Juvenile Justice: Technical Assistance and Better Defined Evaluation Plans Will
Help Girls' Delinquency Programs. GAO-10-133T, October 20 Michael Speelman, of Adelphi, Maryland, who assumed the online identity of a
16-year-old girl, pled guilty to transportation and shipment of child
pornography. Man
Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud Senate of Pennsylvania S. Michael Palermo, of Philadelphia, pled guilty to conspiring with former
State Senator Vincent Fumo to receive a contract from the Pennsylvania Senate
Democratic Appropriations Committee (SDAC), under which Palermo received
$287,000 in state funds between 1999 and 2004 for providing little or no actual
work to the SDAC.
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Man Who Posed Online as Teen Girl Pleads Guilty to Child Porn
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S. Michael Palermo, of Philadelphia, pled guilty to conspiring with former State Senator Vincent Fumo to receive a contract from the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Appropriations Committee (SDAC), under which Palermo received $287,000 in state funds between 1999 and 2004 for providing little or no actual work to the SDAC.
Virginia
Men Sentenced on Bank Fraud Charges
Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:08:27 -0500
Joseph M. Cherry, II, of Norfolk, Virginia,was sentenced to 112 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release, and Bruce Bridges, of Virginia Beach, was sentenced to 79 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for operating an elaborate scheme seeking to defraud financial institutions--largely servicing military members--of approximately $1.5 million.
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Virginia Inmate Sentenced for Possessing Weapon
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Miguel Rodriguez, a federal inmate serving a prison sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution in Beckley, West Virginia, was sentenced to 27 months in prison for possessing a weapon inside the prison.
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Virginia Man Sentenced for Stealing Mail
Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:25:14
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Matthew D. Pennington, of Huntington, West Virginia, was sentenced to 27 months in prison for aiding and abetting the theft of mail.
Connecticut
Man Sentenced on Drug and Firearm Charges
Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:40:22
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Miguel Rivera, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, was sentenced to more than five years in prison for illegally possessing a firearm and possessing with intent to distribute cocaine.
Texas
Woman Charged for Role in Ponzi Scheme
Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:55:32 -0500
Julia Ann Schmidt, of Whitney, Texas, was charged with two counts of mail fraud in connection with her alleged role in a large-scale Ponzi scheme.
Executive
Pleads Guilty in New York to Multimillion-Dollar Fraud
Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:00:10
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Matthew D. Weitzman, a former principal of AFW Asset Management, Inc., pled guilty in Manhattan federal court to fraud charges related to his misappropriation of millions of dollars from AFW investors, lying to the investors about how their money was used, and converting their money to his own use.
New
Hampshire Man Convicted of Credit Card, Identity Fraud Charges
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Serge Eric Bayard, of New London, New Hampshire, was convicted on one count of using an unauthorized access device and one count of aggravated identity fraud.
California
Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges
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Ronald Eugene Bernal, of Susanville, California, pled guilty to two counts of production and possession of child pornography in connection with taking sexually explicit photographs of his 5-year-old niece.
Montana
Man Pleads Guilty to Abusive Sexual Contact with Minor
Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:44:22
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R-Lynn Dean Littledog, of Browning, Montana, pled guilty to sexually abusing a 5-year-old girl.
Arizona
Man Sentenced for Burglary
Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:46:57 -0500
Ambrose Bennett, of Tonalea, Arizona, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for second degree burglary.
Maryland
Country Club Manager, Financial Controller Sentenced for Stealing
$1.3M
Mon, 19 Oct 2009
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Akinyeme Bamisaiye, of Clarksville, Maryland, and Sajjad Nazar Mahar, of Kearneysville, West Virginia, were each sentenced to 52 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, in connection with a scheme to steal funds from their former employer, a country club in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Maryland
Man Who Posed Online as Teen Girl Pleads Guilty to Child Porn
Charges
Tue, 20 Oct 2009
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Michael Speelman, of Adelphi, Maryland, who assumed the online identity of a 16-year-old girl, pled guilty to transportation and shipment of child pornography.
New Top Ten Fugitives
Violent Mexican Gang Leader Added to List
Juarez prison gang leader Eduardo Ravelo is the second of
three new additions this week to the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. Story
President
Obama Thanks FBI Task Force in New York
Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:58:26 -0500
President Barack Obama visited the multi-agency New York Joint Terrorism Task Force and told its members, "Together, your success in thwarting terrorist attacks, the strong intelligence you gathered and the hard-nosed investigations you pursued, has proved to be a model for law enforcement officials across the country."
