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Oct 19, 2015

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds farmers and ranchers affected by the recent wildfires in Alaska, California, Idaho, Oregon, Montana and Washington State that USDA has programs to assist with their recovery efforts. The Farm Service Agency (FSA) can…

Sep 7, 2015

Nicodemo “Nicky” Scarfo, Jr. and his La Cosa Nostra associate Salvatore Pelullo used some of the millions they illegally siphoned from FirstPlus Financial Group Inc. to buy this airplane. In a world inhabited by international cyber criminals and violent terrorists,…

Sep 3, 2015

GREENBELT, MD—A federal jury convicted two doctors, Paramjit Singh Ajrawat, age 60, and his wife, Sukhveen Kaur Ajrawat, age 57, both of Potomac, Maryland, on charges related to their health care fraud scheme. Paramjit Singh Ajrawat was convicted of one…

Sep 1, 2015

By Maj. Marnee A.C. Losurdo, 403rd Wing Public Affairs KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- At 1:15 a.m. June 15, Lt. Col. Jeff Ragusa shuts off his alarm, rolls out of bed and gets ready quietly and leaves for work.…

Aug 31, 2015

Beginning Sept. 1, farmers and ranchers can apply for financial assistance to help conserve working grasslands, rangeland and pastureland while maintaining the areas as livestock grazing lands. The initiative is part of the voluntary Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), a federally…

Jul 23, 2015

Newport Beach Litigator Gets 30 Months in Prison for Separate Scams That Swindled Undocumented Aliens and a Bank SAN DIEGO—Attorney Gino Paul Pietro appeared in two federal courthouses this week, where he was collectively sentenced to serve 30 months in…