Elderly Amish Man Caught on Film With Prostitute, Blackmailed
When a 75-year-old Amish widower slept with a prostitute, he -- we feel certain -- felt pretty bad about it the next morning. As if that guilt weren't enough for the old man, the prostitute and her boyfriend demanded $67,000 from him, claiming that they had filmed the scene with wall-mounted cameras and would upload the recording to the Internet. The pair was later arrested and, we can only imagine, the Amish man abhorred technology more than ever.
Bank Robber Gets Away With the Help of Craiglist
In October, a bank robber -- wearing a safety vest, blue shirt, face mask and goggles -- eluded police with the help of Craiglist. Just outside the bank, while the robbery was in progress, stood a group of men who were responding to a Craiglist day labor opportunity. As the advertisement required, they were all wearing safety vests, blue shirts, face masks and goggles.
Nude New Zealander Arrested After Responding to Fake Sexy Text Message
Late in 2007, a Wellington, New Zealand man received a racy text message from two anonymous "ladies," giving him only an address and a request that he show up naked. Well, he indeed showed up naked... at the home of one appalled, unsuspecting New Zealander. Both the nude Romeo and the sadistic texter were arrested, though neither were prosecuted.
Fake Craiglist Ad Costs Man Most of What He Owns
Last Spring, a post appeared on an Oregon Craigslist board stating that the owner of a specific house was leaving all of his worldly possessions (still in said house) to whoever wanted them. When homeowner Robert Salisbury rushed home -- on a tip from a woman suspicious about the offer of a free horse -- he found his house being ransacked by 30 strangers. We suggest he take that horse and collect some vengeance Clint Eastwood-style.
17-Year-Old Jailed for Stealing Virtual 'Furniture'
When a 17-year-old Dutch boy hacked into several accounts on the Second Life-style site 'Habbo' in 2007, the the law got involved. The boy was discovered to have stolen $5,800 worth of virtual furniture and knick-knacks. Apparently, crime -- whether actual or virtual -- does not pay.
Phishers Going After Your Phones in New 'Vishing' Trend
Over the past year, sneaky spammers have begun to forsake the worn-out territory of e-mail in favor of cell phones' fertile frontier. The result? "Vishing." Get it? Voice mail phishing. It might be more ominous if it didn't sound like a James Bond villain saying, "Wishing."
Burglars Break Into Restaurant, Steal HDTV, Leave Money / Food Behind
Around Halloween of last year, a truckload of thieves drove into -- that's right, into -- a Pennsylvania Mexican restaurant, where they -- apparently uninterested in the cash register -- stole a mid-grade 47-inch HDTV and fled the scene. We've all heard about how this generation is lacking in ambition, but this generation's thieves, too?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 8)
Jef said 11:48AM on 11-13-2007
most of us make up stories to get out of work this is no different,his punishment for getting caught would be to show up and work for a day in the outfit. I'm sure if he had no problem putting it all over the internet then should be none at work. hahaha good luck
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Victoria said 12:18PM on 11-13-2007
How embarrassing. I hope he got fired.
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Keith J. Mohrhoff said 12:28PM on 11-13-2007
How do they know the 'party' took place at the same time as the 'family emergency'?? It's not like it was real-time, live action video, right? Just because something got posted today doesn't mean it happened recently. Obviously, this person gets a certain amount of personal/sick days per year. What they do with them should be her--er, I mean, his--business.
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steffie said 1:44PM on 11-13-2007
Hey, everyone of you told a fib to get out of work.
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Ben said 1:55PM on 11-13-2007
LOL! What a douche!
Someone at switch really needs to follow up on this and tell us the aftermath!
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al said 2:06PM on 11-13-2007
It's not so much that he lied to get out of work - we've all done it. But that he's so stupid for posting pictures online....I wouldn't want someone that stupid working for me.
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aerospacemajor said 2:16PM on 11-13-2007
Steffie is wrong: SOME of us have NEVER "fibbed" (that is, "LIED") to get out of work. It's called being honest.
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looksbooks54 said 2:16PM on 11-13-2007
Just what kind of party was this?
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BILL said 2:16PM on 11-13-2007
DOOOPP!!!
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randyjet said 2:17PM on 11-13-2007
Rudy Guilani will hire him in a NEW YORK minute! A boy after his own heart.
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jeff said 2:18PM on 11-13-2007
Sucks to be him....lmao. Should still keep job, most people have told a story to "lay out". LOL what a sissy.
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LEONA CARUSO said 2:29PM on 11-13-2007
I THINK THE ONE WHO SPILLED THE BEANS SHOULD BE DOCKED. REMEMBER IN SCHOOL WHEN SOMEONE WAS A TATLETALE? MOST PEOPLE HAVE TOLD LITTLE WHITE LIES AT SOMETIME IN THEIR LIFE.
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carole del monte said 2:31PM on 11-13-2007
He shouldn't have been fired. As has been said already, most people lie to get out of a day's work at one time or other. I love it. We see every day that people literally get away with murder (OJ?), this guy may or may not (is the date of the picture included?)be lying, & he gets fired. Was the company looking for an excuse to fire him?
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Tom said 2:31PM on 11-13-2007
The picture shoulb be circulated at work, and he should have to bear the shame. That would be punishment enough.
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phil said 2:33PM on 11-13-2007
The focus of this story SHOULD BE that the boss violated this kid's privacy by improperly BCC'ng the rest of the company on his confidential email.
And why is it even being reported on at all? This really seems like a confidential employee issue between him and his boss. It's kinda funny, but doesn't this guy not have a right to privacy in the workplace? I smell lawsuit.
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Mousie said 2:51PM on 11-13-2007
While I find this absolutely hilarious and have a gut feeling of "serves the moron right," I still have to agree with what someone else already has said... By BCC'ing even one other person in the company who would not be on a need-to-know basis, this man's boss is setting up for a world of hurt and lawsuits. Things like this, while heartily amusing to everyone, need to be dealt with between superiors and subordinates without dragging others into the situation. I do feel this man should be severely reprimanded for lying to the company... however, aside from that, anything that actually happened that day is not the company's business with the exception of knowing it was not the reason given for not being at work. Employees other than the man's boss and possibly the people in Human Resources DEFINITELY should never have been involved.
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Smarter than the intern said 2:56PM on 11-13-2007
I say don't fire him. Keep him around so everyone in the office can snicker and laugh at him.
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mike said 3:01PM on 11-13-2007
i think thats my brother
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Mike said 3:02PM on 11-13-2007
i think thats my brother
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ryan said 3:08PM on 11-13-2007
there are fairies at the bottom of my garden...
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