Secret Service Director Announces Retirement
WASHINGTON — Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy announced his retirement Tuesday, two years after President Barack Obama appointed him to right the then-troubled agency.
FBI Search Friars Club In NYC
Federal authorities recently searched the tony Friars Club.
Customs officer busted for letting drug smugglers through JFK airport inspections
NEW YORK — A customs agent at Kennedy Airport has been arrested in a scheme to help two drug couriers sneak 45 kilos of cocaine past screeners.
Pedro Hernandez Convicted Of Killing Etan Patz, Boy Missing Since 1979
NEW YORK — A man has been convicted in one of the nation’s most haunting missing-child cases, nearly 38 years after 6-year-old Etan Patz disappeared in New York City.
Shin Bet Bars Israeli Basketball Team From Traveling To Turkey
Ironi Nahariya’s European campaign is in danger of ending prematurely after the Shin Bet notified the club on Tuesday that it refuses to approve the team’s trip to Gaziantep, Turkey for next week’s Europe Cup round of 16 second leg.
Israel Recalled Egypt Ambassador Over Security Concerns
The staff of Israel’s embassy to Cairo has been recalled over security concerns.
Russian Spy Ship Off East Coast of US
The vessel was located in international waters 70 miles off the coast of Delaware, heading north at 10 knots, according to one official. The US territory line is 12 nautical miles off the coast.
ZeekRewards Founder Sentenced For Role In $850 Million Scam
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Back in 2012, people lined around the block of what used to be the ZeekRewards building in Lexington, expecting to cash out bids they made on the penny auction website, only to later find out they were part of most likely the largest Ponzi scheme in US history.
Former Boss of Nigerian Oil Firm In $10M Cash Probe
A former head of Nigeria’s state-run oil firm is under investigation after almost $10 million in cash was found at a property he owns.
Peter Foster Moved $32M Offshore In Sports Betting Fraud
Serial conman Peter Foster was the alleged “decision maker” at a sports betting company that defrauded a least one investor of $1.5 million and funnelled $32 million into offshore accounts.