A Police officer whose beat is Ponderosa High School started the investigation after he heard of the video at school. It was shot last weekend at the home of a 16-year-old boy and shows him having sex with a 15-year-old girl. That girl told investigators she had no idea another…
New Mexico’s Republican secretary of state faces 65 corruption charges including identity theft
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The New Mexico secretary of state, who oversees campaign finance reporting and once bemoaned a “culture of corruption” in the state, has been accused of using her election fund as a personal piggy bank at jewelry stores, ATMs and casinos. Secretary…
Macon woman wanted on credit card fraud charges turns herself in
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A medical office worker from Macon who was being sought on credit card fraud charges turned herself in at the Bibb County jail Wednesday. Melissa Dyan Zediker, 44, arrested twice already in recent weeks for allegedly stealing an estimated $170,000 from…
UK prosecutors mull charges for News Corp. over hacking
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans LONDON (AP) – British prosecutors say they are considering corporate charges against Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. over phone hacking at the now-defunct News of the World tabloid. The news comes amid reports that former editor and Murdoch lieutenant Rebekah Brooks is…
Charges dropped in suspected Lancaster County drug stop
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans LINCOLN, Neb. —Prosecutors in Lincoln dropped criminal charges in a case involving suspected drug money seized from a traffic stop. [Video: Charges dropped in suspected Lancaster County drug stop] A judge ruled the defendant had the right to independently test the cash…
Accused British hacker caught, faces charges in N.J.
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans An accused hacker was arrested in England Wednesday and is facing extradition to New Jersey where he’s facing charges of breaking into the computer systems of NASA and other federal agencies to steal reams of confidential data, federal prosecutors say. Lauri…
Lizard Squad Teen Hacker Convicted On Over 50K Charges Of Cyber-Crime
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A teenage member of the notorious hacking group Lizard Squad has received a two-year suspended sentence for numerous cyber crimes. All tallied, he was convicted of 50,700 charges related to computer crimes, and in addition to his two-year suspended sentence, he…
Rio Rancho teens facing charges in planned cyberattack
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – Several Rio Rancho students are getting national attention but for all the wrong reasons. After allegedly trying to cyberattack a large company using computers from school. According to the Albuquerque Journal three Cleveland High teens are…
DC Fire inspector accepts plea in fraud charges
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans WASHINGTON (WUSA9) — Former D.C. Fire inspector Kimberley Pinkney, who is accused of misusing work credit cards, accepted a plea agreement Monday. Pinkney is charged with second-degree felony fraud for misusing government credit cards. Investigators said Pinkney used gas cards that…
Lee County nurse arrested on fraud charges
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans FORT MEYERS, Fla. – A registered nurse from the Fort Meyers area faces fraud charges for stealing credit card information from patients. The Fort Meyers News-Press reports that the 57-year-old nurse provided home-health services. The Lee County sheriff’s office says the…