Police cite pack robberies increasing in N.Va. suburbs (The Washington Examiner)
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:43:17 GMT
Pack robberies, a phenomenon more common to urban streets, is spreading to Northern Virginia suburbs after already becoming commonplace in Montgomery County, police said.
Police arrest motorist clocked at 111 mph (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus)
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:03:39 GMT
PUTNEY -- Police arrested a Virginia man Saturday morning after allegedly clocking his speed at 111 mph. ...
How We Treat Illegal Immigrants (New York Times)
Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:24:45 GMT
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Six arrested in counterfeit Metro card scam (The Washington Examiner)
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:58:17 GMT
Metro police have arrested six people in connection with a "sophisticated" farecard scam that officials said has cost the transit agency at least $16,000 and likely much more.
Man loses bid in anthrax libel case (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:51:26 GMT
A scientist named as a suspect in the 2001 anthrax mailings has lost a bid in the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to restore his defamation suit against The New York Times. After the Sept. 11 attacks, mail laced with anthrax sent to the media and members of Congress killed five people. Times columnist Nicholas Kristof identified Steven J. Hatfill, a biodefense research scientist, as an FBI ...
New York Times wins ruling in anthrax libel case (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:59:48 GMT
A U.S. appeals court on Monday upheld the dismissal of a libel lawsuit by former Army scientist Steven Hatfill against The New York Times Co. over a series of columns he said implicated him in the 2001 anthrax attacks.
DOD Analyst Convicted for Selling Information to China (Blogcritics.org)
Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:59:06 GMT
With all the evidence of Chinese espionage, why are we allowing them free trade status, which gives them a lot of access to steal intellectual property? Despite a lot of official denials, it seems pretty clear the Chinese have no qualms about stealing as much intellectual property as they can get their hands on. On Friday, the Department of Justice announced that one Gregg William Bergersen of ...
Former Defense Department Official Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Espionage Violation (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:02:00 GMT
Gregg William Bergersen, age 51, of Alexandria, Virginia, was sentenced today in the Eastern District of Virginia to 57 months in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiracy to disclose national defense information to persons not entitled to receive it, in violation of 18 U.S.C., Sections 793(d) and (g). Bergersen pleaded guilty to this offense on March 31, 2008, after being ...
Pentagon spy jailed for conspiracy (News Interactive)
Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:01:00 GMT
A FEDERAL court in Virginia has sentenced a former Pentagon employee to almost five years in prison for passing military secrets to an agent working for China.
Va. Beach woman sentenced for bank fraud (13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads)
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:31:58 GMT
ALEXANDRIA – A Virginia Beach woman will spend nearly two years in prison for bank fraud, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Over two years beginning in 2005, Viketta Lynette Harden-Mitchell, 35, defrauded two banks and seven federal credit unions, according to court documents.
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