Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduce Bill to Streamline and Reduce Costly Federal Government Property Portfolio
Bill would improve property disposal procedure and help agencies better manage existing space
Active-duty Downsizing Should Benefit Reserve Forces, Board Says
WASHINGTON, March 8, 2012 – A policy board plans to ask Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta to highlight service in the reserve forces as a good option for outgoing active-duty members during downsizing.
Experts Testify on DOD Missile Defense System
WASHINGTON, March 8, 2012 – Technical challenges remain for the complex ballistic missile defense system designed to protect the United States and its allies, but the capability is crucial to the nation’s defense posture, experts told a congressional panel this week.
Belizean Gang Member Who Has Been Deported 4 Times, Sentenced for Re-Entering U.S.
CHICAGO — A member of the violent Crips street gang, who had been previously deported four times to Belize, was sentenced Tuesday to more than five years in prison for illegally re-entering the United States after being deported. This sentence resulted from an investigation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations […]
Two Doctors and Four Nurses Among 11 New Defendants Added to Case Alleging $20 Million Home Health Care Fraud Conspiracy
CHICAGO—Two physicians and four registered nurses are among 11 new defendants who were added to a federal indictment against a suburban Chicago man who operated two home health care businesses for allegedly swindling Medicare of at least $20 million over five years, federal law enforcement officials announced today.
Chairman of Stanford International Bank Convicted in Houston for Orchestrating $7 Billion Investment Fraud Scheme
WASHINGTON – A Houston federal jury yesterday convicted Robert Allen Stanford, the former Board of Directors Chairman of Stanford International Bank (SIB), for orchestrating a 20-year investment fraud scheme in which he misappropriated $7 billion from SIB to finance his personal businesses.
Federal Court in Illinois Shuts Down Nationwide “Employee Benefit Plan†Tax Scheme
A federal court has permanently barred Tracy L. Sunderlage, Linda Sunderlage and four companies from operating an alleged scheme to help high-income individuals attempt to avoid income taxes by funneling money through purported employee benefit plans, the Justice Department announced today.
Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Ohio
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that the Civil Rights Division will monitor elections today in Cuyahoga, Hamilton and Lorain Counties, Ohio.
Panetta:The Taliban’s Adoption of Murder Tactics is a Sign of Their Weakness
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky-Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta spoke at Fort Campbell on Friday. He addressed the "Green on Blue" incidences that have taken place since the accidental burning of Qurans at Bagram Air Field.