WASHINGTON – Visiting with U.S. troops stationed in South Korea near the demilitarized zone, President Barack Obama lauded their historic security role that assisted South Korea as it transformed itself into a democratic and prosperous nation in the years following the Korean War.
In a huge drug raid, 180 law enforcement officers of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Omaha Police Department, Nebraska State Patrol, Bellevue Police Department, LaVista Police Department, and Douglas County Sheriff’s Office arrested 12 persons connected with a large Omaha drug ring.
The five week trial of one of California's largest bank fraud and identity theft schemes in Californian history is over. All four defendants were convicted in the case.
According to U.S. Attorney Anne Tompkins of North Carolina, a Spruce Pine man was indicted by a Grand Jury on Friday on charges of conspiracy, bank fraud, and making false statements on tax returns.