November 17, 2009 - Preventing
Terrorist Attacks and Protecting Privacy Rights in Cyberspace
Steven R.
Chabinsky, Deputy Assistant Director, Cyber Division, FBI, Before the Senate
Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security
Missouri
Man Sentenced in Major Mortgage Fraud Scheme Russell Todd McBride, of Creve Coeur, Missouri, was sentenced to more than 11
years in prison for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme involving the sale of
residential real estate located in Sikeston. California
Man Pleads Guilty in $25 Million Investment Fraud Scheme Richard M. Hersch, of Rancho Santa Fe, California, pled guilty to mail fraud
and conspiracy to structure financial transactions in connection with his
perpetration of a $25 million investment fraud scheme. Kansas
Police Officer Sentenced for Wire Fraud Former Goddard, Kansas police officer Calvin Schaffer, was sentenced to two
years of probation and a $500 fine for wire fraud. Kansas
Man Sentenced for Bank Robberies Michael T. Maples, of Wichita, Kansas, was sentenced to 57 months in prison
for committing two bank robberies. Michigan
City Employee Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes Wanda J. Smith, a former employee of the City of Dearborn, Michigan Building
and Safety Department, pled guilty to accepting bribes in return for issuing
permits without charging the required permit fees. Texas
Man Charged with Armed Bank Robbery Jerry Dewitt Smith, Jr., of Odessa, Texas, was charged in connection with the
November 6, 2009 armed bank robbery of Security Bank in Odessa. Minnesota
Man Pleads Guilty to Arson on Indian Reservation William Lynn Isham, of Nett Lake, Minnesota, pled guilty to setting fire to
the Bois Forte Reservation Tribal Center on July 20, 2009. Secretary
for Former Pennsylvania Senator Sentenced for Fraud Susan Skotnicki, of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, the secretary of former
Pennsylvania State Senator Vincent J. Fumo, was sentenced to four years of
probation for engaging in a scheme to defraud the Senate of Pennsylvania by
submitting fraudulent invoices and reimbursement requests on behalf of
Fumo. Texas
Corrections Officer Indicted on Civil Rights Charges Daniel Melgoza, a Bexar County, Texas Corrections Officer, was charged with
violating the civil rights of two detainees and obstructing justice in
connection with allegedly kicking and striking inmates at the Bexar County
Detention Center and providing false statements about the assaults. Connecticut
Man Sentenced for Obstructing Grand Jury Investigation Gregory Laugeni, of Woodbridge, Connecticut, was sentenced to five months in
prison on a charge of obstruction of justice in connection with providing
altered and falsified documents to federal agents working with a federal grand
jury in Hartford. California
Man Sentenced in Missouri for Methamphetamine Conspiracy David Cerpa, of Ontario, California, was sentenced in Springfield, Missouri
to 22 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute millions of
dollars worth of methamphetamine in Barton County, Missouri and
elsewhere. Virginia
Man Sentenced in Texas for Role in Swatting Conspiracy Carlton Nalley, formerly of Alexandria, Virginia, was sentenced in Dallas,
Texas to nine years in prison for his role in a swatting conspiracy. Kentucky
Inmate Sentenced for Assaulting Corrections Officers Ronald Cooks, an inmate at the United States Penitentiary Big Sandy in Inez,
Kentucky, was sentenced to 18 years and three months in prison for assaulting
several corrections officers at the penitentiary. Washington
Man Sentenced on Child Pornography, Other Charges Weldon Marc Gilbert, of Bonney Lake, Washington, was sentenced to 25 years in
prison for production of child pornography, sex traveling, and
obstruction. New
York Man Sentenced for Investor Fraud Ronald Persaud, of Saratoga, New York, was sentenced to 188 months in prison
on wire fraud charges in connection with his perpetration of an investment fraud
scheme. Former
NFL Player Sentenced in $5 Million Ponzi Scheme Reed Kyle Diehl, of Coto de Caza, California, a former high school and
college football star who briefly played with the Tennessee Titans, was
sentenced to 57 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraud charges
related to a $5 million Ponzi scheme. Pennsylvania
Man Pleads Guilty in California to Warranty Fraud Scheme Thomas Kline, of Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, pled guilty in San Jose,
California to wire fraud in connection with devising and executing a scheme to
defraud a California-based company engaged in the business of manufacturing and
selling hardware used to establish firewalls for computer networks. Indiana
Man Indicted for Bank Robbery Christopher Tichenor, of Indianapolis, Indiana, was charged with bank robbery
and brandishing and discharge of a firearm during commission of a crime of
violence. Wisconsin
Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Robbery and Gun Crime Eric Koenig, of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, pled guilty to armed bank robbery and
being a felon in possession of a firearm. Georgia
Woman Sentenced for Bankruptcy Fraud in South Carolina Amanda Boulware, of Union City, Georgia, was sentenced in Columbia, South
Carolina to 15 months in prison for making a fraudulent statement on a
bankruptcy petition. Pennsylvania
Doctor Indicted for Illegally Selling Prescriptions Dr. Ronald Brown, of Philadelphia, was indicted for allegedly illegally
selling prescriptions for controlled substances, primarily oxycodone-based
Schedule II drugs, from his office near an elementary school. Pennsylvania
Man Sentenced for Investment Scheme Bryan Edward Enders, of York Haven, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 36 months
in prison for perpetrating an investment scheme. Missouri
Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Major Mortgage Fraud Scheme Robert P. Wrolstad, of O’Fallon, Missouri, was sentenced to nine years in
prison for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme involving the sale of residential
real estate located in Sikeston. Missouri
State Senator, State Representative, Another Individual Sentenced Former Missouri State Senator Jeff Smith, former Missouri State
Representative Mark Brown, and Nicholas Adams were sentenced on federal
obstruction charges involving their conspiracy and attempt to obstruct a Federal
Election Commission proceeding from July 2004 through December 2007. United
States Charges 43 Members of Major New York Cocaine Trafficking
Ring Forty-three members of a cocaine trafficking ring were indicted on charges of
conspiracy to distribute approximately $1 million worth of crack and powder
cocaine across Westchester County, New York.
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:40:02
-0600
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:38:41
-0600
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:50:32 -0600
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:29:59 -0600
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:48:08
-0600
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:22:21 -0600
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:35:12
-0600
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:42:34
-0600
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:22:15
-0600
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:28:30
-0600
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:41:40
-0600
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:07:59
-0600
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:14:48
-0600
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:27:21
-0600
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:30:57 -0600
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:37:26
-0600
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:41:25
-0600
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:45:32 -0600
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:50:48
-0600
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:53:40
-0600
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:58:02
-0600
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:59:31 -0600
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:03:40
-0600
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:06:16
-0600
Tue, 17 Nov 2009
17:14:49 -0600
Tue, 17 Nov 2009
15:18:10 -0600
President Barack Obama has established by Executive Order an interagency Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force to strengthen efforts to combat financial crime. The Department of Justice will lead the task force and the Department of Treasury, HUD, and the SEC will serve on the steering committee.
FBI
Exec Testifies on Preventing Attacks and Protecting Privacy in
Cyberspace
Tue, 17 Nov 2009
17:16:52 -0600
FBI Deputy Assistant Director Steven R. Chabinsky, Cyber Division, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security on the FBI's role in reducing our nation's risk from acts of cyber terrorism, cyber espionage, and cyber crime.
United
States Charges 43 Members of Major New York Cocaine Trafficking
Ring
Tue, 17 Nov 2009
17:19:18 -0600
Forty-three members of a cocaine trafficking ring were indicted on charges of conspiracy to distribute approximately $1 million worth of crack and powder cocaine across Westchester County, New York.
Spear Phishing E-Mails Target U.S Law Firms and Public Relations Firms
Spear
Phishing E-Mails Target U.S Law Firms and Public Relations Firms
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:14:50
-0600
The FBI assesses with high confidence that hackers are using spear phishing e-mails with malicious payloads to exploit U.S. law firms and public relations firms. During the course of ongoing investigations, the FBI identified noticeable increases in computer exploitation attempts against these entities.
