Word: frauds
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...accused face charges of theft, fraud and conspiracy; if convicted, they could be jailed for as long as 10 years. Siddaraj, who denied any involvement in the transplants, was released on $6,600 bail. The other suspects, still in custody, claim their actions were legal, as the villagers had agreed to sell their kidneys. In a Bangalore police station last week, Ahmed described his role as one of finding recipients in Saudi Arabia. He told Time, ``I thought that I was doing a service to kidney patients and that the government was earning foreign exchange. I was thinking of asking...
Hacker Kevin Mitnick was ordered held without bond by a federal magistrate in Raleigh, N.C. Mitnick was arrested Wednesday in Raleigh and faces up to 35 years in prison and $500,000 in fines if he is convicted of computer fraud and illegal use of a telephone device. Mitnick appeared before the magistrate in shackles and waived his right to a probable cause and bond hearing. The FBI says that Mitnick's online exploits included breaking into computer systems to steal 20,000 credit card numbers belonging to subscribers of Netcom, an internet provider...
...most sophisticated networks, and he may have distributed these to others, in effect turning security devices into burglar''s tools. While Internet security is known to be fairly weak, Mitnick''s exploits have deepened fears that even the best protective measures may be inadequate. Mitnick faces charges of computer fraud and illegal use of a telephone. He could be locked up for 20 years if convicted for the first crime;15 for the second. He will be arraigned tomorrow
...that Jason Simpson had had a birthday party at his father's house the night before the murders, which is not true.) And according to the Los Angeles Times, Gerchas, a jewelry-store owner, has been sued at least 34 times in recent years for complaints including allegations of fraud and failure to pay creditors...
David M. LaMacchia, a 21-year-old senior at the Cambridge University, was charged last April with conspiracy to commit wire fraud for allegedly running a computer bulletin board that allowed people to make free copies of more than $1 million worth of copyrighted computer software...