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From The Pirate Bay to OpenBitTorrent?

The Pirate Bay has gone legit. "Embattled file-sharing site The Pirate Bay is to be turned into a legal business after being bought by a Swedish software company... Global Gaming Factory acquired The Pirate Bay for 60 million Swedish kronor," writes inthemix's JackT . &qu...

Madoff hires prison consultant

...ld like nothing better than to find something out on Bernie to trade to the FBI to use as a tool to get time off on their own sentence ... He needs to maintain high visibility and refrain from putting... ...to help find him the best possible jail. But as The Times reports, Hoelter will have his work cut out because 150 years means he has next to no hope of being sent to a low or medium high-security pr... ...ars, Bernard Madoff has hired a prison consultant, Herb Hoelter, to help find him the best possible jail. But as The Times reports, Hoelter will have his work cut out because 150 years means he has ...

Madoff's tough spell

... shifts in the prison library. And he will probably be sent to a medium to high security prison and get a hard time from other prisoners wanting to make a name for themselves. "If they see an opp... ... Much has been said about Bernard Madoff's 150 year prison sentence. The Los Angeles Times points out the obvious : his sentence is a lot shorter than what was handed out to the likes of Denis...

Madoff gets the max! What now?

...eep their ill-gotten gains hidden from police or tax authorities in dirty-money havens. In order to get their money out so they can spend it, they hire such people as Mr. Madoff to "clean" t... ...tten gains hidden from police or tax authorities in dirty-money havens. In order to get their money out so they can spend it, they hire such people as Mr. Madoff to "clean" their cash. On pa... ...9;s continuing investigation. And then again, Madoff's wife Ruth might be looking at a stint in jail too. Madoff is the poster boy of corporate greed. But he was allowed to get away with it for y...

Madoff's jail survival guide

... Bernard Madoff, 71, gets sentenced on Monday and the tips are coming in on how he could best survive jail. Whether it's 12 years, as his lawyers have asked, or longer. Lawyers have told CNN... ...nard Madoff, 71, gets sentenced on Monday and the tips are coming in on how he could best survive jail. Whether it's 12 years, as his lawyers have asked, or longer. Lawyers have told CNN he is...

Mercy for Madoff plea

...his month, I did a blog entry looking at how Bernard Madoff's victims wanted the fraudster to get the full 150 year jail sentence. Many of the victims were not high flyers. Madoff ripped off wid... ...og entry looking at how Bernard Madoff's victims wanted the fraudster to get the full 150 year jail sentence. Many of the victims were not high flyers. Madoff ripped off widows and war veterans t...

Throwing the book at Madoff

...robbed us of a lifetime of savings including all of our IRA and 401K money that was regularly taken out of our paychecks over 30 years of working at our jobs as an engineer and paralegal. We are witne... ...leaded guilty to 11 charges of fraud, money laudnering, perjury and theft, faces up to 150 years in jail. And his victims want exactly that! The New York Times reports that Madoff's victims, ma...

Conrad Black's landmark case

...st appeal is due to be heard late this year and we can expect a ruling by June 2010. He was sent to jail for six and a half years. CBC News reports that Black remains upbeat. True to his arrogant f...

Top Sights in Dublin

... Bernd Biege has an excellent piece online about Dublin's top attractions. Even if you have just one day in Dublin, make sure not to miss any of the Top Ten Sights! Most are within easy reach of ... ...ounds of an Augustinian priory. There's St. Patricks Cathedral, the National Museum, Kilmainham Jail and a few other places. My favorite? Temple Bar. We can have a Guinness.... © Pamela McC...

The Pirate Bay Goes to Jail

The founders of The Pirate Bay were found guilty today, with a sentence of a year in prison and $3.6 million in damages. "Pirate Bay administrators Fredrik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg and Peter Sunde were found guilty in the case, along with Carl Lundström, who was accused of fundin...

