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
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Apr 1, 2008
WASHINGTON Two former public officials have been sentenced for their roles in a widespread bribery and extortion conspiracy which operated from January 2002 through March 2004. The defendants were sentenced in U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona by…
Mar 26, 2008
Revokes License of Former Banc of America Broker, Halts Real Estate Scam Targeting Military Families PHOENIX, AZThe Arizona Corporation Commission today ordered the return of over $83,797 to investors and the payment of $797,209 in administrative penalties from a number…
Mar 18, 2008
Washington, D.C. - Civil fraud charges have been filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission against two promoters who illegally made millions selling a get-rich-quick stock trading system they touted on TV and at investor workshops at hotels in dozens…
Mar 18, 2008
WASHINGTON A federal jury has found five former executives of National Century Financial Enterprises (NCFE) guilty of conspiracy, fraud and money laundering, following a six week trial and less than two days of deliberation. The Columbus, Ohio, jury returned the…
Mar 4, 2008
Washington, D.C. - Home Depot has agreed to pay a $1.3 million penalty and implement a nationwide compliance program to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. The settlement resolves alleged violations that were discovered at more than 30…
Feb 19, 2008
PHOENIX Uawndre Fields, 31, of San Diego, and DePaul Brooks, 27, of National City, California, were found guilty by a federal jury of two counts of Child Sex Trafficking and two counts of Interstate Transportation of a Minor for Prostitution.…
Feb 19, 2008
Kansas City, Kansas-Forty-three people have been indicted on charges of drug trafficking in Leavenworth, Atchison, metropolitan Kansas City and Independence, Missouri. Operation Stonewalled, a joint investigation by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, was revealed when three indictments were…
Feb 9, 2008
Charges Include Racketeering Conspiracy, Extortion, Gambling, and Theft Following Joint Investigation by Federal, State, and Local Law Enforcement BROOKLYN, NY An eighty-count indictment charging sixty-two defendants associated with the Gambino, Genovese, and Bonanno organized crime families of La Cosa Nostra,…
Feb 5, 2008
WASHINGTON - A joint venture between Bechtel Infrastructure Corp. and PB Americas Inc., known as B/PB, and certain design consultants have agreed to pay the United States and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts a total of $458 million to settle allegations…
Feb 5, 2008
PHOENIX David Raymond Saksik, 32, of Aubervilliers, France, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen M. McNamee to seven years in federal prison. Saksik pleaded guilty on May 29, 2007 to travel in interstate commerce with the intent to engage…
Jan 15, 2008
A new life saving technique is gaining national recognition as an easier and more effective alternative to traditional CPR. Cardiocerebral Resuscitation or CCR is a cutting edge alternative to CPR that emphasizes chest compressions and eliminates mouth-to-mouth breathing. A team…
Jan 10, 2008
EL PASO, Texas -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers performing anti-terror inspections at ports of entry in El Paso, West Texas and New Mexico made 36 drug seizures this week, confiscating 6,486 pounds of marijuana in 35 busts…