Washington State Police Officer Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charges

The Department of Justice announced today that a two-count federal grand jury indictment returned against Spokane, Washington police officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. was unsealed. The indictment charges Thompson, 61, with the deprivation of Otto Zehm’s civil rights on March 18, 2006, by repeatedly striking him with a baton and tasering him. Thompson is also [...]

Spammer Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar E-Mail Fraud

Five individuals pleaded guilty today in federal court in Detroit for their roles in a wide-ranging international stock fraud scheme involving the illegal use of bulk commercial e-mails, or “spamming,” announced Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Terrence Berg. Alan M. Ralsky, [...]

NASA Missions to Reach Moon Tuesday, Sending Back Live Video

Two NASA spacecraft will reach major mission milestones early Tuesday morning as they approach the moon — one will send back live streaming imagery via the Internet as it swings by the moon, the other will insert itself into lunar orbit to begin mapping the moon’s surface. After a four and a half day journey [...]

Tyco Emigrates To Swtizerland

Standard and Poor announced today that Tyco Electronics Ltd. (NYSE:TEL) will be removed from the S&P 500 after the close of trading on Thursday, June 25. Tyco is in the process of re-domesticating to Switzerland, according to Standard and Poor, rendering Tyco ineligible for continued inclusion in the S&P 500 index. Tyco Electronics’ place in [...]

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