Recession squeezes jails

...00 a year to feed and house each inmate, lawmakers across the United States are now considering budget cuts that would close prisons, loosen sentencing guidelines, slash probation terms, let offende... ... is already winding back - because of the economy. Jails are shutting down, prisoners are being let out early and some offenders are managing to avoid jail, thanks to the recession. Because it co... ... The US jail system continues to grow with the latest Department of Justice figures showing 2.4 million Americans were now behind bars. While the rate is slowing, it's still growing. Is it a...

Madoff: Club Fed for dummies

...off's niece has just a hired a consultant to teach her how to survive in jail and, if possible, get an early release. As the New York Post reports, Shana Madoff has hired the services of Larry L... ...he slammer, Bernard Madoff's niece has just a hired a consultant to teach her how to survive in jail and, if possible, get an early release. As the New York Post reports, Shana Madoff has hired ...

Madoff to jail, SEC in the dog house

...to stick him in a low security jail. "As someone once told me, at low-security facilities, you get punched; at medium-security facilities, you get knifed,'' Ellis said. "He'll pr... ...not to have as much of a problem." Still, that doesn't stop Fox News gleefully pointing out that Madoff is one lucky man. He'd be missing more than his freedom if he was in Saudi Arabi... ... So Bernard Madoff is now in jail after pleading guilty to 11 charges including securities fraud. And he has apologised to the investors he scammed, claiming he was "painfully aware" th...

Conrad Black speaks - again

...or locking people up which, he says, means there is something wrong with the US justice system. Forget the way Black and associates looted cash and other assets from Hollinger to create a corporate k... ...il. Curiously, he says: "The people I mainly see here are often not unlike people I might know outside". Which might tell us plenty. But don't believe the time he spends behind bars wil... ...nger to create a corporate kleptocracy. Naah, Black says he was just a victim. No amount of time in jail will change that. Some people never learn....

Thanks to Google Android Store, Apple App Store Doesn't Seem So Bad

...ey are trying to keep people from downloading an app, returning it, unlocking their phone, and then getting the app for free. There is an obvious conflict here. On Google's side, there is a "... ... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 4827030 There has been quite a bit of grumbling about the Apple iTunes App Store for the Apple iPhone. Many of the approval policies, the lack of any appli... ...he App Store look like the friendlies place in town. If you have an unlocked, or in some cases, a jail broken Android Phone, then the Android Marketplace is off limits to you. They are trying to k...

Judges Caught Taking Money For Sending Kids To Jail

Two Pennsylvania Judges of the Court of Common Pleas plead guilty to charges that they took payoffs for incarcerating juveniles. A pair of detention centers for children were kicking back substantial sums of money to the judges in exchange for sentencing kids to longer than normal sentences. The d...

Write This Down: While in Thailand, Don't Insult the King...

...ose fictional novel depicted a member of the royal family in an unflattering light, to a three-year jail term for insulting the monarchy. Harry Nicolaides taught English and social science at Mae Fah ...

Bush Commutes Sentences Of Border Patrol Agents

...Outgoing President Bush has invoked executive privilege and commuted the jail sentences of two Border Patrol Agents convicted of shooting an unarmed illegal immigrant in 2006. The officers, Ignac...

No Jail For Bernie Madoff

...Less than an hour ago, Bernie Madoff, the undisputed champion of the Ponzi Scheme, walked out of United States Federal Court and into a waiting car. The judge had just upheld a previous, unpopular ru... ...ff to await trial in the comfort of his multi-million dollar penthouse condominium rather than in a jail cell. This case has a good chance of culminating in another O.J. Simpson-like circus trial if ...

Madoff: why the SEC dropped the investigation

... With Bernie Madoff avoiding jail and instead getting house arrest in his $7 million apartment, The Wall Street Journal tells us that the Securities and Exchange Commission had him cold on mult... ...e fund that placed money with Mr. Madoff on behalf of its clients, agreed to disclose information about Madoff to investors. Had they acted at the time, the SEC would have exposed his multi-billion do... ... With Bernie Madoff avoiding jail and instead getting house arrest in his $7 million apartment, The Wall Street Journal tells us that the Securities and Exchange Commission had him cold on mult...

