BECKLEY — The former chief financial officer of the Tug River Health Care Association was sentenced to two years in prison for stealing $389,600 from the association. Judy Hall, 50, used a computer and check creation software, beginning in 2008, to print checks for herself. According to a release from…
WikiLeaks CableGate: Weekend Updates
Check and update this page often for the latest news and views on the WikiLeaks saga, as well as our special report. DECEMBER 12, Day 15 [Donald Rumsfeld via Twitter] Surprise, the former Secretary of Defense cooperated with the U.S. government in using previously classified documents in his book. “With…
Meet the new Gallaghers
A harassed young woman struggles to bring up her siblings in a chaotic household that’s just about keeping it together. Her mother’s long gone, no one is quite sure where, and her father prefers to spend his days either horizontal or ensuring that he later ends up that way. Despite,…
Prisoner caught with cocaine, fingers prison staff as source
By James Clark – email LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) – There’s even more evidence of public corruption at the Dalby Correctional Facility in Post. A man who previously admitted to being an illegal alien now also admits to possessing contraband. Specifically, Alberto Rodriguez-Campos, 32, who lists his address in Lubbock, admits…
An Exquisite Recipe (for a Price Disaster)
– Posted Sunday, 9 January 2011 | | Source: GoldSeek.com I was chatting on the phone earlier this weekend with one of my readers about the shocking drop in the price of gold earlier this past week. We agreed that the mini-crash seemed to be the result of a well…
Video: Jim Carrey Spoofing Mila Kunis’ ‘Black Swan’ on ‘SNL’
As part of his hosting job on ‘Saturday Night Live’, Carrey gave in to his back getting tattooed and showing his man boobs to an amazed Bill Hader. “Saturday Night Live” brought in one of the highest viewing figures for over two years last weekend, thanks to Jim Carrey. The…
Scammers target government job site
Scammers have recently been targeting job seekers in Australia, aiming a phishing campaign at users of the Federal Government’s job site, JobSearch. The scam “reminds” you that your JobSearch account is about to expire, warning you to go online and update your account within the next two days: Dear Australian…
Lubbock man admits to Smurfing, faces up to life in prison
By James Clark – email LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) – One of the federal defendants in a “drug smurfing” conspiracy case pleads guilty. Smurfing is the process of collecting pseudo-ephedrine in small, legal amounts and then combining them into larger illegal amounts. Pseudo-ephedrine can be used to make meth-amphetamines. Gordon Michael…
Intercepting cellphone calls made easy (and cheap)
There are many ways through which Big Brother watches you. The network of security cameras and CCTVs in use today provide law enforcement authorities with a worthy weapon against would-be terrorists and criminals. But this same network that provides “eyes” for the law can also be used to peek into…
PropellerHeads: Safeguard your smartphone
Dear PropellerHeads: I just upgraded to my first smartphone. I now realize that if the phone is stolen, I have a pretty serious security threat because of all my personal information. What should I do? A: Then, keep reading. Some real risks exist with today’s smartphones. In the past, all…