Man
Charged with Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to Terrorists
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Tarek Mehanna of Sudbury, Massachusetts, was charged with allegedly conspiring to provide material support and resources for use in carrying out a conspiracy to kill, kidnap, maim, or injure persons or damage property in a foreign country and extraterritorial homicide of a U.S. national.
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Man
Charged with Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to Terrorists Tarek Mehanna of Sudbury, Massachusetts, was charged with allegedly
conspiring to provide material support and resources for use in carrying out a
conspiracy to kill, kidnap, maim, or injure persons or damage property in a
foreign country and extraterritorial homicide of a U.S. national. Massachusetts
Firefighters Charged with Fraud, Employee Charged with Perjury James Famolare and Albert Arroyo, both former Boston firefighters, were
charged in federal court with fraud involving their applications for accidental
disability pensions, and Erika Boylan, a clerk in the Boston Fire Department,
was charged with perjuring herself and obstructing the grand jury investigation
in this matter. Honduras
Woman Sentenced in Wisconsin for Bank Fraud Virginia Martinez Castillo, of Honduras, was sentenced in Madison, Wisconsin
to four months in prison for bank fraud. Three
Charged in California with Conspiring to Defraud the IRS Obed Ur Rahman, Mohammad Nasir Khan, and Shaker Ahmed were indicted in
Sacramento, California on charges of conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue
Service. Former
California Deputy Sentenced on Child Pornography Charge Mark Kessell, a former Sacramento Sheriff's Deputy, was sentenced to 52
months in federal prison for possessing child pornography. Twenty
Charged in California in Connection with $26 Million Medicare Fraud
Schemes Twenty defendants, most of them residing in the Los Angeles area, were
charged in seven cases for allegedly participating in Medicare fraud schemes
that resulted in approximately $26 million in fraudulent bills to the Medicare
program. Jamaican
Labor Broker Convicted in Virginia Clover May Robinson-Gordon, of Montego Bay, St. James, Jamaica, was found
guilty by a federal jury in Norfolk, Virginia on one count of conspiracy and
five counts of money laundering. Arkansas
Child Abuser Sentenced in Child Pornography Case Previously convicted offender Doyle D. Peal, of Benton, Arkansas, was
sentenced to 180 months in prison for receiving child pornography. Five
Arrested in Washington for Prescription Drug Dealing Five individuals were charged in Tacoma, Washington following a lengthy
investigation during which hundreds of prescription pain pills (oxycodone) were
sold to undercover officers on multiple occasions. New
Jersey Business Owner Sentenced for Insurance Fraud, Tax Evasion Aleksander Sirota, of Freehold, New Jersey, the former owner of two medical
billing companies, was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for engaging in
a scheme to defraud insurance companies that provided no-fault medical benefits
to motorists. New
Jersey Real Estate Developer Pleads Guilty in $50 Million Bank Fraud
Scheme Monmouth County, New Jersey real estate developer Solomon Dwek pled guilty to
bank fraud and money laundering charges in connection with his scheme to defraud
PNC Bank of more than $50 million. Fugitive
in Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Case Arrested in Canada Francisco Beltran, formerly of Cleveland, Ohio, a fugitive who was indicted
in McAllen, Texas last year on three counts of wire fraud for operating a
multimillion-dollar fraud scheme, was arrested near Toronto, Canada. Michigan
City Employee Charged with Accepting Bribes Wanda J. Smith, a former employee of the City of Dearborn Building and Safety
Department in Michigan, was charged with accepting bribes in return for issuing
permits for work to be performed on residential property in the City of
Dearborn. Former
Oregon Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charge Kim Scott Graham, a former Cottage Grove, Oregon police officer, pled guilty
to one count of possession of child pornography. Missouri
Man Charged with Armed Bank Robbery Richard Allen Bratt, of Diamond, Missouri, was charged with the October 15,
2009 armed robbery of the U.S. Bank branch in Neosho. Missouri
Men Indicted on Child Pornography Charges James Phillip Edwards and Jonathan D. Kindrick, both of Kansas City,
Missouri, were indicted in separate cases related to child pornography. Chairman
of New York Brokerage Firm Charged with $22 Million Investment
Fraud Guillermo A. Clamens, the chairman of New York-based brokerage firm FTC
Capital Markets, was charged in Manhattan federal court with conspiracy,
securities fraud, and wire fraud stemming from an alleged $22 million investment
fraud scheme. California
Man Charged with Tax Evasion Saeed Ur Rahman, of Stockton, California, was indicted on three counts of tax
evasion. Pennsylvania
Man Sentenced for Firearms, Tax, and Immigration Crimes Sean O'Neill, of Willistown Township, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 18
months in prison for three counts of immigration fraud, one count of illegal
possession of a firearm silencer without a serial number, and one count of
conspiracy to commit tax fraud. Woman
Sentenced in Missouri for Concealing Assets in Bankruptcy
Proceeding Julie Lynn Wagman, of Daytona Beach, Florida, was sentenced in St. Louis,
Missouri to five months in prison, followed by five months of home confinement
for concealing assets in her bankruptcy petition. Former
FBI Top Ten Fugitive Sentenced for Drug Trafficking, Murder,
Racketeering One-time Norte Valle Cartel kingpin and former FBI Top Ten fugitive Diego
Montoya Sanchez was sentenced in Miami, Florida to a 45-year term of
imprisonment on cocaine trafficking, murder, and racketeering charges.