Indonesia Considers Requiring RFID Implants for HIV/AIDS Patients

...rce of the problem..." "The detail of the scheme has not yet been worked out, but if it gets the vote of the majority in Papua's parliament, it will be enacted next month... anybody fo... ...ng others with the life-threatening virus." Gizmodo's Jesus Diaz , like many others, is outraged. "For some reason, this joke of a human being thinks that using RFID technology to red... ...nth... anybody found guilty of deliberately infecting another person would be liable to a six-month jail sentence or a fine of about £3,300," writes the Guardian's Sarah Boseley . More he...

No Jail Time for Two Brits for "Sex on the Beach" in Dubai

...olerant and friendly toward tourists the place may seem, it's not a good idea to drink and make out in public in most Muslim countries. Michelle Palmer, 36, and Vince Acors, 34, found that out... ...Emirates, in Dubai, in July. The Agence France Press is reporting that the couple have avoided jail time in Dubai after an appeals court there overturned their three month sentence for having sex...

Bush Issues Last Minute Pardons

... Bush hands out 'get out of jail free' cards to toxic waste dumpers, drug offenders, tax evaders, wildlife violators and bank embezzlers. One hot topic of discussion related to pardons is ... ... Bush hands out 'get out of jail free' cards to toxic waste dumpers, drug offenders, tax evaders, wildlife violators and bank embezzlers. One hot topic of discussion related to pardons is ... ... Bush hands out 'get out of jail free' cards to toxic waste dumpers, drug offenders, tax evaders, wildlife violators and bank embezzlers. One hot topic of discussion related to pardons is ...

Internet Anonymity and the MySpace Case

...stress" - and tried in Federal Court in Los Angeles, where MySpace has its servers. One key to getting a conviction is evidently the idea that Drew violated MySpace's terms of service - by se... ...Most of the time, I really don't care who you are. My little portion of the blogosphere is about ideas and information - and it doesn't matter whether you're really a 60 year old gay Repub... ... accurately reflect her own personal information. And everyone is saying, "OMG! I cold go to jail because I joined that forum on turnip recipes and since I didn't want anyone I know to fi...

Charges downgraded for Guns leaker

... year wait for Chinese Democracy finally coming to an end, he went a bit mad when the album leaked, getting the FBI on the job in order to find out who leaked his work. The blogger that posted the fi... ...ing to an end, he went a bit mad when the album leaked, getting the FBI on the job in order to find out who leaked his work. The blogger that posted the files was originally set to face felony ch... ...o intent to profit from the distribution. This means a maximum (and unlikely) sentance of a year in jail. We expect him to get off with a fairly large fine and not much else......

More white collar jail birds

... that a consultant who advises white collar criminals is now expecting many more will be going to jail. Watch this space!...

18 years jail for tax shelter guru

...got away with it being left unpunished, you would have to say these tax fraudsters are just easy targets.... ...nment is cracking down on tax evasion. In April, actor Wesley Snipes was sentenced to three years jail for tax evasion. As expected, he is appealing that sentence. Then last month, his tax guru E...

The Day Before - Week 5

...er he was convicted on robbery charges. He could go to jail for the rest of his life. Buffalo wideout Lee Evans got very rich recently. ... ...help too. O.J. will be sentenced soon after he was convicted on robbery charges. He could go to jail for the rest of his life. Buffalo wideout Lee Evans got very rich recently. ...

EliteTorrents admin jailed

...39;s still nowhere near the 10 years in prison he could of faced, but justifying putting someone in jail for 10 years for uploading things to the internet would be incrediably hard for even the best p...

EliteTorrents admin jailed

...39;s still nowhere near the 10 years in prison he could of faced, but justifying putting someone in jail for 10 years for uploading things to the internet would be incrediably hard for even the best p...

