Craigslist sues So. Carolina attorney general (CNET)
Wire | May 28, 2009
It says charges by AG Henry McMaster regarding erotic ads on Craigslist are unwarranted and illegal. McMaster says good–they’re finally taking the matter seriously.
Craigslist’s crackdown on sex ads not working (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)
Wire | May 25, 2009
North Coast posters say the policies created on Craigslist to curtail prositution are easily skirted.
Lawmakers to vote on banning indoor prostitution (NBC 10 Providence)
Wire | May 21, 2009
An effort in Rhode Island to close a legal loophole permitting indoor prostitution faces a major test this week.
Attorney disbarred for screwing clients–literally
Douglas Slain | May 18, 2009
An attorney was disbarred last week by the Florida Supreme Court for letting female clients “take it out in trade.”
Panama City attorney James Harvey Tipler was disbarred for multiple violations and unethical conduct.
According to the North Country Gazette, Tipler traded sex for fee credits and offered discounts for sex referrals:
In one case, the referee [...]
Police: Gang members getting younger, more violent (KOMO Seattle)
Wire | May 16, 2009
A new elite team of crime fighters taking on Seattle’s gang wars say they’re finding younger kids getting involved in gang violence. At least 60 street gangs are active in and around Seattle, and tensions get out of control fast.
Craigslist Competitor OLX Scores $5 Million For Online Classifieds (TechCrunch)
Wire | May 14, 2009
OLX, the Craigslist for the rest of the world, has raised $5 million in funding from from Nexus Capital India. The company raised $13.5 million in Series B funding in April 2008 from General Catalyst Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Founders Fund and DN Capital, bringing the total funding raised to $28.5 million. OLX raised $13.5 [...]
Former Clinton FEMA Director Urges Louisiana Vitter To Lift Fugate Hold (Bayou Buzz)
Wire | May 11, 2009
Sends Letter To Louisiana Senator
Bay area women held as sex slaves (WTSP-TV Tampa)
Wire | May 10, 2009
Sheriff’s deputies have arrested 3 people on charges of human trafficking.
Nimoy open to more Star Trek (The Sudbury Star)
Wire | May 7, 2009
Leonard Nimoy says he would be onboard for more Star Trek. After a 19-year absence, Nimoy reprises his iconic role as Mr. Spock in director J. J. Abrams’ new Star Trek prequel opposite Zachary Quinto, who stars as a younger version of the half-Vulcan, half-human science officer.[...]
‘He’s trying to kill me’ (The Sudbury Star)
Wire | May 7, 2009
Alexander Puskas was just getting inside his house when he looked outside the window and saw someone run out on the lawn across the street, at 270 Kathleen St. screaming. “The young lady came out, all full of blood, screaming, ‘He’s trying to kill me,’” Puskas said.[...]
Panty Pervert Providing Craigslist Constitutional Conflict?
Douglas Slain | May 5, 2009
One of these days someone’s going to line out the potential for a conflict between the right to free speech and the illegality of prostitution on Craigslist.
Really, which is it? There seems to be quite a grey area, where euphemisms and codes make it hard to determine whether a post is a solicitation of prostitution [...]
Teen arrested for selling girlfriend to men for sex (KENS 5 San Antonio)
Wire | May 4, 2009
A 17-year-old male is under arrest, accused of forcing his 15-year-old girlfriend into prostitution. Jose Antonio Martinez was arrested in San Antonio Saturday.
