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…

The FBI and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Inspector General (HUD-OIG) urge consumers, especially senior citizens, to be vigilant when seeking reverse mortgage products. Reverse mortgages, also known as Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECM), have…

FBI agents helped bust the largest dog fighting operation ever seen in the U.S. A year-long investigation by federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies has resulted in the arrests of approximately 30 people across five states in what officials…

Recipients of Some VA Benefits Will Receive $250 WASHINGTON The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has requested the Department of the Treasury to make $250 payments to eligible Veterans. The first payments were sent Monday, June 22. All payments will…

The worlds 65-and-older population is projected to triple by midcentury, from 516 million in 2009 to 1.53 billion in 2050, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In contrast, the population under 15 is expected to increase by only 6 percent…

Photo L to R: Marlon Jackson, Joe Moscheo (former BMI VP), B. James Lowry (former Oak Ridge Boys guitarist), William Lee Golden (Oak Ridge Boys), Michael Jackson, Jackie Jackson, Donna Jean Kisshauer (former ORB Promotion Manager), Rusty Golden (William Lees…

courtesy photo Falfurrias, Texas Border Patrol agents assigned to the Falfurrias, Texas Border Patrol station seized 6,193 pounds of marijuana from a tractor-trailer. Border Patrol agents, aided by a detector dog, seized almost $5 million worth of marijuana being transported…

Defendants Admitted to Conspiring to Defraud Medicare at HIV Infusion Clinics WASHINGTONFour Miami-area residents were sentenced in connection with a $10 million Medicare fraud scheme involving HIV infusion clinics. Alexis Dagnesses, 44; Gonzalo Nodarse, 38; Alexis Carrazana, 41; and Dr.…

Resolution 1718 Resolution 1874* Arms embargo Ban on the transfer to and from North Korea of: 1) enumerated categories of weapons (e.g., tanks) and 2) WMD- and ballistic missile-related goods, and luxury goods (to DPRK) · Ban on all arms…

23 Alleged PDL Bloods Gang Members and 11 Associates Charged in Operation Tourniquet Baltimore, Maryland A federal grand jury has indicted 23 alleged members of the Pasadena Denver Lanes Bloods gang (PDL Bloods) on federal racketeering charges and charged 11…

WASHINGTON, D.C. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a $1.3 million civil penalty from Florida-based Gulfstream International Airlines, Inc. for violations of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The alleged violations include improper scheduling of flight crew duty time, and the…

An A-10 Thunderbolt II, like the one pictured below, used a guided bomb unit 38 to detsroy an anti-Afghan forces weapons cache May 30. U.S. Air Force photo SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in…