ATLANTA Melissa Deaton Tesvich, 41, of Mobile, Ala., was sentenced to federal prison by U.S. District Judge Richard W. Story, for filing a false tax return in connection with her ex-husband's scheme to defraud Home Depot. United States Attorney David…

CHICAGO, ILA suburban businessman who offered and sold purported investments to hundreds of investors was charged in an information filed by the United States Attorney's Office with allegedly operating a more than 20-year Ponzi scheme that resulted in more than…

WASHINGTON Coordinated actions between the Departments of Justice, State and Treasury against the Gulf Cartel/Los Zetas drug trafficking organization, now known as the Company, are the latest in a series of efforts by the U.S. government to neutralize and dismantle…

DEA Agents and U.S. Marshals Escort FARC Commander From Plane NEW YORK - Gerardo Aguilar Ramirez, aka Cesar, a former front commander in the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC), has been extradited from…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Adrian J. Gilliam Jr., 33, of Lavergne, Tenn., has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. The offense is punishable by up to 10 years…

Tthe Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has reached a settlement with Advanta Bank Corporation, Draper, Utah (Advanta), for deceptive and unfair practices in violation of section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act. Under the settlement, Advanta has agreed…

SANTA ANA, CAA former Rockwell and Boeing engineer from Orange County was remanded into custody this morning after a federal judge convicted him of charges of economic espionage and acting as an agent of the Peoples Republic of China, for…

I have to admit I thought that just maybe, we were going to have a relatively mild summer, keeping in mind that it is, after all, Arizona. Apparently Mother Nature decided it was time for a loud wake up call…

PHOENIX - Based on an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a Globe woman was indicted by a federal grand jury last week for allegedly embezzling approximately $1.18 million from a Gila County credit union. Marlene Aguilera Pena, 45,…

Phoenix, Ariz. David P. Gonzales, the United States Marshal for the District of Arizona has announced the successful conclusion of Operation FALCON (Federal and Local Cops Organized Nationally). Operation FALCON, now in its fifth year, is a cooperative effort among…

Last week was a startling one for Hollywood, as well as the rest of the country. The death of Farrah Fawcett, although not unexpected was indeed sad for one who died so young. Two other deaths, one of prominently known…

PHOENIX - A federal grand jury in Phoenix returned a 130-count indictment against Trenda Lynne Halton, 37, of Peoria, Ariz, and 64 co-defendants for various offenses related to a conspiracy to defraud the U.S. Government out of more than a…