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Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty to Operating Illegal Money Transmitting Business

A Brooklyn, New York man who operated a charitable organization, or “gemach,” today admitted his role in a money laundering conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

Former Jersey City Construction Project Superintendent Sentenced to Prison for Social Security Disability Scam

The former project superintendent on a Jersey City, New Jersey high-rise construction project was sentenced today to six months in prison and six months of home confinement for a scheme in which he hid his employment so he...

Democrat Tom Barrett defeated in Wisconsin poll

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Republicans have scored a major victory in Wisconsin as Governor Scott Walker comfortabl...

Venus' Transit and the Search for Other Worlds

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The first recorded transit of Venus: William Crabtree (161...