Mich. man convicted of defrauding Defense Department caught in Bahamas after 21 years on run

RICHMOND, Va. — After 21 years on the run, a Michigan man convicted of defrauding the Defense Department returned to a Virginia courtroom Tuesday to face a charge of failure to appear at his 1988 sentencing, federal prosecutors said.

Labor Department moves to rescind last-minute Bush administration rule on union finances

WASHINGTON — The Labor Department moved Tuesday to rescind a regulation approved during President George W. Bush’s last days in office that would have increased scrutiny of union finances to help root out financial corruption.

Police arrest SKorean man for allegedly getting $1 million death benefits in scam with wife

SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean man was arrested for allegedly pretending to have died at sea three years ago to defraud insurance companies of nearly $1 million, which his wife collected, police said Tuesday.