Pirate sentanced to 3 years probation

...an FTP based piracy site, has today been sentanced to 3 years probation, much less than the 5 years jail time that was originally proposed. The 58 year old, Robert Hardick, operated the warez site Th...

Guns 'n' Roses copyright scandal

... Eliot Van Buskirk says, Cogill's fate now rests in the band's hands. The Gunners have put out a statement sitting on the fence. "Presently, though we don't support this guy's... ...aded nine of the album's songs for downloading purposes. Cogill could spend up to five years in jail. This is a case of complete overkill with other bloggers saying it's time to show the gu...

"My name is William Rast"

...3 von insgesamt 8 angekündigten Filmchen sind beireits auf der William Rast Website oder auf Youtube zu sehen. Gekleidet sind die 2, selbstredend, in ausgewählten Kleidungsstücken des Denimlabels ...

RIAA comic lies to scare children

...like is scaring children into not filesharing in their later life by saying that they will face jail time if they do share copyrighted files. Not only is this an unfair way to do things, forcing f...

Barbara Amiel and Conrad Black: delusion city

... expected and is more of a sociological laboratory than I had foreseen". And true to form, he gets stuck into Obama in an extraordinary attack. "Large parts of the media are finally clicki... ... Barbara Amiel in The Times is hard to beat. Like her husband, she shows absolutely no remorse about the fraud perpetrated on shareholders but instead attacks old friends who let them down and the ... ...m his prison cell. Writing to columnist Ruth dudley Edwards and published here , Black says jail is "better than I expected and is more of a sociological laboratory than I had foreseen&qu...

Wiki-spy

...and a renewed focus on intelligence funding. While convincing existing staff to adopt newfangled widgets like wikis can be a chore, new staff coming in can be trained on just about anything-and younge... ...2.0, it seems that the CIA is well on board with the trend. I don't know if the director filled out the recent McKinsey survey or not. But the organization seems to be ahead of the pack when it ... ...he classified world than in the enterprise... leaks don't just get you fired, but can result in jail time. But according to the CIO, Al Tarasiuk, things are working well, and the tech transition i...

Compassionate Keegan allows Barton another chance

...s of the season was a much-changed character. I'm hoping that he'll come back and we'll get him fit. It's up to Joey to put things right now - he's got to win over a lot of people.... ...saulting former Manchester City team-mate Ousmane Dabo on the training ground but escaped a further jail term when he was given a suspended sentence. "Joey will be back with us towards the end...

iPhone Pwnage 2.0 Jail Breaking Tool

... Thinking about jail Breaking your iPhone 3G so you can install third party applications? Well here's some good news, iPhone Dev Team has released a tool called the Pwnage Tool 2.0 applicati... ... Thinking about jail Breaking your iPhone 3G so you can install third party applications? Well here's some good news, iPhone Dev Team has released a tool called the Pwnage Tool 2.0 applicati...

3 Years Suspended For Samsung

... In a Reuters story , former Samsung Group chief Lee Kun-hee, one of South Korea's most powerful businessmen, was handed a 3-year suspended jail sentence on Wednesday for tax evasion, but ... ...ef Lee Kun-hee, one of South Korea's most powerful businessmen, was handed a 3-year suspended jail sentence on Wednesday for tax evasion, but was cleared of other charges. The court also fin...

State Diploma Mill Laws

...some states, using a diploma mill degree is actually illegal. In many cases, using such a degree to get a job, promote your business, or enhance your resume is punishable with a fine or even jail time... ...Jurica Using a diploma mill degree in the wrong way could land you in serious trouble. My latest About.com article lists state laws related to the use of substandard degrees. Here's a blurb: &q... ...egree to get a job, promote your business, or enhance your resume is punishable with a fine or even jail time." To learn which states limit the use of diploma mill degrees, take a look at the fu...

