Defendants believed they were selling weapons to members of the FARC. International arms dealer Monzer Al Kassar, a/k/a "Abu Munawar," a/k/a "El Taous," and his associate, Luis Felipe Moreno Godoy, were convicted on November 20 following a three-week jury trial…

The FBI in Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Police Department are seeking the public's assistance to identify and apprehend the individual responsible for the robbery of the Citizens Bank Branch located at 2014 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, on November 20, 2008,…

WASHINGTON Miami residents Dilcia Marinez, Juan Carlos Castaneda and Luis Frias each were sentenced to prison for their roles in defrauding the Medicare program and laundering the illegal proceeds in connection with a $14 million HIV infusion fraud scheme, Acting…

Tractor-Trailer Load of Drugs is Worth $4.6 Million Laredo, Texas Border Patrol agents from the Hebbronville station seized more than 5,700 pounds of marijuana from a tractor-trailer. This case illustrates that the immigration checkpoints are an effective element of the…

Laredo, Texas Border Patrol agents from the Laredo North station disrupted an attempt to smuggle cocaine this morning. Agents patrolling in Laredo became suspicious of a small white Chevrolet cargo van and attempted to stop the vehicle by activating the…

Company Plans to Defer Restart of Climax Molybdenum Mine PHOENIX, AZ Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) announced in response to the recent sharp decline in molybdenum prices plans to reduce production from its Henderson primary molybdenum mine and…

San Luis, Ariz. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Luis port of entry intercepted several attempts to smuggle cocaine and marijuana in the last week. Our officers work very hard to prevent drugs and other harmful items…

Phoenix, Arizona A $60 million settlement has been reached with Pfizer Inc. (Pfizer) after a lengthy investigation by Attorneys General from 32 states and the District of Columbia into the companys promotion of the drugs Celebrex® and Bextra®. Arizonas share…

Three-Year Investigation Links Suspects to Murder, Drug, and Firearms Trafficking SAN FRANCISCO Twenty-two individuals in the San Francisco Bay Area were indicted on federal racketeering and other charges arising from their participation in La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang, the U.S.…

A photograph of one of the letters. More than 50 identical or similar letters were sent to three different financial institutions in at least 11 states. A photograph of the envelope that was used with the letter above The FBI…

El Paso, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working anti-terrorism operations at the Bridge of Americas commercial cargo crossing in El Paso intercepted 6,820 pounds of marijuana in a commercial shipment of coffee. The tractor-trailer came across from…

Phoenix, Arizona - Douglas Ross Zuber, 40, of Phoenix, has been indicted on one count of money laundering, one count of theft and one count of fraudulent schemes and artifices. The charges relate to Zubers alleged embezzlement of nearly $11…