The Smoking gun

Louisiana man blackmailed professor in online scheme

FBI: Daniel Duplaisir lured Dr. James Aune into a virtual encounter with a "minor," ending with Aune's leap from a campus rooftop.

Texas A&M Professor Suicide

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FBI: Louisiana man blackmailed late professor in online scheme

Daniel Duplaisir alleged lured Dr. James Aune into an online relationship with a fictitious "minor," tragically ending in the professor's leap from a campus rooftop.

Texas A&M Professor Suicide

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Other suspects in roundup appear to be wide awake

Tens of thousands of Americans are arrested every week. Only a handful of perps merit inclusion in our weekly mug shot review.

Mugs: March 22, 2013

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Most other suspects in mug shot roundup appear to be wide awake

Tens of thousands of Americans are arrested every week. However, only a handful of these perps merit inclusion in our prestigious weekly mug shot review.

Mugs: March 22, 2013

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The hacker this week also used an e-mail account in the name of Colin Powell's late sister to taunt the former Secretary of State--whose own AOL account was previously breached--about his prior statements about Iraq's purported weapons of mass destruction.

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The hacker this week also used an e-mail account in the name of Colin Powell's late sister to taunt the former Secretary of State--whose own AOL account was previously breached--about his prior statements about Iraq's purported weapons of mass destruction.

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Suspect gave beneath-skirt "massage" to passenger

When confronted by his seatmate, Brett Zorse allegedly replied, "It's not like I stuck my finger in your pussy or grabbed your tits."

JetBlue Flight Assault

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Feds: Suspect gave beneath-skirt "massage" to sleeping passenger

When confronted by the victim, Brett Zorse allegedly replied, "It's not like I molested you. It's not like I stuck my finger in your pussy or grabbed your tits."

JetBlue Flight Assault

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After she was spotted performing oral sex on a man in a service station parking lot, Crystal Frantzen, 28, told cops she was negotiating the price for the car they were in.

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After she was spotted performing oral sex on a man in a service station parking lot, Crystal Frantzen, 28, told cops she was negotiating the price for the car they were in.

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Silicon Valley venture capitalist John Doerr, 61, had his AOL e-mail account breached last week by the notorious online vandal.

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Silicon Valley venture capitalist John Doerr, 61, had his AOL e-mail account breached last week by the notorious online vandal.

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Despite no license, rapper was carrying loaded 9mm

The performer could face a weapons possession charge stemming from the January shooting attack on a Rolls Royce he was driving.

Rick Ross Gun Report

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Despite lack of handgun license, rapper was carrying loaded 9mm

The 37-year-old performer could be facing a weapons possession charge stemming from the late-January shooting attack on a Rolls Royce he was driving.

Rick Ross Gun Report

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"Copious numbers" of bunnies found in filthy house

Louis Massood and Dena Guevara told cops that the 77 animals taken from their vile home were kept for "rescue purposes."

Bunny Rabbit Hoarders

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Cops found "copious numbers" of bunnies in "debris filled house"

Louis Massood and Dena Guevara, both 47, told police that the 77 animals found in their urine- and feces-filled residence were kept for "rescue purposes."

Bunny Rabbit Hoarders

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Teen stole air conditioner to settle Walmart restitution

Kimani Parker, 18, told cops he planned to scrap the unit and use the money to pay off a $200 "civil obligation" owed to the store.

Stealing To Pay Debt

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Teen stole air conditioner to settle Walmart shoplifting restitution

Kimani Parker, 18, told cops that he planned to scrap the unit and use the proceeds to pay off a $200 "civil obligation" debt owed to the superstore.

Stealing To Pay Debt

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In e-mail blasts this weekend, “Guccifer” sent documents stolen from the e-mail account of a former White House aide to congressional aides, political figures, and journalists.

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In e-mail blasts this weekend, “Guccifer” sent documents stolen from the e-mail account of a former White House aide to congressional aides, political figures, and journalists.

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