More than $12 million and 250 kilograms of cocaine seized during the investigation CHICAGO Twenty defendants are facing federal narcotics charges here, including five alleged members of a Chicago-based cell of the Zetas Mexican drug cartel who were responsible for…

Authorities recover an estimated 14 tons of marijuana tied to passageway SAN DIEGO - Investigators on the multi-agency San Diego Tunnel Task Force continued sifting through evidence Wednesday at a warehouse in Otay Mesas industrial park housing the U.S. entrance…

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- An Alaskan storm with hurricane-force winds slammed into coastal communities, and sent some residents to higher ground. Several roofs were ripped from homes and power was disrupted for many residents. The strongest storm to hit the state…

MIAMI Coast Guard crews responded to what at first appeared to be a search and rescue case, but quickly switched to a law enforcement role approximately 11 miles southwest of Cay Sal Island, Bahamas on Friday. Noel Sosa-Ruiz, 41, the…

(Phoenix, State Capitol) ---The chair of the Independent Redistricting Commission has been removed from office, but her unconstitutional acts are still affecting the work of the Commission. The IRC is in gridlock because Colleen Mathis made the head-scratching suggestion to…

WASHINGTON Two individuals a loan officer and a title agent have been sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge William P. Dimitrouleas in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., for their participation in a nationwide $2.5 million reverse mortgage fraud scheme. Kimberly Mackey, 47,…

WASHINGTON A federal jury in Montgomery, Alabama, has convicted Monty Ervin and Patricia Ervin of conspiracy to defraud the United States and three counts of tax evasion. The jury also convicted Patricia Ervin of one count of structuring transactions to…

photo courtesy of DEA WASHINGTON, D.C. Americans participating in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administrations (DEAs) third National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on October 29 turned in more than 377,086 pounds (188.5 tons) of unwanted or expired medications for safe and…

Lowes Is Alleged to Have Terminated Matthew King Without Just Cause After Returning from the Iraq War PORTLAND, ORE. Lowes, a national hardware store chain, has agreed to settle the Justice Departments claims alleging that the company violated the Uniform…

WASHINGTON Two sisters who owned a fraudulent Detroit-area medical clinic and who are former Most Wanted health care fraud fugitives were each sentenced in Miami to 14 years in prison for their leading roles in a $9.1 million Medicare fraud…

Part of the 10,505 lbs. of marijuana seized during this investigation. Over five tons of marijuana and $4.3 million in drug proceeds seized INDIANAPOLIS The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Metropolitan Drug Task Force (Metro Drug), and other state and…

Indictment Also Alleges Fraud Conspiracy Involving Illegal Exports of Military Antennas to Singapore and Hong Kong WASHINGTON Five individuals and four of their companies have been indicted as part of a conspiracy to defraud the United States that allegedly caused…