College Football Preseason Top 25

... © eagle102.net As college football gets closer, it's time for EZB's first preseason Top 25. 1) Ohio State : James Laurinaitis is back at linebacker, Beanie Wells is back at runn... ... Taylor will take over full-time at quarterback by game three. 20) Penn State : If they can stay out of jail, the Nittany Lions will compete in the Big Ten. 21) Boston College : Their defense will... ... will take over full-time at quarterback by game three. 20) Penn State : If they can stay out of jail, the Nittany Lions will compete in the Big Ten. 21) Boston College : Their defense will lead t...

Do I Really Need Car Insurance in Mexico?

...39;re driving your own car there. What can happen if I don't have insurance ? You'll get trucked off to the police station if you're caught at the scene without insurance. Yes, thing... ...surance ? You'll get trucked off to the police station if you're caught at the scene without insurance. Yes, things will get sorted out, but you'll still enjoy the hospitality of a local... ... insurance. Yes, things will get sorted out, but you'll still enjoy the hospitality of a local jail cell. And you'll have to stay in Mexico until you pay the damage. OK, fine, how much will...

Will Jeff Skilling walk?

...re warnings of signs that the Enron mastermind, who lied about earnings and misled investors, could get out of jail with the appeals court identifying shortcomings in Skilling's conviction and the... ...r who is not an attorney. Still, there are warnings of signs that the Enron mastermind, who lied about earnings and misled investors, could get out of jail with the appeals court identifying shortcom... ... of signs that the Enron mastermind, who lied about earnings and misled investors, could get out of jail with the appeals court identifying shortcomings in Skilling's conviction and the court allo...

Cracking down on cartels

...nce shows there's room for improvement. As the Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog points out, the number of cartel investigations has not risen appreciably although monetary penalties have.... ... Something that will send shockwaves through the British business world with the first jail sentence for cartel conduct in the UK . Three businessmen, including two from the British unit of Contin...

Wright Convicted, Takes Own Life

...CEO of hedge fund International Management Associates of Atlanta hanged himself in a Union City jail cell Saturday night. Wright was convicted by a federal jury on 47 counts of mail fraud, securi...

How To Find a Real Work At Home Job

...it opportunities out there as well, and with gas prices soaring work from home positions will only get more plentiful! The first thing you need to decide is what kind of work at home position you wa... ...king for a real work at home job? It's not easy. There are a tremendous amount of scams out there, some which can even land you in jail. However, there are a lot of legit opportunities out ... ...'s not easy. There are a tremendous amount of scams out there, some which can even land you in jail. However, there are a lot of legit opportunities out there as well, and with gas prices soaring ...

Rappers Get Rapped

... themselves this past week by the cops and judges. Rapper DMX, seen here praying that he isn't jail bound, has been picked up for illegal drug possession and cruelty to animals. The later charge ...

Blackwater's "get out of jail" card

...t Blackwater walk free with reports that it won't face criminal charges. And just to fill it out, the State Department has just renewed its contract with Blackwater to provide security for Amer...

Frat Hazings at Tulane, U of Wisconsin

The nice people over at Sanguine et Purpure (an unoffical blog for the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity) have brought two recent allegations of fraternity hazings to my attention - one at the University of Wisconsin and one at Tulane . The Tulane incident has new Orleans police still looking for fiv...

Postal Service Issues Advisory on Work at Home "Reshipping" Scam

...ity. The job seems simple enough. Receive packages at your home and repackage them, then ship them out using the prepaid shipping labels the company supplies. There is a very legit business called fre... ...e have been several incidents of people who accepted the "job" and wound up being put in jail for receiving stolen property. So please, read the advisory and protect yourself! ...

It's jail time for tax evader Wesley Snipes

...mberg . Snipes' lawyers say they will appeal but it's not looking good. So who is going to get the vampires now? More to the point, what's he going to do once he is inside the slammer? T... ...jail for life under California's ridiculously harsh criminal "three strikes and you're out" law, but wealthy elites who mock the nation's tax laws often get off with nothing but ... ...mpires and cops but he's no match for the Internal Revenue Service. Today, he has been sent to jail for three years for failing to pay $15.6 million in income taxes over six years, hiding ...

