WASHINGTON Miami physicians Carlos Contreras, 61, and Ramon Pichardo, 58, were sentenced to 37 months and 48 months in prison, respectively, for defrauding the Medicare program in connection with a $6.8 million HIV infusion fraud scheme. Judge Federico A. Moreno…

The Army has scheduled the execution of Pvt. Ronald A. Gray for Dec. 10, 2008, at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana. In 1988, a court-martial panel sitting at Fort Bragg, N.C., convicted Pvt. Gray by unanimous vote…

Fails to Report Thousands of Dollars in Illegal Gifts From Lobbyists WASHINGTON Trevor L. Blackann, 34, a former legislative assistant in the U.S. Senate, has plead guilty to making a false statement on his 2003 tax returns by failing to…

Boston, MA... A male juvenile, who has been widely known in the hacker underground by his online moniker, Dshocker, pled guilty in U.S. District Court to computer intrusion, interstate threats, and wire fraud, stemming from hacking, botnet and swatting activities.…

Court Orders Defendants to Pay Total of $8.8 Million Washington, D.C. In a trial against unregistered principal Michael W. Crow, who made millions of dollars in unlawful commissions while violating the broker-dealer registration and reporting provisions of the securities laws,…

Alexandria, VA - Vijay K. Taneja, age 47, of Fairfax, Virginia, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme involving his company, Financial Mortgage, Inc., (FMI), which originated and sold…

RALEIGH, N.C. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has launched millimeter wave technology at the new Terminal 2 at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU). Millimeter wave detects weapons, explosives and other threat items concealed under layers of clothing without any physical contact.…

A B-1B Lancer takes off from an air base in Southwest Asia. The B-1B has the capability to carry guided and unguided weapons and deliver massive quantities of precision and non-precision weapons against specific targets. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt.…

Wendt Construction illegally graded and filled wetlands near Strongs Creek, Eel River SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered Dennis Wendt and Wendt Construction to restore sensitive wetlands near the Eel River that the company illegally graded…

SAN FRANCISCO The nations second largest glass container manufacturer, Saint Gobain Containers, Inc. is facing a $139,534 fine from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The settlement resolves alleged federal Clean Air Act violations at Saint-Gobains wine bottle manufacturing facility in…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agents, working jointly with Caribbean Border Initiative (CCI) law enforcement officers, seized 1,930 kilograms of cocaine with a street value of approximately $58 million on board the Panamanian-flagged vessel M/V Megan…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has increased inspections and product testing efforts in response to the melamine contamination problem which originated in Chinese dairy products. As a result of the FDAs on-going testing program, the agency has detected…