The FBI and a U.S. Attorney in Connecticut allege that a 37-year-old New York woman, Nouel Alba, used her Facebook account to set up a scam in which she posed as an aunt of one of the 20 children who died in the recent Newton, Connecticut, shooting. Alba used her Facebook profile to solicit donations…

A sex offender recently released from prison in Northern Ireland fears he may be attacked after his photo was posted on a Facebook page, “Keeping Our Kids Safe From Predators.” His photo and the accompanying comments have already been removed from the page, but his attorney wants the page shut down completely. One comment called…

A San Diego court has ruled that a 15-year-old boy who molested a toddler and detained a teenaged girl has the right to use Facebook and chat rooms. The court said that because his offenses did not involve the Internet, his First Amendment rights protect his Internet usage. The teen, however, has been forbidden from…

Four Sacramento, California women are suspected of working together to defraud auto insurance companies of more than $37,000. How did they get caught? Like so many other criminals in the 21st century, their Facebook pages. Police say that 23 year old Krystelmaree Marquez rented a U-Haul van on December 11, 2011 and purchased extra insurance…

Cindy Choi, a 28-year-old Florida restaurant owner, has been posing as a young man and his brother battling leukemia on Facebook. Choi ran the scam for three years before being detected in July. Choi posed as Kevin San Roman, a young man living in Spain with leukemia, and Kevin’s younger brother Lucas. The scam attracted…

A woman in Woodford County, Kentucky is in jail for contempt of court. Her offense? Posting on Facebook about a serious DUI car crash that the court says she caused. Police say that the woman, Paula Asher, crashed into a car with four teenagers in it and then left the scene. After the crash, Asher…

U.K. Facebook user Nicola Brooks had some strong opinions about a contestant on the singing competition reality show “X-Factor” and made some comments on Facebook that another fan, a police officer, did not agree with. Instead of participating in a civil discussion like everyone else on the Internet does (kidding, of course), this police officer…

The parents of a 17-year-old girl decided to take matters into their own hands after discovering their daughter’s boyfriend was a convicted sex offender.                              19-year-old William Elms, also known as Liam, appeared to be a charming, likeable fellow, according to Julie Myrfors – the…

It’s okay to try to embarrass a crook by posting his or her picture while engaged in the act of stealing a tip jar from a restaurant. But it might not be the best idea if the thief is a minor. This is exactly what the management of Montezuma Restaurant at Bundaberg learned after it…

This is another reminder of why you should not conduct business with strangers that you meet on social networking sites like Facebook. A man in Houston who posted an ad on his Facebook account to sell an iPad tablet for $400 fell into the hands of robbers. The two alleged criminals, who were identified as…