Will the Supreme Court Use Bridgegate to Further Kneecap Anti-Corruption Laws?
Since the '80s, the court has shown a willingness to decriminalize dirty politics. Will Bridget Anne Kelly be the next to get off?
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Is Bribing Your Kid’s Way Into College Actually a Good Investment?
A college degree isn't worth what it was in the 1980s. Why would the wealthy pay huge sums to get their children into college?
A New Immigration Office Will Crack Down on ‘Citizenship Cheaters’
The federal agency that processes immigration applications is planning to open a Los Angeles-based office to identify Americans accused of "cheating" their way to citizenship.
How Satellites Can Help Catch Disaster Insurance Fraudsters
Satellite images could suddenly make it a lot riskier to perpetrate these crimes.
Seattle’s ICE Lawyer Is Accused of Stealing Immigrant Identities
The chief counsel for ICE's Seattle field office faces charges of aggravated identity theft and wire fraud.
Viewfinder: Local Elections Spark Protests in Guinea
Riot police get ready to disperse people demonstrating to denounce the results of the local elections, on February 6th, 2018, in Conakry, Guinea.
Hackers Gain Access to 143 Million Americans’ Information
The breach reportedly includes Social Security numbers, names, birth dates, home addresses, and driver's license numbers.
Did a Top-Level Department of the Interior Nominee Commit Scientific Fraud?
David Bernhardt, President Trump's pick for the No. 2 position at the Department of the Interior, has some explaining to do.
Don’t Lose Sight of the Real Biases in—and Problems With—Our Election System
Last week’s claims that votes in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania were hacked appear to have been pretty substantially…
What Makes People Fall for Online Fraud?
Isolation, layoffs, and pop-up clicking, among other predictors. By Rick Paulas (Photo: 23905174@N00/Flickr) In 2014, AARP conducted a…