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Father Killed Hours After Testifying Against Mother Who Posted Death Threats On Facebook
In June, we reported on the young mom who was arrested after attempting to hire a hitman on Facebook to kill her baby's father. Now police are wondering if the father's recent death is connected to the Facebook threats. London Eley, the mother, posted a status on her Facebook account saying "I will pay somebody a stack to kill my baby father." Tim Bynum, an... Read more » Hacker Used Facebook To Steal Over $57,000 From Neighbors
A hacker has admitted stealing over £35,000 ($57,309.03) from his neighbors after using information they had posted on Facebook and Friends Reunited to figure out the answers to security questions on their bank accounts. Iain Wood, who was living in Newcastle, England, at the time of the offenses, targeted people living in the same building as him and stole the... Read more » Mark Zuckerberg Hates Spammy Apps, Calls Out ‘Chill’ On Dave Morin’s Facebook Wall
Facebook apps that automatically post a status to your News Feed are probably the single most annoying thing about using the social network (besides the obvious click-jacking and malware scams). They're so annoying that even founder Mark Zuckerberg gets a little peeved when he sees apps spamming his friends' Walls. Totally embarrassing for the app developers,... Read more » 16-year-old Arrested For Using Facebook To Allegedly Incite Riots
Over the last few days, London has been practically torn to pieces by rioters. The riots have spread to other cities throughout England and one young man in Scotland allegedly decided to try inciting a riot in Glasgow, Scotland. According to The Guardian, a Facebook user in the city set up a page called “Glasgow Riot Friday 12th August 2011” on Monday night.... Read more »
Man Arrested For Stealing Two Labrador Retrievers, Attempted To Sell Dogs On Facebook
Facebook is useful for a number of things -- communicating with old friends, setting up parties, remembering birthdays and even selling stolen property. In this case, a 19-year-old from Gulfport, Fla. attempted to sell 2 stolen dogs through the social network. Samuel John Vargas has been arrested and charged with grand theft for swiping 2 chocolate labs after they... Read more »
Ex-Deputy Accused Of Sex With A Minor In Police Car, Bail Increased After Posting Threatening Facebook Comments
When will people learn that crime and Facebook don't mix? If you're on trial, it's probably wise to stay away from your account or at least avoid posting status updates that could be seen as threatening. Perhaps someone should have relayed that message to ex-deputy Nathan James Gastineau, whose bail was raised after posting comments on Facebook. The 31-year-old... Read more »
Two 16-Year-Old Girls Get Into Vicious Knife Fight From Facebook Feud
Just because an argument starts over Facebook in the confines of your safe bedroom or computer desk, doesn't mean it won't turn into a physical altercation down the line. Worse yet, once you start an argument on Facebook, the messages are archived forever as proof. These teenage girls learned that the hard way when their Facebook feud lead to a stabbing. The... Read more » Fugitive Taunts Police On Facebook, ‘Catch Me If You Can, I’m In Brooklyn’
There are a lot of stupid things people say on Facebook. It would be impossible to count them all, but if there's one thing that always remains true, it's that using Facebook to taunt law enforcement or a judge is never, ever a good idea. A fugitive from New York learned this the hard way when he dared police to catch him in a status update and they actually... Read more »
Facebook Stalker Sentenced To 4 Years In Prison For Hacking Into Email, Sending Nude Photos Of Victims
A 24-year-old man from California has been sentenced to 4 years in prison for stalking women on Facebook in order to find clues that would help him hack into their email accounts. Once the stalker gained access to their email, he would search their folders for nude pictures that they had sent and forward them to their friends, family and co-workers. In January,... Read more »
Man Charged With Murder After Police Discovered Incriminating Facebook Messages
A 28-year-old man was charged with murder and obstruction of justice when police uncovered Facebook messages that linked him to the murder of a 25-year-old woman. On June 2, the body of Jessica Jensen was found underneath a mattress by detectives after a motel employee called the police when they received complaints of a bad smell coming from the room. The cause... Read more »
