California
Deputy Sentenced for Possessing Child Pornography
Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:35:20
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Former Kern County Sheriff's Deputy Michael Lynn Leyder, of Bakersfield, California, was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison on one count of possession of child pornography.
Man
Indicted for Attempting to Bomb Dallas Skyscraper
Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:40:46
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A federal grand jury in Dallas indicted Hosam Maher Husein Smadi on charges stemming from his attempt to bomb a skyscraper in downtown Dallas.
Twelve
Indicted in New York in Massive Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:06:00
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Twelve individuals--including mortgage brokers, loan officers, and attorneys--were charged in Manhattan with engaging in a scheme to defraud various lending institutions by using fictitious identities and documents to obtain more than $9 million in residential mortgages.
Illinois
Man Pleads Guilty in Minnesota to Wire Fraud Charge
Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:10:08
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Gregory Malcolm Bell, of Highland Park, Illinois, pled guilty in St. Paul, Minnesota to one count of wire fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud and obtain more than $200 million from people investing in Petters Company Inc.
Maryland
Cardiologist Convicted of Evading More Than $16 Million in Income
Taxes
Thu, 08 Oct 2009
16:13:04 -0500
Pradeep Srivastava, of Potomac, Maryland, a cardiologist who maintained offices in Greenbelt and Oxon Hill, was convicted of evading more than $16 million dollars in income taxes for the 1998 and 1999 tax years, and filing a false tax return for 2000.
Texas
Loan Officer Convicted on Multiple Charges
Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:19:13
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Kristen Anne Way, a Houston area resident, was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, engaging in a monetary transaction in criminally derived property, and money laundering.
National Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation. This information has recently been updated, and is now available.
Mobile Most Wanted for Federal Bureau of Investigation. This information has recently been updated, and is now available.
Cyber
Awareness Month, Part II
Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:08:19 -0500
October is Cyber Awareness Month, and working for you 24/7 so you are not defrauded in cyberspace is the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center, known as IC3. This broadcast is part of our radio show "FBI, This Week," which is broadcast on ABC Radio Networks.
10/9/2009: Stu McArthur Named Special Agent in Charge of Springfield Division
National Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation. This information has recently been updated, and is now available.
Bodies of Evidence
Part 3: Probing for 'Clandestine Burials'
A key element of training for FBI Evidence Response Teams is
excavating burial sites while preserving potential evidence. Video
Stu
McArthur Named Special Agent in Charge of Springfield Division Mr. McArthur replaces Karen Spangenberg, who was recently named deputy
assistant director of the FBI's Criminal Investigative Division. Most recently,
Mr. McArthur served as an inspector in the Inspection Division at FBI
Headquarters. FBI's
Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending October 9 Read about the first joint cyber investigation between Egyptian law
enforcement authorities and the U.S., an indictment in a terrorism case, and
charges against members of a New York crime family.
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Ross Scarantino, 64, of Duryea and former Superintendent of the Pittston Area School District, was sentenced to 13 months in federal prison for accepting $5,000 in cash in connection with support he provided to a contractor in connection with the contractor obtaining a contract with the Pittston Area School District.
Jersey
City Council Candidate Admits Extorting Cash
Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:38:57
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LaVern Webb-Washington, an unsuccessful candidate for Jersey City Council (Ward F), pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit extortion, admitting she accepted corrupt cash payments from a cooperating witness in return for exercising her future official authority in favor of the cooperating witness.
IRS
Employee Indicted in Bribery Case
Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:38:58 -0500
An IRS employee, Fernando Hernandez, was arrested today at his IRS office in Dallas on a felony bribery charge outlined in an indictment returned by a grand jury in Dallas earlier this week.
Texas
Man Detained on Distribution of Child Pornography Charge
Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:39:00
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Thomas James Murphy, III, 26, of Bedford, Texas, who was arrested this week on a complaint charging distribution of child pornography.
Stu
McArthur Named Special Agent in Charge of Springfield Division
Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:38:55
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Mr. McArthur replaces Karen Spangenberg, who was recently named deputy assistant director of the Criminal Investigative Division. Most recently, Mr. McArthur served as an inspector in the Inspection Division at FBI Headquarters.
Dramatic
Footage of American Samoa Tsunami Outside FBI Office
Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:25:25
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The FBI in Honolulu released dramatic footage of the September 29, 2009 American Samoa Tsunami striking the parking lot of the building housing the FBI office in American Samoa.
