Retired NYPD cop indicted for bribery in secret database scheme, DA says
BROOKLYN, NY — A retired NYPD officer has been indicted in a sweeping bribery and misconduct case after allegedly using his law enforcement access to run unauthorized searches and funnel confidential information…
Ex-Cop Heading to Prison for Five Years for Stalking Woman, Using Police Database
FREEHOLD, NJ – A former New Jersey cop who stalked and harassed a woman, even using police records and computer systems is now heading to prison. Erich A. Bennett, a former Sea…
Group Sues New Jersey to End State’s Creepy Baby Blood Database
TRENTON, N.J.— When a baby is born in New Jersey, blood samples taken by the hospital are transferred to the state where they remain in a database for more than two decades.…
Former Navy IT Manager Sentenced to over 5 Years in Prison for Hacking a Computer Database, Stealing over 9,000 People’s Identities, and Selling the Information for $160,000 in Bitcoin
FRESNO, Calif. — Former Navy IT Manager Marquis Hooper, 32, of Selma, California, was sentenced today to five years and five months in prison for hacking a computer database that contained personally…
US CFTC official pushes for national financial fraud database
By Chris Prentice NEW YORK (Reuters) – A top U.S. regulator on Monday proposed the creation of a federal registry to make it easier for investors and law enforcement to dig up…
Oracle extends its flagship database to Ampere’s computing chips
By Stephen Nellis MENLO PARK, California (Reuters) – Oracle on Wednesday said that it has modified its flagship database software to work on a new category of computing chip, starting with chips…
‘Scare Students Into Silence’: Cali School District Runs Snitching Database To Report ‘Racism,’ ‘Microaggressions’
‘Scare Students Into Silence’: Cali School District Runs Snitching Database To Report ‘Racism,’ ‘Microaggressions’ Alexa Schwerha on May 24, 2023 A California school district operates a reporting system students can use to…
FBI misused intelligence database in 278,000 searches, court says
By Zeba Siddiqui SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A U.S. court found that the FBI improperly searched for information in a U.S. database of foreign intelligence 278,000 times over several years, including on…
Oregon Voters Narrowly Pass Highly Restrictive Gun Control Measure That Creates ‘Database’ Of Gunowners
Oregon Voters Narrowly Pass Highly Restrictive Gun Control Measure That Creates ‘Database’ Of Gunowners Bronson Winslow on November 9, 2022 Oregon voters on Wednesday passed Ballot Measure 114, one of the most…
Freehold Cop Admits to Using Police Database Illegally
FREEHOLD – A 27-year veteran of the Freehold Township Police Department has admitted to illegally accessing information from a law-enforcement computer database for personal use, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced…
New Jersey Police Tap Into Secret State Database that Contains DNA Quietly Taken From Every Baby Born
TRENTON, NJ – If you’re under 20-years-old, you might want to think twice before committing a crime in New Jersey. That’s because the government has your DNA on file. For the past…
New Jersey Cop Loses Job After Using Police Database to Investigate Woman He Met Online
CINNAMINSON, NJ – A New Jersey cop has lost his job and can’t work in a public office for life after he was caught using a police database to investigate a woman…
Bayonne Cop Charged For Cybercrime After Illegally Accessing Police Database
BAYONNE, NJ – A Bayonne Police Sergeant was arrested for unauthorized use of a law enforcement database on Tuesday. Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said Bayonne Police Sergeant Richard Killmer, 33,was arrested…
Former DMV Employee Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Receive Bribes to Alter Records in DMV Database in Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Shawana Denise Harris, 52, of Rancho Cucamonga, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit bribery, to commit unauthorized access of a computer, and to commit identity fraud, which resulted…
Two Dozen People Apprehended At Southern Border In 2021 Were On Terrorist Database: REPORT
Two Dozen People Apprehended At Southern Border In 2021 Were On Terrorist Database: REPORT Jennie Taer on April 18, 2022 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents apprehended 23 people at the Southern…
Israeli inquiry checking NSO database over police wiretap allegations
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM – A high-level Israeli inquiry into alleged warrantless wiretaps by police is examining a database provided by NSO Group, the manufacturer of the powerful hacking tool Pegasus, the…
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