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INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Michael S. Welch, Special Agent in Charge of the Indianapolis Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced today that a reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information leading to the identification and arrest of individual(s) responsible for the theft of FBI weapons and equipment from a government vehicle parked in a residential neighborhood in northwest Indianapolis, Indiana.  This theft took place between the evening hours of September 16, 2009 and the early morning of September 17, 2009.

The superlatives were flying at today’s press conference announcing that pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has agreed to pay $2.3 billion to resolve charges of illegal and fraudulent promotion of its products:

GREENBELT, MD - U.S. District Judge Alexander Williams, Jr. sentenced Paul Raymond Green, a/k/a “PJ,” age 24, of Washington, D.C., late last week to 52 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit sex trafficking in a scheme to prostitute three minor females, announced United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein and Acting Assistant Attorney General Loretta King, of the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division. Judge Williams also ordered that upon his release from prison Green be required to register as a sex offender where he lives, works and goes to school.

Pfizer to Pay $2.3 Billion for Fraudulent Marketing

WASHINGTON, DC - American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. and its subsidiary Pharmacia & Upjohn Company Inc. (hereinafter together “Pfizer”) have agreed to pay $2.3 billion, the largest health care fraud settlement in the history of the Department of Justice, to resolve criminal and civil liability arising from the illegal promotion of certain pharmaceutical products, the Justice Department announced today.

WASHINGTON, DC - A former Ft. Campbell, Ky., soldier was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Thomas B. Russell to life in prison after being convicted on May 7, 2009, of charges arising out of the rape of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and the murder of the girl and her family, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Candace G. Hill of the Western District of Kentucky announced today.

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Illinois Attorney General Goes After Aggressive Marketers Making False Endorsement Claims and Deceptively Charging Consumers after "Free Trials"

CHICAGO, IL - Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday urged consumers to be cautious of signing up for free trials of acai berry products. Madigan filed consumer fraud lawsuits against three suppliers and a local affiliate marketer of acai berry products charging that the companies lure customers with free trial offers – through aggressive Internet marketing techniques – and then charge customers' credit cards prematurely, do not always supply the product and make it nearly impossible to cancel.

CHICAGO, IL - Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was joined today by Jody P. Weis, Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department (CPD) and Thomas Dart, Cook County Sheriff, in announcing the arrest of a Chicago man who is believed to be responsible for the armed robbery of three (3) Chicago area banks in the past week.

CHICAGO, IL - Below is a bank surveillance photo of the individual responsible for the armed robbery Friday afternoon of the Chase Bank branch, located at 1 South Northwest Highway in Park Ridge.

The robber was described as a white/male, 35 - 40 years of age, 6'0 tall, 225 pounds, with a medium build. He was wearing a blue, long sleeve sweatshirt with a "Winnie the Pooh" emblem on the front.

WASHINGTON, DC - Remains found last month in Iraq’s Anbar province are those of Navy Capt. Michael Scott Speicher, who was shot down flying a combat mission in an F/A-18 Hornet on Jan. 17, 1991, and whose fate until now had been uncertain, Defense Department officials reported today.

Acting on information provided by Iraqi civilians, Marines stationed in Anbar province went to a desert location believed to be the crash site of Speicher’s jet, and the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology positively identified remains recovered there Speicher’s.

WASHINGTON, DC - Earlier this week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood kicked off a buyer incentive program designed to help consumers purchase new fuel efficient vehicles and boost the economy at the same time. The Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), commonly referred to as Cash for Clunkers, is a new federal program that gives buyers up to $4,500 towards a new, more environmentally-friendly vehicle when they trade-in their old gas guzzling cars or trucks.

By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, DC - Plans are under way for the United States and China to take the first steps toward resuming their stalled military-to-military dialogue, possibly within the next couple months, the top U.S. officer in the region told reporters today.

By Army Staff Sgt. Lesley Waters
Special to American Forces Press Service

CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti -  Richard Nixon became the 37th president of the United States, gas cost 35 cents per gallon, the New York Mets won the World Series in five games over the Baltimore Orioles, and Catharine Zeta-Jones, Brett Favre, Renee Zellweger and Jennifer Aniston were born. The year was 1969.

Links to Erin Andrews peephole video may infect PC and Mac users

IT security and control firm Sophos is warning all internet users to be wary of websites claiming to host a controversial nude video of high-profile ESPN reporter Erin Andrews - hackers are using the hype surrounding the hidden camera tape to distribute malware that will infect both PC and Mac computer systems.

CHICAGO, IL - Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is asking for the public’s help in locating a former Hanover Park man who is wanted for the May 2001 beating death of a neighbor.

By Lt. Col. Ellen Krenke

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Department of Defense is committed to supporting Guard and Reserve members and their families through policies that maintain strong family programs and innovative efforts, such as the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program, a senior DoD official told lawmakers, July 22.

NORTH CAROLINA - FBI agents this morning arrested a group of homegrown terrorists in North Carolina who were heavily armed, organized, and making plans to wage jihad overseas. The seven men arrested - including a father and his two sons - were charged with providing material support to terrorists and conspiring to murder, kidnap, maim, and injure people overseas.