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Former contractor pleads guilty to Iraq fuel theft

AP — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:11:20 +0000

A former Army contractor has pleaded guilty to theft after admitting he and others stole nearly $40 million in jet and diesel fuel from a U.S. Army base in Iraq.

Missing in MEXICO, one truck, 5000 condoms, and one 23 ft, condom wearing BANANA

Oscar — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:08:59 +0000

Attention Mexico; keep your eyes open for a truck carrying 5000 condoms, 800 HIV tests and one 23 foot inflatable banana (wearing a condom).

GameStop employees busted in undercover sting operation

Bradley Wint — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:04:40 +0000

A lot has been going on at GameStop with the news that 8 of their employees (current and former) from the Memphis, Tennessee area were busted for illegal activity, involving the purchase and sale of stolen video games. The company has since...

Pastor gets 17 months for stealing relief funds

AP — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:06:51 +0000

A former pastor has been sentenced to 17 months in prison for stealing his church’s hurricane relief funds. Noah Thomas pleaded guilty to a federal charge in...

Man accused of stealing empty beer truck

AP — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:02:56 +0000

Police arrested a 21-year-old man for allegedly stealing a beer truck, then dumping the vehicle after determining it contained no cargo.

18 arrested for stealing pieces of Yankee Stadium

AP — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:56:25 +0000

New York City police say they arrested more than a dozen people for stealing pieces of Yankee Stadium during the 85-year-old ballpark’s final game.

18-month sentence in NY presidential letters theft

AP — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:08:46 +0000

A historian and author was sentenced Friday to a year and a half in prison after apologizing for stealing letters that were written by George Washington and Abraham Lincoln and prized by Theodore...

Men charged with stealing 82-year-old church bell

AP — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:43:19 +0000

Two northwest Iowa men have been arrested and charged with stealing an 82-year-old bronze bell from a church. Authorities say the men stole the bell from the Oakdale Evangelical Free Church in Meriden on Sunday...

Dutch police recover stolen 17th-Century paintings

AP — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:32:54 +0000

Dutch police have recovered five 17th-Century paintings, including a Jan Steen, that were stolen from the Frans Hals Museum in 2002, the museum said Tuesday.

World's biggest credit card theft exposed 44.7 million people to fraud

Ravinder Makhaik — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 09:01:18 +0000

The world’s biggest credit card data security breach has occurred and possibilities exist for bigger frauds to happen. Encrypted files stolen by sophisticated computer hackers exposed credit and debit cards details of 44.7 million people to...