Voluntary Recall of All Ameridose Drug Products

The Food and Drug Administration has recently announced that Ameridose, LLC, has voluntarily recalled all of its products that are currently in circulation.  All of the recalled products are magnesium sulfate products.   The FDA is currently inspecting Ameridose’s main facility in Westborough, Massachusetts.  ...

Foreclosure Protection Granted for NY Storm Victims

Following the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced it will speed up federal disaster assistance for New York and give support to homeowners and renters with low income who were forced from their homes before and after the storm.   On October 30, President Obama announced ...

Master Forge Gas Grills Recalled for Fire and Burn Hazard

On November 6, 2012, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that a particular model of Master Forge Gas Grills is being voluntarily recalled.  Consumers need to stop using this product immediately.   The recall involves the Master Forge four-burner gas grill that has a base with a single door.  ...

Army Master Sergeant Illegally Exported Military Equipment

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has recently announced that Fidel Ignacio Cisneros of Lynnwood, Washington was arrested and sentenced to 46 months in federal prison and two years of supervised release after he violated the Arms Export Control Act and International Traffic in Arms Regulations.   Cisneros was a soldier ...

Real Estate Investor Rigged Public Foreclosure Auctions

On November 1, 2012, the Department of Justice announced that a real estate investor in Northern California agreed to plead guilty for conspiring to rig bids at public real estate foreclosure auctions and commit mail fraud as well.  The man’s name is Norman Montalvo, and he is from Concord, California.   Montalvo ...

Recovery after Sandy Increases Chance of Disaster Fraud

Citizens always want to give funds to victim assistance programs after a natural disaster such as Hurricane Sandy, but people in the United States should be aware of disaster relief fraud before making any contributions.  The FBI and the Department of Justice want suspected cases of fraud or suspicious activity to be reported to ...

Two Attempted to Sell Stolen Henri Matisse Painting

On October 31, 2012, Wifredo A Ferrer, US Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Michael B Steinbach, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Field Office, announced that a Miami resident and a Mexican national were charged and pled guilty to attempting to sell the stolen Matisse painting called “Odalisque ...

Retired Officer Gets 19 Years for Sexually Exploiting Minor

On November 1, 2012, David M Ketchmark, the Acting US Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a retired police officer from Springfield, Missouri was sentenced for sexually exploiting a minor and videotaping the minor for child pornography.  The police officer was employed with the Springfield Police Department ...

Man Plotted Attack on Pentagon and US Capitol

On November 1, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts announced the sentencing of Rezwan Ferdaus.  He pleaded guilty to “attempting to damage and destroy a federal building by means of an explosive and attempting to provide material support to terrorists.”  U.S. District Judge Richard ...

Newly Released Crime Statistics Show National Decline

The Federal Bureau of Investigation released the new 2011 crime statistics at the end of October this year, and the statistics show a general decline in most violent crimes in various parts of the United States.  Violent and property crimes decreased by roughly 3.8 percent and 0.5 percent compared to the statistics in 2010.  ...

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