Cyber attacks have been occurring for a number of years, but the recent turmoil with Sony Pictures has brought to the forefront the major impact of such attacks not just on private companies and their profit margins, but also the
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland reported on December 17, 2013 that a federal grand jury has indicted 21 individuals in two separate indictments on racketeering conspiracy and drug charges related to their alleged drug dealing and
The U.S. government has a plethora of criminal statutes designed to curb the illicit transfer of funds and the flow of money in the underground economy. Federal law enforcement officers can investigate unlicensed money transmitting businesses (i.e. hawala) pursuant to
Southern California Public Radio is reporting that a federal judge in Los Angeles is considering whether to allow the government to seize the trademarked name and logo of the Mongols motorcycle gang. The judge, Honorable Otis D. Wright II, told
A majority panel of New York State Appellate Court judges reversed a lower court’s decision to throw out an indictment against an online money-transfer business for catering to buyers and sellers of stolen credit card information. The court determined that