Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category

Ex-security head in D.C.’s Chief Technology Office pleads guilty in bribe case

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

A former D.C. government manager admitted in federal court Friday that he accepted more than $500,000 in bribes and kickbacks as part of a long-running contracting scam.


Via: Wash Post Crime

New technology, tight budgets hinder sex-offender monitoring

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

The pursuit of Lee Shelton began the moment the convicted sex offender was released from prison.


Via: Wash Post Crime

Prince William County Announces Measures After Information Technology Scandal

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

New internal control measures and a background-check policy have commenced in Prince William County’s information technology department to prevent corruption in an organization rocked by scandal two months ago.

Via: Wash Post Crime

Prosecutors Urge Judge to Keep D.C. Technology Official in Jail

Monday, March 16th, 2009

A D.C. technology manager accused of operating a complex bribery and kickback scheme had more than $4,500 inside pajamas he was wearing when he was arrested last week, and he told an informant that he had given $100,000 in cash to his mother to take back to his native Turkey, federal prosecutors…

Via: Wash Post Crime

Upgrading Technology to Attract Tipsters

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

With the economy faltering, Prince George’s police and the county’s nonprofit Crime Solvers organization are preparing to roll out a campaign to remind residents that although crime doesn’t pay, helping to solve crimes just might.

Via: washingtonpost.com - Washington D.C. Area Crime News

Upgrading Technology to Attract Tipsters

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

With the economy faltering, Prince George’s police and the county’s nonprofit Crime Solvers organization are preparing to roll out a campaign to remind residents that although crime doesn’t pay, helping to solve crimes just might.

Via: washingtonpost.com - Washington D.C. Area Crime News

DNA Technology Moves Forward

Sunday, September 21st, 2008

When the Maryland State Police lab told her that the evidence didn’t contain enough bodily fluid for a complete DNA profile, Shelly Progovitz was crushed. A man who had brutally raped a 12-year-old girl behind a middle school in Waldorf in 1996 and then tied her hands and feet and forced a sock into…

Via: washingtonpost.com - Washington D.C. Area Crime News

Blogger arrested over leak of Guns N’ Roses songs

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

In this Sept. 11, 2006, file photo, Axl Rose is seen backstage at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards in New York. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin, file)AP - A blogger suspected of streaming songs from the unreleased Guns N’ Roses album “Chinese Democracy” on his Web site was arrested Wednesday and appeared in court, where his bail was set at $10,000.

Via: Yahoo! News: Crimes and Trials News

Computer forensics firms get boost from new evidence rules

Monday, March 24th, 2008

It’s not the Emmy Award-winning “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” but computer forensics holds a growing lure for law firms and human…

Via: Computer Crime Research News

Businesses to contribute to e-crime unit

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

Businesses could be forced to contribute to the funding of a national police internet crime service, according to new plans from the Home Office….

Via: Computer Crime Research News