A Tennessee judge has set a date for the retrial in the Vanderbilt rape case,according to the Associated Press. Brandon Vandenburg and Cory Batey will stand trial on April 4 in Nashville. A judge granted a request to delay the retrial last week when Vandenburg’s new defense team requested more…
Police Investigates Case of Debit Card Fraud in Charleston
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Authorities are investigation a case of debit card fraud that was brought to their attention last week by the alleged victim. On October 26, 2015, at approximately 11:45, Fredericka Thomas filed a report with the Charleston Police Department in reference to a…
Former Navy chaplain to plead guilty in child porn case
A former Navy chaplain and Catholic priest who pleaded guilty years ago to sexually assaulting a U.S. Naval Academy midshipman is facing up to life in prison on child pornography charges. A judge on Thursday scheduled a Nov. 16 plea hearing for 50-year-old John Thomas Matthew Lee of Millsboro. Federal…
NSA spying: judge tosses out case because Wikipedia isn’t widely read enough
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Wikipedia’s parent org — has had its case against the NSA dismissed by a Federal judge who said that the mere fact that the site is one of the most popular destinations on the net was not a basis for assuming…
Sony has agreed to pay as much as $8 million to settle 2014 data-breach case
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Bloomberg reports that Sony Corporation has agreed to pay up to $8 million in order to settle the 2014 data-breach case related to the release of the movie “The Interview.” The news was disclosed from the paper filings in the federal…
Substitute teacher arrested in child porn case taught at 6 Santa Rosa schools
A substitute teacher who was arrested Thursday on suspicion of possessing child pornography had worked at six Santa Rosa schools over the past two months, officials said. Ethan Monroe Morse, 39, worked at Montgomery and Santa Rosa high schools, Cook and Slater middle schools, and Hidden Valley and Monroe elementary…
New Milford, Bergenfield men face charges in banking, credit-card fraud case
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A 23-year-old New Milford man and a 22-year-old Bergenfield man have been arrested on charges of conspiring in a wide-ranging fraud scheme that targeted an investment company, stole identities from individuals and used bogus credit cards in a high-end shopping spree…
Four arrested in identity theft case
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Four people were arrested after the discovery of stolen property for use in identity theft on Friday. According to the Lemoore Police Department, an officer was sent to the Faun Terrace Apartments around 11:02 a.m. after getting a report of loud…
Penn Township man charged in child porn case
A 30-year-old Penn Township man has been charged with sharing 21 child pornographic images on his computer, state Attorney General Katheen Kane said Thursday. Brandon M. Batz of the first block of Shartlesville Road was arraigned Aug. 9 before Senior District Judge William N. Hall Jr. in Reading Central Court…
Aggravated child abuse case delayed after defendants switch attorneys
Joe and Charlotte Whitaker appeared before Judge Lisa Rice in Washington County Criminal Court Thursday for their first appearance with their new attorneys. David Robbins now represents Joe Whitaker and Kyle Vaughn represents Charlotte Whitaker after the couple fired Knoxville attorney Charles Currier. A trial had been scheduled to start…