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Articles tagged with: Prison
British Lord Jailed over Fatal Road Accident After Sending Text Messages
.. text message while driving her car was sentenced to four years in prison after she was also involved in a fatal accident. "The serious part of your conduct was that you were sending a text on your mobile phone having just received one,& more
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UK Prisons Install Scanners to Stop Smuggling of Mobile Phones
The UK's prisons are introducing bottom scanners to prevent the smuggling of mobile phones, which are often hidden inside visitors bodies. The chair shaped scanners, called Body Orifice Security Scanners (Boss), cost £6,500 each and are being introduced in 102 jails around the UK to tackle the crime, reports The Daily Telegraph newspaper. more
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Czech Republic Tries to Stop Media Talking about Phone Tapping
.. phones by the police. The proposed amendment provides for sentences of one to five years in prison and fines up to 5 million crowns (€182,000) for violators. "In its current form, this bill would seriously undermine the right to inform and be more
Related Tags: ict, itu, eu, european-union, Czech Republic
Smart-Jamming for Mobile Phones in US Prison
..k Access Controller (IntelliNAC) to address the growing problem of illegal cell phone use by prison inmates in an unnamed U.S. locality. While restricting the localized use of unknown cellular devices within the IntelliNAC coverage area, approv more
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Vodafone Employee Convicted for Abusing Company Credit Card
..d up a bill of nearly £22,000 on his company credit card was sentenced to a 10 month suspended prison sentence after pleading guilty to the charges. Michael Cotter, 25, worked for Vodafone's learning and career development team at the Birchwood more
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Scotland Bans Mobile Phones in Prisions - Approves use of Jammers
..rnment has passed a new law to make it specifically illegal to possess a mobile phone inside a prison cell, as will be attempting to pass these items to offenders in prison. The government also plans to bring in new laws which would result in a more
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British Lord to be Prosecuted Over "Texting While Driving" Fatal Accident
..nding a text message while driving her car was sentenced to four years in prison after she was also involved in a fatal accident. "The serious part of your conduct was that you were sending a text on your mobile phone having just receive more
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Alcatel Executive Jailed for 30 Months for Bribery
A former Alcatel executive has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for engaging in an elaborate bribery scheme to obtain a mobile telephone contract from the state-owned telecommunications authority in Costa Rica by making more than $2.5 million in corrupt payments to Costa Rican officials, in violation of the USA's Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). more
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Seven Prisoners Hospitalised After Hiding Mobile Phones in their Bodies
Pakistan's prisons Department has carried out a series of sweeps of prisoners at Camp Jail using metal detectors and seized 30 mobile phones which had been hidden in their rectums. Seven of the prisoners had to have medical intervention to remove the phones. more
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DOJ Indicts Pennsylvania Man for Faking Sprint Share Ownership
..e fraud and one count of securities fraud - enough for up to 110 years in prison and a fine of $6 million or twice the gain or loss from the crime. The first hearing in his case is scheduled for July 30. - By Andrew Edwards, Dow Jones Newswires more
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