National News

Nov 27, 2007

WASHINGTON Three former employees of the British bank National Westminster Bank Plc (Nat West) have pleaded guilty to a charge of wire fraud in connection with a secret investment with former executives of the Enron Corporation, Assistant Attorney General Alice…

Nov 24, 2007

Agrees to Forfeit Over $2 Million; Mary Patricia Bromwell Sentenced to a Year and a Day for Mail Fraud BALTIMORE, Maryland - U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced former Maryland State Senator Thomas L. Bromwell, Sr., age 58, of…

Nov 20, 2007

Afghanistan has significant amounts of undiscovered non-fuel mineral resources according to the U.S. Geological Surveys 2007 assessment, unveiled at the 3rd annual U.S.-Afghan Business Matchmaking Conference organized by the Afghan-American Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C. Mineral resources present a…

Nov 15, 2007

Defendant Conspired to Launder Proceeds from the Sale of Stolen Jewelry Benton J. Campbell, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced that David A. Gross, a former Nassau County District Court Judge, was sentenced today to…

Nov 12, 2007

Afghanistan has significant amounts of undiscovered non-fuel mineral resources according to the U.S. Geological Surveys 2007 assessment, unveiled today at the 3rd annual U.S.-Afghan Business Matchmaking Conference organized by the Afghan-American Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C. Mineral resources present…

Nov 6, 2007

SANTA ANA, Calif. Michael S. Carona, the elected sheriff-coroner of Orange County, has been named in a wide-ranging corruption indictment unsealed today that accuses him and several close associates of scheming to exploit Carona's position for personal benefit, including accepting…

Oct 16, 2007

A new study conducted in Bangladesh finds that folic acid supplements can dramatically lower blood arsenic levels in individuals chronically exposed to arsenic-contaminated drinking water. Arsenic is a toxic element that is naturally present in some soils and water. Arsenic-contaminated…

Oct 2, 2007

Paradigm Disclosed Improper Payments Discovered Through Pre-Public Offering Due Diligence WASHINGTON The Department of Justice has entered into an agreement with Paradigm B.V. related to the making of improper payments to government officials in China, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Mexico and Nigeria…