Seventeen
Gang Members and Associates Charged with Narcotics Violations Hundreds of sheriff's deputies and FBI agents executed arrest and search
warrants in California in the final phase of a coordinated operation known as
Operation Blood Klot, in which members of a violent street gang were taken into
custody for their alleged roles in the distribution of narcotics and illegal
possession of firearms. Maryland
Woman Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Child Pornography Michelle Lynn Smith, of Dundalk, Maryland, pled guilty to distribution of
child pornography. New
Jersey Hospital to Pay $3 Million to Resolve Allegations of Medicare
Fraud The United States has entered into a $3 million settlement with Trinitas
Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth, New Jersey to resolve allegations that the
hospital defrauded Medicare. Massachusetts
Man Arrested on Cocaine Charges Jose Antonio Felix-Robles, of Chicopee, Massachusetts, was arrested and
charged with possessing with the intent to distribute cocaine. Indiana
Man Charged with Possession of Unregistered Guns, Destructive
Device Kerry A. Thomas, of Oakland City, Indiana, was charged with possessing three
unregistered machine guns and a destructive device. Florida
Man Sentenced in Online Child Exploitation Case Robert William Godwin, of Jacksonville, Florida, was sentenced to 10 years
and one month in federal prison and a lifetime term of supervised release for
using the Internet to attempt to entice a minor child to engage in sexual
activity. Texas
Man Sentenced for Federal Firearms Violations Goldied Parker, of Longview, Texas, was sentenced to 37 months in federal
prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Texas
Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking Joshua Lee Dear, of Tyler, Texas, was sentenced to 100 months in federal
prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute
methamphetamine. Texas
Woman Sentenced for Wire Fraud Charline Lee Golston, of Daingerfield, Texas, was sentenced to 27 months in
federal prison for creating a scheme to defraud a local business by transmitting
false information via the Internet.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:16:07
-0600
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:53:21
-0600
Wed, 18 Nov 2009
13:57:51 -0600
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:24:03 -0600
Tue, 17 Nov 2009
15:31:20 -0600
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:36:19
-0600
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:53:33
-0600
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:58:15 -0600
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:00:09 -0600
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:18:45
-0600
Robert William Godwin, of Jacksonville, Florida, was sentenced to 10 years and one month in federal prison and a lifetime term of supervised release for using the Internet to attempt to entice a minor child to engage in sexual activity.
New
Jersey Hospital to Pay $3 Million to Resolve Allegations of Medicare
Fraud
Wed, 18 Nov 2009
16:19:13 -0600
The United States has entered into a $3 million settlement with Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth, New Jersey to resolve allegations that the hospital defrauded Medicare.
We
Need Your Help
To Find Civil Rights Victims’ Next of Kin
After two-and-a-half years of exhaustive investigation, we're
looking for family members in 33 civil-rights era cold cases. Story
You are subscribed to Mobile Most Wanted for Federal Bureau of Investigation. This information has recently been updated, and is now available.
