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May 8, 2008
ORLANDO, Fla. - More than eighty individuals involved in various marriage fraud conspiracies throughout Florida were arrested this week following a joint investigation by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…
May 7, 2008
Washington, D.C. The Securities and Exchange Commission has obtained an emergency court order freezing the assets of the alleged perpetrator of an Internet fraud scheme that reaped approximately $72 million from more than 3,000 investors in all 50 states and…
May 6, 2008
Despite all the recent news of a troubled economy, folks have still managed to find donations and money for those in need. This issue features a project benefiting a worthwhile cause. The Mazatzal Hotel & Casino's Big Bass Challenge 2008,…
May 5, 2008
Michael J. Garcia, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michele M. Leonhart, the Acting Administrator of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA"), announced today the unsealing of an Indictment against international arms dealer…
May 5, 2008
Phoenix, Arizona -- Attorney General Terry Goddard announced the breakup of a major weapons trafficking operation in Phoenix that supplied hundreds of AK-47 assault rifles, other long guns and handguns to criminal organizations in Mexico.Three men were arrested this morning,…
May 4, 2008
Early Sunday morning, a suspected pipe bomb exploded at the entrance of the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Courthouse at 940 Front Street in San Diego, California. The explosion shattered a glass door, damaged the lobby, and punched a hole in…
May 1, 2008
CMLS Rules Obstruct Competition from Low-Priced and Innovative Real Estate Brokers WASHINGTON The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division today filed a lawsuit against the Consolidated Multiple Listing Service (CMLS) of Columbia, S.C., challenging its rules that unreasonably restrict competition among…
Apr 16, 2008
Little Rock, AR William J. Bryant, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Little Rock District Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), along with Jane W. Duke, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, and numerous other…
Apr 15, 2008
Phoenix, AZ - From April 7-11, Phoenix valley law enforcement partners collaborated on Operation JusticeÂÂÂ, a one week fugitive round-up in honor of National Crime Victims Rights Week. Operation Justice netted valley law enforcement partners 236 fugitives wanted throughout Maricopa…
Apr 15, 2008
RINCON, Puerto Rico - One hundred seventy-seven kilograms of cocaine and 200 grams of heroin with an estimated street value of more than $5 million were seized late last week by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents. The…
Apr 15, 2008
Researchers make breakthrough in creating gasoline from plant matter, with almost no carbon footprint Researchers have made a breakthrough in the development of "green gasoline," a liquid identical to standard gasoline yet created from sustainable biomass sources like switchgrass and…
Apr 13, 2008
Charlotte Mexican authorities and FBI Special Agents have fugitive U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Cesar Armando Laurean in custody in Mexico exactly three months after he disappeared. Agents are awaiting extradition to bring Laurean back to Onslow County to face murder…