WASHINGTON D.C. A Social Security Disability lawyer is set to be sentence in July for his role in a $550 million Social Security fraud scheme, officials announced Friday. Eric Christopher Conn, 56,…
North Korea: Who would dare to piggyback on Kim Jong-un?
The officer appeared to be overcome with emotion as he climbed onto his leader’s back North Korea’s test of a rocket engine last weekend was accompanied by the usual state media propaganda…
Time.com: NHL is Headed to China
Scott Cendrowski Mar 23, 2017 The National Hockey League is drafting big plans to expand hockey’s popularity in China. League officials are putting the finishing touches on a pair of exhibition games…
DEA: Top Hizballah Terror Financier Arrested for Evading U.S. Sanctions
WASHINGTON D.C. DEA and other federal officials announced Friday the arrest of Kassim Tajideen, a prominent financial supporter of the Hizballah terror organization. Tajideen is charged with evading U.S. sanctions imposed on…
First U.S. Bumblebee Officially Listed as Endangered
By Michael Greshko PUBLISHED MARCH 22, 2017 It’s official: For the first time in the United States, a bumblebee species has been declared endangered. The rusty patched bumblebee (Bombus affinis), once a…
ICE Agent Arrested for Helping Mexican Criminal to Enter U.S. Illegally
LOS ANGELES A special agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations was arrested on federal charges of helping a Mexican criminal enter the United States without proper authorization, according…
Wisconsin Police Officer, Three Others, Killed in Shooting Rampage
WAOW – Newsline 9, Wausau News, Weather, Sports WAUSAU (WAOW) – Four people including a police officer were killed in a shooting rampage in Marathon County Wednesday afternoon. No names are being…
Consumer Reports: Who Really Needs Cholesterol and Blood Pressure Drugs
The latest medical thinking on who should be taking these medications—and who can skip them By Steve Findlay March 17, 2017 Experts agree that high blood pressure and high cholesterol increase the…
ALA.Com: Former social security judge sentenced to prison for trading sex for benefits
ALABAMA By Ivana Hrynkiw | [email protected] Email the author on March 22, 2017 at 1:46 PM, updated March 22, 2017 at 1:58 PM A former Alabama Social Security Administration judge was sentenced…
Man Gets Five Years for Involvement in Counterfeit DVD and CD Ring
GEORGIA A federal judge sentenced a Dakar, Senegal man to five years in prison Wednesday for his involvement in a counterfeit DVD and CD ring. U.S. District Judge William S. Duffey Jr….
Brazilian Woman Booted Out of U.S. for Human Trafficking
BALTIMORE, MD A foreign national who was convicted and wanted by Brazilian authorities for international human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation was deported by federal agents, according to officials. Stefania…
Man Guilty of $800,000 Tax Refund Fraud Involving Bogus Companies
SANTA ANA, CALIF. A Los Angeles man who participated in a scheme that filed fraudulent tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service seeking more than $800,000 in refunds was found guilty today…