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Jun 3, 2008

A huge real estate fraud scheme has been broken up after victimizing potentially 400 homeowners in San Diego County alone, with additional victims in other counties. There are many more victims throughout the state who have not yet come forward…

Jun 3, 2008

Defendant's United States Citizenship is Revoked BROOKLYN, NY A U.S. Army contract translator was sentenced to 121 months of imprisonment for illegally possessing national defense documents, and using a false identity to procure his United States citizenship and to gain…

May 27, 2008

The north Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1 and lasts through November. The U.S. Census Bureau produces timely local data that are critical to emergency planning, preparedness and recovery efforts. This edition of Facts for Features spotlights the number of…

May 26, 2008

Tech. Sgt. Jay Tomten (left) 755th Air Expeditionary Group Explosive Ordinance Disposal team leader and Staff Sgt. Jason Snow 755th Air Expeditionary Group robot operator prepare to send a PACBOT to a incident site. Two 107mm rockets on a timer…

May 20, 2008

WASHINGTON Willbros Group Inc. (Willbros Group), a publicly-traded company that provides construction, engineering and other services in the oil and gas industry, and Willbros International Inc. (Willbros International), the wholly owned subsidiary through which it conducts international operations, have agreed…

May 20, 2008

OIG special agents are warning the public that an international telemarketing fraud schemein which callers claiming to represent a government agency tell potential victims they have won huge sweepstakes prizeshas spread to more places around the world and likely will…

May 20, 2008

WASHINGTON As millions of Americans begin receiving their economic stimulus payments, the Internal Revenue Service released a list of the most-frequently-asked questions and answers that people now are asking. "Many people have questions about the stimulus payments, and the IRS…

May 20, 2008

New research from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has found June through August to be the deadliest time of year for 15-passenger van occupants, due to rollover crashes. Statistics show that 31 percent of fatal rollovers involving 15-passenger…

May 20, 2008

A Los Angeles suburb has been ordered to face a judge over its health inspections. A grand jury in Orange County, California has ruled that local residents are not being properly informed about restaurant cleanliness. To solve that problem, the…

May 20, 2008

WASHINGTON Three defendants have been charged in a federal grand jury indictment and complaint with illegally accessing the computer systems of a national restaurant chain and stealing credit and debit card numbers from that system. The 27-count indictment, returned on…