Former Georgia congressman Swindall indicted in alleged campaign contribution schemeATLANTA — A former Georgia congressman has been charged with conspiracy and telling lies in an alleged campaign contribution scheme linked to a 2005 Atlanta city council election. Authorities indict 53 people for alleged schemes to cheat Medicare out of $50 millionWASHINGTON — Authorities have indicted 53 people for schemes to cheat Medicare out of $50 million. Feds charge 53 for Medicare fraud in Detroit and MiamiWASHINGTON — Federal authorities indicted 53 people on Wednesday for schemes to cheat Medicare out of $50 million. Indicted billionaire R. Allen Stanford returned to Texas to face fraud chargesHOUSTON — Billionaire R. Allen Stanford has been returned to Texas by authorities to face federal charges he ran a $7 billion scheme to defraud investors with his international banking empire. Spokane, Wash., officer indicted on federal civil rights charge over fatal confrontationSPOKANE, Wash. — A police officer was indicted on federal civil rights charges over a fatal confrontation with a developmentally disabled man who was struck and Tasered in 2006 at a Spokane, Wash., convenience store. AP source: Indicted billionaire R. Allen Stanford en route to Texas on fraud chargesWASHINGTON — A law enforcement official says indicted billionaire R. Allen Stanford is en route to Texas to face charges that he ran a $7 billion swindle. 2 Marines indicted in Army nurse’s death in NC; her burned remains found in shallow graveFAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Two Camp Lejeune Marines have been indicted in the killing of an Army nurse whose burned and dismembered remains were found in a shallow North Carolina grave last summer. Billionaire R. Allen Stanford indicted, jailed in alleged $7 billion fraudWASHINGTON — Brash Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford has been jailed on charges his international banking empire was really just a Ponzi scheme built on lies, bluster and bribery. Federal indictment accuses billionaire R. Allen Stanford of running a vast Ponzi schemeWASHINGTON — Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford, whose sprawling banking empire collapsed this year, has been indicted for what prosecutors say is a $7 billion scheme to defraud investors. Man indicted on federal charges for allegedly flying stolen aircraft from Canada to MissouriST. LOUIS — A federal grand jury has indicted a man accused of stealing a plane in Canada and flying over three states before landing along a dark southern Missouri highway. Md. grand jury indicts mom whose 2 daughters’ bodies were found in freezer at homeROCKVILLE, Md. — A Maryland woman has been indicted on charges of killing two adopted daughters and storing their bodies in her freezer. Indictment: LA street gang ran campaign of violence and extortion, killed infantLOS ANGELES — A federal indictment alleges Los Angeles gang members killed a 3-week-old baby in a stroller while trying to shoot a street vendor who refused to pay the gang. Fugitive commodities futures trader charged with swindling hundreds in $312 million fraudCHICAGO — A fugitive businessman was charged in a federal indictment unsealed Tuesday with swindling hundreds of investors out of $312 million with bogus claims about profits he made in the commodities futures trading markets. 20 indicted on drug charges in Guinea, including former armed forces chiefCONAKRY, Guinea — About 20 people, including the former chief of the armed forces and his son, have been indicted in the West African nation of Guinea on drug-related charges, a statement read on national TV said. Utah doctor indicted in investigation into artifact thefts found dead in apparent suicideBLANDING, Utah — Authorities say a Utah physician indicted in a federal investigation into the theft of ancient artifacts in the Four Corners region has been found dead in an apparent suicide. Indictment: DOD official charged with disclosing defense secrets to ChinaALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Pentagon official initially accused of unknowingly supplying secrets to China had actually been aware for some time that he was dealing with an agent for Beijing, according to a new indictment issued Thursday. Son of Dead Sea Scrolls scholar accused in NYC of stealing IDs to discredit dad’s rivalsNEW YORK — A New York City lawyer whose father is a scholar of the Dead Sea Scrolls has been accused of stealing the identities of academics to discredit his father’s rivals. Newly moved from Guantanamo to New York, a detainee faces decade-old charges in US courtNEW YORK — The arrival of the first Guantanamo detainee for a U.S. trial led federal prosecutors to dust off a 150-page indictment that made Osama bin Laden a fugitive and introduced al-Qaida to Americans in the weeks before the 2001 terrorism attacks. 24 people indicted in theft, trafficking of artifacts from Southwest’s Four Corners areaSALT LAKE CITY — Two dozen people were indicted Wednesday after a sweeping undercover investigation into ancient artifacts stolen from public and tribal lands in the Four Corners area. Feds indict 7 in alleged scheme that generated billions in fraudulent tax lossesNEW YORK — Federal authorities have indicted the former chief executive of a major accounting firm and six others in what they say was a wide-ranging criminal scheme that generated more than $7 billion in fraudulent tax losses. Albuquerque grand jury indicts woman in suffocation death of 3-year-old sonALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A mother accused of suffocating her 3-year-old son and burying him in an Albuquerque playground was indicted Monday on murder and child abuse charges. Chicago alderman pleads not guilty in payoff case involving developer, stays free on bailCHICAGO — The chairman of the Chicago City Council’s police and fire committee pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that he accepted home repairs worth $40,000 plus campaign money and sports tickets in exchange for fixing a zoning case. Indicted Sudanese leader al-Bashir arrives in Zimbabwe for regional economic summitHARARE, Zimbabwe — President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan, indicted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity, has met with Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe, state radio reported Sunday. Ex-State Dept. official, wife accused of spying for Cuba for 30 years, meeting with CastroWASHINGTON — A retired State Department worker and his wife have been arrested on charges of spying for Cuba for three decades, using grocery carts among their array of tools to pass U.S. secrets to the communist government in a security breach one official described as “incredibly serious.” Retired State Department official and wife indicted on charges of spying for CubaWASHINGTON — A retired State Department worker and his wife have been arrested on charges of spying for Cuba for three decades, using grocery carts among their array of tools to pass U.S. secrets to the communist government in a security breach one official described as “incredibly serious.” Court confirms genocide indictment against Bosnian Serb, for murder of 1,000 peopleSARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Bosnia’s war crimes court says a former Bosnian Serb police officer accused of taking part in the killing of at least 1,000 Muslim Bosniak men from the town of Srebrenica will be tried for genocide. Indictment: Former CEO of Seattle firm, 2 lawyers helped wealthy clients avoid taxes on $1.3BSEATTLE — A federal grand jury has indicted three people in what prosecutors described as one of the largest tax-fraud schemes in U.S. history, a complicated shelter that helped philanthropist Robert Wood Johnson IV, Hollywood media mogul Haim Saban and a few other wealthy clients avoid paying taxes on $1.3 billion in capital gains. Bernard Kerik pleads not guilty to lying to White House officials; blasts prosecution onlineWASHINGTON — Former New York City police Commissioner Bernard Kerik pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of lying to the White House, a case he described online as “unprecedented, selective, and overreaching.” Bernard Kerik pleads not guilty to charges of making false statements to White House officialsWASHINGTON — Former New York City police Commissioner Bernard Kerik pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of lying to the White House while being vetted to be Homeland Security secretary. North Carolina woman faces federal indictment in W.Va. identity theft scam of auditor’s officeCHARLESTON, W.Va. — A North Carolina woman is charged with running an identity theft scheme that netted nearly $2 million from West Virginia’s state government. |