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Diary of an Entrapment? Vanity Fair Studies a Sexual Predator Case

Posted by: Frederick Lane on 27 December 2009

Tagged in: sexual assault , screen name(s) , police procedure , law enforcement agents , instant messaging , criminal , chat room(s)

In the December 2009 issue of Vanity Fair, contributing editor Mark Bowden takes a close look at an Internet sexual predator case and raises some interesting questions about police investigative procedures.

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PS3s Aiding Law Enforcement in Fight Against Internet Predators

Posted by: Frederick Lane on 14 October 2009

Tagged in: Virginia , U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement , U.S. Department of Homeland Security , Playstation 3 , online predators , Cyber Crimes Center (C3) , chat room(s)

During a recent visit to the Cyber Crimes Center (C3) in Fairfax Virginia, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano saw an usual sight: a silo of Sony Playstation 3s. Thanks to their superior mathematical abilities (a key element of contemporary computer games), the video consoles have been drafted by the federal agency to aid in password decryption.

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Former Boston Sportscaster Charged with Sending Child Pornography

Posted by: Frederick Lane on 30 October 2008

Tagged in: video(s) , screen name(s) , Massachusetts , e-mail(s) , criminal , child pornography , chat room(s)

Last week, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Massachusetts announced the indictment and arrest of Bob Gamere, 69, on three counts of transporting and possessing child pornography. Gamere is best-known as the former host of the popular daytime show "Candlepins for Cash," which ran from 1973-1980.

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