ALBUQUERQUE The Forest Service is proposing to revise the 36 CFR 228 Subpart A regulations governing locatable mineral activities on the National Forests. The proposed rule would revise the regulations for locatable minerals operations conducted on National Forest System lands.…

The Latest Scam on the Block What do you get when you combine two popular rackets these daysidentity theft and mortgage fraud? A totally new kind of crime: house stealing. Here's how it generally works: ¦ The con artists start…

Phoenix, Arizona - Prize "checks" from foreign lotteries, investment opportunities that promise triple-digit returns, "Can't Miss" work-at-home business opportunities and "Final Warnings" for vehicle warranties. These were some of the many fraudulent or suspicious offers that showed up in thousands…

Show Low, Arizona - The Commander for District 6, Department of Arizona, Veterans of Foreign Wars, has announced that the Patriot's Pen Youth Essay writing contest for students in grades 6-8 is open for 2008-09. This year's theme is "Why…

Phoenix, AZ A major trade agreement has been reached between the U.S. and Mexico that will allow U.S. breeding cattle to be exported to Mexico. I am pleased that the U.S. and Mexican governments have come to an agreement on…

Using Intel to Stop the Mob, Part 3 of a 3-part Series Dominick Sonny Black Napolitano just couldnt believe it. On July 26, 1981, he and his fellow wise guys learned that Donnie Brascowho they knew as a small-time jewelry…

Using Intel to Stop the Mob, Part 2 of a 3-part Series Capone was history. Lucky Lucianos luck ran out when he was convicted and deported to Italy. And Murder Inc. and its professional hit men were out of business.…

Using Intel to Stop the Mob, Part 1 of a 3-part Series Seventy-five years ago this December, one Special Agent B.E. Sackett penned a short article for Bureau employees on what he called "organized crime conditions in Chicago." By 1932,…

Rule Modifies Selection Process and Prohibits Multiple Filings WASHINGTON ─ U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) transmitted an interim final rule to the Federal Register today that prohibits employers from filing multiple H-1B petitions for the same employee. These changes…

MODESTO, CA Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Gordon Taylor and United States Attorney McGregor W. Scott, announced the arrest of Gustavo Banuelos, 47, Eduardo Rosillo, 27, both of Modesto and Samuel Nungaray, 23, of Manteca, and…

Indictment alleges the arsons were committed on behalf of "Earth Liberation Front" MICHIGAN-On the grounds of Michigan State University (MSU) in East Lansing, Michigan, United States Attorney Charles R. Gross; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent in Charge Andrew…

Phoenix, Ariz. State Attorneys General from the United States and Mexico announced "a new era of binational cooperation to fight organized crime in both countries." A common thread in the agreements is eliminating the U.S.-Mexican border as a refuge for…