If it was true, what kind of online publication would publish it? They'd open themselves up to action -- their writer has/had inside knowledge of a crime in progress.
If it was false, what kind of online publication would publish it? They'd open themselves up to action like libel/slander.
Well http://www.mediaite.com/ is basically Gawker + National Enquirer on steroids. This is the kind of thing that gets sites going dark.
If even one of the people Wendy emailed looks into it & contacts the website, that article will be taken down under a minute later.
If it were true and could be proven someone would come forward. At this point it seems to be bogus.