Tag: Robberies and Thefts
Brooklyn Clergyman Is Robbed While Delivering Sunday Sermon
A showy pastor who was in the middle of delivering his sermon and his wife were robbed at…
In South Africa’s Farmgate Scandal, a Theft and Then a Silence
WINDHOEK, Namibia — Namibian investigators were hot on the trail of the suspected burglars. After receiving a tip…
For South Africa’s Leader, Being a Burglary Victim Spells Trouble
CAPE TOWN — The burglars cut through a wire fence around the sprawling property, crept up to a…
Seeing de Kooning in a New Light, After a Violent Theft
LOS ANGELES — Ulrich Birkmaier’s job as senior paintings conservator at the Getty Museum involves painstakingly repairing aging…
Oakland Cannabis Sellers, Once Full of Hope, Face a Harsh Reality
OAKLAND, Calif. — Across from where the Athletics play baseball sits a two-story concrete building painted bright orange…
Hacker Who Sold Pirated Video Games Gets More Than 3 Years in Prison
A video game hacker and prominent member of a group that sold pirated video games, costing Nintendo and…
Justice Dept. Seizes $3.6 Billion in Bitcoin and Arrests Married Couple
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said on Tuesday that it had seized over $3.6 billion worth of stolen…
Murderer Pardoned by Kentucky’s Former Governor Is Sentenced Again
Among them was Mr. Baker, whose family hosted a fund-raiser for Mr. Bevin that raised more than $21,000…
The Marcos Verdict; Marcos Is Cleared of All Charges In Racketeering and Fraud Case
But prosecutors kept insisting that it is simply illegal to take stolen money and invest it in the…