A comment to this story hit the bullseye:
In the 1980s we passed forfeiture laws to battle the largest criminals but look where we are now. If you want to know how the special powers we’re giving government to battle terrorism will end up, just look at this program.
Source: The Nation’s Criminals Can’t Keep Up With The Government’s Legalized Theft Programs | Techdirt
Fang described how Koch’s interest in criminal justice reform was sparked not by the plight of overcrowded prisons or racial disparities in law enforcement, but by federal and state probes of the company’s own environmental crimes.
Source: Koch “Alliance” on Criminal Justice Reform Exposed as Trojan Horse
Turing will offer hospitals and patients discounts, but high list price stands.
Source: $750/pill pharma company reverses decision to lower drug price | Ars Technica
The NSA continually plays this shell game with Congressional overseers. Whenever an intelligence-community official testifies that something is not being done under this particular program, or this particular authority, you can be sure that it’s being done under some other program or some other authority. In particular, the NSA regularly uses rules that allow them to conduct bulk surveillance outside the US — rules that largely evade both Congressional and Judicial oversight — to conduct bulk surveillance on Americans. Effective oversight of the NSA is impossible in the face of this level of misdirection and deception.
Small Dublin-based Allergan will buy Pfizer to form world’s largest drug maker.
With $160 billion merger, Pfizer moves to Ireland and dodges taxes
Source: With $160 billion merger, Pfizer moves to Ireland and dodges taxes | Ars Technica
Defense claims covert recordings violated Constitution, moves to have them thrown out.
Source: Feds bugged steps of Silicon Valley courthouse | Ars Technica
State bar regulators say Hansmeier hid money, lied in court.
Source: Legal regulators move in on Prenda’s Paul Hansmeier, who may get disbarred | Ars Technica
Nicolas Maduro called monitoring of state oil-company emails — revealed by The Intercept and teleSUR — “illegal action in light of international law.”
Source: Venezuelan President Calls NSA Spying on State Oil Company “Vulgar,” Orders Official Inquiry
The government’s $25 billion foreclosure fraud settlement with the big banks looks pathetic when you consider they could have been on the hook for trillions.
Source: $5M Jury Award for One Foreclosure Fraud Makes U.S. Punishment Look Trivial
the new head of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Richard Burr, demanded that all the federal government agencies that received the report should return it to him so he can destroy it and make sure that no one ever sees what’s in the report.
Source: DOJ Has Blocked Everyone In The Executive Branch From Reading The Senate’s Torture Report | Techdirt
