U.S. seizes $28 million in bitcoins from man linked to online drug market
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. authorities have seized an estimated $28 million in the digital currency bitcoins from the alleged owner of “Silk Road,” the online marketplace for drugs and criminal activity that law enforcement shut down three weeks ago.
Texas moves to bolster state power reserve; generators’ shares rise
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Texas regulators on Friday moved to create a mandatory reserve margin for electricity to reduce the prospect of blackouts, a change that may signal market reform that benefits the bottom line of power suppliers while raising costs f…
Man fired for aiding woman rejects Wal-Mart offer to hire him back
(Reuters) – A Michigan man rejected an offer from Wal-Mart Stores Inc to rehire him after he was fired for helping a woman who was being attacked in the store parking lot during his meal break.
Another Ohio prisoner found dead, ninth suicide this year
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – An Ohio prison inmate was found dead this week with a vacuum cleaner cord wrapped around his neck, the ninth state prisoner to commit suicide this year, authorities said on Friday.
Ex-Arizona congressman faces up to 100 years at fraud sentencing
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) – Former U.S. Representative Richard Renzi of Arizona faces up to 100 years in jail when he is sentenced on Monday for fraud, extortion and money laundering stemming from a federal land swap deal when he was in office.
New York’s Met museum to continue suggested admission fee
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City and its famed Metropolitan Museum of Art have amended their lease to formalize the practice of charging a “recommended” admission fee while still allowing visitors to pay any amount they choose.
Bankruptcy not a topic in early talks with state, Detroit emergency manager says
DETROIT (Reuters) – Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr did not speak about filing for Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcy in his first meetings with Michigan state officials before he was named to his post, according to testimony he delivered on the third …
U.S. Marine Corps chastised for poor V-22 maintenance records
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Errors in the maintenance paperwork used to track readiness of the U.S. Marine Corps V-22 aircraft were so numerous between 2008 and 2011 they could have led officers to deploy squadrons that were unprepared for their missions, i…
Guantanamo lawyers want Obama to declassify CIA prison program
FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) – Attorneys for five Guantanamo prisoners charged with plotting the September 11, 2001, attacks have asked President Barack Obama to declassify the CIA program that subjected the defendants to interrogation techniques tha…
Man charged with extortion over threats to Midwest water supply
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – A Missouri man was charged on Friday with trying to extort $10,000 from the FBI by saying that he could help authorities investigate a threat to contaminate the public water supply of four Midwest cities.
