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Well, for any of us who ever misplaced the keys, fretted over whether the front door was actually locked or forgotten whether that special anniversary was on the 16th or 17th or maybe misplaced your candy cane pen, what if i were to tell you that you could pop a tiny pill that could not only help you remember all that stuff, but your high school locker combo as well. new research suggests an amazing memory pill may soon be reality. scientists have discovered that suppressing a certain molecule i...

Crime and punishment, one of the strangest criminal trials to come our way in a long time. you really have to hear this one, unfolding here in new york where defense contractor stands accused of running a ponzi scheme. the money he allegedly stole was spent on prostitutes, multimillion dollar bar mitzvah for his dollar, porn for his son, pricey belt buckle. get this. he tried to find a memory pill, allegedly, memory-erasing pill he wanted to use to help conceal his crime. bizarre does not even b...

This story kind of takes the cake, about a defense contractor accused of stealing millions and allegedly after all of this was searching for a pill that would make some of his colleagues who were involved in this alleged fraud lose their memories. so they wouldnt be able to testify against him, which they are testifying against him. tonights crime and punishment story, ahead. how a garage sale turned up an ansel adams collection potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars. the guy paid $...

On the other hand not doing what the letter of the law says. i go back to it underscores a frustration for a state to say, we want to do this because the federal government, we dont feel, is doing its job. many people point to that as then maybe immigration reform is something that needs to come sooner than later. >> soledad obrien, thank you very much. interesting. essence magazine and a controversial hiring decision. magazine geared for african-american women has hired a white fashion direct...

In crime and punishment, one of the strangest criminal trials to come our way in a long time. you really have to hear this one. it is unfolding here in new york. where a defense contractor tands accused of running a ponzi keep. the money he allegedly told was pent on prostitutes, a bat mit rah for his daughter, porn for his on, a pricey belt buckle. and get this. he tried to find a memory pill, allegedly, memory-erasing pill he wanted to use to help conceal his crime. as alina cho reports, bizar...

Where defense contractor stands accused of running a ponzi scheme. the money he allegedly stole was spent on prostitutes, a multimillion dollar bar mitzvah for his dollar, porn for his son, a pricey belt buckle. and get this. he tried to find a memory pill, allegedly, memory-erasing pill he wanted to use to help conceal his crime. as alina cho reports, bizarre does not even begin to describe this case. take a look. >> reporter: $100,000 jewel-encrusted belt buckle, 1 million on race horses, even...

Couple of days. >> there you go. tom? >> wonder what the thorn was. guess well find out. next on "360," tom, weve covered a lot of things that are kind of unbelievable. this story kind of takes the take, about a defense contractor accused of stealing millions and allegedly after all of this was searching for a pill that would make some of his colleagues who were involved in this alleged fraud lose their memories. they wouldnt be able to testify against him, which they are testifying against hi...

To cnn on camera, dont dispute that his personal expenses were paid for by the company, but add those expenditures were authorized. >> this is the kind of case that makes a defense lawyer think, why didnt i go to medical school? white-collar cases are never really slam dunks, but this one seems to come pretty close. >> reporter: and thats not all. prosecutors allege david brooks also spent years trying to develop a memory-erasing pill with the restauraveterinarian w for his race horses. the alle...

>> reporter: brooks has pleaded not guilty. his lawyers, who would not talk to cnn on camera, dont dispute that his personal expenses were paid for by the company, but adds those expenditures were authorized. >> this is the kind of case that makes a defense lawyer think, why didnt i go to medical school? white collar cases are never really slam dunk but this one seems to come pretty close. >> reporter: thats not all. prosecutors allege david brooks spent years trying to develop a memory-erasing ...

>> for some people that feels like between a rock and a hard place, on one hand being accused of potentially of racial profiling, on the other hand not doing what the letter of the law says. i go back to it underscores a frustration for a state to say, we want to do this because the federal government, we dont feel, is doing its job. many people point to that as then maybe immigration reform is something that needs to come sooner than later. >> soledad obrien, thank you very much. interesting. ...