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May 20, 2008

By the end of fiscal year 2007, the FBI was handling just over 1,200 mortgage fraud investigations. They have just released a comprehensive new report on mortgage fraudnow posted in full on this website. And, as you might expect given…

May 20, 2008

WASHINGTON Edward Chua, 55, of Montebello, Calif., has been sentenced to 37 months in prison in connection with a $10 million scheme to defraud the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) of the United States. Chua was sentenced in the U.S. District…

May 20, 2008

Ella Van Fleet spent 20 years building a high-powered career as a teacher, manager and consultant. She once was honored by the Texas House of Representatives for outstanding professional contributions. Yet the Phoenix resident's life took a dramatic turn when…

May 18, 2008

International Law Enforcement Cooperation Leads to Disruption of Organized Crime Ring Operating in U.S. and Romania BUCHAREST, ROMANIA Thirty-eight individuals with ties to international organized crime have been charged in two separate indictments involving computer and credit card fraud schemes,…

May 12, 2008

Postal Service offers exclusive Sinatra CD © 2007 USPS. All Rights Reserved. WASHINGTON, DCThe Chairman of the Boards children joined the Postal Services Chairman to celebrate the achievements of Ol Blue Eyes by dedicating the Frank Sinatra commemorative stamp in…

May 8, 2008

Investigations continue into the cause of a mysterious illness that has resulted in the deaths of thousands of bats since March 2008. At more than 25 caves and mines in the northeastern U.S, bats exhibiting a condition now referred to…

May 6, 2008

TUCSON--Over 250,000 homeless pets in approximately 11,000 animal placement organizations across the U.S. and Canada have their own homepages, thanks to one of the most unifying initiatives to ever hit animal welfare--Petfinder.com, the oldest and largest searchable directory of adoptable…

May 6, 2008

Phoenix, Arizona On Friday, May 2, members of the U.S. Marshals led Phoenix HIDTA Fugitive Task Force arrested an alleged child rapist from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Lance Kelly, 51, was wanted by the Albuquerque Police Department after it was alleged…

May 6, 2008

NEW YORK U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary James B. Peake and U.S. Housing and Urban Development Deputy Secretary Roy A. Bernardi announced $75 million to provide permanent supportive housing for an estimated 10,000 homeless veterans nationwide. New York City…

May 6, 2008

Bribery. Bagmen. Crooked politicians. Ethical lapses. All ugly terms that were part of an FBI public corruption case that began six years ago and recently came to a successful close. Last month, the undercover sting known as "Tennessee Waltz" (coincidentally,…