three colleagues at a faculty meeting this week shot her younger brother dead in Massachusetts more than 20 years ago but records of it are missing. Police Chief Paul Frazier says Amy Bishop shot her brother in the
Joe Jackson, the father of Michael Jackson, says he believes the doctor charged for involuntary manslaughter in the death of his son is the “fall guyâ€. Dr. Conrad Murray leaded not guilty Monday to involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson at a brief hearing. He is accused of
A Canadian military base commander who once piloted the prime minister’s jet has been charged with murdering two women and sexually assaulting two others, police said Monday. Colonel Russell Williams, 46, was arrested on Sunday for the disappearance and death of a 27-year-old woman last
A Canadian military base commander who once piloted the prime minister’s jet has been charged with murdering two women and sexually assaulting two others, police said Monday. Colonel Russell Williams, 46, was arrested on Sunday for the disappearance and death of a 27-year-old woman last
Michael Jackson’s doctor will be charged in connection with the pop star’s death this week, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office has confirmed. A statement said unspecified charges would be filed tomorrow followed by an arraignment. A law enforcement source speaking on condition of
Prosecutors plan to charge Michael Jackson’s doctor with manslaughter, according to a law enforcement official. The official said on Tuesday that prosecutors will file a criminal complaint against Dr. Conrad Murray in court rather than go through a secret grand jury. The person is not
