Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A 1978 robbery depicted in the movie “Goodfellas” was inspired by real life events at John F. Kennedy International Airport. CNN reports a major break in that case, in which suspected organized crime associates were murdered and more than $6 million in cash and jewelry stolen. On Wednesday, authorities arrested suspected Bonanno…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Hunter Moore, who once operated the revenge-porn website IsAnyoneUp.com, and an accomplice have been arrested and accused of hacking into computers and stealing nude photos, the Rolling Stone reports. Thursday’s arrest of Moore and Charles Evens came on the heals of a 15-count indictment. Moore, among other things, is accused of paying…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The contractor that vetted NSA leaker Edward Snowden and the Navy Yard shooter has cheated taxpayers out of millions of dollars for unfinished background checks, the Washington Times reports, citing a Justice Department filing. In fact, investigators allege USIS received $11.7 million in performance awards from 2008 to 2010. But that work…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Consider this a lesson in drunk dialing. A Hawaii man was sentenced to 18 months in prison Thursday for drunkenly calling the FBI and falsely reporting an airplane hijacking, the Associated Press reports. Timothy David Hershman blamed the incident on alcoholism and anger. “I screwed up really big time, your honor,” he…
