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Mr. Ackerman was a federal judge in New Jersey for three decades whose hundreds of cases included trials of crooked politicians, corrupt union officials and reputed organized crime chieftains.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Monday took delivery of its first Predator aircraft drone to scan U.S. waters for smugglers.
NEWARK — The former mayor of Secaucus who was arrested in last summer's corruption sweep pleaded not guilty in a federal court Friday.
Washington, 9 December (WashingtonTV)—Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations called on the international community on Tuesday to boost efforts to fight drug smuggling and production in Afghanistan.
NEW YORK (AP) — A new judge, new charges, new star witness and a new jury added up to a familiar result — a mistrial for John “Junior” Gotti on racketeering charges. This one, though, might be his last.
Opening arguments began in the racketeering case against Testwell Laboratories, which is accused of falsifying concrete and steel test results for 100-plus projects.
Border Services Officers in Sarnia, Ontario, prevent 50 kilograms of cocaine from reaching Canadian streets
NEW CITY – Three corporations and one individual have pled guilty to charges stemming from a bootleg cigarette sting operation that culminated in four arrests in October 2008, Rockland County DA Thomas Zugibe said.
CHULA VISTA, Calif. -- Eduardo Tostado was a prosperous man whose businesses and pleasures straddled the coastal border. He owned a big house and a used-car lot in the San Diego suburbs, and a seafood restaurant in Tijuana.
John Stamos is the latest celebrity to be the target of an extortion attempt, TVGuide.com has confirmed.
MARQUETTE - A spokesman for John Stamos confirmed Tuesday the television and Broadway actor was the target of an alleged extortion attempt by two Marquette residents. Allison Lenore Coss, 23, and Scott Edward Sippola, 30, were arrested by undercover officers at Sawyer International Airport last Wednesday and are scheduled for a preliminary examination and arraignment in U.S.
This week’s DVD releases include two of the better films of 2009, and they target completely different audiences.
Those of you twitching with impatience in respect to news of the Japanese gangster game can let out a long sigh of relief. Sega has confirmed (via Sony’s PlayStation Blog) that Yakuza 3 will arrive exclusively for the PS3 in North America, Europe, and Australia in March. Yakuza 3 will be a direct sequel to [...]
Kids-for-cash judges Mark A. Ciavarella Jr. and Michael T. Conahan have asked a federal judge to put a hold on civil-rights actions filed by hundreds of former juvenile court defendants, arguing that mounting a defense in the civil cases would reveal information that could help prosecutors in their upcoming racketeering trial.
Two executives of a Miami-Dade telecom company, two former officials with the Haitian government and the president of a Florida consulting firm were indicted for their alleged roles in a foreign bribery, wire fraud and money laundering scheme, U.S. officials say.
MARQUETTE, Mich. — Two people in Michigan's Upper Peninsula have been charged with threatening to sell photos of actor John Stamos unless he paid $680,000. Allison Coss and Scott Sippola were arrested last week on an extortion charge at an airport ne...
