WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Homeland Security just announced the start of the fiscal year 2007 application period for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. More than $492.3 million will be awarded this year to fire departments and nonaffiliated…

WASHINGTON The U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration announced the record maritime seizure of approximately 42,845 pounds of cocaine aboard the Panamanian flagged motor vessel Gatun on Sunday off the coast of Panama by the San Diego-based…

TUCSON On March 20, 2007, Khalid Altimyat, 26, of Saudi Arabia, pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and was sentenced to time served, and ordered to self deport from the United States by United States District Judge John…

PHOENIX, Ariz. - Phoenix FBI Special Agent in Charge John E. Lewis announced the successful arrest of fugitive William Pumphrey, age 50, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Pumphrey faces one federal charge of Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution and is wanted…

WASHINGTON - Kraft Foods Global, Inc., a Kirksville, Mo., establishment, is voluntarily recalling approximately 1,800 pounds of bacon due to insufficient cooling during processing, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced. The following product is…

The U.S. Geological Survey hosted a two-day scientific workshop that drew state and federal government scientists, and university researchers together to discuss interdisciplinary research along the US-Mexico border. The workshop, "Facing Tomorrow's Challenges along the US-Mexico Border," held March 20-22,…

The FBIs Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) recently released its annual Internet Fraud Crime Report. From January 1 through December 31, 2006, the center received 207,492 complaint submissions. These filings were composed of fraudulent and non-fraudulent complaints primarily related to…

Phoenix, Arizona - Attorney General Terry Goddard is warning consumers about a phishing email scam purported to be from the Arizona State Credit Union requesting personal identifying information. Arizona State Credit Union members have received emails that appear official, but…

Nicholson: Another Example of VA Adapting to Needs of Newest Vets WASHINGTON -- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), long a leader in the treatment and rehabilitation of veterans with brain injuries, is continuing to adapt its programs to meet…

Thieves stole more than $1.2 million in cash and another $1.5 million in checks and other securities in the 1950 Brinks heist. The robbers were eventually captured and more than half the money, some shown above, was recovered. It was…

It was an odd weaponized delivery system: a sugary-sweet homemade cookie. In April 2005, all nine U.S. Supreme Court justices got one in the mail along with a bluntly worded note along these lines: I am going to kill you.…

Stemming the Export of Corruption Let's say you're a business exec who's about to ink a lucrative deal to sell a million widgets overseas. Suddenly, a competitor swoops in and wins the contract by discretely paying off a foreign official.…