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A Missouri woman is the first person to be charged with a felony under the state’s new cyberbullying law. The 40-year old woman is accused of posting a teen girl’s photo, email address and cell phone number on the “Casual Encounters” section of Craigslist. The section is meant for adults looking for quick and anonymous more »

Craigslist is preparing to sue the attorney general of South Carolina for making threats of criminal charges to the website in regards to the recently removed erotic section. The lawsuit, which has been filed at a federal level, states that Craigslist wished to seek “declaratory relief and a restraining order” against the office of the more »

The hugely popular free classified site Craigslist has finally caved after being pressured for months by various agencies to remove their erotic services section. Craigslist has been accused by lawmakers of being an outlet for prostitution. Most recently, it has been at the heart of the Craigslist killer case that involved med student Philip Markhoff more »

South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster is threatening to file criminal charges against Craigslist if they don’t remove the “erotic services” section from the S.C. section.

McMaster said in a letter to Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster that the section is used as vehicle to advertise and solicit prostitution. He also accused the service of not following though on the commitments it made to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and 43 AGs around the country back in November. At the time Craigslist agreed to improve measures to prevent its service from being misused. It began requiring advertisers to provide a valid phone number and pay for ads in the erotic services section with a credit card. It also said it would donate all revenues gained from that section to charity.

Boston police have used Craigslist in order to find more potential victims of accused killer Philip Markoff. Markoff was arrested early this week as evidence mounted against him that led police to believe that the medical student used Craigslist to prey on women. Markoff was charged with killing a masseuse on April 14 and robbing more »

According to Craigslist, the number of erotic ads that appear on the website is down 90 to 95 percent over the last year. Craigslist has been better at policing their site in response to a federal lawsuit that has charged the company with facilitating prostitution. The lawsuit has called for the removal of the erotic more »

A Michigan woman faces 30 years in prison for several charges, including intent to commit murder resulting from her attempt to hire someone to kill her lover’s wife. Authorities say Anne Marie Linscott, 49, used the popular site Craigslist to recruit a hit man. Respondents to her advertisement of a “freelance position” were told she was looking for “silent assassins” and asked to “eradicate” the victim for $5000.

She also provided personal info on the victim such as name, age, and place of employment. Linscott met her lover, identified only as Duane, when she took an online course several years ago. As part of a deal made between Linscott and the government, prosecutors dropped charges that she had left an explosive device outside the victim’s home in April of 2007. Sentencing has not yet been scheduled.