Allegations against the Wyly brothers…the names should give these people away! Case began when Bank of America terminated accounts of companies based in the Isle of Man because it could determine who actually owned them. Civil action brought by S.E.C. Surprise, surprise…theyre big Republican Party supporters!

Wikileaks has posted an archive of documents from the war in Afghanistan on the internet. Ive chosen to link to the New York Times article rather than the Guardian, although both papers were given access prior to publication as well as Der Spiegel. The publication helps explain some of the media campaign against Wikipedia in … INSIDE THE FOG OF WAR – REPORTS FROM THE GROUND IN AFGHANISTAN

But not who did it or how successful it was. 2008. Somebody [a foreign intelligence agent] downloaded a programme from a flash drive onto the computers overseeing the combat zones in Iraq and Afghanistan. The good news appears to be that the Russians are the main suspects…

This is a group from the Swindon area. Around the country, the police and SOCA seem to have had a resounding number of successes in operations that must have begun around 2007. I hope someone has been doing the sums to get the overall picture.

A piece that suggests that the jewel thieves dubbed the Pink Panthers by the media originate in Cetinje in Montenegro.

BBC quoting Professor Les Iverson chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. Chemicals made in China being sold on the internet as legal “highs”. I suspect its a “puff” for A BBC TV programme, but it’s an intriguing phenomenon nevertheless. Is it a new form of organisation for criminals or really the … BRITAIN “FLOUNDERING” IN ONLINE MEPHEDRONE CRACKDOWN

There’s quite a lot of unrelated information in this Telegraph piece. reads like someone attended a SOCA press conference and just threw it all together. It begins with a typical Torygraph prejudice against the previous government, migrants and cunning foreigners, before going on to some self-promotion by SOCA. Lots of stuff to follow up in … CRIME GANGS IMPORT NEW MEMBERS ON WORK VISAS

they’re stealing letters from shop signs. Police are worrying about what the letters spell. Wouldnt they be better engaged working out just how the thieves intend to make money out of them?Mind you, it is happening in Norfolk…

Something else for World Cup fans to worry about! exploding ATMs and random pepper sprays for tamperers.

the campaign against ‘Ndrangheta continues, this time involving arrests in the USA too.