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"Smallville" Actor Sam Jones Busted in Drug Sting

Sam Jones III, an actor on the popular CW program "Smallville", is going to need a lot more than the help of Superman. He was arrested Wednesday morning in a federal drug string, and according to the Drug Enforcement Agency, he is accused of being a "co-conspirator" in several major drug deals last year.

According to court documents, Jones, who played Clark Kent's best friend on "Smallville", and several others devised a plan to purchase and distribute more than 10,000 oxycodone pills.

He was taken into custody by DEA agents who described him as the "Hollywood connection" to the scheme. He has been charged with conspiracy to possess illegal drugs with the intent to distribute, and if convicted faces up to 20 years in federal prison.

Lil Wayne is Headed to the Big House

On Thursday morning, rapper Lil Wayne pleaded guilty to attempted possession of a weapon in the second degree. He had previously pleaded not guilty to the charges, and surprised everyone when he decided that it would be in his best interest to plead guilty and take a plea bargain.

The NYPD filed charges against Lil Wayne after finding a .40 caliber handgun on his tour bus in July 2007. After the court ruled that DNA evidence found on the gun was admissible, this is when he changed his mind and took the plea bargain. Had he been found guilty in trial, which was set to begin in January 2010, he faced a three and a half year sentence.

It is expected that Lil Wayne will serve anywhere from eight months to a year in prison. New York is notoriously hard on gun charges, as evidenced by the recent case against Plaxico Burress who received a two year prison sentence last month.

According to TMZ, cops searched his tour bus after smelling marijuana after his show at the Beacon Theatre. As police approached the bus, he allegedly tossed a Louis Vuitton bag with the gun inside.

Murder at ATM in East Cleveland Caught on Video

Police Need Your Help Capturing the Suspect

A 49 year old man and father of two was shot and killed last night in East Cleveland at an ATM Machine on Forest Hills Boulevard. The shooting was caught on tape and police are asking for your help in capturing the man they believe to be in his twenties. Please take a close look at the Youtube Video clip below and see if you recognize the assailant in the pictures. If you know anything about the shooting call the East Cleveland Police Department at (216) 681-2162.

The victim in the shooting was a military veteran by the name of Terry Fitten. He was using the cash machine at 7:27 p.m. when a man came behind him and with the murder weapon. The robber shot Fiften twice in the chest. Fiften was rushed to Huron Hospital but doctors could not save him.

Anna Nicole Smith's Lesbian Love with Doctor

On Thursday, a federal prosecutor claimed that a female doctor funneled drugs to Anna Nicole Smith to fuel their lesbian love affair. Los Angeles District Attorney Renee Rose made the startling accusation during a preliminary hearing against the former Playmate's lawyer and two doctors, who are charged with conspiring to illegally supply drugs to the model.

The three individuals - Howard K. Stern, Dr.Khristine Eroshevich and Dr. Sandeep Kapoor - have all pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Rose asserted:

"There was a sexual relationship that happened in the past and possibly carrying into the future. It was the motive for Dr. Eroshevich to provide excessive medication to Anna Nicole Smith."

"There are ulterior motives for Dr. Eroshevich's actions. That medicine keeps her addicted, so Dr. Eroshevich becomes the most important person in her life. She keeps her addicted."

The allegation came during questioning of Smith's bodyguard, Maurice "Moe" Brighthaupt.

Sean Carney, another prosecutor, added that the DA would call experts on medical ethics to comment on the doctor's alleged breakdown of doctor-patient relationships:

FBI Director Banned from Internet Banking

Robert Mueller, the current director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations, has promised to arduously fight online scammers. Unfortunately, we may have placed our faith in the wrong person. Mueller has been banned from internet banking by his wife after he himself almost fell for a phishing scam on the web.

That's right, the guy in charge of fighting online crime was nearly conned himself.

Mueller revealed to a San Francisco audience on Thursday that he once began to enter his personal information into a scammer's web form in response to what he deemed a "perfectly legitimate" email from his bank. After being asked for his password, the FBI chief realized he'd made a monumental mistake. He quickly changed all his passwords and turned to his wife, chuckling over what he called a "teachable moment".

