Washington Man Charged with Harassing Endangered Monk Seal “Lani” by Hurling Large Rock at Her Head
Shutterstock to Pay $35 Million to Settle FTC Allegations Over Illegal Subscription and Cancellation Practices
Gretchen Whitmer ally hit with 16 criminal charges for misuse of $20 MILLION 'business accelerator' grant Whitmer approved
Public Safety Response to Memorial Drive on May 11; Suspect Taken Into Custody
Public Safety Advisory Heightened Threat: Fentanyl Mixed with Emerging Synthetic Drugs
National News
Jan 20, 2009
Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Alexander Williams, Jr. sentenced Walter Jones, age 34, of Essex, Maryland, to 78 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with a property…
Dec 18, 2008
CAMDEN A jury convicted five men on charges they plotted to kill members of the U.S. military. After 5½ days of deliberations, which began Dec. 17, the jury convicted Mohamad Ibrahim Shnewer, brothers Dritan Duka, Shain Duka and Eljvir Duka…
Dec 17, 2008
TAMPA, FLA -- Ahmed Abdellatif Sherif Mohamed, a resident of Tampa and native of Egypt, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday to 15 years imprisonment on a charge that he provided material support to terrorists. Mohamed entered…
Dec 16, 2008
San Diego, CA - Stephen Parker Gardner, former Chief Executive Officer of Peregrine Systems, Inc. (PeregrineÂÂÂ), was sentenced December 11 in federal court in San Diego by United States District Court Judge Thomas J. Whelan to serve 97 months in…
Dec 16, 2008
by Staff Sgt. Matthew Bates COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AFNS) -- Thousands of U.S. military men and women are deployed across the globe promoting democracy, guarding freedom and fighting terrorism. They are the fingers of the nations military, extending its reach…
Dec 16, 2008
Last April, when tornadoes were threatening Jackson, Mississippi, many residents were not alerted to the severe weather because five tornado warning sirens didnt work. The reason: the sirens copper wiring had been stolen. A month earlier in Polk County, Florida,…
Dec 16, 2008
A former U.S. Coast Guard petty officer pleaded guilty to using his position to extort tens of thousands of dollars from the family of an illegal immigrant. Benjamin Bostic, age 35, of Macomb Township, Michigan entered the guilty plea in…
Dec 2, 2008
Boston, MA... A male juvenile, who has been widely known in the hacker underground by his online moniker, Dshocker, pled guilty in U.S. District Court to computer intrusion, interstate threats, and wire fraud, stemming from hacking, botnet and swatting activities.…
Dec 2, 2008
Fails to Report Thousands of Dollars in Illegal Gifts From Lobbyists WASHINGTON Trevor L. Blackann, 34, a former legislative assistant in the U.S. Senate, has plead guilty to making a false statement on his 2003 tax returns by failing to…
Dec 2, 2008
The Army has scheduled the execution of Pvt. Ronald A. Gray for Dec. 10, 2008, at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana. In 1988, a court-martial panel sitting at Fort Bragg, N.C., convicted Pvt. Gray by unanimous vote…
Dec 2, 2008
WASHINGTON Miami physicians Carlos Contreras, 61, and Ramon Pichardo, 58, were sentenced to 37 months and 48 months in prison, respectively, for defrauding the Medicare program in connection with a $6.8 million HIV infusion fraud scheme. Judge Federico A. Moreno…
Dec 2, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. - IKEA North America Services LLC, of Conshohocken, Pa., has agreed to pay the government a $500,000 civil penalty. The penalty, which has been provisionally accepted by the Commission, settles allegations that the company failed to immediately report…