Insurer pays $20 million and undergoes ethical reforms The United States Government and Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) have reached an agreement under which the insurer will pay $20 million to resolve matters related to the…

The Most Dangerous Urban Fault in America? AGU Sessions Indicate Hayward & Calaveras Faults Connect at Depth As the 140th anniversary of the last big earthquake on the Hayward Fault approaches, new U.S. Geological Survey studies provide mounting evidence that…

Postmaster David Willis Charged in Two Federal Counts and Taken into Custody CHARLOTTE, NC - David Willis, Postmaster for the U.S. Postal Service at Cornelius, North Carolina, has been indicted by a federal grand jury sitting in Asheville, NC, on…

R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Jonathan I. Solomon, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced today that defendant Louis S. Robles, 59, was sentenced before U.S. District Court Judge Alan…

Boston, MA . . . A Massachusetts State Trooper was charged in U.S. District with cocaine distribution. United States Attorney Michael J. Sullivan; Colonel Mark Delaney, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police; June W. Stansbury, Special Agent in Charge of…

Should be considered risk factor for osteoporosis; immune system involved Premenopausal women with even mild depression have less bone mass than do their nondepressed peers, a study funded in part by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of…

WASHINGTON A central Florida metal sling manufacturer pleaded guilty and agreed to pay a $150,000 criminal fine today for its role in a conspiracy to rig bids on U.S. Navy contracts for metal sling hoist assemblies, used to transport items…

Russian woman advertised for 'spouse' on Craiglist.com LOS ANGELES - A West Los Angeles man and the Russian national he wed last year were arrested today by federal immigration officials after being charged with marriage fraud for allegedly entering into…

WASHINGTON Three former employees of the British bank National Westminster Bank Plc (Nat West) have pleaded guilty to a charge of wire fraud in connection with a secret investment with former executives of the Enron Corporation, Assistant Attorney General Alice…

WASHINGTON An Ohio man has been sentenced to serve ten years in prison for conspiring to provide material support to terrorists, Assistant Attorney General for National Security Kenneth L. Wainstein, U.S. Attorney Gregory G. Lockhart of the Southern District of…

Agrees to Forfeit Over $2 Million; Mary Patricia Bromwell Sentenced to a Year and a Day for Mail Fraud BALTIMORE, Maryland - U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced former Maryland State Senator Thomas L. Bromwell, Sr., age 58, of…

Separate Report Finds People with Diabetes Doing a Better Job of Checking Blood Sugar Two CDC studies say adults with diabetes report they are doing better at the vital job of monitoring their blood sugar, and fewer say theyve developed…