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Accusing Fraud, Federal Court Orders More Access To GOP Computers

A federal court has given groups suing the state broad access to computers used by the Republican-controlled Legislature to redraw political boundaries in 2011.

2013/02/25

File photo of Lance Armstrong. (credit: Darren Stewart/Getty Images)

US Joins Fraud Lawsuit Against Lance Armstrong

The Justice Department joined a lawsuit Friday against disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong that alleges the former seven-time Tour de France champion concealed his use of performance-enhancing drugs and defrauded his longtime sponsor, the U.S. Postal Service.

2013/02/23

Millicent West. (Credit: District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency)

Former DC Homland Sec. Director Pleads Guilty To Misuse of Grant Funds

Former homeland security director Millicent West kept her emotions in check enough to give one-word or one-sentence answers in U.S. District Court Friday, but eventually she needed her attorney to bring her some tissues as she stood before the judge.

2013/02/22

Study Reveals Widespread Seafood-Labeling Fraud

Could you detect the level of mercury in your sushi just by the taste of it? Distinguish white tuna from escolar? Detect if the salmon in your dish is farmed or wild?

2013/02/21

Four Plead Guilty to Fraudulently Selling Homes

It’s not easy to steal a house, but four people in the D.C. region have pled guilty to doing just that.

2013/02/19

Member of the House of Representatives of Illinois Jesse Jackson Jr. (Photo credit: PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

A Glance At Items Listed In Jackson Jr. Charges

Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife have agreed to plead guilty to charges in an alleged scheme to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items. The following is a look at the items listed in Jackson Jr.’s charging document, when they were allegedly purchased and for how much

2013/02/16