Caused wooly mammoth extinction, global cooling and end of early human Clovis culture New scientific findings suggest that a large comet may have exploded over North America 12,900 years ago, explaining riddles that scientists have wrestled with for decades, including…

MICHAEL J. GARCIA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the indictment of WILSON JAMES BASTON, JR., a/k/a Wil James, a/k/a Will James, by a Federal Grand Jury in Manhattan earlier today. The Indictment alleges…

NOAA is predicting a very high likelihood (85% chance) of an above-normal 2007 Atlantic hurricane season, a 10% chance of a near-normal season, and only a 5% chance of a below-normal season, according to a consensus of scientists at the…

A Complaint and Consent Decree of Permanent Injunction were filed Wednesday, August 8 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, Western Division, against Ysselstein Dairy Inc., Rock Valley, Iowa, and its owner and president, Sjerp W.…

WASHINGTON -- The vice president of a Virginia marine products company has agreed to plead guilty, serve a sentence and pay a criminal fine for his role in a conspiracy to rig bids and allocate customers with respect to marine…

Boston, MA... AGGREGATE INDUSTRIES NORTHEAST REGION, INC., (AGGREGATE), the largest asphalt and concrete supply company in New England, has agreed to plead guilty and pay $50 million to resolve its criminal and civil liabilities in connection with a fraudulent scheme…

Miami, FL-R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration, and Michael E. Yasofsky, Jr., Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division, announced today…

DEA to revoke their registration and to pursue criminal investigation for violations of the Controlled Substances Act SAN JUAN, P.R. - Rosa Emilia Rodriguez-Vélez, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, and Dave Bourne, Resident Agent in Charge,…

WASHINGTONThe city of San Diego will spend approximately $1 billion over the next six years to make improvements to its sewer system under a comprehensive settlement filed today by the Justice Department and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The consent…

WASHINGTON Joseph P. Nacchio, 57, the former chief executive officer of Qwest Communications International Inc., was sentenced to 6 years in prison for insider trading, the Justice Department announced today. Chief U.S. District Judge Edward Nottingham for the District of…

WASHINGTON A former executive of National Century Financial Enterprises (NCFE) pleaded guilty to charges that he defrauded investors of billions of dollars, the Justice Departments Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Gregory G. Lockhart of the Southern District of Ohio announced.…

WASHINGTON - Northrop Grumman will pay the United States $8 million to resolve allegations that it did not properly test certain tubes used by the U.S. military in night vision goggles and sniper scopes, the Justice Department announced. These night…