Updates to Civil Rights-Era Cold Case Initiative; Seeking Victims’ Next of Kin
Nearly three years after the launch of the Civil Rights-Era Cold
Case Initiative, the FBI is publicly releasing updated information demonstrating
the progress made so far, and requesting public assistance with a new challenge:
locating victims’ next of kin in 33 cases. See
Press Release | Video: Civil
Rights Unit Chief
Texas
Man Guilty of Dog Fighting Charges A 41-year-old Beckville, Texas man has pleaded guilty to federal dog fighting
charges in the Eastern District of Texas. FBI
Seeks Suspect in Nevada Stabbing The FBI has obtained an arrest warrant for an Elko man wanted for the
stabbing of another Elko man earlier this week. Terry Dale Jones is wanted by
the FBI as the lone suspect in the stabbing, which occurred in the Upper Elko
Colony during the early-morning hours of Monday, November 16. Utah
Indictment for Attempting to Murder Witness Jeffrey Lane Mowen, 47, of Lindon, who was charged in a federal indictment
returned in February with three counts of wire fraud in connection with an
alleged fraudulent investment scheme, faces new federal charges today. A
superseding indictment returned late Wednesday afternoon charges Mowen, who is
in federal custody, with solicitation to commit a crime of violence, tampering
with a witness, and retaliating against a witness Guilty
Pleas in Providence, Newport Bank Robberies Dennis Tasker, 38, of Providence, pleaded guilty today to robbing tellers at
banks in Providence and Newport in July by using threatening notes. Quickly
identified as a suspect, Tasker was arrested in Boston three days after the
second robbery while allegedly trying to break into cars. Ex-Kentucky
Jail Chief Sentenced on Charges Related to Abuse of Detainees A former lieutenant and supervisor at the Lexington-Fayette County Detention
Center was sentenced in federal court for her role in covering up systematic
detainee abuse. New
Orleans Bank Robber Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison Steven Lyle Fickes, 47 and a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was
sentenced in federal court to fifty-one (51) months in prison for bank
robbery.
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:18:50 -0600
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:25:27 -0600
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:27:25
-0600
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:29:18
-0600
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:31:14
-0600
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:33:03
-0600
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:35:07 -0600
Christopher Pearson, formerly a deputy chief operating officer for the Mashantucket-Pequot Tribal Nation, defrauded a number of investors out of $280,000 that he obtained from them based upon his representations that he would purchase land on the Island of Roatan, Honduras, on their behalf.
Ex-Real
Estate Investment Company Owner Guilty of Laundering Fraud Proceeds
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:45:04
-0600
Kevin O'Connell admitted his participation in a mortgage fraud scheme that occurred from at least July 2003 through December 2007, in connection with his former businesses PB Enterprises, Inc., and Greater Atlantic Associates, Inc., located on Central Avenue in Albany, New York.
Jeffrey
C. Johnson to Head Office of Information Technology Systems
Development
Thu, 19 Nov
2009 14:35:05 -0600
Mr. Johnson has also assumed the additional responsibilities of the FBI’s chief technology officer.
Washington Field Office Coordinators
Supervisory Special Agent/Public Information Officer Katherine W. Schweit
Public Affairs Specialist Lindsay Godwin
Phone: (202) 278-3519
Working with the Office of Public Affairs
2009 Press Releases
26
Charged in Scheme to Defraud FCC's Video Relay Service Program
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:27:33
-0600
Arrests were made by FBI agents and Postal Inspectors in New York, New Jersey, Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, and Maryland.
FBI's
Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending November 20, 2009
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:48:45
-0600
Read about our Top Ten news stories of the week, including the charges against 26 people in a scheme to defraud the FCC's Video Relay Service program; the indictment of a Kuwaiti company for massively overcharging the U.S. for soldiers' food; and our request for public assistance in locating the next of kin for victims in 33 civil rights-era cold cases.
Washington Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation. This information has recently been updated, and is now available.
FBI's Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending November 20, 2009
Read about our Top Ten news stories of the week, including the charges against 26 people in a scheme to defraud the FCC's Video Relay Service program; the indictment of a Kuwaiti company for massively overcharging the U.S. for soldiers' food; and our request for public assistance in locating the next of kin for victims in 33 civil rights-era cold cases. More
33
Cases: Cold Case Initiative
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:54:43 -0600
The FBI has a Cold Case Initiative underway. Agents are investigating racially-charged murder cases that happened some 30 to 40 years ago. And now the hunt is on for relatives of victims.
