Court Orders Bar All Illegal Telemarketing Activities Four deceptive telemarketing operations targeted by the Federal Trade Commission have agreed to abandon the illegal tactics they allegedly used to scam consumers such as charging for products that were never ordered, making…

WASHINGTON A fifth individual pleaded guilty today to illegally accessing numerous confidential passport application files. Kevin M. Young, 42, of Temple Hills, Md., has plead guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Alan Kay in the District of Columbia to a one-count…

WASHINGTONA pipeline company and two of its former operating firms will jointly pay a civil penalty of $3.65 million to resolve violations of the Clean Water Act resulting from anhydrous ammonia spills in Nebraska and Kansas. The spills which occurred…

WASHINGTON Two former employees of Edward H. Okun, who was sentenced to 100 years in prison on Aug. 4, 2009, after a three-week jury trial, were sentenced for their roles in a scheme to defraud and obtain approximately $126 million…

The Missile Defense Agencys Airborne Laser (ABL) prototype aircraft successfully acquired, tracked, provided atmospheric compensation and simulated the directed energy kill sequence against an instrumented boosting missile target using three onboard low-power lasers on Aug. 10 at 9:50 p.m. PDT.…

Anchorage, Alaska David Skrzynski and Jason Maroney, both of Juneau, Alaska, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Anchorage on charges of violating the Lacey Act by selling halibut that was taken in violation of federal regulations. The…

On July 22, at 12:45pm (PDT), the Arrow Weapon System (AWS) conducted an interception test at a missile test range in the United States. This test is a part of the Arrow System Improvement Program, jointly conducted by Israel and…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…