CBS Producer Suspended Over Letterman Extortion Attempt

Emmy Award-winning CBS News producer Robert "Joe" Halderman, who worked on the news program 48 Hours, was arrested Thursday outside the CBS News broadcast center in New York City on charges of attempted grand larceny in the first degree. Halderman allegedly tried to extort $2 million from David Letterman over sexual affairs he had with female employees.

It is rumored that Halderman dated Letterman's former assistant, Stephanie Birkitt, who is said to be one of the women at the center of the extortion case.

Reps for the network issued a statement:

"CBS was made aware of an ongoing police investigation involving David Letterman and an employee at 48 Hours who was subsequently arrested yesterday on charges of attempted grand larceny in the first degree. CBS is cooperating fully with the authorities and the employee has been suspended pending the results of the investigation. Mr. Letterman addressed the issue during the show's broadcast last night, and we believe his comments speak for themselves."

During his late night show on Thursday, Letterman revealed that three weeks ago he got in his car early in the morning and found a package with a letter saying:

Cleveland Area Postal Worker Shot in Maple Heights


A postman in Maple Heights was shot while delivering mail on his route this morning on Dunham Road. A representative at the Cleveland post office said that the worker has been transported to Metro Hospital and stated the hospital will be releasing details on health of the mail carrier.

The name of the postal worker is Daniel Condis and is in critical conditional . Metro representatives stated that Condis underwent surgery earlier today. There are no suspects on the shooting at this time.

We will update this story as more information becomes available.

Second ACORN Video Shows Workers Helping Pimp & Prostitute in Washington DC

Two ACORN officials in Baltimore were fired on Thursday after offering to help a man and a woman who posed as a pimp and prostitute to engage in child prostitution and a series of tax crimes. On Friday, another secretly shot video tape has surfaced which shows the same couple getting very similar advice from ACORN workers in Washington D.C.

The videotape was shot on July 25, and shows ACORN workers explaining to the couple how they could hide the woman's professed work in prostitution and get a loan that would help them establish a brothel.

Posing as the pimp was 25-year-old independent filmmaker James O'Keefe. 20-year-old Hannah Giles posted as the prostitute.

The video shows the couple receiving advice on how to establish the woman as the sole proprietor of a fake company to hide the nature of her business.

"She's not going to put on (the loan application) that she's doing prostitution ... she doesn't have to. You don't have to sit back and tell people what you do," said the ACORN staffer.

The ACORN worker is also shown suggesting that O'Keefe can purchase a house and then as the landlord, if ever questioned by the authorities, he could say he was unaware of the illegal business going on inside.

Major Obama Donor Busted in Bank Loan Scam

Hassan Nemazee, a major fundraiser for Barack Obama and the Democratic party, was arrested on Tuesday after he was caught lying to get a $74 million loan - even though he returned the cash. According to the feds, he secured the loan from Citibank by forging documents claiming to show that he had hundreds of millions of dollars stashed away in various accounts.

Nemazee, an Iranian-American financier, was arrested at Newark Liberty International Airport as he was about to depart for a luxurious Italian vacation. According federal prosecutors, he wired the $74 million to Citibank, but it was already too late.

Chris Brown Gets 5 Years Probation, 6 Months Community Labor

After pleading guilty to beating ex-girlfriend Rihanna to a bloody pulp, a judge ruled Tuesday that Chris Brown will serve five years probation and perform six months of community labor. Brown appeared in court Tuesday afternoon where he was formally sentenced for the February attack.

The 20-year-old singer will serve his sentence in his home state of Virginia, and will have to return to Los Angeles frequently to update the court on his progress. The chief of police in Richmond, Va. will supervise Brown's community labor directly.

Brown was arrested in February just hours after attacking his girlfriend. In June, he pleaded guilty to felony assault. He apologized to fans in a video posted online, and says that he apologized to Rihanna.

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