BOSTON – A Nigerian national residing in Dorchester pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to his role in online romance scams targeting individuals in the United States. Mike …
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– Two U.S. senators will introduce legislation on Wednesday, called the “Kids Online Safety Act,” that would require social media platforms to provide parents with tools to protect their children …
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Crowdfunding service GiveSendGo came back online Tuesday after a Sunday hack forced the site to temporarily shut down. “Sunday evening, February 13th, GiveSendGo was attacked by malicious actors attempting to …
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Albuquerque man sentenced to four years and nine months in prison for cyberstalking, online threats and identity theft
by DOJ PressALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Mark Christopher Arnold, 39, of Albuquerque, was sentenced in federal court on Feb. 9 to four years and nine months in prison for interstate communication of threats, …
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Former Ohio resident extradited from Ghana pleads guilty to laundering proceeds of online romance scams
by DOJ PressColumbus, Ohio – Samuel Antwi, a citizen of Ghana and former Columbus resident, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to crimes resulting from his involvement in laundering money obtained through …
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The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill Thursday which is intended to curb the spread of child sexual material online, but has drawn the ire of privacy advocates and tech …
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WASHINGTON -The U.S. Internal Revenue Service will stop using facial recognition to help authenticate people creating new online accounts, the federal tax agency said on Monday, in a move aimed …
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Justice Department Secures Settlement With Meijer, Inc. To Make Its Online Covid-19 Vaccine Portal Accessible To Individuals With Disabilities
by DOJ PressGRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Michigan and the Justice Department announced an Americans with Disabilities Act …
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By Keith Coffman DENVER – A former University of California at Los Angeles instructor accused of posting online threats of violence against the campus, disrupting a day of classes, was …
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Albert Lea Sex Offender Sentenced to Life in Prison for Sextortion, Online Child Sexual Exploitation
by DOJ PressMINNEAPOLIS – An Albert Lea man has been sentenced to life plus ten years in prison for engaging in sextortion and online sexual exploitation of minors. Acting U.S. Attorney Charles …
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Justice Department secures agreement with Kroger to make online COVID-19 vaccine registration accessible for people with disabilities
by DOJ PressCOLUMBUS, Ohio – United States Attorney Kenneth L. Parker announced today a Department of Justice settlement agreement with Ohio-based retailer The Kroger Co. The agreement, secured under the Americans with …
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Cincinnati area man charged with perpetrating an online romance scam, laundering proceeds
by DOJ PressCINCINNATI – A federal grand jury has charged a former Fairfield and Cincinnati man with crimes related to an online romance fraud scheme. De-love Kofi Amuzu, 23, was arrested …
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By Noel Randewich – A year since a Reddit-driven retail trading frenzy rocked the markets and created the ‘meme stock https://www.reuters.com/business/why-did-sec-release-report-gamestop-2021-10-18’ phenomenon, leading U.S. lawmaker Nancy Pelosi’s investments have become …
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A common college admissions test, the SAT, will roll out its online version in the U.S. starting in March 2024, The Wall Street Journal reported. The new test is reportedly expected …
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will soon require taxpayers to submit a scan of their face in order to access certain features and tax records. The change, first reported on by …
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Monroe County Man Sentenced To 10 Years’ Imprisonment For Attempted Online Enticement Of A Minor To Engage In Sexual Activity
by DOJ PressSCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Earnest Lee Pittman, Jr., age 46, of Cresco, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on December 14, 2021 to …
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Online prices soared to record highs in November, according to Adobe Analytics. Prices online surged 3.5% on a year-over-year basis as of November, the biggest increase since 2014, when Adobe …
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While there is agreement between large factions of both Republicans and Democrats that social media companies should be liable for certain third-party content hosted on their platforms, the parties differ …
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Macon Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Sexually Exploiting Children He Met Online
by DOJ PressMACON, Ga. – A Macon resident convicted of child sexual exploitation for coercing multiple juveniles to send him sexually explicit and [censored]ographic images and videos of themselves was sentenced to serve …
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JONESBORO, GA – On November 25, 2021, around 2:30 p.m., Clayton County Police Officers responded to the 2800 block of Ridgeview Trail, Jonesboro, GA in reference to a missing person. …
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This holiday season, give your Cyber Monday gift purchases even more meaning by helping to create jobs in local communities by making bids and purchases on ShopGoodwill.com. To date, the …
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Left-wing billionaire Pierre Omidyar is funding a constellation of advocacy organizations and campaigns targeting tech giant Facebook for its alleged harms to users, including the proliferation of “hate speech” and …
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CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Maurice Sheftall, 23, of Brooklyn, NY, was arrested and charged by …
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Francis Collins stressed the dangers of incorrect claims regarding the COVID-19 vaccines and suggested tracking down spreaders of vaccine misinformation in an interview …
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Columbus man sentenced to 22 years in prison for setting up fake online sales to lure victims, steal their money & shoot them
by DOJ PressCOLUMBUS, Ohio – A Columbus man who pretended to be selling a car and pretended to be an online escort in order to rob victims at gunpoint was sentenced today …