Samsung chief indicted

... for tax evasion. More from Bloomberg . That sounds serious but there's every chance he'll get off lightly. As the Korean press reports , it's more a "slap on the wrist", repe... ...e set up a $225 million slush fund to buy art for his art museum director wife. The good news for South Korea's biggest industrial conglomerate is that it's been cleared of bribery allegation... ...y found guilty, but given a lenient sentence with judges saying the chief is too important to go to jail. Later, the chief publicly apologizes for wrongdoing and continues to run the conglomerate.&quo...

Send Wesley Snipes to jail: prosecutors

...gravity of the offense, and should act as a deterrent to other potential violators. This case cries out for the statutory maximum term of imprisonment, as well as a substantial fine, because of the se... ... chose April 15 or Tax Day in the US, to push their case. And now, it looks like he could be off to jail. Despite the acquittals of the more serious crimes, the prosecutors are not letting up. They wa...

NFL's All-Criminal Team

...e, Jacksonville Jaguars: Apparently centers don't go out much, because they don't seem to get arrested. So McDougle, normally a tackle, will be a center on our squad. He was arrested in Dece... ... in his rookie year. OC Stockar McDougle, Jacksonville Jaguars: Apparently centers don't go out much, because they don't seem to get arrested. So McDougle, normally a tackle, will be a cent... ...sion. DEFENSE DE Jared Allen, Kansas City Chiefs: Twice arrested for DUI - spent 2 days in jail. DT Kevin Williams, Minnesota Vikings: Arrested for domestic assault - plead guilty to lesser...

Conrad Black's prison letters

From the Globe and Mail , we have the first of Conrad Black 's prison letters. And it sounds like the convicted fraudster is holding up quite well. The letter, which comes with the insignia across the top The Lord Black of Crossharbour, shows that Black has not lost his touch. With an e...

SocGen rogue trader sues bank

... The fallout from the Société Générale trading scandal grows stranger and stranger. Jérôme Kerviel, the rogue trader who ran up losing Société Générale €5 billion ($7 billion) in losses is now sui... ...vented him from being in contact with his employers. Kerviel spent more than a month in jail on charges of breach of trust, fabricating documents and illegally accessing computers. If he is successfu...

Conrad Black says slammer is "safe and civilized"

...suming he keeps some sort of access, one thing's certain - it will ensure he should continue to get plenty of media attention for the next six years or so. But then, it might be shorter. His lawye... ...ention for the next six years or so. But then, it might be shorter. His lawyers claim he might be out in 29 months time, citing his "deep reservoir of kindness". Judge Amy St Eve must have...

NFL Draft Prospects - Arrested

...s arrested for domestic battery and interference with the reporting of a crime . He was accused of getting into a physical altercation with his girlfriend. Like Jenkins, Hardy also went through a di... ... the NFL Draft. With that, let's take a look at some notable players, and their rap sheet. - South Florida CB Mike Jenkins : Jenkins was arrested for disorderly conduct and obstructing an offi... ...rst-degree criminal trespass, both of which are felonies. Brennan was sentenced to seven days in jail and four years probation. - Nebraska QB Sam Keller : Keller's violation was relatively ...

The Latest Online Poker News

...9;re anything like last year's tournament it will be the scene of world-wide excitement. How about some "Donkey" Poker? I guess because this style seems ill conceived and random it best... ... comes from Massachusetts in the form of an asinine bill designed to levy not only fines but actual jail time for playing Internet Poker . There's no doubt in my mind that the push behind this a...

Easing up on fraud enforcement

...w an easy time for corporate crooks . The data showed that most fraudsters spend only two years in jail. So much for the Bush administration's crackdown on corporate crime. Now we have further e...

A Dubious World Record

... they pulled over a driver for failing to pay for gasoline at a service station in the australian outback , only to discover that the car was on an extended demo drive. The driver was taken to a... ... driver was taken to a local court and charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle. He will sit in jail until authorities decide where to prosecute him. The "customer" allegedly conned sa...

