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Crime, Law and Justice

'A lot of money to be made': Officials say Medicare scammers are on the prowl

Minnesota insurance regulators are investigating deceptive advertising or solicitations for Medicare coverage after reports of high-pressure sales tactics targeting vulnerable seniors at a time when hundreds of thousands need to find new coverage.
by Bill Catlin

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Nearly 30 percent of anti-Semitic online attacks are bots

Nearly 30 percent of anti-Semitic online attacks are bots

A study released last week by the Anti-Defamation League revealed that anti-Semitic online slurs have surged in the lead-up to the mid-terms, and many of the attacks are automated.

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Official: Mafia hit man suspected in Whitey Bulger's slaying

Official: Mafia hit man suspected in Whitey Bulger's slaying

A Mafia hit man who is said to hate "rats" is under suspicion in the slaying of former Boston crime boss and longtime FBI informant James "Whitey" Bulger, who was found dead just hours after he was transferred to a West Virginia prison, a former investigator briefed on the matter said Wednesday.
by Associated Press

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Spirit Lake Sioux tribe sues North Dakota over voting rules

The state maintains everyone has a street address via the statewide 911 system, but the lawsuit filed Tuesday by the Native American Rights Fund and others argues the system is "incomplete, contradictory and prone to error on reservations."
by The Associated Press

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Victoria man faces charges after stabbing father, setting house on fire

Rodman Stanley Kern told investigators that he got up just after 6 a.m. Saturday and made coffee. According to the criminal complaint, his son, Cody Raymond Kern, then attacked him with a butcher knife.
by Matt Sepic

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Pittsburgh shooting and other cases point to rise in domestic extremism

Pittsburgh shooting and other cases point to rise in domestic extremism

The U.S. endured three bouts of domestic extremism last week. American-born men with far-right beliefs have been charged in all of them, in keeping with a long-standing pattern.
by Greg Myre

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