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
Sep 8, 2007
WASHINGTON - The U. S. Coast Guard is marking the 50th anniversary of an historic expedition to chart a passage through the Northwest Passage at a time of renewed interest in Arctic research and exploration. In the summer of 1957,…
Sep 6, 2007
WASHINGTON A Biloxi attorney and two former Mississippi state court judges have been sentenced for their roles in an extensive bribery scheme, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division announced today. Chief Judge Henry T. Wingate sentenced…
Sep 4, 2007
EL PASO, TEXAS U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers performing anti-terror inspections at the Paso Del Norte port of entry seized 10.9 pounds of heroin on Monday, August 20 at the Paso Del Norte crossing in downtown El Paso.…
Sep 4, 2007
Illinois Man Is 12th Conviction from Operation SafeHaven WASHINGTON An Illinois man was sentenced to 30 months in prison for participating in an organized online software distribution conspiracy, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division and U.S.…
Sep 4, 2007
R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Julie Torres, Special Agent in Charge, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, announced that defendants Kurt D. Anderson and Leon D. Clarke were sentenced on robbery,…
Sep 4, 2007
R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Julie Torres, Special Agent in Charge, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Joyce Dawley, Special Agent in Charge, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and Ken Mascara, Sheriff,…
Aug 19, 2007
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands - Two Haitian citizens received a collective sentence of 37 months in prison here this month after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) investigation revealed that they were part of a scheme that involved…
Aug 19, 2007
Enormous detector makes first real-time detection of elusive, low-energy neutrinos streaming from the sun's core The fully-assembled Borexino detector is visible from multiple cameras embedded in the structure. An international team of researchers has detected low-energy solar neutrinos--subatomic particles produced…
Aug 16, 2007
May Increase Chance of Serious Side Effects in Infants The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is concerned that nursing infants may be at increased risk of morphine overdose if their mothers are taking codeine and are ultra-rapid metabolizers of…
Aug 16, 2007
LAS VEGAS - A fifth grade teacher with the Nye County School District appeared in federal court yesterday to answer to charges of possessing and receiving child pornography over the Internet, following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
Aug 16, 2007
Received Child Pornography via Peer-to-Peer Software WASHINGTON A Richmond, Va., man was sentenced to 87 months in prison for receipt of child pornography, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg of the…
Aug 15, 2007
He is the last of 9 to be sentenced; must also pay $1 million in restitution DETROIT - A Michigan man was sentenced here today to 7 1/2 years in prison for his role as a ringleader in an involuntary…