WASHINGTON Epps Shipping Company, a Liberian corporation doing business out of Carolina, Puerto Rico, was sentenced in federal court for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) and making false statements to U.S. Coast Guard inspectors. The company…

WASHINGTON Donald H. Cone, 48, of Frederick, Md., was sentenced today in Alexandria, Va., to 30 months in prison for his role in a sophisticated conspiracy to import and sell counterfeit Cisco-branded computer networking equipment. U.S. District Court Judge Gerald…

COEUR DALENE Levi Wayne Mendenhall, 31, of Kamiah, Idaho, was sentenced today to 25 years in federal prison for transporting explosives with intent to kill, injure, or intimidate, stalking, and use of explosive material during the commission of a federal…

by Terri Moon Cronk American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- From pens to Bradley fighting vehicles, 1.7 million pieces of military equipment have been moved out of Iraq so far, as the Dec. 31 deadline for U.S. forces to…

by Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan (AFNS) -- As the pressure increases on the federal budget, the Defense Department must make cuts in a balanced way, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here…

San Juan, Puerto Rico U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized $205,913 in U.S. dollars concealed in the roof compartment of a vehicle bound for Santo Domingo over the weekend. During the x-ray scanning of outbound vehicles bound to board the…

WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced the designation of six members of an al-Qaida network headed by Ezedin Abdel Aziz Khalil, a prominent Iran-based al-Qaida facilitator, operating under an agreement between al-Qaida and the Iranian government. Todays…

Washington, D.C. The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged one of the worlds largest producers of premium alcoholic beverages with widespread violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) stemming from more than six years of improper payments to government…

WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Commerces Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has added two companies in Hong Kong and four companies in Lebanon to the BIS Entity List. The six companies are being added based on evidence that they…

by Cheryl Pellerin American Forces Press Service The WC-135 Constant Phoenix aircraft, shown here being refueled, collects air samples from areas around the world. The on-board atmospheric collection suite allows the mission crew to detect radioactive "clouds" in real time.…

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to institute an investigation of certain light emitting diodes and products containing the same. The products at issue in this investigation are light-emitting diodes and products which incorporate them such as liquid…

U.S .- Mexico Agreements Will Lift Tariffs and Put Safety First U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes Dionisio Arturo Pèrez-Jàcome Friscione joined today in Mexico City to sign agreements resolving the dispute over long-haul,…