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DEA Agents Probed for Hiring Colombian Prostitutes

Rob Quinn — Tue, 22 May 2012 04:07:13 CDT

Looks like Secret Service agents weren't the only feds misbehaving in Colombia. The Drug Enforcement Administration is investigating three of its agents for hiring prostitutes in the country, sources tell CBS . The investigation of the agents—who have been removed from Colombia—was opened based on information from a Secret...

Best Buy Ousts Founder for Sex Scandal Coverup

Kevin Spak — Mon, 14 May 2012 09:39:38 CDT

The man who founded Best Buy announced his resignation today, after an investigation found that Richard Schulze had known about ex-CEO Brian Dunn's affair with a female employee, but hadn't alerted the audit committee, the AP reports. Best Buy had until now kept mum about reports of Dunn's dalliances , but...

Secret Service Agent Named

Neal Colgrass — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:39:41 CDT

Looks like it's time to name names in the Secret Service prostitution scandal. An insider tells CNN that the agent who argued over pay with an alleged hustler is one Arthur Huntington, who has left the Service. He won't talk to reporters, but his neighbors say the 41-year-old is married...

Inside the Sex Club Where Obama's Agents Got Wild

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:08:57 CDT

Welcome to a shabby Colombian bar called the Pley Club. This windowless, one-story brick building with a tacky neon sign outside is located in a poor area of Cartagena. Little black tables cover a gloomy dance floor. Dancers in tight dresses show off leg and cleavage on a white stage....

Megachurch Leader Steps Down After Sex Accusations

Mark Russell — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 04:10:00 CST

One of the most successful preachers in America announced yesterday he is stepping away from the pulpit—temporarily—following a series of sex scandals with men as young as 15 , reports the New York Times . The news comes on the heels of another announcement: That his wife of 21 years...

Grand Jury Investigating Bill Richardson

Kevin Spak — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 08:03:56 CST

A federal grand jury is looking into allegations that Bill Richardson violated campaign finance laws during his 2008 presidential run—most salaciously by having supporters pay off a woman who threatened to reveal an extramarital affair with the former New Mexico governor, sources tell the Wall Street Journal . The sources...

Penn State Scandal: Janitors, Parents Also Knew

Neal Colgrass — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:26:20 CST

With Joe Paterno and Penn State's president both fired —and assistant coach Mike McQueary on "administrative leave" —has everyone who kept quiet about on-campus child abuse been publicly outed? Not by a long shot, reports McClatchy . Parents, janitors, and other school supervisors also knew or suspected that Jerry Sandusky was...

Paterno Cleared in Penn State Sex Scandal

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:01:51 CST

Looks like legendary football coach Joe Paterno is off the hook in Penn State’s sex abuse scandal , but other officials aren’t nearly so lucky. Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly told reporters today that two school administrators who resigned today "allowed a child predator to continue to victimize children for many,...

8 Charged With Supplying Berlusconi Hookers

Rob Quinn — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 03:17:22 CDT

Pimps, prostitutes, wiretaps, and blackmail: It's another week for the Berlusconi administration. Italian prosecutors have charged eight people with supplying prostitutes for sex parties at the prime minister's residence, reports the BBC . The ring was allegedly run by businessman Giampaolo Tarantini, who is already behind bars on charges that he...