Poor lonely souls stare silently at machines in front of us. No interaction with real people, just machines. Its the whirring of screens and tinny music, all designed to make us even more distressed, knowing another machine had paid, when ours had sucked us dry. No doubt I was not the only person gambling on…
Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Sydney accountant Benjamin Carter allegedly misused his position at a brewery owned by NRL star Nathan Cleary and UFC star Tai Bam Bam Tuivasa as part of a $26 million fraud all to feed his pathological gambling addiction. Carters pregnant partner, herself accused of covering up the…
A community support officer who “financially exploited a vulnerable woman” has been sacked following an investigation by the police watchdog. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said the unnamed Merseyside officer made frequent visits to the woman’s house and was caught on CCTV visiting her in hospital. It said when confronted, the officer admitted…
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) directed an investigation, carried out by Merseyside Police, after concerns were raised. Investigators found evidence of frequent visits by the PCSO to the building where the woman lived. CCTV showed him visiting her in hospital when he had no policing purpose for doing so. Evidence gathered showed the…
A trial for a Las Vegas police officer accused of stealing nearly $165,000 in a series of casino heists is set to begin Monday with prosecutors painting him as a gambling addict who grew increasingly desperate under a crush of debt. Prosecutors claim Caleb Rogers, 35, carried out three robberies over a span of four…
A Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) who financially exploited a vulnerable woman while working for Merseyside Police has been dismissed without notice following a misconduct hearing. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) directed an investigation, carried out by Merseyside Police, after concerns were raised. Merseyside investigators found evidence of frequent visits by the PCSO…
Las Vegas cop set to go on trial for stealing nearly $165,000 in three casino heists – as prosecutors say he was a gambling addict who grew desperate under a crush of debt A Las Vegas police officer, Caleb Rogers, 35, is accused of committing a series of casino heists and stealing almost $165,000 Rogers carried…
A Merseyside Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) with gambling debts has been sacked for “financially exploiting” a vulnerable elderly woman. Police watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) directed an investigation, carried out by Merseyside Police, after concerns were raised about the behaviour of the officer. Detectives found evidence of frequent visits by the…
Mindaugas Damaesvicius was living at the property in Bradford when police raided it following a tip off that the house was being used to grow cannabis.Their intelligence suggested someone was being held against their will at the terraced house. Bradford Crown Court heard that Damaesvicius, who is from Lithuania, opened the door to officers as…
LAS VEGAS — A trial for a Las Vegas police officer accused of stealing nearly $165,000 in a series of casino heists is set to begin Monday with prosecutors painting him as a gambling addict who grew increasingly desperate under a crush of debt. Prosecutors claim Caleb Rogers, 35, carried out three robberies over a…