Conrad Black loses appeal: it's jail on Monday

...n Florida (picture above) but Black's lead appellate counsel, Andrew Frey, is still hopeful of getting a reversal with the appeal. Still, as Report on Business points out, there is the possibi... ... Disgraced former Hollinger chairman Conrad Black has lost his last-minute appeal to stay out jail and will have to report to the slammer by Monday. He has been assigned to the US Bureau of Prison... ... Disgraced former Hollinger chairman Conrad Black has lost his last-minute appeal to stay out jail and will have to report to the slammer by Monday. He has been assigned to the US Bureau of Prison...

Chinese Cage Match

...each time he found a note clipped under the wiper, with phone and bank-account numbers. In order to get the parts back, Mr Zhang had to wire 500 yuan or about $70 to retrieve his stuff! You can get t... ... phone and bank-account numbers. In order to get the parts back, Mr Zhang had to wire 500 yuan or about $70 to retrieve his stuff! You can get thrown into jail for speaking out, but a skive who steal... ...ts back, Mr Zhang had to wire 500 yuan or about $70 to retrieve his stuff! You can get thrown into jail for speaking out, but a skive who steals parts gets away with it. You've got to love the co...

How About A Flying Casino?

...gh" club, at least there's no need for secrecy or a risk of a jail terms if caught. Check out the plans for a casino aboard an Airbus a380 is a link to a page on the World Wide Web. Image... ...mbership in the "Mile High" club, at least there's no need for secrecy or a risk of a jail terms if caught. Check out the plans for a casino aboard an Airbus a380 is a link to a page ...

Conrad Black's household: it's a dog's life

...uot;Wrenching my dogs (Moffat, Monty and George-Black in honour of Conrad's family) from him is out of the question. I have therefore acquired a new kuvasz puppy who at eight weeks of age will com... ...art of that sentence, spare a thought for his wife Barbara Amiel. Now that hubby is heading off to jail, Amiel is coming to terms with the fact that her doggies are in the care of a German house offi...

Hollywood Writers Strike Ends, TV Shows Return

... we should have new episodes of our favorite shows. I'm sure all the TV celebrities are happy about this too. So far CBS has announced the resumption dates of 14 of its shows with announcements f... ...t the ultra popular "24" will be delayed until 2009 so jack bauer can even do more jail time and still be around for filming. Here's the story about CBS' TV shows , and a li...

Prisoner Dennis Kozlowski: still unrepentant

... L. Dennis Kozlowski, who was sentenced in 2005 to 25 years in jail for grand larceny, securities fraud and other crimes, for stealing $137 million in unauthorized bonuses from Tyco, abusing company...

Wesley Snipes: a little guilty of tax dodging

...al carrying the possibility of 16 years in prison, and this does not look like an advertisement for getting into the tax denial game." Still as Professor Ellen S Podgor says in the White Collar... ...not exactly done his reputation the world of good. As Columbia law professor Michael Dorf points out in his blog , the whole case has left Snipes with enormous problems starting with the $14 milli... ...urn. From one perspective, it's a huge victory for Snipes as he has just reduced his potential jail time from 16 years to three, and even then, he is unlikely to do any time at all. But he still ...

Jail and no bail for Conrad Black

... on March 3 to start his six and half year sentence. But true to form, Black is not going down without a fight and he expects to win his appeal. "We always assumed we had a better chance with th... ... Bad news for Conrad Black with reports that he is likely to start jail in four weeks time when Chicago judge Amy St. Eve dismissed his motion to remain free on bail while he appeals his criminal ...

Saturday Scam Alert: "Payment Processors"

...any's. This is one work at home opportunity that is not only a scam , it's one that could get you in serious trouble with the law. Why? Because you aren't processing payments, you're... ...them-and the police will too. At best, you'll have to repay the victims, at worst you could see jail time. When you see these types of ads on job sites, report them. If you get one via email, dele...