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
May 12, 2009
The FBI is requesting the publics assistance in identifying and apprehending a man thought to be responsible for at least 19 armed bank robberies over a two-year period in Tallahassee, Perry, and Lake City, Florida, as well as the Dothan,…
May 12, 2009
Defendants Daniel Troya, 25, and Ricardo Sanchez, 25, both of West Palm Beach, FL, were sentenced today for their role in the brutal slaying of the Escobedo family along Floridas Turnpike in St. Lucie County on October 13, 2006. U.S.…
May 5, 2009
Kellogg Company, the worlds leading producer of cereal, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that advertising claims touting a breakfast of Frosted Mini-Wheats as clinically shown to improve kids attentiveness by nearly 20% were false and violated federal…
May 5, 2009
Jamaica, N.Y. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at JFK International Airport arrested 20-year-old Mario Ramirez and 18-year-old Yenesky Martinez on Monday attempting to smuggle nearly nine pounds of cocaine from the Dominican Republic in sneakers. During the month…
May 5, 2009
NEW YORK Bashit Noorzai, a former Mujahideen warlord and strong ally of the Taliban, was sentenced last week to life in prison on heroin importation and distribution conspiracy charges. Noorzai was found guilty of the charges following a jury trial…
May 5, 2009
WASHINGTONQuest Diagnostics Incorporated and its subsidiary, Nichols Institute Diagnostics (NID), have entered into a global settlement with the United States to resolve criminal and civil claims concerning various types of diagnostic test kits that NID manufactured, marketed and sold to…
May 5, 2009
More than $1 million in heroin is discovered inside hollow books. Courtesy photo. Wilmington, Ohio U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Wilmington DHL Hub seized more than $1 million in heroin hidden inside books. Each book contained…
May 5, 2009
At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court has imposed a judgment of $18.9 million against operators of an Internet kiosk business opportunity scam, clearing the way for the FTC to distribute more than $2 million to…
Apr 14, 2009
For Spellers Age 50+ CHEYENNE, WY AARP has announced a national call for entries for its 14th annual AARP National Spelling Bee. The spelling bee is open to anyone age 50+ with the exception of previous winners. Contestants will test…
Apr 14, 2009
Blaine, Wash. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Pacific Highway port of entry arrested a 53-year-old Surrey, British Columbia, man on for attempting to smuggle 107,339 tablets of Ecstasy worth more than $1 million into the United…
Mar 11, 2009
Washington, D.C., The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based software manufacturer Quest Software, Inc. and three current or former officers for stock option backdating. The SEC's complaint alleges that Quest, its executive chairman Vincent Smith, its former…
Feb 24, 2009
NEW YORK - Paul Greenwood, 61, of North Salem, N.Y., and Stephen Walsh, 64, of Sands Point, N.Y., were arrested this morning on conspiracy, securities fraud and wire fraud charges. According to a three-count complaint, from at least 1996 through…