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Jun 3, 2008

Del Rio, Texas Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio Sector seized more than 650 pounds of marijuana during the Memorial Day holiday weekend in three separate incidents. The largest seizure was made by Border Patrol agents assigned to…

Jun 3, 2008

WASHINGTON -- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it has completed making calls to veterans potentially identified as being ill or injured from Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF-OIF), and will immediately begin targeting over 500,000…

Jun 3, 2008

Phoenix, Arizona - Consumers are being asked to be wary of postcards soliciting donations for "Arizona Hospitalized Veteran Gift Campaign." The Attorney General's Office has learned that Arizona residents are receiving these mail solicitations claiming to be associated with a…

Jun 3, 2008

A huge real estate fraud scheme has been broken up after victimizing potentially 400 homeowners in San Diego County alone, with additional victims in other counties. There are many more victims throughout the state who have not yet come forward…

Jun 3, 2008

Defendant's United States Citizenship is Revoked BROOKLYN, NY A U.S. Army contract translator was sentenced to 121 months of imprisonment for illegally possessing national defense documents, and using a false identity to procure his United States citizenship and to gain…

May 27, 2008

The north Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1 and lasts through November. The U.S. Census Bureau produces timely local data that are critical to emergency planning, preparedness and recovery efforts. This edition of Facts for Features spotlights the number of…

May 26, 2008

Tech. Sgt. Jay Tomten (left) 755th Air Expeditionary Group Explosive Ordinance Disposal team leader and Staff Sgt. Jason Snow 755th Air Expeditionary Group robot operator prepare to send a PACBOT to a incident site. Two 107mm rockets on a timer…

May 20, 2008

WASHINGTON Willbros Group Inc. (Willbros Group), a publicly-traded company that provides construction, engineering and other services in the oil and gas industry, and Willbros International Inc. (Willbros International), the wholly owned subsidiary through which it conducts international operations, have agreed…

May 20, 2008

OIG special agents are warning the public that an international telemarketing fraud schemein which callers claiming to represent a government agency tell potential victims they have won huge sweepstakes prizeshas spread to more places around the world and likely will…

May 20, 2008

WASHINGTON As millions of Americans begin receiving their economic stimulus payments, the Internal Revenue Service released a list of the most-frequently-asked questions and answers that people now are asking. "Many people have questions about the stimulus payments, and the IRS…