These charges are the result of an investigation the FedRent Initiative launched by the HUD Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to ensure that federal employees receiving housing benefits from HUD properly disclosed their wages and assets to HUD.

The Supreme Court turned down an appeal Monday from former WorldCom chief Bernard Ebbers, who is serving a 25-year prison sentence for fraud and conspiracy.

A former senior vice president of the company that runs the Monster job-search Web site admitted in court Thursday that he illegally backdated millions of dollars in employee stock option grants.

An Alexandria jury began deliberating conspiracy and securities fraud charges against a pair of former America Online Inc. executives this morning, setting the stage for a conclusion in one of the courthouse's longest criminal trials.

A father was arrested on charges of faking cystic fibrosis in his son by keeping the boy thin and fabricating medical bills.