Democrats’ $1.5 Trillion Shutdown Scheme: Benefits to Border-Crossers, Americans Abandoned
Coast Guard offloads nearly $94.5 million in illegal narcotics in Fort Lauderdale from Operation Pacific Viper
The Hillshire Brands Company Recalls Corn Dog and Sausage On A Stick Products Due To Possible Extraneous Matter Contamination
Operation Pacific Viper: U.S. Coast Guard Announces Largest Drug Offload in its History
National News
Jul 21, 2009
LOS ANGELES A San Marcos man pleaded guilty this morning to a felony charge of using the Internet to distribute a pirated copy of Slumdog Millionaire in violation of federal copyright law. Owen Moody, 25, pleaded guilty to uploading a…
Jul 20, 2009
HOUSTONAn 11-count sealed indictment charging conspiracy and wire fraud has been unsealed following the arrests of Claymon "Butch" Trammell, Michelle Trammell, and Jeannettea Williams. Claymon Trammell operated real estate and home repair companies in the Houston area. Michelle Trammell, Claymon…
Jul 20, 2009
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas Five Corpus Christi men have been indicted for various federal weapons charges arising from recent smash and grab burglary of a local gun store. The six-count indictment was returned under seal by a grand jury on July…
Jul 19, 2009
ST. LOUIS, MOCathy M. Gieseker was indicted on multiple fraud charges including mail and wire fraud and interstate transportation of stolen property, involving a $27 million grain fraud scheme. Gieseker is charged with operating a Ponzi scheme whereby payments to…
Jul 14, 2009
FTC Charges Rite Aids Cold-and-Flu Remedy Supplier with False and Deceptive Advertising in Ongoing Case National pharmacy chain Rite Aid Corporation has agreed to pay $500,000 to settle FTC charges that it deceptively advertised that its Germ Defense tablets and…
Jul 14, 2009
The FBI and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Inspector General (HUD-OIG) urge consumers, especially senior citizens, to be vigilant when seeking reverse mortgage products. Reverse mortgages, also known as Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECM), have…
Jul 14, 2009
FBI agents helped bust the largest dog fighting operation ever seen in the U.S. A year-long investigation by federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies has resulted in the arrests of approximately 30 people across five states in what officials…
Jun 30, 2009
Recipients of Some VA Benefits Will Receive $250 WASHINGTON The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has requested the Department of the Treasury to make $250 payments to eligible Veterans. The first payments were sent Monday, June 22. All payments will…
Jun 30, 2009
The worlds 65-and-older population is projected to triple by midcentury, from 516 million in 2009 to 1.53 billion in 2050, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In contrast, the population under 15 is expected to increase by only 6 percent…
Jun 30, 2009
Photo L to R: Marlon Jackson, Joe Moscheo (former BMI VP), B. James Lowry (former Oak Ridge Boys guitarist), William Lee Golden (Oak Ridge Boys), Michael Jackson, Jackie Jackson, Donna Jean Kisshauer (former ORB Promotion Manager), Rusty Golden (William Lees…
Jun 16, 2009
courtesy photo Falfurrias, Texas Border Patrol agents assigned to the Falfurrias, Texas Border Patrol station seized 6,193 pounds of marijuana from a tractor-trailer. Border Patrol agents, aided by a detector dog, seized almost $5 million worth of marijuana being transported…
Jun 16, 2009
Defendants Admitted to Conspiring to Defraud Medicare at HIV Infusion Clinics WASHINGTONFour Miami-area residents were sentenced in connection with a $10 million Medicare fraud scheme involving HIV infusion clinics. Alexis Dagnesses, 44; Gonzalo Nodarse, 38; Alexis Carrazana, 41; and Dr.…