Suspect
Strongly Believed to Be FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Arrested
Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:25:26
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The FBI is working closely with authorities in Mexico to officially confirm the identity of a suspect strongly believed to be FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Jorge Alberto Lopez-Orozco. Lopez-Orozco has been charged in Idaho for the 2002 murders of his girlfriend, Rebecca Ramirez, and her 2 young children, ages 2 and 4.
Justice at Last
Arrest in 19-Year-Old Cold Case
In
1990, Jennifer Schuett was sexually assaulted and nearly killed. Now, 19 years
later, there is an arrest in her case. Story
Alleged
Hijacker of 1968 Pan American Flight Arrives in U.S. to Face
Charges.
Mon, 12 Oct 2009
13:22:18 -0500
Luis Armando Pena Soltren arrived in the Southern District of New York from Havana, Cuba, to face charges of allegedly hijacking Pan American flight 281 on November 24, 1968, and diverting the Puerto Rico-bound plane to Havana.
Former
United Rentals President Admits Conspiring to Falsifying Company
Books
Tue, 13 Oct 2009
13:24:33 -0500
John N. Milne, of Westport, Connecticut, pleaded guilty in New Haven to one count of conspiracy to falsify the books and records of United Rentals, Inc. while he served as its chief financial officer.
Arrest
in Gunpoint Robbery of Riverside Bank in Florida
Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:28:34
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Terry Burney Delion, Jr., 22, was charged in an indictment with bank robbery and use of a firearm during a crime of violence.
Ice
Company Execs Plead Guilty to Customer Allocation Conspiracy
Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:28:36
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A packaged-ice company, headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $9 million criminal fine for allocating customers.
Louisiana
Man Convicted of Hate Crime for Burning Home of Neighbor
Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:28:37
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A Louisiana man pleaded guilty to firing three shots from a shotgun at the home of three Hispanic men and, after they fled, entering the home and setting a fire that burned it to the ground.
FBI
Task Force Officer in N.J. Charged with Mail Fraud
Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:28:38
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Michael Palermo, 50, a detective with the Port Authority Police Department, allegedly had a longtime cooperating witness perform services to assist Palermo with personal, non-law-enforcement matters.
Three
More Defendants Sentenced in Wisconsin Tribal Drug Investigation
Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:28:39
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Three more defendants were sentenced for their role in distributing crack cocaine on St. Croix tribal lands from approximately January 2001 through September 2008.
Silent
Partner of Connecticut Trash Hauling Companies Sentenced to Prison
Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:28:41
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Thomas Milo, 72, of Mamaroneck, New York, was sentenced in New Haven to 15 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release for conspiring to launder money.
Bridgeport
Men Convicted of Cocaine and Crack Conspiracy Charges Two individuals pleaded guilty in Bridgeport federal court to cocaine and
crack cocaine charges stemming from "Operation G-Force," a joint law enforcement
investigation into Bridgeport-area narcotics trafficking headed by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation’s Safe Streets Task Force. St.
Paul Packaged-Ice Company to Pay $9 Million Criminal Fine A packaged-ice company, headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., has agreed to plead
guilty and to pay a $9 million criminal fine for allocating customers. Louisiana
Man Convicted of Hate Crime for Burning Home of Neighbor A Louisiana man pleaded guilty to firing three shots from a shotgun at the
home of three Hispanic men and, after they fled, entering the home and setting a
fire that burned it to the ground,
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Stephanie Meyer, age 38, of Simpsonville, South Carolina, was charged in a three-count Indictment with making false statements to financial institutions.
Bank
Robber Arrested for the Gunpoint Robbery in Fort Pierce, Florida
Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:48:21
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Terry Burney Delion, Jr., 22, was charged with bank robbery and use of a firearm during a crime of violence.
St.
Louis Woman Sentenced for Embezzlement
Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:51:02 -0500
Susan Warren was sentenced to 18 months in prison on bank fraud charges in connection with her embezzlement of $140,000 from two employers.
Former
Waters Corp. Employee Charged with Fraud, Money Laundering
Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:51:04
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A Mendon man was charged in federal court with conspiracy to commit fraud and other crimes in connection with his alleged scheme to take specialized laboratory equipment from his employer and sell it for his own gain.
10/14/2009: Arlington Man Arrested on Child Pornography Production Charges
Washington Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation. This information has recently been updated, and is now available.
Anchorage
Drug Traffickers Plead Guilty to Drug Conspiracy
Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:02:02
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Stafford Eugene Anderson, II, and Steven Spencer Miller, both residents of Anchorage, Alaska, pleaded guilty in federal court in Anchorage to charges relating to a drug-trafficking conspiracy.
