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Justice Department Has to Read Her Steamy Sex Scenes

WASHINGTON -- Officials in the buttoned-down world of the U.S. Department of Justice, accustomed to dull legal briefs and just-the-facts indictments, are getting a dose of steamy sex scenes on their reading list. That's because assistant U.S. Attorney Allison Leotta, a D.C. sex crimes prosecutor, recently landed a...

Judge Releases Alleged Prostitution Client List to Defense

A federal judge has ordered the government to turn over to a defense lawyer a list of 30,000 names allegedly tied to a massive prostitution ring. Judge Arthur Tarnow in Detroit told prosecutors to give the list to the lawyer for a man accused of operating an international sex ring out of Miami. Tarnow ruled that the list,...

Feds Seize 2 Paintings Stolen From Poland by Nazis

(Dec. 16) -- Federal authorities have seized two Julian Falat paintings stolen by the Nazis during World War II from New York auction houses, with the hope of returning the national treasures to the Polish government. The U.S. Attorney's Office announced today that it had filed a civil forfeiture complaint on Wednesday to...

'Operation Spiderman' Busts Man Accused of Mailing Tarantulas

(Dec. 3) -- A German man has been arrested in Los Angeles for allegedly mailing more than 500 live tarantulas to the U.S., authorities said. Special agents from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Postal Inspection Service arrested Sven Koppler when he traveled to Los Angeles to meet with an associate, the U.S....

Feds Bust Hollywood Drug Ring That Used Charter Planes

(Nov. 16) -- Two top executives of a California entertainment company and a DJ who spun records at actor Eddie Murphy's wedding in 2008 were among 14 people indicted today for their alleged role in a Hollywood-based drug ring that shipped hundreds of pounds of cocaine on chartered jets from Los Angeles to Baltimore. A...

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Christopher P. Gunn Charged With Sextortation And Cyberstalking After Allegedly Posing As Justin Bieber Online

Federal authorities have indicted a Florida man for posing as Justin Bieber online, promising young girls backstage passes and free tickets in exchange for sexually explicit images and videos of themselves.

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iTunes graduates into separate iOS app

Announced today at Apple's education event , iTunes U -- a long-standing feature of the iTunes Store -- is now a separate application (universal) for iOS devices running iOS 5.

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Is The State's Attorney's Office Dragging Its Feet On Cop-Killing Case?

While a "very promising" lead has developed in the ongoing investigation into last year's killing of Chicago Police Officer Michael Bailey, no charges have yet been filed -- reportedly becauseCook County StateÃ¢s Attorney Anita Alvarez is currently " on vacation " the Chicago Sun-Times reports.