Lolita C Baldor

Lolita C Baldor

December 29, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Independent Lawyers Begin Prosecuting Cases of Sexual Assault, Other Crimes in the US Military

A new law fueled by a persistent increase in sexual assaults and harassment across the military, places authority with independent lawyers and sidelines commanders.

By Lolita C. Baldor | The Associated Press

5 minute read

February 24, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Pentagon's Guantanamo Detention Center Plan Lays Out Costs, Savings

U.S. officials say the Pentagon's long-awaited plan to shut down the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and transfer the remaining detainees to a facility in the United States calls for up to $475 million in construction costs that would ultimately be offset by as much as $180 million per year in operating cost savings.

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

5 minute read

January 30, 2012 | Legaltech News

U.S. Cybersecurity Efforts Trigger Privacy Concerns

The federal government's plan to expand computer security protections into critical parts of private industry is raising concerns that the move will threaten Americans' civil liberties.

By Lolita C. Baldor

4 minute read

January 27, 2012 | Daily Report Online

US cybersecurity efforts trigger privacy concerns

By Lolita C. Baldor

3 minute read

March 01, 2010 | Daily Report Online

Al-Qaida growing in strength and numbers in Africa

WASHINGTON AP - U.S. defense and counterterrorism officials say al-Qaida's terror network in North Africa is growing more active and attracting recruits.The North African faction is still small and largely isolated, numbering a couple hundred militants based mostly in the vast desert of northern Mali. But signs of stepped-up activity and the group's advancing potential for growth worry analysts familiar with the region.

By LOLITA C. BALDOR

1 minute read

November 18, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Senators blast Web sites for scamming shoppers

WASHINGTON AP - With Cyber Monday, the unofficial start of the Internet holiday shopping season nearing, a Senate committee Tuesday condemned three online companies, saying they are tricking consumers into signing up for subscription services they don't want.Internet companies Affinion, Vertrue and Webloyalty are using aggressive sales tactics to scam millions of customers, the Senate Commerce Committee said.

By LOLITA C. BALDOR

3 minute read

March 28, 2008 | Daily Report Online

Army suspends Miami company for selling Chinese ammunition

WASHINGTON AP - The Army has suspended a Miami Beach company from government contract work for reportedly providing Chinese-made ammunition to the Afghanistan army, in violation of its contract and U.S. law.AEY Inc., a firm with just eight employees, is under criminal investigation for reportedly claiming that the munitions were made in Hungary, according to documents obtained Thursday by The Associated Press.

By LOLITA C. BALDOR

3 minute read

September 28, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Study: Fewer terrorism suspects going to trial

WASHINGTON AP - The government is prosecuting only about one out of four of those charged in connection with terrorism, according to a study that suggests federal agencies don't agree on who is a terrorist.People charged with terrorism often go free because the evidence wasn't strong enough to bring them to trial, says the study by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, a data research group at Syracuse University.

By LOLITA C. BALDOR

3 minute read

November 17, 2009 | Daily Report Online

FBI says hackers targeting law firms, PR companies

By LOLITA C. BALDOR

3 minute read

April 10, 2013 | Daily Report Online

Officer defends overturning verdict

The Air Force commander who overturned a guilty verdict in a sexual assault case says he found too many inconsistencies with the alleged victim's account of the incident and determined that the accused officer was more believable.

By LOLITA C. BALDOR

1 minute read