McCollum: PC company under state investigation

TALLAHASSEE - Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced his office has launched investigations into two companies, including one in Panama City, over allegations they offered free emergency response training to consumers, but then withheld the...

State goes after spill scams

The state attorney general is investigating two Florida companies over claims they offered free emergency response training for oil spill clean up work but then withheld students' training certificates unless they paid a large fee.

Ex-Arlington Cemetery official mostly mum at hearing

Invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, former Arlington National Cemetery deputy superintendent Thurman Higginbotham refused Thursday to answer U.S. senators' questions about his role in approving millions of dollars' worth of botched contracts at the nation's most venerated... United States - Arlington National Cemetery - Death - Cemeteries - Death Care

Deputy Keenan clashed with Somerville Fire before fraud accusation

Now a retired deputy fire chief, Stephen L. Keenan had clashed with others in the department well before he was implicated in a fraud investigation in late spring. In 2004, he sued the city and the fire chief, claiming he had been denied injury leave after suffering acute stress disorder on the job.

Sting Shows Holes in Passport Security

Try applying for a U.S. passport using a counterfeit birth certificate. Give one location as a home address, and another as a permanent residence. Use someone elses picture and a Social Security number that was issued just last year.