WASHINGTON The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that the maximum amount of Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance (VMLI) increased from $90,000 to $150,000, effective Oct. 1, under the Veterans Benefits Act of 2010. Maximum coverage will further increase from $150,000 to…

SAVANNAH, Ga. A Georgia couple accused of harboring illegal aliens for commercial advantage and then laundering the proceeds was arrested Friday following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Federal Bureau of Investigation…

SAN DIEGO-The U.S. Coast Guard continues to look for two fishermen who were reported lost Saturday morning 60 miles west of San Clemente Island, California. Crews searched through the night for the 23-foot center consol Mexican fishing vessel with two…

Lawsuit Alleges Substantial Revenue Loss from Firms Pyramiding of Employment Taxes WASHINGTON A federal court has ordered Advanced Underground Construction LLC and William David Ward II to begin paying employment taxes to the United States on a timely basis. According…

PITTSBURGH - James Donis, 47, a former major at the Allegheny County, Penn., Jail, and a resident of Glenshaw, Penn., has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on civil rights charges stemming from an April 2010 incident…

WASHINGTON - The Congressional Gold Medal was presented collectively today to the U.S. Army's 100th Infantry Battalion (INF BN), the 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT) and the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) - also known as Nisei Soldiers of World War…

The Armys next-generation attack helicopter, the AH-64D Apache Longbow Block III (AB3), makes its professional debut today in Mesa, Arizona, and received a special blessing with some unique fanfare. First Flight (Maintenance Flight) The White Mountain Apache Tribe joined the…

WASHINGTON (Army News Service) -- Secretary of the Army John McHugh believes that with the drawdown of forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, talented Soldiers will need to be retained while Army infrastructure draws down, and the American people and war…

CLEVELAND The Coast Guard and local first responders are searching the area near the New Buffalo, Michigan, beach breakwall for a missing kayaker Saturday evening after two others were rescued from heavy waves. Missing is Mitchell Fajman, 18, hometown unknown.…

WASHINGTON Miami-area residents Angel Gonzalez and Jorge Zamora, who were the owners and operators of a fraudulent physical therapy company in Lakeland, Fla., were sentenced yesterday and today to 42 months in prison and 46 months in prison, respectively, for…

Investigation Has Yielded Charges Against 10 Individuals to Date WASHINGTON Two California real estate investors have agreed to plead guilty today for their roles in a conspiracy to rig bids and to commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure…

WASHINGTON Osman Norales, Genaro De La Fuente, Francisco Ramirez and Ulises Linares were indicted on charges of conspiring to defraud the United States. The indictment was unsealed in the Central District of California today. According to the allegations in the…