Met Council Insurance Broker Gets 18 Months for $9M Fraud
Another co-conspirator in the scheme that stole approximately $9 million from New York’s Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty was sentenced to prison.
NYPD: No Crimes Committed In Photo, Video Incidents At Brooklyn Synagogues
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Police on Monday said they have identified two men who were reportedly spotted photographing Jewish institutions in Brooklyn, and have concluded that no crime was committed.
ISIS Launches Own Social Network; Site Shutters Within 24 Hours
Social media sites are finally cracking down on Islamic State, experts have stated over the past several months, with 18,000 accounts linked to the group having already been shuttered as of January.
Obama Declares Venezuela A Threat To U.S. National Security
U.S. President Barack Obama issued an executive order on Monday declaring Venezuela a national security threat, sanctioning seven individuals and expressing concern about the Venezuelan government’s treatment of political opponents.
Disputing Credit Report Could Get Easier Under New Rules
Disputing a mistake on your credit report could get easier and the effects of medical debt less severe under changes being made by the three largest credit-reporting agencies.
From The Extreme Left: ‘Netanyahu Is Right on Iran’
Speaking to Italian newspaper La Repubblica over the weekend, prize-winning Israeli author David Grossman expressed his support for Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s position on the Iranian nuclear program.
Eighth Anniversary of Disappearance of Robert Levinson
The FBI has increased the reward to $5 million for the “safe return” of former FBI agent Robert Levinson, who disappeared in Iran while on a CIA mission eight years ago today. Tuesday will be his 67th birthday.
Monsey Man Seriously Injured In Hit & Run Car Accident
A 61-year-old Monsey man suffered serious injuries Sunday night when he was struck by a car that sped away.
FBI Investigates Pro-ISIS Hacks
Washington: The FBI is investigating a string of hacks that defaced US websites with imagery from the Islamic State jihadist group.
Cisco’s Winning $1.5B Bet on Israeli High-Tech
Fifteen years ago, the giant United States maker of networking equipment Cisco was one of the symbols of the dot.com bubble. For several weeks in the year 2000, its shares were traded on Nsadaq at a market value of more than half a trillion dollars, making it the most valuable company in the world at…