The Murder Trial of O.J. Simpson

The Murder Trial of O.J. Simpson

O.J. Simpson police photo OJ Simpson Paroled Can We Move On It started with a double murder and before it would be over the accused would spend nine of 33 years behind bars — but not for the killing. Instead, OJ Simpson.

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Nina Reiser Couldn’t Win

Nina Reiser Couldn’t Win

Wired reported yesterday on a twist in a high-profile murder investigation that may truly be worthy of a show like CSI. From the article: A former lover of the missing wife of Linux programmer and accused spouse killer Hans Reiser has confessed.

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Krispy Kreme, the corporate crime lottery, and Sarbanes-Oxley

Today’s W$J covers the problems at Krispy Kreme.  There is what looks like possible accounting fraud – shading earnings to show continued growth.  Small adjustments can be very significant, given irrational market reaction to earnings “thresholds.” Indeed, this is the sort of.

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New York, New York Crime Statistics 1860-1920

New York, New York Crime Statistics 1860-1920

Year Population Total Arrests Drunkeness Related Arrests Homicide Arrests Persons Dismissed Total Police Personnel Patrol Officers 1860  813669 65809 36947 57 NA 1583 1415 1861 826531 71130 NA NA NA 2023 1806 1862 839393 82072 NA NA NA 1997 1783 1863 852255.

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Entwistle and SRPublications

A fraud investigator from the U.K. makes an excellent point in the comments on one of my previous entries about the Entwistles (simply scroll down this blog’s main page, or query “Entwistle” in the search box on that page), that some of.

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Police Interrogation Techniques & False Confessions

On  ABC “Primetime” tonight was a special titled “Inside the Box.”  It was about false confessions induced by police interview tactics. In the first story, the police fed one a young man the details of a murder and rape during a gruelilng 18 hour.

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Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 [White House]

Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 [White House]

The Detainee Treatment Act of 2005, (DTA) is an act of the American Congress passed in December 2005. The Act sets the Army's standards for interrogation as the norm for all agencies within the Department of Defense and prohibits all other organizations,.

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A New Sword To Combat Domain Name Piracy

A New Sword To Combat Domain Name Piracy

On behalf of its client Umbro International,Inc. ("Umbro"), Alston & Bird secured an important victory in Virginia State Court last week that could have a significant impact in combating domain name piracy. In a case of first impression, the Circuit Court of.

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