Digital currency firm co-founder gets 10 years in prison in U.S. case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A co-founder of Liberty Reserve, which operated a widely-used digital currency, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday after agreeing to help authorities prosecute his ex-partner for helping cyber criminals launder hundreds …
Navy officer to face court-martial for spying
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy flight officer with knowledge of sensitive American intelligence collection methods will face a general court-martial on espionage charges, the Navy said on Friday.
Wife of Chicago cop charged with murder says he no monster: report
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The wife of a white Chicago police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of a black teenager said her husband is “not the monster” people think he is, the Chicago Tribune reported on Friday.
Fake buyers like ‘Racist McShootFace’ hijack Trayvon Martin gun sale
(Reuters) – Bidding in an online auction for the pistol George Zimmerman used to shoot and kill unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin in 2012 topped a total of $65 million on Friday, though the amount appeared to be inflated by fake buyers with names such as…
ID swap lets inmate serving 24 years escape in Washington state
(Reuters) – A man convicted of kidnapping and aggravated assault walked out of a Washington state jail after switching identities with a fellow inmate, triggering a manhunt by federal and local authorities, officials said on Friday.
U.S. Congress moves closer to requiring draft registration for women
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate committee has approved legislation that would require American women to register for the military draft, setting the stage for a fight in Congress over the historic shift in policy later this year.
Pennsylvania man found guilty of murdering woman after jailbreak
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania man who killed a female acquaintance after escaping from jail has been found guilty of murder and will spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Release of list of ‘Bridgegate’ co-conspirators delayed
(Reuters) – A federal judge in New Jersey has extended the deadline to Tuesday for U.S. prosecutors to release a list of unindicted co-conspirators in the “Bridgegate” scandal, while she weighs a request from an individual on the list to keep it sealed…
U.S. court rejects bid to make full Senate ‘torture report’ public
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a lawsuit calling for the full release a U.S. Senate report detailing the Central Intelligence Agency’s interrogation and detention program following the Sept. 11 attacks.
Top Texas court finds state’s school financing is constitutional
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The Texas Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the state’s financing of schools is constitutional but said the decades-long legal battle over how it pays for the education of more than 5 million children shows the system suffers…