N.J.
Man Sentenced to 90 Months in Prison for $1.7 Million Fraud
Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:03:33
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Jason Bloom, 39, of Mt. Laurel, NJ, was sentenced to 90 months in prison for wire fraud stemming from a scheme to defraud homeowners, lenders, title insurance companies, and the City of Philadelphia of approximately $1,730,874.
Leader
of Asian Massage Parlors Sentenced for Criminal Scheme
Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:05:25
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The owner and operator of Asian massage parlors in Johnson County, Kansas, was sentenced in federal court for leading and organizing a criminal scheme to coerce her employees, whom she recruited from China, to engage in prostitution.
Arlington
Man Arrested on Child Pornography Production Charges
Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:08:10
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Daniel A. Woolverton, 34, of Arlington, Va., was arrested on child pornography production and distribution charges.
Chicago
Defense Contractor to Pay $25 Million in Fraud Settlement
Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:52:33
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A north suburban defense contractor has agreed to pay the United States a $2.5 million criminal fine and an additional $22.5 million civil judgment to settle federal allegations that it overcharged the government in a series of military contracts extending over a decade, ending in 2005.
41
Charged in Mortgage Fraud Takedown Across New York
Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:52:34
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Charges were unsealed against 41 defendants, in eight separate cases, for allegedly engaging in various mortgage fraud scams that collectively defrauded lenders out of more than $64 million in home mortgage loans on more than 100 properties across New York State. Among those charged are six lawyers, seven loan officers, three mortgage brokers, an accountant, and a residential property appraiser.
Two
Arrested in $23 Million Fraud Scheme
Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:03:30 -0500
Two defendants were arrested for a mail fraud and money laundering scheme that brought a loss of over $23 million to Cisco Systems, Inc. (Cisco), a world leader in the design and manufacturing of computer network routers and other equipment.
Texas
Man Charged with Receiving Child Pornography
Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:03:32
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Michael Sadowski, 51, of League City, Texas, has been charged with receipt of child pornography and ordered held without bond pending further criminal proceeding following a hearing.
Ohio
Financial Planner Sentenced for Stealing From Elderly Clients
Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:03:33
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Julie M. Jarvis, 51, of Columbus, was sentenced to 66 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $2,663,681.44 in restitution for stealing money and property from two elderly clients between 2000 and 2009 while she was working as their financial planner.
Former
Sailor Sentenced to 10 Years for Possession of Child Pornography
Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:03:34
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Christopher Jason Oxenham, 28, of Virginia Beach, Va. was sentenced in Norfolk federal court to 10 years in prison, followed by supervised release for life, for possession of child pornography.
Georgia
Man Arrested for Attempting to Solicit a Minor Child for Sex
Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:03:36
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Christopher Rubush, age 35, a resident of Roswell, Georgia, was arrested at Whitfield County, Georgia on charges related to attempting to solicit a minor child for sex.
Chinese
National Charged with Stealing Ford Trade Secrets
Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:50:51
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A federal indictment was unsealed in Detroit charging Xiang Dong Yu, aka Mike Yu, 47, of Beijing, China, with theft of trade secrets, attempted theft of trade secrets and unauthorized access to a protected computer,
'Pretty Boy' Falls
Year of the Gangster, Part 5
Seventy-five years ago, in 1934, our long pursuit of gangster
"Pretty Boy" Floyd came to a head on a country road in Ohio. Story
New
York Investment Firm Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud
Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:03:58
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Melhado, Flynn & Associates, a broker-dealer and investment advisor registered with the former National Association of Securities Dealers, pleaded guilty to conducting a long-running securities fraud.
Six
Charged in Multi-Million Dollar Mortgage Scheme
Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:03:59
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Six individuals located in the New York City area were charged with defrauding Flaherty Funding, a mortgage company located in Rochester, New York.
Terre
Haute Man Charged With Providing Marijuana to Prison Inmates
Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:04:00
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Kevin D. Shively, 39, Terre Haute, Indiana, at the time a Bureau of Prisons employee, was charged with providing contraband in prison.
Hacker
Fugitive Extradited for Cybercrimes
Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:04:01 -0500
A 20-count Indictment charges Venezuelan Edvin Pena with conspiracy to secretly hack into the computer networks of unsuspecting Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) phone service providers; conspiracy to commit wire fraud by transmitting telephone calls over the victim’s networks; and individual hacking and wire fraud counts.
