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| U.S. Attorney subpoenaed Mt. Gox, other bitcoin businesses: source Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 08:00 PM PST  By Emily Flitter NEW YORK (Reuters) - Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has sent subpoenas to Mt. Gox, other bitcoin exchanges, and businesses that deal in bitcoin to seek information on how they handled recent cyber attacks, a source familiar with the probe said on Wednesday. At least three exchanges were forced to halt withdrawals of bitcoins on February 7, including Mt. Gox, which was the largest at the time. Mt. Gox never resumed service before going dormant on Tuesday, leaving customers unable to recover their funds. "As there is a lot of speculation regarding Mt Gox and its future, I would like to use this opportunity to reassure everyone that I am still in Japan, and working very hard with the support of different parties to find a solution to our recent issues," Karpeles said in a statement posted on the Mt. Gox website. Full Story | Top |
| California town shaken as police officers arrested Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 07:53 PM PST  KING CITY, Calif. (AP) — Residents of a California farming town were grappling Wednesday with the feeling that their trust has been violated after learning the acting police chief and a handful of officers were charged with crimes including selling or giving away the impounded cars of poor Hispanic residents. Full Story | Top |
| Bus driver shooting probed as possible hate crime Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 06:35 PM PST  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Authorities said Wednesday that they are investigating whether the shooting of a bus driver who said a book of Bible verses in his pocket helped stop two bullets could have been a hate crime. Full Story | Top |
| 5 from domestic spy agency arrested in Venezuela Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 05:36 PM PST  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Five more members of a Venezuelan national intelligence agency were arrested on murder charges related to the shooting deaths of two people during anti-government protests, the country's chief prosecutor said Wednesday. Full Story | Top |
| California police arrested over car-impound scheme targeting Latinos Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 05:31 PM PST By Laila Kearney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A corruption probe in a small California town has resulted in the arrests of four current and former police officers for stealing impounded cars belonging to mostly poor Latino drivers, prosecutors said on Wednesday. Those arrested on Tuesday in the agricultural town of King City included interim Police Chief Bruce Miller and his brother Brian Miller, who owns a towing company, said Monterey County Chief Assistant District Attorney Terry Spitz. "The victims were economically disadvantaged persons of Hispanic descent who were targeted by having their vehicles impounded, towed and stored by Miller's Tow," Monterey County District Attorney Dean Flippo said in a statement. "The vehicle owners were unable to pay the fees and the vehicles were sold or provided for free to some of the officers." King City has about 13,000 residents and is located 145 miles south of San Francisco and is more than 87 percent Latino, according to U.S. Census figures. Full Story | Top |
| Conn. man sentenced for fraud of church, investors Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 04:49 PM PST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A former Connecticut securities broker been sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges that he swindled investors, including a Greek Orthodox church, out of more than $27 million. Full Story | Top |
| California officers arrested in car impound scheme Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 03:16 PM PST KING CITY, Calif. (AP) — A California farming town was grappling Wednesday with a profound violation of trust after learning the acting police chief and a handful of officers were charged with selling or giving away the impounded cars of poor Hispanic residents and other crimes. Full Story | Top |
| Correction: Bieber-Body Guard Arrested story Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 11:33 AM PST SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (AP) — In a story Feb. 25 about the arrest of a bodyguard for Justin Bieber, The Associated Press reported erroneously, based on incorrect information from police, that the singer's driver was arrested and charged with stealing a photographer's camera. Police told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the driver, 49-year-old driver Terrance Johnson, was detained by police but later released and never charged. Full Story | Top |
| Justin Bieber's security guard arrested in Georgia Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 10:46 AM PST ATLANTA (AP) — A security guard for Justin Bieber admitted to taking a camera from a photographer but told officers he wanted only to delete photos taken outside an arcade the singer had visited, according to police documents released Wednesday. Full Story | Top |
| Chief, 2 officers arrested in car impound scheme Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 10:23 AM PST KING CITY, Calif. (AP) — The acting police chief and two officers in a rural California town were removed from duty after being arrested on suspicion of selling or giving away the impounded cars of poor residents, authorities said. Full Story | Top |
| Man guilty of slaying UK soldier sentenced to life Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 10:20 AM PST  LONDON (AP) — An al-Qaida-inspired extremist was sentenced to life without parole Wednesday for hacking an off-duty British soldier to death on a London street in front of horrified passers-by. Full Story | Top |
| Bieber's security guard arrested in Ga. incident Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 09:56 AM PST ATLANTA (AP) — A security guard for Justin Bieber admitted to taking a camera from a photographer but told officers he wanted only to delete photos taken outside an arcade the singer had visited, according to police documents released Wednesday. Full Story | Top |
| Bulgarian sentenced for pistol attack on Turk party leader Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 09:41 AM PST A 26-year-old Bulgarian was sentenced to prison on Wednesday for pointing a pistol at the head of a senior ethnic Turkish party member on stage at a party congress a year ago. Ahmed Dogan, then leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) party, part of Sofia's governing coalition, escaped unhurt when Oktay Enimehmedov, an ethnic Turk from the Black Sea town of Burgas, menaced him in January 2013. Enimehmedov told the court he believed former secret police agents should not have positions of power today. "Enimehmedov made three attempts to fire a shot," prosecutor Ilian Tochev said. Full Story | Top |
| W.Va. teen sentenced to 30 years in friend's death Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 09:35 AM PST MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia teenager has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for her role in her friend's death. Full Story | Top |
| Man guilty of slaying UK soldier sentenced to life; accomplice gets minimum 45 years Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 09:13 AM PST LONDON (AP) — Man guilty of slaying UK soldier sentenced to life; accomplice gets minimum 45 years. Full Story | Top |
| German police arrest fugitive Dutch couple Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 08:21 AM PST BERLIN (AP) — German police say they have arrested a Dutch couple suspected in a series of robberies and kidnappings over recent weeks. Full Story | Top |
| 5 arrested in slaying of Haiti activist: Police Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 07:44 AM PST PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The Haitian national police have arrested five people in connection with the daylight slaying of a human rights activist and his wife. Full Story | Top |
| Zambia activist acquitted after pro-gay remarks Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 06:38 AM PST JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Legal activists say a Zambian human rights worker has been acquitted in a Lusaka court of charges related to comments he made in support of the rights of gay people. Full Story | Top |
| Austrian police: Russian murder suspect arrested Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 04:08 AM PST VIENNA (AP) — Austrian police say a Russian citizen sought on suspicion of four murders in his homeland has been arrested in Vienna. Full Story | Top |
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