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Feds in NYC: Hackers stole $45M in ATM card breach
A worldwide gang of criminals stole $45 million in a matter of hours by hacking their way into a database of prepaid debit cards and then draining ...
Conn. man thought linked to heist gets 2½ years
A reputed Connecticut mobster was sentenced Thursday to 2½ years in prison in a weapons and prescription drugs case that revealed federal authorities' ...
Spain refuses to hand over ex-HSBC worker
Spain's National Court on Wednesday ruled against extraditing a former HSBC employee to Switzerland, where he faces charges of stealing and revealing ...
Texas inmate executed for fatal drug-deal robbery
A Texas death row inmate convicted of killing a fellow drug dealer while robbing him outside of a Waco convenience store 10 years ago was executed ...
Trial of alleged neo-Nazi starts in Germany
An alleged German neo-Nazi accused of involvement in a 10-person killing spree appeared confident and calm Monday as her murder trial opened amid ...
New efforts to curb cellphone theft
Disturbed by the nationwide epidemic of cellphone robberies and thefts, law enforcement officials across the country are looking to the wireless ...
New efforts to curb cellphone theft are nationwide
Disturbed by the nationwide epidemic of cellphone robberies and thefts, law enforcement officials are looking to the wireless industry for help.
Jurors start deliberating in Arias murder trial
The murder case against Jodi Arias in the death of her onetime boyfriend has gone to the jury, which is weighing weeks of evidence and the defendant's ...
Jurors get case in Jodi Arias murder trial
Jurors began deliberations in Jodi Arias' murder trial on Friday after four months of testimony and closing arguments from both sides that presented ...
German neo-Nazi trial sparks fear of hidden racism
Most of the victims were immigrants and their deaths at first failed to make headlines. Police were quick to blame the slayings on foreign gangs with ...
Cameras in planes show Italy thieves
Italian police have arrested 29 airport baggage handlers accused of stealing cameras, cellphones and other loot from passengers' luggage, a bust made ...
Burglars strike Fla. home of Heat's Udonis Haslem
Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem's home in South Florida has been burglarized, although authorities say it's not clear if anything was taken.
Judge gives major break in GM theft case
A former General Motors engineer convicted of stealing thousands of pages of hybrid technology was sentenced Wednesday to just a year and a day in ...
Pink Floyd poser arrested for theft by swindle
A man is accused of pretending to be a member of rock band Pink Floyd at a Minnesota hospital — and racking up as much as $100,000 in unpaid medical ...
Australian man stands trial for Wyo. bank robbery
An Australian man standing trial on a charge of robbing a Wyoming bank on New Year's Eve told jurors in an emotional opening statement Tuesday that ...
Stolen 'Pulp Fiction' car found 19 years later
Authorities say the classic Chevrolet convertible featured in the film "Pulp Fiction" has been found nearly two decades after it was stolen. The San ...
Will.i.am rebuts accusations of song theft
Will.i.am says he's been unfairly accused of stealing a song from a Russian dance producer for use on his new album. The producer-rapper-singer has ...
Kidnapping suspect back in US after Mexico arrest
A phone tip and a Superman tattoo led to the Mexico arrest and return to the U.S. of a fugitive charged with abducting and sexually assaulting a ...
Well-groomed man sought in Rogaine, pill thefts
Authorities in Colorado are looking for a well-groomed man suspected of stealing more than $2,600 worth of teeth-whitening strips, weight-loss pills, ...
Suspect in LA girl's abduction captured in Mexico
A fugitive charged with abducting and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old Los Angeles girl was returned to the U.S. Wednesday after being arrested in ...
Calif. grocer tries to profit off botched burglary
A Northern California grocery store owner is trying to profit from a suspected thief's botched burglary attempt that was caught on video and went ...
Woman convicted in Huey Lewis car theft in Calif.
A woman will be sentenced in May in Northern California for the theft of a rental car and laptop from singer Huey Lewis. Katherine Bowyer Gallagher ...
Affidavit: Maine hermit carried bacon, syrup, $395
A state police affidavit says a Maine man who lived in the woods as a hermit for nearly three decades was carrying bacon, marshmallows and $395 in ...
Oregon juror jailed for texting during trial
A judge in Oregon noticed an unexpected glow on a juror's chest while the courtroom lights were dimmed during video evidence in an armed-robbery trial
Former official charged in Texas DA slayings
A former Texas justice of the peace seeking revenge for a theft conviction that ended his judicial career carried out a plot with his wife to kill the ...