Justice Department Investigating Milwaukee U.S. Attorney for Alleged Misuse of Credit Card

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com U.S. Attorney James Santelle is under investigation on accusations that he misused the government-assigned credit card and violated a law barring federal employees from some political activities, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. The Department of Justice is leading the investigation, which started more than a  year ago following a routine audit….

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Feds Charge 14 Romanians With “Phishing” Internet Scam to Get Peoples’ Personal Info

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Fourteen Romanian citizens apparently banked on the gullibility of mankind. Federal authorities in Connecticut last week announced charges against the 14 for allegedly getting personal information from people on the Internet through a scheme known as “phishing.” The indictment includes allegations that one or more of the defendants  in June 2005 …

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Justice Dept: One of the International Kings of Credit Card Theft Data Captured in France

By Allan Lengel For AOL News WASHINGTON — A resident of Moscow, “BadB” lived the glamorous life, hopping jets to Europe, freely spending money — even as U.S. authorities marked him as one of the world’s “most prolific sellers” of stolen credit card data. French authorities arrested Vladislav Anatolievich Horohorin, 27, at the airport in…

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