The Brass Monkey

Representative Charles Rangel (D-NY) is a twenty-term member of Congress representing New York´s 15th district. Rep. Rangel´s ethics issues stem from, improperly leasing four rent controlled apartments, improperly using congressional stationery, failing to report rental income from a vacation property; and trading legislative assistance for contributions to the Rangel Center at City College. For the [...]

In one case only 367 out of more than 2,000 victims disputed the charge with either their banks or scammers. Payments in this mid-April campaign were made to either Browsing Solutions, Moscow, or EBD-Software.com. A second campaign pulled in 1,600 marks, only one in 10 of whom challenged charges says security blogger Brian Kreb. Worthless [...]

Thought a follow up was due on our October ´09 post Culture Of Corruption, now that the paperback is coming out. Plus the look at the chapter titles is sure to peek anyones interest, unless you are a rock or Nancy Pelosi. OBAMA AND HIS TEAM OF TAX CHEATS, CROOKS AND CRONIES. Yup, that´s what [...]

According to a paper published in the International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics last month most educational websites in the U.S. are using Flash applications that fail to adequately secure these pages from hacking. This leaves these websites ripe for malicious and criminal activity. A team used SwfScan to scan 250 educational websites. [...]

Carlos Martinelly Montano an illegal alien awaiting a deportation ruling has been charged with killing a nun and critically injuring two others in a drunken-driving crash that has sparked criticism of how immigration enforcement is handled. Twenty-three-year-old Montano, who police say is illegally in the country, is charged with drunken driving, involuntary manslaughter and felony [...]