Stories Tagged as
Crime
Jodi Arias trial is a big revenue generator for media
May 2, 2013
The high-profile prosecution of a Phoenix-area woman has cost taxpayers nearly $1.7 million in legal fees. But local and national media outlets have seen a ratings boost due to the coverage.
Want a side of security with that waffle?
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Jim Burress
Mar 26, 2013
A Waffle House restaurant in a rough Atlanta neighborhood adds a surcharge for a security guard.
Philadelphia collects court debt decades later
Dec 20, 2012
Since 2010, the courts of Philadelphia have embarked on a massive debt collection from ex-offenders. It’s an attempt to collect on $1.5 billion in old fees, fines and forfeited bail owed to the criminal justice system.
Amanda Aronczyk
Deportees get a one-way plane ticket to Mexico City
Dec 10, 2012
The U.S. spent a lot of money to fly Mexican detainees back to the interior of their country, instead of dropping them off just south of the Mexican border. Did it work?
Web pioneer John McAfee caught in murder mystery
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Kai Ryssdal
Nov 13, 2012
One of the father's of modern anti-virus software, John McAfee, is a suspect in a Belize murder. Jeff Wise discusses the exclusive story on McAfee he recently wrote for Gizmodo.
Why scammers like seniors
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Adriene Hill
Jul 13, 2012
Seniors are a prime target for scams, because they are less likely to report a scam. Learn why seniors are afraid to report fraud cases and how to avoid getting hoodwinked.
Los Angeles police to use program to predict crimes
Jul 2, 2012
It's straight out of the Tom Cruise film, "Minority Report."
For public good, not for profit.
A plan to stop the rise in stolen cell phones
Apr 10, 2012
Wireless carriers will be able to disable a stolen phone, making it useless to resell.
France accused of fostering market in hostages
Mar 12, 2012
Despite official denials, France is accused of being too ready to pay ransoms for hostages -- and so encouraging kidnappers to abduct its citizens.
Stealing from the old
Feb 6, 2012
Call it "elder financial abuse," the largely unreported crime claims hundreds of thousands of victims each year.