Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | SOPA Images ) The US government killed off its net neutrality rules in June of this year, but that doesn’t mean no one is monitoring whether carriers are blocking or throttling online services. Northeastern University researchers led by computer science professor David Choffnes recently determined that Sprint was throttling Skype. […]
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Former NHLer Carcillo determined to hold alleged hazing perpetrators accountable
Former NHL player Daniel Carcillo vows to hold those accountable who hurt him physically and emotionally during alleged bullying and hazing incidents in the 2002-03 season when he played junior for the Ontario Hockey League's Sarnia Sting. In a Tuesday morning text exchange with his mom Luana that he posted on Twitter, Carcillo said the alleged […]
Alleged woman-beater Avenatti gets hit with restraining order – report
Still protesting his innocence after he was arrested on felony domestic violence charges last week, lawyer Michael Avenatti is reportedly being served with a restraining order by his alleged victim, whose name is finally public. Estonian-born actress Mareli Miniutti filed for a domestic violence restraining order against the scenery-chewing lawyer in Los Angeles on Monday. […]
Tech Backs Away From Saudis After Journalist’s Alleged Murder
Silicon Valley executives suspended participation in a Saudi advisory committee and cancelled plans to attend a high-profile conference. https://media.wired.com/photos/5bc0e0ea80ec002859e56bed/master/pass/Saudi-VC-942852234.jpg
Teen charged in alleged Toronto Raptors ticket fraud: police
A teenager is facing a dozen charges related to what police describe as a fraud scheme involving Toronto Raptors tickets. City police say the alleged fraud was carried out between April and November 2017 on Twitter by a boy who was 17 at the time. They allege he reached out to Raptors fans through a […]
The woman who narrowly escaped the alleged Border Patrol serial killer said he grew enraged after she mentioned her murdered friend
Webb County Sheriff’s Office via Associated Press The woman who escaped a Border Patrol agent and accused serial killer has spoken to police and relatives about how she survived the ordeal. Juan David Ortiz, a supervisory Border Patrol agent, was arrested in Texas on September 15 and quickly confessed to murdering four women and abducting […]
A Bugatti Veyron, a Gulfstream private jet, and a $330,000 diamond ring: Feds charge 3 men for alleged $364 million Ponzi scheme to fund lavish lifestyle
Federal prosecutors have charged three men in connection with an alleged $ 364 million Ponzi scheme that could have more than 400 victims nationwide. The men were indicted on charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, identity theft, and money laundering. The indictment alleges that the three men took $ 73 million of investors’ funds “to purchase […]
Oklahoma zookeeper and failed presidential candidate ‘Joe Exotic’ was indicted in an alleged murder-for-hire plot
AP Oklahoma zookeeper Joseph Maldonado-Passage, known across the web as “Joe Exotic,” was indicted last week for an alleged murder-for-hire plot. Maldonado-Passage was officially charged with two counts of hiring a person to commit murder and could face up to ten years in prison per count. Although an official statement released by the US Department […]
Michael Cohen says he’ll end hush-money agreement with Stormy Daniels, effectively allowing her to tell-all about her alleged affair with Trump
The shell company belonging to Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, agreed to “put an end” to the nondisclosure agreement it has with the adult-film actress Stormy Daniels, CNN reported on Friday night. The company, Essential Consultants LLC, requested that Daniel pay back the original $ 130,000 she received in 2016 to keep […]
Authorities say they found an alleged drug smuggling tunnel to Mexico in the kitchen of a former KFC
Border and Customs Patrol/KYMA-DT/CNN Authorities say they found a drug smuggling tunnel leading to Mexico in the kitchen of a former KFC. The tunnel is reportedly 8 inches in diameter, 22 feet deep, and about 600 feet long. Officers believe that people were using a rope to transport the drugs back and forth, according to reports. […]