Alex "Shaya" Lichtenstein was arrested for attempting to bribe a police officer to secure gun licenses. Lichtenstein also bragged that he obtained more gun licenses because of his connections to the NYPD license division.
The battle continues with private technology company, Apple Inc., against the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in a Tuesday court hearing regarding the encryption debate. Apple remains firm in its stand to oppose the government's proposal of getting a hold of devices like that of Apple's to get information in solving crimes or preventing them.
A target of an espionage case who was convicted of child pornogaphy is asking the court to grant him a new trial. He claims the warrant for his conviction was obtained for a crime for which he was not charged.
Apple and the FBI are having a meeting again in Congress next week over their controversial disagreement regarding data requests and phone encryption.
