Russian woman advertised for 'spouse' on Craiglist.com LOS ANGELES - A West Los Angeles man and the Russian national he wed last year were arrested today by federal immigration officials after being charged with marriage fraud for allegedly entering into…

WASHINGTON A central Florida metal sling manufacturer pleaded guilty and agreed to pay a $150,000 criminal fine today for its role in a conspiracy to rig bids on U.S. Navy contracts for metal sling hoist assemblies, used to transport items…

WASHINGTON Three former employees of the British bank National Westminster Bank Plc (Nat West) have pleaded guilty to a charge of wire fraud in connection with a secret investment with former executives of the Enron Corporation, Assistant Attorney General Alice…

WASHINGTON An Ohio man has been sentenced to serve ten years in prison for conspiring to provide material support to terrorists, Assistant Attorney General for National Security Kenneth L. Wainstein, U.S. Attorney Gregory G. Lockhart of the Southern District of…

Agrees to Forfeit Over $2 Million; Mary Patricia Bromwell Sentenced to a Year and a Day for Mail Fraud BALTIMORE, Maryland - U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced former Maryland State Senator Thomas L. Bromwell, Sr., age 58, of…

Afghanistan has significant amounts of undiscovered non-fuel mineral resources according to the U.S. Geological Surveys 2007 assessment, unveiled at the 3rd annual U.S.-Afghan Business Matchmaking Conference organized by the Afghan-American Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C. Mineral resources present a…

Separate Report Finds People with Diabetes Doing a Better Job of Checking Blood Sugar Two CDC studies say adults with diabetes report they are doing better at the vital job of monitoring their blood sugar, and fewer say theyve developed…

Defendant Conspired to Launder Proceeds from the Sale of Stolen Jewelry Benton J. Campbell, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced that David A. Gross, a former Nassau County District Court Judge, was sentenced today to…

Afghanistan has significant amounts of undiscovered non-fuel mineral resources according to the U.S. Geological Surveys 2007 assessment, unveiled today at the 3rd annual U.S.-Afghan Business Matchmaking Conference organized by the Afghan-American Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C. Mineral resources present…

SANTA ANA, Calif. Michael S. Carona, the elected sheriff-coroner of Orange County, has been named in a wide-ranging corruption indictment unsealed today that accuses him and several close associates of scheming to exploit Carona's position for personal benefit, including accepting…

A new study conducted in Bangladesh finds that folic acid supplements can dramatically lower blood arsenic levels in individuals chronically exposed to arsenic-contaminated drinking water. Arsenic is a toxic element that is naturally present in some soils and water. Arsenic-contaminated…

Researchers in the United States and Sweden have identified a genetic region associated with increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a chronic and debilitating inflammatory disease of the joints that affects an estimated 2.1 million Americans. The U.S. arm of…