Bricklayers? What’s that got to do with anything? you might wonder. Bear with me and it will all make sense. When I was a kid, well not a kid but a very young man, I had a challenging autumn so took a break from academia for the rest of the year. Out of school and… Read More Bricklayers Wanted: No Experience Necessary – A Small Scam Foreshadowing a Huge Scam
Actually, it’s fully functional but in the cold basement. What I want to scan is my farewell quote from my high school yearbook. There I said, “To whom it may concern, please excuse me from school for life!” In Canada, if we were sick we got our parents to write a “To Whom it May… Read More I’ve got to get out my scanner someday
DNA evidence played a key role in identifying Bryan Kohberger as a suspect in the killings Source: Criminology PhD student arrested in stabbing deaths of four Idaho university students | National Post In most democratic countries, a suspect is considered innocent until proven guilty. And once in a blue moon, convictions turn out to be… Read More Criminology PhD student arrested in stabbing deaths of four Idaho university students | National Post | Opinion
Warning… Contains spoilers! Another night of captivating viewing as I finished up Season 4 of the Italian crime drama, Gomorrah. Admittedly, I don’t know much about the world of organized crime which, as suggested in the fictional Gomorrah, usually takes place in the shadows. But after a confusing and traumatic encounter with a professor some… Read More Gomorrah – Season 4, Conclusion
Having directed two undisputed masterpieces – Citizen Kane and The Magnificent Ambersons – Orson Welles delved into the suspense film, crafting a baroque postwar thriller… Edward G. Robinson stars as Wilson, a government agent who tracks down a high-ranking Nazi officer (Welles) who has managed to craft a new identity for himself in a quaint… Read More The Stranger (1946) | Kanopy
Sleaze affair in Prague will raise questions about the Czech Republic’s moral authority to lead a bloc which is more concerned than ever about the rule-of-law in central Europe. Source: Czech coalition rocked by scandal on eve of EU presidency Opinion: Here’s a juicy one but I am hardly surprised. Since becoming interested in corruption… Read More Czech coalition rocked by scandal on eve of EU presidency | Opinion
A leaked list of ‘dubious’ property owners in Dubai and other operators sheds light on the workings of transnational crime. Source: Daniel Kinahan listed in Dubai exposé alongside Mafia moll, Czech gangster and oligarchs – SundayWorld.com Opinion: As the above article points out, transnational money launderers – many of whom seem to have a thing… Read More Dubai exposé blows cover of Czech gangster and oligarchs – SundayWorld.com
I watched part of this last night on BBC, enough to get the idea. Seems what I have been saying about Russia carrying some kind of societal ‘disease’ for decades wasn’t too far off. This doc fleshes out some of the details – obviously not all – of my general impression. Mind you, some of… Read More BBC Panorama Roman Abramovich’s Dirty Money – YouTube | Opinion
Organized crime groups are known to be behind trafficking in human beings for organ removal, drawn by the substantial profits that can be made. Source: INTERPOL Report Highlights Human Trafficking for Organ Removal – Hstoday Opinion: Here’s a true story that sorta goes with the soundtrack I posted yesterday.
Projected numbers for white-collar prosecutions in 2021 show a continuing decline over the last 20 years, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University. Source: Federal white-collar prosecutions continue a long-term decline Opinion: This is an interesting statistic. Either white-collar crime has gone down (doubtful) or the sickness has spread making it more… Read More Federal white-collar prosecutions continue a long-term decline | Opinion
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