Justice Department Announces Results of Operation Spring Cleaning
Union Leaders Convicted of Racketeering, Fraud, and Embezzlement of Union Dues
CEO of Iran Tech Company Arrested on Federal Charge of Supplying U.S. Equipment to Iran’s Nuclear and Military Establishment
Joint Law Enforcement Effort Disrupts Two Multi-State Drug Trafficking Operations; Nineteen Defendants Charged in Homeland Security Task Force Initiative
Morris County Man Arrested for Kicking and Biting ICE Deportation Officers
National News
Jan 14, 2010
by Chuck Paone 66th Air Base Wing Public Affairs HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass (AFNS) -- The 950th Electronic System Group's Eagle Vision imagery collection team here sprang into action within hours of the 7.0 earthquake that shook Haiti to…
Jan 14, 2010
SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) -- An Air Force MQ-1 Predator crashed in southern Afghanistan about 1 a.m. Kabul time Jan. 15. The crash was not caused by enemy fire. The crash site was secured and there were no civilian injuries or…
Jan 12, 2010
PHOENIX In response to yesterdays devastating earthquake in Haiti, the Red Cross is actively supporting the relief operation. The 7.3 magnitude earthquake was centered near the capital of Port au Prince causing catastrophic damage and loss of many lives with…
Jan 5, 2010
Former Purchasing Manager for Safeway Inc. Agrees to Plead Guilty to Fraud Charges in Connection with His Acceptance of Bribes from SK Foods SACRAMENTO, A former purchasing manager for Safeway Inc. Michael Chavez, 52, of Fremont, has been charged with…
Dec 23, 2009
by Joel Fortner Arnold Engineering Development Center Public Affairs ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. (AFNS) -- Arnold Engineering Development Center officials have launched a YouTube channel to showcase various systems tested at the center, including the F-35 and F-22 fighter…
Dec 17, 2009
HOUSTONWilliam James Dennis, aka Willie D, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges stemming from his purported sales of Apple iPhones through a company known as Texas One Wireless. At a hearing today before United States District Court Judge Gray…
Dec 16, 2009
HOUSTONDr. Michael D. Kim, 69, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to prison today for engaging in a conspiracy to illegally distribute more than 1.7 million tablets of hydrocodone to drug users and addicts and was also sentenced to prison for…
Dec 16, 2009
HOUSTONJames Brooks, the former managing director of North American natural gas sales for El Paso Merchant Energy, and El Paso natural gas traders Wesley C. Walton and James Patrick Phillips have been sentenced for conspiracy, false reporting, and wire fraud.…
Dec 10, 2009
WASHINGTON Detroit-area residents Baskaran Thangarasan, Sandeep Aggarwal and Wayne Smith pleaded guilty this week for their roles in connection with several Detroit-area health care fraud schemes. Thangarasan, 37, pleaded guilty on Dec. 9, 2009, to one count of conspiracy to…
Dec 10, 2009
by Airman 1st Class Jessica Green 129th Rescue Wing Public Affairs MOFFETT FEDERAL AIRFIELD, California (AFNS) -- An Air National Guard member from the 129th Rescue Squadron here recently returned home from her deployment to Afghanistan after being wounded by…
Dec 10, 2009
by Derek Kaufman 88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs An Air Force Flight Test Center B-52H Stratofortress performs a captive carry flight of the X-51A WaveRider Dec. 9, 2009, over Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The captive carry mission is…
Dec 10, 2009
The United States and Japan reached agreement on the text of a landmark Open-Skies aviation agreement, liberalizing U.S.-Japan air services for the carriers of both countries. The agreement was reached after five rounds of negotiations focusing on Open Skies, beginning…