FBI Makes Copperfield's $2M Disappear

Aspiring model says illusionist forced himself her at his island resort

(NEWSER) - A federal grand jury is considering bringing rape charges against David Copperfield, unidentified law enforcement officials told the Seattle Times. A 21-year-old aspiring model told police that Copperfield, 51, lured her to his private island and raped her, then threatened her to keep quiet. Copperfield's attorney chided law enforcement for the leak, saying, “It casts doubt on the integrity of the investigation.” More»

(NEWSER) - Illusionist David Copperfield has canceled shows across Southeast Asia amid reports that the FBI is investigating claims he "forced himself" on an unidentified woman, the AP reports. He called off dates in Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, and Jakarta, where the promoter said: "With this cancellation, we have lost more than $1 million in advertising and other preparations." More»

Hunter Moore boasted he 'ruined lives'

(NEWSER) - Federal officials are investigating the founder of a "revenge porn" website on which spurned spouses and lovers posted naked photos of former partners, according to ABC News . Hunter Moore, 26, admitted to Nightline that he started the site, called IsAnyoneUp.com, which he designed as a place for "public humiliation" where users could upload sexually explicit photos of others without their permission. He boasted he was a "professional life ruiner." More»

Fahd al-Quso was wanted for role in USS Cole bombing

(NEWSER) - A top al-Qaeda leader wanted by the FBI died in a drone airstrike today, Yemeni officials say. Fahd al-Quso was stepping out of his car in a remote mountain valley of Yemen when the missile attack struck him and an aide, reports the AP . No comment so far from Washington, but the FBI was offering $5 million for information leading to al-Quso's arrest. He had been indicted for allegedly helping to plan the 2000 USS Cole bombing that killed 17 US sailors and injured 39 more. More»

Five men arrested for bridge plot were once associated with Occupy Cleveland

(NEWSER) - The five men charged with plotting to blow up an Ohio bridge actually did attempt to detonate what they believed were real explosives, the FBI alleges. The men, unknowingly working with an FBI informant, repeatedly tried to use a text-message detonation code to blow up the fake bombs, which they had placed at the base of the bridge, the AP reports. They reportedly phoned the undercover FBI employee who provided the bombs to check the code when it failed. In another secretly recorded conversation, one of the suspects explained that "taking out a bridge in the business district would cost the ... corporate bigwigs a lot of money" because it would stop people from going to work. More»