Thirteen
Charged in Oregon in $19 Million Bank Fraud Scheme A federal grand jury sitting in Eugene, Oregon returned indictments against
13 individuals on a variety of mortgage and loan fraud charges arising out of
the collapse of Desert Sun Development, a company previously headquartered in
Bend, Oregon. Twenty-Nine
Indicted and Arrested for Drug Trafficking in Puerto Rico Twenty-nine individuals indicted by a federal grand jury were arrested as a
result of an investigation by the FBI and the Puerto Rico Police Department. The
defendants are charged with conspiracy, possession with intent to distribute
heroin, crack, cocaine, and marijuana, and forfeiture allegations for $11
million. Defendant
Pleads Guilty to Murder of U.S. Border Patrol Agent A 17-year-old pled guilty in San Diego, California to the murder of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol Agent Robert W. Rosas, Jr., which
the individual, who entered the U.S. illegally, committed in perpetration of a
robbery.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:10:21
-0600
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:11:10
-0600
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:11:43
-0600
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:27:41 -0600
Godwin Asifo, of Woodbridge, Virginia, was sentenced to 57 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for running a mortgage fraud scheme that resulted in the foreclosure of at least three homes in northern Virginia. He was also ordered to pay $546,685.20 in restitution.
California
Exec Indicted for Embezzling More Than $1 Million from Company
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:33:48
-0600
Ethan Farid Jinian, of San Francisco, was indicted on 14 counts of wire fraud in connection with his alleged embezzlement of more than $1 million from Bricsnet FM America Inc., where he served as CEO.
Former
Ukrainian Prime Minister Sentenced in Money Laundering, Extortion
Scheme
Thu, 19 Nov 2009
12:35:35 -0600
Pavel Ivanovich Lazarenko, the former prime minister of Ukraine, was sentenced in San Francisco to 97 months in prison, for his role in laundering $30 million of extortion proceeds.
Former
McKesson HBOC Chairman Convicted in $8 Billion Securities Fraud
Scheme
Thu, 19 Nov 2009
12:39:28 -0600
Charles W. McCall, the former chairman of McKessonHBOC, was convicted in San Francisco of four counts of securities fraud and one count of circumventing internal accounting controls at a public company. As a result of his actions, defrauded investors lost more than $8 billion.
Vermont
Man Sentenced for Producing Child Pornography
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:54:16
-0600
Allan Edward Patrick, of Rutland, Vermont, was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges that he produced child pornography at his residence.
Louisiana
Gallery Owners Sentenced in Art Fraud Scheme
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:58:30
-0600
Art gallery owners Christopher Breithoff and Constance Breithoff, both of Covington, Louisiana, were sentenced to 21 months and 18 months in prison, respectively, on charges of mail fraud in connection with their perpetration of a scheme to defraud their customers.
Louisiana
Businessman Convicted of Bank Fraud, Bankruptcy Fraud
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:03:48
-0600
William R. Hayes, of Bossier City, Louisiana, owner of Fire Security Systems, Inc., was convicted by a federal jury of defrauding the First Louisiana Bank, and later committing bankruptcy fraud by submitting false statements regarding his business and the income from his business.
Three
Charged in Louisiana in Connection with Bribery Scheme
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:07:34
-0600
Evelyn J. Holden, Koveria D. Williams, and Ann M. Warr, all of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, were indicted on charges of using interstate facilities in aid of bribery in connection with Operation Illegal Motion.
New
Jersey Accountant Admits Embezzling More Than $1 Million
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:15:37
-0600
Daniel Chiu, of Rockaway Township, New Jersey, a senior accountant employed by Bel Fuse, Inc. pled guilty to embezzling approximately $1 million in cash and stock from the company.
New
Jersey Men Charged in Plot to Extort Landscaping/Paving Business
Owner
Thu, 19 Nov 2009
13:17:51 -0600
Michael C. Sciarra, of Pompton Plains; his nephew, Michael A. Sciarra, of Union City; Mark Ventricelli, of Union City; and Peter Ventricelli, of Parlin, New Jersey, were indicted on charges of conspiracy to extort the owner of a Hawthorne landscaping and paving business.
Mississippi
Man Sentenced for Sex Trafficking of a Child
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:35:57
-0600
Christopher M. Cockrell, of Amory, Mississippi, was sentenced in Kansas City, Missouri to 10 years in federal prison for the attempted commercial sex trafficking of a child.
