Jerry Seper

Loughner faces 49 counts, possible death penalty

A federal grand jury in Tucson on Friday returned a 49-count superseding indictment against Jared Lee Loughner in the killing of a federal judge and a congressional staff member, as well as for causing the deaths of four others during an attempt to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords at her "Congress on Your Corner" event in January. Published March 4, 2011

3 Texans arrested in ICE agent’s slaying

Three Texas men arrested on weapons violations were being held Wednesday pending a Friday detention hearing while federal authorities investigated their ties to the Feb. 15 killing of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Mexico. Published March 2, 2011

Nationwide gang sweep nets 678 in 168 cities

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-led task force has arrested 678 gang members and their associates from 133 different gangs during a nationwide sweep in 168 U.S. cities targeting gangs affiliated with drug-trafficking cartels in Mexico. Published March 1, 2011

FBI gets 300,000 complaints of white-collar crime in 2010

The joint FBI/National White Collar Crime Center's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received more than 300,000 complaints during 2010 — averaging just over 25,000 a month — involving Internet crimes, mostly including the non-delivery of payment or merchandise, scams impersonating the FBI and identity theft. Published February 24, 2011

Suspects in killing of ICE agent arrested by Mexican army

The Mexican army has arrested six members of the violent drug cartel Los Zetas in the Feb. 15 shooting death of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agent Jaime Zapata, killed after he and his partner were ambushed on a major Mexican highway. Published February 24, 2011

Indictment: Ring traded in phony IDs for illegals

A federal grand jury in Richmond has indicted 22 members of a suspected fraudulent-document-trafficking ring based in Mexico with cells in 19 U.S. cities and 11 states that reportedly sold high-quality phony identification cards to illegal immigrants and used beatings, kidnappings and murder in dealing with competitors and disciplining its own members. Published February 24, 2011

Holder, Napolitano vow justice at ICE agent’s funeral

The director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday told the parents, friends and associates of slain ICE Agent Jaime Zapata that the U.S. and Mexican governments would "bring the long arm of the law down" on the drug smugglers who killed him and wounded his partner Victor Avila. Published February 22, 2011

Slain U.S. marshal honored for service

Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. paid tribute Monday to Deputy U.S. Marshal Derek Hotsinpiller, who was shot and killed in the line of duty last week, praising his "enthusiasm for his work, his commitment to both his duties and his colleagues, and his dedication to the things he loved most in this world." Published February 21, 2011

Ambushed ICE agent to be buried Tuesday

A rosary service will be held Monday night at the Brownsville, Texas, Events Center for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Special Agent Jaime Zapata, who was fatally shot last week reportedly by members of the brutal Los Zetas drug cartel during an ambush on a major highway 230 miles north of Mexico City. Published February 20, 2011

111 charged with Medicare fraud in 9 cities

A Justice Department strike force on Thursday charged 111 persons in nine cities — including doctors, nurses, health care company owners and executives — in suspected Medicare fraud schemes involving more than $225 million in false billings. Published February 17, 2011

ICE renews effort to find bosses of illegals

The Obama administration is targeting a major segment of U.S. businesses nationwide, requiring as many as 1,000 employers to make available their employment records for review by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents as part of a newly reinstituted law enforcement initiative against illegal immigration. Published February 17, 2011

U.S.-Mexico force probes ambush of ICE agents

U.S. law enforcement agencies are working closely with Mexican authorities in the investigation of Tuesday afternoon's shooting of two U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, one of whom was killed in the ambush by unknown assailants on a highway 230 miles north of Mexico City. Published February 16, 2011

1 ICE agent fatally shot, 1 is wounded in Mexico

One U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent assigned to an attache office in Mexico City was killed and a second agent wounded when shot Tuesday afternoon by unknown assailants while driving on a highway between Mexico City and Monterrey. Published February 15, 2011

Review panel faults FBI on anthrax probe

A National Research Council committee on Tuesday questioned the scientific approaches and conclusions in the FBI's investigation of the 2001 anthrax mailings, saying that while the bureau's scientific data provided leads to the deadly chemical's origin, it could not rule out other possible sources. Published February 15, 2011

Sen. Grassley probes border agent slaying

The ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee wants Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. to explain why ATF agents allowed suspected gun smugglers to purchase and keep assault rifles that later may have been used in the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent. Published February 14, 2011

‘Granddad Bandit’ pleads guilty in bank robberies

A Baton Rouge, La., man, known to law enforcement authorities as the "Granddad Bandit," pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Richmond to robbing 26 banks in 14 states, including two in Virginia. Published February 11, 2011

Nationwide sweep of gangs nets more than 30

A nationwide sweep by federal, state and local law enforcement authorities of violent street gangs has resulted in more than 30 arrests of gang members named this week in indictments and criminal complaints handed up in courts from Washington, D.C., to Las Vegas. Published February 10, 2011

Justice plans for WMD attack called inadequate

The Justice Department's top watchdog says counterterrorism continues to be the department's highest priority and top management challenge, but she's concerned that its plans for responding to a potential incident involving a weapon of mass destruction are "uncoordinated and fragmented." Published February 9, 2011

N.C. man admits to conspiring with foreign terrorists

A North Carolina man on Wednesday pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and conspiracy to murder, kidnap, maim and injure people in a foreign country. Published February 9, 2011

Crackdown nets $3.5 million in phony NFL gear

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, assisted by federal, state and local law enforcement authorities, have seized more than 36,000 phony Super Bowl-related items nationwide along with other counterfeit goods worth $3.56 million — including $554,280 in bogus goods in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Published February 4, 2011