Reuters reports that U.S. authorities have charged 1,215 people in hundreds of mortgage fraud cases that resulted in estimated losses of $2.3 billion, top presidential administration officials said June 17, unveiling a crackdown after the housing market collapse. (See item 16)
A nationwide alert has been issued for 17 members of the Afghan military who have gone AWOL from an Air Force base in Texas where foreign military officers who are training to become pilots are taught English, according to Fox News. The lookout bulletin states that Afghan officers and enlisted men have security badges that give them access to secure U.S. defense installations. (See item 42)
