Tag Archive for: criminals

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One Way to Shorten the Hunt for the Proceeds of Bribery and Corruption

Bribing foreign public officials used to be legal in the entire developed world. It was first outlawed by the U.S. by the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in 1977, but this law was never robustly enforced until about 2005. As for the rest of the…
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Betrayed by Their Own Reflection: Selfies Help Police Catch Criminals

Not one, but two stories of criminals foiled by their own selfies have made the headlines this past week.  Tanya Peele, a 26-year-old Atlanta woman, is accused of setting up a fake business account at JP Morgan, then using that account…