On February 17, 2015 former Pennsylvania Treasurer Rob McCord pleaded guilty to two attempted extortion charges. Being a former treasurer, it sounds like extortion was right up his alley! This guy knows money! Next skill to master - making license plates.
Read more ...FEBRUARY 2--A 74-year-old man has been charged with distributing chocolate chip cookies laced with hash oil to fellow parishioners at an Indiana church, according to investigators. Police this week announced that misdemeanor charges[1] have been filed against Brian Jones in connection with an incident last year at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church in Bloomington.
Read more ...Decades ago, when Robin Williams was just starting to become famous with his madcap, stream-of-consciousness performances on “Mork and Mindy,” one would have made a good bet that he would eventually kill himself through substance abuse. It can be safely said that many of his comedic performances occurred while he was high on cocaine. However, Williams’ recent death by suicide was not directly related to his substance abuse problems.
Read more ...On June 15, 2015 former NFL star Darren Sharper pleaded guilty to rape charges in a Louisiana court. We gotta say, this guy isn't so sharp!
Read more ...Former San Antonio Spurs player Alvin Robertson was arrested in the early part of January 2015 after cutting off a GPS monitor that he had been wearing while out on bond.
Read more ...A rocket scientist doesn't always make headlines, at least not for the clothes he wears. Matt Taylor, a scientist for the Rosetta space probe project launched by the ESA to perform a detailed study of a comet, found himself in a bit of a controversy after having appeared on a web broadcast wearing a shirt "decorated with garish comic-book depictions of nubile, but not naked women". Really! Like geeky science guys have never done such things before.
Read more ...On February 3, 2015 Green Bay Packers defensive tackle Letroy Guion was arrested in Florida on felony charges of drug and firearm possession. And quite frankly, we are not surprised! In our day and age it seems like some sort of rite of passage for professional athletes to get arrested.
Read more ...Cole Hauser, who played the villain in the 2003 second installment of the franchise hit 2 Fast 2 Furious proves that life imitates the movies... and life imitates life. Not remembering or caring that another Fast & Furious alumni Paul Walker lost his life behind the wheel, Hauser was busted in LA for DUI after recklessly weaving on the 101 freeway. He was going too fast... and we'll bet his fans and his mamma are now furious.
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