Baltimore Mayor Scott Says Internet Equity and Inclusion Project Going Well Citywide
BALTIMORE— Mayor Brandon M. Scott and the Baltimore City Office of Broadband and Digital Equity (BDE) released a report Wednesday detailing significant advancements in broadband access and digital inclusion efforts across the…
Burlington County Woman Sentenced One Year and One Day in Prison for Role in Scheme to Launder Money, Defraud Internet Donors
CAMDEN, N.J. – A Burlington County, New Jersey, woman was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison for her role in a GoFundMe scam that gained nationwide attention, U.S.…
Chinese Internet Users Mock Japan And Celebrate Abe’s Assassination
Chinese Internet Users Mock Japan And Celebrate Abe’s Assassination Harold Hutchison on July 8, 2022 Users on Chinese social media sites celebrated the fatal shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe…
Lake County Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Coercing, Engaging In Sexual Activity With A Child And Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Images Over The Internet
Orlando, FL – U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton has sentenced Eric Lance Reynolds (42, Mount Dora) to life in federal prison for coercing and enticing a child to engage in sexual…
Cavour Man Sentenced for Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Cavour, South Dakota, man convicted of Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet was sentenced on June 13, 2022, by U.S. District…
Connecticut To Hire ‘Misinformation’ Specialist To Police The Internet
Connecticut To Hire ‘Misinformation’ Specialist To Police The Internet Carl DeMarco on June 1, 2022 Connecticut is hiring a “misinformation” specialist to police the internet ahead of the midterm elections, according to…
Pair Sentenced for Their Roles in Dispersing Proceeds of Internet and Email Fraud Schemes
PROVIDENCE – Two men who played various roles in an underground financial network in support of international internet and email fraud schemes have been sentenced to federal prison, announced United States Attorney…
Quebec Man Charged with Offering to Sell More Than 500,000 Stolen Gift Card Account Numbers Over the Internet
A federal grand jury recently returned a six-count indictment charging Richard Verret, age 40, of Quebec, Canada, with unauthorized solicitation of access devices and trafficking counterfeit access devices, the result of a…
J.P. Morgan upgrades Chinese internet stocks, expects uncertainties to abate
(Reuters) – J.P. Morgan analysts upgraded the stocks of some Chinese internet companies on Monday and the brokerage expects “significant uncertainties” faced by the sector to abate. China signaled an easing of…
U.S. FTC presses internet service provider Frontier to back up speed claims
WASHINGTON – Internet service provider Frontier Communications must back up its speed claims, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said in a proposed order on Thursday, accusing the company of charging “high-speed prices…
Internet providers end challenge to California net neutrality law
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – The U.S. broadband industry ended late on Wednesday its legal challenge to California’s landmark net neutrality law, which seeks to protect the open internet. A group of…
Austin Man Pleads Guilty to Internet Stalking
ALPINE – Yesterday Mark Richard Walters, 51, of Austin pleaded guilty to internet stalking and illegally possessing a firearm. According to court documents, on March 18, 2021, Big Bend National Park Rangers…
Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced To 25 Years For Sending And Receiving Child Sexual Abuse Images And Videos Over The Internet
Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton has sentenced Thomas James Harris (42, Orlando), a registered sex offender, to 25 years in federal prison for receiving and distributing child sexual…
Biden Admin Makes Global Internet Pledge To Fight ‘Disinformation,’ Crackdown On ‘Harmful’ Content
Biden Admin Makes Global Internet Pledge To Fight ‘Disinformation,’ Crackdown On ‘Harmful’ Content Laurel Duggan on April 28, 2022 The Biden administration, along with 60 partners, endorsed a new global internet pledge…
Jacksonville Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Videos Over The Internet
Jacksonville, Florida – Chief United States District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Michael Lee Aurandt (51, Jacksonville) to 12 years in federal prison for distributing child sexual abuse images and videos…
Brookings Man Charged with Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet
United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Brookings, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet. Zachary Scott…
Sioux Falls Man Charged with Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet
United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet. Elliott…
Sioux Falls Man Charged with Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet
United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet. Jordan…
Brandon Man Charged with Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet
United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Brandon, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet. Gatlin Wayne…
Sioux Falls Man Charged with Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet
United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet. Kent…
Tea Man Charged with Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet
United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Tea, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet. Sky Thomas…
Colorado Man Charged with Unlawfully Transporting Guns over the Internet
NEWARK, N.J. – A Colorado man was arrested today for conspiring to unlawfully transport firearms via the internet, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Hunter Weeks, 22, of Colorado Springs, Colorado,…
Explainer-Russia’s internet crackdown
LONDON – On the day Russian troops poured into Ukraine, Russia’s state communications regulator Roskomnadzor put out a statement, demanding that media outlets only use official Russian sources to cover the “special…
Two California Men Charged with Selling Drugs and Guns over the Internet
NEWARK, N.J. – Two California men were arrested for conspiring to sell methamphetamine and fentanyl and to unlawfully transport numerous firearms via the internet, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Angelo Chavez,…
Former National Guard Member Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Using the Internet to Commit Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Jaziz Jesahias Cea, 24, of Galt, was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for transportation, receipt, and possession of visual depictions of children engaging in sexually explicit conduct,…
H&M takes on internet rivals with external fashion brands
By Anna Ringstrom STOCKHOLM – H&M is selling external fashion brands on its core brand’s hm.com website for the first time in Sweden and Germany, with the intention of adding more brands…
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