FTC and 35 States File Charges That Identity Theft Prevention and Data Security Claims Were False LifeLock, Inc. has agreed to pay $11 million to the Federal Trade Commission and $1 million to a group of 35 state attorneys general…

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has assessed a $40,000 civil penalty against US Airways for violating rules that require airline price advertisements to disclose the full price consumers must pay for air transportation. When consumers shop for air travel,…

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, in collaboration with the Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA) and Arlington County Police Department, are investigating why a California man approached the entrance to the Pentagon at approximately 6:40 p.m. on March 4, 2010 and…

WASHINGTON A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of New York has returned a superseding indictment charging Zarein Ahmedzay and Adis Medunjanin with terrorism violations stemming from, among other activities, their alleged roles in the plot involving Najibullah Zazi…

Derivative Contract Led to Higher Prices for Electricity Generating Capacity in New York City WASHINGTON The Department of Justice has reached a settlement with KeySpan Corporation that requires KeySpan to pay $12 million for violating the antitrust laws by entering…

The Justice Department has settled a case alleging housing discrimination in the rental of apartments in Kansas City, Kan. The combined $2.13 million settlement represents the second largest monetary payment ever obtained by the department in a fair housing case…

Victims were Threatened with Injury and Death LOS ANGELESA Las Vegas man has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for leading an extortion scheme in which several California residents were threatened with physical injury or death if they…

Fraud Scheme Led to Nearly $30 Million in Losses at HUD RIVERSIDE,CAThe former president of Mortgage One Corporation in Hesperia was sentenced this afternoon to 13 years in federal prison for defrauding the United States Department of Housing and Urban…

Scheme Led to $46 Million in Losses LOS ANGELESA former state-licensed real estate appraiser was sentenced today to three years in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $46 million in restitution for her role in a massive mortgage…

LOS ANGELESA Nigerian national who operated a money-transfer business in Chino has been sentenced to 97 months in federal prison for his role in a scheme that bilked hundreds of victims out of more than $1.5 million in a scam…

The FBI and the Orange County Sheriffs Department, as well as detectives with multiple police departments in Orange County, are seeking the publics assistance in learning the identity of the Blue Note Bandit, the moniker given to an unidentified bank…

PHOENIX, Arizona Ildefonso Machado-Molina, 31, a citizen of the Republic of Mexico and resident of Phoenix, Ariz., was sentenced here by U.S. District Judge Paul G. Rosenblatt to 17.5 years (210 months) of imprisonment, a $1,000 fine, and a 60-month…