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Louis Gendason of Delray Beach, Fla.; Kimberly Mackey of Pittsburgh; and John Incandela, of Palm Beach, Fla., pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud for their participation in a $2.5 million home equity conversion mortgage, or reverse mortgage, fraud scheme.

Law enforcement officials announced today the unsealing of three indictments and one complaint charging a total of 72 individuals for their participation in an international criminal network dedicated to the sexual abuse of children and the creation and dissemination of graphic images and videos of child sexual afbuse throughout the world. The charges are the result of an extensive investigation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

Timothy Devon Huntley, Jr., 45, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael R. Hogan to serve a 65-month term in federal prison for committing aggravated identity theft and wire fraud as part of an insurance fraud scheme. He was sentenced to serve a 24-month term of prison for aggravated identity theft consecutive to a 41-month term of prison for wire fraud. He was also ordered to pay $196,854.20 in restitution to the insurance companies he defrauded. He pled guilty to the offenses on March 15, 2011.

The former chief financial officer of the New Jersey-based Harold M. Pitman Company was sentenced today to 56 months in prison for embezzling more than $2 million from his former employer, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

A Miami-area resident pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Miami for his role in two separate fraud schemes that resulted in the submission of more than $200 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare, announced the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Valerie Amos, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator

A senior United Nations envoy today called on Israeli authorities to exercise maximum restraint after two Palestinians were killed during a military operation in a West Bank refugee camp.

"The war is over...Dozos target only criminals"

Picatinny recently received a patent for the process to train Soldiers to operate robotic vehicles, such as the Talon and PackBot, using a virtual operator control unit within a virtual environment, based upon the “America’s Army” interactive videogame.

A top editor of the Jaffna-based 'Uthayan' newspaper has been brutally attacked and seriously wounded by unknown armed men on Friday (29) in the heart of the heavily-guarded northern Jaffna town.