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Twenty defendants, most of them residing in the Los Angeles area, were charged in seven cases for allegedly participating in Medicare fraud schemes that resulted in approximately $26 million in fraudulent bills to the Medicare program.
Former
FBI Top Ten Fugitive Sentenced for Drug Trafficking, Murder,
Racketeering
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2009 16:27:46 -0500
One-time Norte Valle Cartel kingpin and former FBI Top Ten fugitive Diego Montoya Sanchez was sentenced in Miami, Florida to a 45-year term of imprisonment on cocaine trafficking, murder, and racketeering charges.
New Top Ten
Fugitives
Global Con Artist and Ruthless Criminal
A Ukranian businessman wanted for crimes in dozens of
countries is the latest addition to our Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. Story
10/22/2009 - More Than 300 Alleged La Familia Cartel Members and Associates Arrested in Two-Day Nationwide Takedown
Three
Sentenced for Conspiring to Commit Terrorist Acts Against Americans
Overseas
Thu, 22 Oct 2009
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Three Ohio residents, Mohammad Zaki Amawi, Marwan Othman El-Hindi, and Wassim I. Mazloum, were sentenced to prison terms ranging from more than eight years to 20 years for conspiring to commit terrorist acts against Americans overseas, including U.S. military personnel in Iraq, and other terrorism-related violations.
Oklahoma
Woman Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement from Tribe
Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:13:26
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Dawena Pappan, of Ponca City, Oklahoma, pled guilty to embezzling funds from the Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma, where she served as the Secretary-Treasurer.
Georgia
Man Indicted in Home Depot Kickback Scheme
Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:18:07
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Ian Jay Evans, of Mableton, Georgia, was indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, and 17 additional counts of money laundering, related to bribes that he allegedly paid to a high-level Home Depot employee.
Missouri
Man Sentenced to Life in Prison on Drug Charge
Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:31:46
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Gregory Hogan, of St. Louis, Missouri, was sentenced to life in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute "crack" and powder cocaine.
California
Business Owner Indicted for Issuing Sham Asbestos Certificates
Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:38:50
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Rogelio Lowe, of Thornton, California, was charged with engaging in a scheme to defraud in connection with issuing certificates to asbestos removal workers despite knowing that he had not provided them with the proper training, and charging their employers the full price of the training. Lowe was also charged with making and using false documents in connection with his scheme.
Former
Customs and Border Protection Officer Pleads Guilty to Bribery
Charges
Wed, 21 Oct 2009
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Former U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Jose Carmelo Magana, of Yuma, Arizona, pled guilty to charges of attempting to bring illegal aliens into the United States and acceptance of a bribe by a public official.
Florida
Man Indicted in Kentucky for Stalking his Wife on Fort Knox
Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:52:45
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A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky returned an indictment against Christon L. Crabtree, of Fernandina Beach, Florida, on charges of stalking his wife on Fort Knox. Crabtree was also indicted for violating a protection order between him and his wife, and for entering Fort Knox when he had been barred from the installation in late 2008 for assaulting his wife.
Three
Sentenced for Conspiring to Commit Terrorist Acts Against Americans
Overseas
Thu, 22 Oct 2009
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Three Ohio residents, Mohammad Zaki Amawi, Marwan Othman El-Hindi, and Wassim I. Mazloum, were sentenced to prison terms ranging from more than eight years to 20 years for conspiring to commit terrorist acts against Americans overseas, including U.S. military personnel in Iraq, and other terrorism-related violations.
