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A former Social Security Administration employee has been charged after officials say he defrauded the organization.

Randall Crater, the creator of purported cryptocurrency My Big Coin, has been convicted for stealing over $6 million from investors by falsely claiming that this new crypto asset was backed by [...]

A Boston jury on Wednesday heard that the owner of a defunct cryptocurrency business stole millions of dollars from investors by falsely telling them his virtual currency was backed by gold, while his lawyer argued that investors knew they were sinking cash into a risky startup.

The last "Varsity Blues" trial opened Tuesday before a Boston federal jury, with prosecutors describing a father stuffing a cash bribe into a paper shopping bag to win his daughter's admission to Georgetown, and defense lawyers suggesting the money was simply a thank-you gift to an old college friend.

precautions. the advisory, by the way, is based on an increase in terror threat information not on any one specific threat. earlier i spoke with phil black about how the british are reacting to this new terror information. we learned of a plot that is like a mumbai style attack that took place two years ago, attacking multiple sites using guns and grenades. no new intelligence pointing to that but were told that officials in europe and united states are taking that potential threat...