Popular classified advertising site Backpage.com was apparently seized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Friday. Visitors to the site landed on a notice from the federal government announcing its seizure. “backpage.com and affiliated websites have been seized as part of an enforcement action by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division, with analytical assistance from the Joint Regional Intelligence Center,” the announcement read. Other agencies were also involved in the enforcement action. More information is forthcoming. Legislation was passed last month as part of a push to crack down on backpage.com and other sites accused of facilitating human trafficking. Some sex workers argued that it would hamstring their ability to safely earn a living. Sign up for BREAKING NEWS Emails privacy policy Thanks for subscribing! Tags: … [Read more...] about Classified ads site Backpage.com apparently seized by FBI
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French court condemns lastminute.com for ‘parasitism’ of Ryanair website
The Paris commercial court has ordered online travel agent lastminute.com to stop selling Ryanair tickets without the consent of the Irish low-cost airline, slamming the practice as "parasitism". "By using Ryanair's database" lastminute.com and Lmnext FR, the British company's French operation, "have committed an act of parasitism," the court said in a judgement dated March 20, of which AFP obtained a copy. Ryanair in a statement welcomed the ruling for putting a halt to the "free ride" of its website without consent. Ryanair spokesman Robin Kiely said the airline urges consumers "to avoid 'screenscrapers' such as lastminute and book directly on the Ryanair website, The case was brought after Ryanair introduced restrictions on the use of its website. These restrictions include banning travel agencies from buying Ryanair flight tickets from its online site. The Paris court ordered the two lastminute companies to pay Ryanair 50,000 euros for the offence, with a further … [Read more...] about French court condemns lastminute.com for ‘parasitism’ of Ryanair website
Woman claims Ancestry.com DNA test proves her parents’ fertility doctor is her father
A 36-year-old Washington woman is claiming that a DNA test she took on Ancestry.com showed that her biological father was her parents' fertility doctor, the Washington Post reported. According to the WAPO, Kelli Rowlette's DNA test claimed that she had a parent-child relationship with Gerald E. Mortimer, a fertility doctor in Idaho. Rowlette said she did not know her mother used artificial insemination. The doctor had diagnosed Rowlette's father with low sperm count, and her mother with a tipped uterus. Mortimer recommended inseminating Rowlette's mother with sperm from both her and an anonymous sperm donor. The sperm donor was said to have been at least 6-foot-tall, in college and had brown hair and blue eyes. Mortimer had told her parents that he used a match for the sperm donation. Mortimer did not meet Rowlette's parents standards for sperm donation. Mortimer was also listed as … [Read more...] about Woman claims Ancestry.com DNA test proves her parents’ fertility doctor is her father
A woman says she took an Ancestry.com DNA test and found out her parents’ fertility doctor is her biological father
A Washington state woman is suing an Idaho fertility doctor after discovering through an online ancestry website that the man had secretly fathered her. Kelli Rowlette and the parents who raised her, Sally Ashby and her then-husband Howard Fowler, filed the lawsuit in Idaho district court in March against Dr. Gerald Mortimer, his wife and the Obstetrics and Gynecology Associates of Idaho Falls. The retired Mortimer couldn’t be reached for comment. His former practice said the current doctors aren’t involved. Rowlette said she took a DNA test in July through Ancestry.com, which identified Mortimer as her parent. Ashby then told Rowlette for the first time that she was conceived through artificial insemination using a sperm donor. The lawsuit alleges Mortimer used his own sperm for the procedure, secretly and against the couple’s wishes to use a college student. Ashby and Fowler sought help from Mortimer in 1979 because they were having trouble conceiving a child. … [Read more...] about A woman says she took an Ancestry.com DNA test and found out her parents’ fertility doctor is her biological father
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