WASHINGTON Joseph P. Nacchio, 57, the former chief executive officer of Qwest Communications International Inc., was sentenced to 6 years in prison for insider trading, the Justice Department announced today. Chief U.S. District Judge Edward Nottingham for the District of…

WASHINGTON - Northrop Grumman will pay the United States $8 million to resolve allegations that it did not properly test certain tubes used by the U.S. military in night vision goggles and sniper scopes, the Justice Department announced. These night…

WASHINGTON A former executive of National Century Financial Enterprises (NCFE) pleaded guilty to charges that he defrauded investors of billions of dollars, the Justice Departments Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Gregory G. Lockhart of the Southern District of Ohio announced.…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved for marketing the Prestige Cervical Disc, made by Medtronic Sofamor Danek of Memphisthe first artificial cervical (neck) disc for the treatment of cervical degenerative disc disease, one of the most common causes…

An international team of investigators has identified the first human antibodies that can neutralize different strains of the virus responsible for outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). The researchers used a mouse model and in vitro assays (lab tests)…

Heroin Drug Leaders so Rich They Built a Purse Out of Nothing but $100 Bills (Baltimore, MD) Carl J. Kotowski, Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) of the Baltimore District Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), along with Baltimore…

Executive Also Charged With Conspiring to Embezzle Money From Former Employer WASHINGTON A former chief financial officer of a Virginia marine products company has agreed to plead guilty, serve 18 months in prison, and pay a $75,000 criminal fine for…

Administration and Bipartisan Group of Senators Reach Bipartisan Agreement on Comprehensive Immigration Reform In mid-May, Administration Officials and A Bipartisan Group of Senators Reached Agreement on Comprehensive Immigration Reform Legislation. The proposal includes: · Putting Border Security And Enforcement First:…

The sharp decline in the rate of new breast cancer cases in 2003 may be related to a national decline in the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT), according to a new report in the April 19, 2007, issue of…

Reducing sodium intake not only prevents high blood pressure, but also prevents heart disease, according to new clinical trial data from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health. Men and women with pre-hypertension who…

Lone Star Fugitive Task Force LogoSan Antonio Adrian Green and Darren Darden's flight ended on a busy Beaumont Street on the afternoon of April 10. Two United States Marshals Service led Fugitive Task Forces partnered together to arrest both Green…

WASHINGTON Four Massachusetts residents were sentenced in federal court for money laundering and trafficking and conspiring to traffic in more than $1 million of counterfeit luxury handbags and wallets, as well as the materials needed to make these counterfeits, Assistant…