Lotus CEO busted doing 30 over the limit uses 'Test Driver' defense

A UK police officer busted Lotus CEO Jean-Marc Gales doing 102 miles per hour in a Lotus on the A11 motorway near the carmaker’s Hethel HQ. Doing 102 mph in a Lotus isn’t a problem. Doing 102 mph in a Lotus in a 70-mph zone, however, is. The even bigger problem for Gales was that […]

Journalist reveals how illicit US supplies got busted in Iraq after ending up with ISIS

An EU-funded group of arms experts went to Iraq and Syria to explore Islamic State’s well-oiled manufacturing machine and found out that the US routinely violated arms control clauses, a story published by Wired reveals. This week the Conflict Armament Research (CAR), a London-based organization partly funded by the European Union, has published a 200-page […]

JPMorgan busted for money laundering after accusing bitcoin of doing the same

Published time: 17 Nov, 2017 09:50 The Swiss subsidiary of US bank JPMorgan Chase has been sanctioned by Switzerland’s financial regulator FINMA for money laundering and “seriously violating supervision laws,” according to the local weekly Handelszeitung. Read more The sanctions are reportedly related to breaches of due diligence in connection with money laundering standards. That […]

Sneaky teams busted by furious F1 boss

SUNDAY night’s (AEST) Malaysian Grand Prix left a smorgasbord of talking points for teams to mull over throughout the week before heading to Japan. The F1’s send-off to the Sepang International Circuit, which will be scrapped from next year’s Grand Prix roster, had its fair share of controversy as Max Verstappen overtook championship leader Lewis […]

Man held website hostage for $10,000, failed, redirected it to porn, got busted

Enlarge (credit: Richard Lewis) An Arizona man was sentenced Monday to four years of federal probation after he pled guilty to effectively holding a corporate website hostage and redirecting it to a gay porn site for several days in 2015. The defendant, Tavis Tso, was also ordered to pay over $ 9,000 in restitution. According […]

Blue Apron and Snap’s ‘busted’ IPOs herald judgment day for unicorns

ANALYSIS: A year that began with high hopes for a tech IPO revival has crashed into a wall of reality following sputtering public offerings from Snap and Blue Apron. The catastrophe that is Blue Apron was driven home in recent days thanks to multiple shareholder lawsuits claiming management misled investors. Less than two months after […]

Feds: Son teaches dad how to sell drugs on AlphaBay, they both get busted

Enlarge (credit: mementosis) A New York City father and son have been arrested and indicted on allegations of selling fentanyl and oxycodone on the underground drug website AlphaBay, which was seized and closed by federal law enforcement in July. The indictment comes days after six Californians were indicted on similar charges of drug trafficking on […]

Can dementia be prevented? Nine myths about the disease busted

GETTY Dementia myths: Alzheimer’s Research UK explains the facts Dementia is more common in people over the age of 65 and experts believe it affects more than 800,000 people in the UK. Dr David Reynolds, Chief Scientific Officer at Alzheimer’s Research UK, dispels nine common myths about dementia ahead of World Alzheimer’s Month in September. […]