Kansas
City Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Robbery
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:38:18 -0600
Albert Vincent Perkins, of Kansas City, Missouri, pled guilty to robbing First Federal Bank.
Man
Sentenced in Tennessee for $18 Million Ponzi Scheme
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:45:13
-0600
Luis Hiram Rivas was sentenced in Chattanooga, Tennessee to 24 years and five months in prison for his role in an $18 million Ponzi scheme.
Connecticut
Businessman Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $1 Million
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:53:39
-0600
Joseph Sorrentino, of Stratford, Connecticut, pled guilty to one count of interstate transportation of money obtained by fraud. The charge stems from Sorrentino's scheme to steal advance fees from victims who sought financing from him and his company Kenlin Capital, Inc.
Connecticut
Gang Member Sentenced for Trafficking Cocaine
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:57:23
-0600
Julio Bonilla, of Hartford, Connecticut, was sentenced to more than four years in prison for his participation in a narcotics trafficking ring.
Twenty-Nine
Indicted and Arrested for Drug Trafficking in Puerto Rico
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:26:08
-0600
Twenty-nine individuals indicted by a federal grand jury were arrested as a result of an investigation by the FBI and the Puerto Rico Police Department. The defendants are charged with conspiracy, possession with intent to distribute heroin, crack, cocaine, and marijuana, and forfeiture allegations for $11 million.
Illinois
Pediatrician Charged with Health Care Fraud
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:32:04
-0600
Jamie S. Warnick, a pediatrician who practiced in Decatur, Illinois, was charged with health care fraud for allegedly defrauding a federally funded health care benefit program as well as private insurance companies.
Minnesota
Man Indicted for Providing Support to Somali Terrorists
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:38:49
-0600
Omer Abdi Mohamed, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, was indicted on charges of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and related offenses.
New
York Man Sentenced in New Hampshire on Drug Charges
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:45:56
-0600
Jayson Galeano, of New York City, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for his involvement in the distribution of cocaine, crack cocaine, and heroin in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Thirteen
Charged in Oregon in $19 Million Bank Fraud Scheme
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:49:03
-0600
A federal grand jury sitting in Eugene, Oregon returned indictments against 13 individuals on a variety of mortgage and loan fraud charges arising out of the collapse of Desert Sun Development, a company previously headquartered in Bend, Oregon.
Florida
Man Charged with Bank Robbery
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:45:13 -0600
Christopher M. Walters, of Palm Springs, Florida, was charged with robbery of a Wachovia Bank in Palm Springs.
Texas
Family Members Sentenced in Structuring Case
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:49:01
-0600
The last of four family members from San Angelo, Texas, who pled guilty in a transaction structuring case was sentenced. The husband and wife are serving prison sentences, and the children received probation.
Texas
Man Sentenced for Role in Drug Conspiracy Related to Gulf Cartel
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:50:49
-0600
Uriel Palacios, of Dallas, Texas, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for his role in a cocaine trafficking and money laundering conspiracy related to Mexico's Gulf Cartel.
Defendant
Pleads Guilty to Murder of U.S. Border Patrol Agent
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:59:17
-0600
A 17-year-old pled guilty in San Diego, California to the murder of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol Agent Robert W. Rosas, Jr., which the individual, who entered the U.S. illegally, committed in perpetration of a robbery.
Louisiana
Man Indicted for Operating a $20 Million Ponzi Scheme
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:05:53
-0600
Matthew B. Pizzolato, of Tickfaw, Louisiana, was charged in a 64-count indictment for allegedly operating a $20 million investment Ponzi scheme.
FBI Releases 2008 Hate Crime Statistics
Statistics
released today by the Federal Bureau of Investigation revealed that 7,783
criminal incidents involving 9,168 offenses were reported in 2008 as a result of
bias toward a particular race, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity/national
origin, or disability. Read
more
Hate Crime
New
Statistics and a New Report
Our latest annual statistics on
the extent of bias-fueled crime across the country. Overall, the numbers were up
slightly in 2008. Story
Copyright . INFORMATION AWARENESS OFFICE. All rights reserved.