Former
Pasta Company Executives Sentenced to Prison for Fraud
Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:04:02
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Two former top executives of the American Italian Pasta Company (AIPC) were sentenced in federal court today for their roles in a conspiracy to fraudulently overstate earnings and deceive investors.
Drug
Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Murder and Receives Four Life Sentences
Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:04:04
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Antoine Demetris Baker, 30, pled guilty to a 13-count indictment and was sentenced to four concurrent life terms of imprisonment without the possibility of release.
Former
Titusville Resident Indicted for International Parental Kidnapping
Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:04:05
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Chad Zachary Hower, formerly of Titusville, Pennsylvania, was indicted on May 12, 2009, by a federal grand jury in Erie on a charge of international parental kidnapping.
Cyber
Talk with the FBI Director
Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:30:54 -0500
Cyberspace and cyber crimes are hot topics. FBI Director Robert Mueller recently talked about them at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. This broadcast is part of our radio show "FBI, This Week," which is broadcast on ABC Radio Networks.
FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending October 16, 2009
Top stories this week include charges in the largest hedge fund
insider trading case in history, a massive mortgage fraud takedown in New York,
and charges in Detroit against a Chinese national accused of stealing trade
secrets from his employer, Ford Motor Company. Details
Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:01:19 -0500
We have redesigned the Miami Field Office website to be more user-friendly. Have a look.
Maryland
Man Sentenced to 45 Years for Sexual Exploitation of Children
Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:57:25
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Joseph Vieson III, 43, of Annapolis, Maryland, was sentenced to 45 years in prison for conspiracy to produce child pornography, sexually exploiting a minor to produce child pornography and assisting another to engage in sexually explicit conduct with a child, and transportation, distribution and possession of child pornography.
Six
Charged in $20 Million Insider Trading Case
Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:04:31
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Charges were filed against six individuals arising out of their alleged involvement in the largest hedge fund insider trading case in history.
Top
Ten News Stories for the Week Ending October 16, 2009
Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:04:57
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Top stories this week include charges in the largest hedge fund insider trading case in history, a massive mortgage fraud takedown in New York, and charges in Detroit against a Chinese national accused of stealing trade secrets from his employer, Ford Motor Company.
Court
Imposes Record Fine for Fraudulent Marketing of Bextra
Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:56:22
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Pharmacia & Upjohn Company Inc., a subsidiary of Pfizer Inc., was sentenced in federal court for a felony violation of the Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act, for misbranding the drug Bextra with the intent to defraud or mislead.
Former
GSA Chief of Staff Sentenced for Obstruction of Justice, False
Statements
Fri, 16 Oct 2009
18:06:04 -0500
Former General Services Administration Chief of Staff David H. Safavian was sentenced to one year in prison on charges of obstruction of justice and making false statements in connection with the investigation into the activities of former Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
10/19/2009: FBI Releases 2008 Statistics on Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted
In the Line of Duty
41 Officers Feloniously Killed in 2008
The annual Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted
report provides a snapshot of the dangers facing police. Story
10/16/2009 - Two MS-13 Gang Members Sentenced to Life in Prison for 2007 Murder
Washington Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation. This information has recently been updated, and is now available.
Pennsylvania
Man Sentenced for Illegally Sending Money to Pakistan Habib Khan, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for crimes
relating to his operation of an unlicensed money transmitting business. Khan, a
citizen of Pakistan, pled guilty last April, admitting that he operated a
business in which he charged a fee to wire or transport at least $2.1 million to
beneficiaries in the Swat region of Pakistan. Texas
Accounting Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement Charges Diana Simon, of Sugar Land, Texas, a former accounting supervisor for a
Houston area chemicals company, pled guilty to embezzling more than $3.6 million
from her employer. Michigan
Physical Therapist Pleads Guilty in Medicare Fraud Scheme Solomon Nathaniel of Sterling Heights, Michigan, a licensed physical
therapist, pled guilty to participating in a conspiracy to defraud the Medicare
program. Maryland
Scientist Charged with Attempted Espionage Stewart David Nozette, of Chevy Chase, Maryland, was arrested on charges of
attempted espionage for knowingly and willfully attempting to communicate,
deliver, and transmit classified information relating to the national defense of
the United States to an individual that Nozette believed to be an Israeli
intelligence officer.
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Kara McIntosh, of Bethesda, Maryland, was sentenced to three years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for mail fraud arising from the fraudulent purchase of properties in Maryland and the District of Columbia using false mortgage documents.
