US man charged in 'Celebgate' nude photo hack
A US man was charged on Friday in relation to one of the biggest celebrity hacks in which a phishing scheme led to nude photos of Hollywood stars being posted online.
Security
Jul 2, 2016
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News tagged with guilty plea
Monsanto pleads guilty to using banned pesticide on research crop
Biotech giant Monsanto on Thursday agreed to plead guilty to illegally using a banned and highly toxic pesticide on research crops at one of its facilities on the Hawaiian island of Maui and to pay $10 million in fines.
Other
Nov 22, 2019
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Guilty plea in Miss Teen USA extortion case
A 19-year-old computer science student pleaded guilty Tuesday to hacking the computers of Miss Teen USA and other women and secretly photographing them with their own webcams.
Internet
Nov 12, 2013
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Broadcom ex-CEO cleared but reputation may suffer
(AP) -- A federal judge tossed out a raft of felony narcotics charges against Broadcom Corp.'s co-founder and former CEO Thursday, ending an embarrassment for prosecutors that grabbed headlines with allegations of prostitutes ...
Business
Jan 28, 2010
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First grader who shot teacher in Virginia is among the youngest school shooters in nation's history
Barely a week into the new year, a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, becoming one of the youngest school shooters in the nation's history.
Social Sciences
Jan 9, 2023
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First guilty plea in US online poker case
The American president of a Costa Rica-based company is facing up to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to illegally processing payments for Internet poker firms.
Internet
May 24, 2011
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Russian geneticist gets probation for DNA smuggling. Discovery of vials prompted alarm at airport
Customs agents were alarmed at their discovery last August at Dulles International Airport: an undeclared cooler packed in a suitcase and filled with 10 test tubes of an unknown yellowish substance, brought to the U.S. by ...
Other
Aug 24, 2023
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Thai firm pleads guilty over Australian oil spill
A Thai state-owned firm on Thursday admitted four charges over a huge oil spill off northwestern Australia, the country's worst ever offshore drilling accident.
Environment
Aug 30, 2012
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Children likely to be pleading guilty when innocent, study argues
Young people need additional support and protection in the criminal justice system because they are more susceptible to pleading guilty when innocent, a new study argues.
Social Sciences
May 6, 2021
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Guilty plea in nude photo hack reveals 'phishing' scam
Prosecutors have announced the first criminal conviction in connection with the 2014 hacking of Hollywood celebrities that resulted in the online release of hundreds of private nude photos.
Security
Mar 16, 2016
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