Teens Used Craigslist and Empty Promises of iPhones in Robbery Ring

Facebook-status-update-based crimes can only be next.

Posted 06/13/08 in Daily Intel : In Other News

Tags: craigslist, In Other News, iphone, new york post, robbers, scams

Yalie Scammer Causes Ivy League Shrieks

A word to the wise: if you are a con man, do not get your gay boyfriend mad.

Posted 04/09/08 in Daily Intel : In Other News

Tags: akash maharaj, fraud, geniuses, In Other News, ivy league, scams, yale

Gee, Man

• Friendly fire from fellow FBI men killed an agent in the middle of an operation in Readington, New Jersey. The Feds were taking down a gang of armed bank robbers, one of whom escaped and remains on the loose. [NYP] • David Bistricer of Clipper Equity, the thwarted would-be buyer of the Starrett City housing megacomplex, is back. This time, he cobbled together a camera-ready coalition: a lobbyist with Spitzer connections, an architect, and two black ministers. [NYT] • More awesomeness from Rudy Giuliani's traveling road show: The presidential candidate began a stump speech in California with a Godfather impersonation, then referred to his wife as "a civilian, to use the old Mafia distinction." Yeah, he's a shoo-in. [amNY] • Geese are driving ducks out of Central Park, so the city is bringing in border collies to drive out the geese. Before we make a "who's going to drive out the dogs" joke, let's pause and reflect on the fact that there's a company called Geese Police Inc. on the city payroll. [NYT] • And a strong contestant for the dumbest con ever: An unemployed Brooklynite siphoned off $3.6 million from a city account at JPMorgan Chase (by rigging up 604 individual electronic transfers), spent it through Jewelry TV, then tried to pawn the baubles for cash. [NYDN]

Posted 04/06/07 in Daily Intel : The Morning Line

Tags: animals, central park, dogs, fbi, jp morgan chase, new jersey, president, rudy giuliani, scams, starrett city, the morning line