Lieutenant
in Maryland Heroin Conspiracy Sentenced
Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:13:13 -0500
Larry Cheese, of Baltimore, Maryland, was sentenced to 292 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute heroin.
Pennsylvania
Man Sentenced for Illegally Sending Money to Pakistan
Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:41:15
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Habib Khan, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for crimes relating to his operation of an unlicensed money transmitting business. Khan, a citizen of Pakistan, pled guilty last April, admitting that he operated a business in which he charged a fee to wire or transport at least $2.1 million to beneficiaries in the Swat region of Pakistan.
Texas
Accounting Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement Charges
Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:05:13
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Diana Simon, of Sugar Land, Texas, a former accounting supervisor for a Houston area chemicals company, pled guilty to embezzling more than $3.6 million from her employer.
Florida
Man Sentenced in Multi-Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme
Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:29:58
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Michael Riolo, of Boca Raton, Florida, was sentenced to 293 months in prison in connection with orchestrating a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme.
Virginia
MS-13 Gang Members Sentenced to Life for Murder
Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:37:05
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Rafael Parada-Mendoza and Gabriel Hosman Perez-Amaya, both illegal aliens from El Salvador living in Fairfax County, Virginia, were sentenced to life in prison for killing a rival gang member outside a restaurant in Springfield, Virginia.
Former
Maryland ROTC Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sex with Student
Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:40:19
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Mark Allen Jackson, of Alexandria, Virginia, pled guilty to traveling across state lines to have sex with a high school student.
California
Man Convicted in Retail Theft Crime Ring
Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:52:01
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Hassan Swaid, of Fremont, California, was sentenced in Oakland to 78 months in prison for conspiring to purchase stolen merchandise from major retailers and shipping the stolen goods to out of state customers, and for structuring his finances to avoid currency transaction reports.
Former
Naval Recruiter Sentenced for Attempted Sex Trafficking of a Child
Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:41:35
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Shane Allan Childers, of Olathe, Kansas, a former naval recruiter, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison without parole for the attempted commercial sex trafficking of a child.
Maryland
Scientist Charged with Attempted Espionage
Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:44:09
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Stewart David Nozette, of Chevy Chase, Maryland, was arrested on charges of attempted espionage for knowingly and willfully attempting to communicate, deliver, and transmit classified information relating to the national defense of the United States to an individual that Nozette believed to be an Israeli intelligence officer.
Connecticut
Gang Member Sentenced for Drug Trafficking
Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:52:25
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Gang member Victor Esteves, of Hartford, Connecticut, was sentenced to six years in federal prison for trafficking cocaine and heroin.
Ohio
Man Sentenced in Connecticut for Million Dollar Fraud Scheme
Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:54:40
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Timothy P. Heidel, of Kings Mills, Ohio, was sentenced to two years in prison for defrauding 44 call center service providers out of more than $1 million.
Michigan
Physical Therapist Pleads Guilty in Medicare Fraud Scheme
Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:00:38
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Solomon Nathaniel of Sterling Heights, Michigan, a licensed physical therapist, pled guilty to participating in a conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program.
Former
GSA Chief of Staff Sentenced for Obstruction of Justice, False
Statements
Fri, 16 Oct 2009
17:06:18 -0500
Former General Services Administration Chief of Staff David H. Safavian was sentenced to one year in prison on charges of obstruction of justice and making false statements in connection with the investigation into the activities of former Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
Court
Imposes Record Fine for Fraudulent Marketing of Bextra
Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:06:56
-0500
Pharmacia and Upjohn Company Inc., a subsidiary of Pfizer Inc., was sentenced in federal court for a felony violation of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, for misbranding the drug Bextra with the intent to defraud or mislead.
Six
Charged in $20 Million Insider Trading Case
Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:07:58
-0500
Charges were filed against six individuals arising out of their alleged involvement in the largest hedge fund insider trading case in history.
New Top Ten
Fugitives
First of Three Added
Joe Luis
Saenz—wanted for murder, rape, and kidnapping—is the first of three new Top Ten
fugitives we will announce this week. Story
The Wanted by FBI Mobile page has been updated to include fugitive Giusseppe Pino LoPorto, who was indicted on April 13, 1998 by a Baldwin County, Alabama Grand Jury for sexual abuse, sodomy, and rape. He fled shortly before his trial was scheduled to begin.
The Wanted by FBI Los Angeles page has been updated to include the newest addition to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. Joe Luis Saenz is wanted for four counts of murder, kidnapping, rape, and parole violation. He is believed to work for a Mexican drug cartel and is known to travel between the United States and Mexico.
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