More
Than 300 Arrested in Two-Day, Nationwide Drug Cartel Takedown
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Over the past two days, 303 individuals in 19 states were arrested as part of Project Coronado, which targeted the distribution network of a major Mexican drug trafficking organization known as La Familia. In all, the 44-month multi-agency law enforcement investigation has resulted in the arrest of nearly 1,200 individuals and the seizures of more than 11.7 tons of narcotics and $32.8 million.
Forty-One
Defendants Indicted in Wisconsin Gang Case
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Forty-one defendants were indicted in Wisconsin in connection with various drug-trafficking offenses. The defendants, many of whom are alleged to be members of the Vice Lords and North Side Gangster Disciples street gangs, are charged with, among other things, conspiracy to distribute controlled substances.
CEO
of Pennsylvania Charter School Sentenced on Fraud, Theft, Tax
Charges
Thu, 22 Oct 2009
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Kevin O'Shea, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for mail fraud, theft from a federally funded program, and filing a false tax return. At the time of the crimes, O'Shea was working for and defrauding the Philadelphia Academy Charter School.
Leaders
of Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Plead Guilty in California
Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:20:47
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Jesus Labra-Aviles, Efrain Perez, Jorge Aureliano Felix, and Armando Martinez-Duarte each pled guilty in California to charges arising from their leadership of the Arellano-Felix drug trafficking organization, a criminal enterprise based in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
CEO
of Pennsylvania Charter School Sentenced on Fraud, Theft, Tax
Charges
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Kevin O'Shea, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for mail fraud, theft from a federally funded program, and filing a false tax return. At the time of the crimes, O'Shea was working for and defrauding the Philadelphia Academy Charter School.
Investigation
Nets Alleged Cocaine Traffickers in Virginia
Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:42:50
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Nine individuals were arrested on cocaine trafficking charges as part of an ongoing investigation of cocaine dealers working in and around Springfield, Virginia.
Arizona
Man Charged with Embezzlement from Tribal Organization
Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:46:49
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Harry Tso, Jr.,of Window Rock, Arizona, was charged with embezzlement from an Indian Tribal Organization. The indictment alleges that as an employee of the Navajo Nation Oil and Gas Company, Tso embezzled $39,223.91 from the Window Rock Chevron gasoline station and convenience store.
Florida
Woman Sentenced for Role in $5.7 Million Medical Equipment Scam
Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:54:02
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Maria F. Hernandez, of Miami, was sentenced to 57 months in prison for her participation in a $5.7 million health care fraud scheme.
Oregon
Man Sentenced in Child Exploitation Case
Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:58:15
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Julius Xavier Hexon, of Happy Valley, Oregon, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after being convicted of three counts of producing child pornography, three counts of interstate travel for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor, and one count of possessing child pornography.
Forty-One
Defendants Indicted in Wisconsin Gang Case
Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:01:19
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Forty-one defendants were indicted in Wisconsin in connection with various drug-trafficking offenses. The defendants, many of whom are alleged to be members of the Vice Lords and North Side Gangster Disciples street gangs, are charged with, among other things, conspiracy to distribute controlled substances.
FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending October 23, 2009
Read about our Top Ten news stories of the week, including charges against a Massachusetts man for conspiring to provide material support to terrorists; the addition of three new fugitives to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list; and attempted espionage charges against a Maryland scientist. More
FBI's
Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending October 23, 2009 Read about our Top Ten news stories of the week, including charges against a
Massachusetts man for conspiring to provide material support to terrorists; the
addition of three new fugitives to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list; and
attempted espionage charges against a Maryland scientist.
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Brad Bryant, chief of the FBI’s Violent Crimes and Major Offenders Unit at Headquarters, describes the three dangerous fugitives added to the FBI’s Top Ten list. This broadcast is part of our radio show "FBI, This Week," which is broadcast on ABC Radio Networks.
Alabama
Bank President Sentenced for Bank Theft Bobby Sorrells, of Hartford, Alabama, the former president and CEO of Valley
State Bank in Russellville, was sentenced to 10 months on prison on charges he
stole nearly $172,000 from said bank. Four
Sentenced, One Guilty in California Child Exploitation Cases Four individuals were sentenced and one pled guilty in San Diego, California
in five separate cases involving child pornography. Department
of Homeland Security Adjudications Officer Charged with Bribery Elliott R. Hernandez, of Houston, a District Adjudications Officer with the
Department of Homeland Security - Citizenship and Immigration Services, was
charged with bribery, fraud in connection with a computer, and receiving
something of value in exchange for performing an official act to which he is not
entitled. Arizona
Inmate Gets Extra Time for Possessing Shank Joseph William Nichols, an inmate at the Federal Penitentiary in Tucson,
Arizona, was sentenced to an additional 33 months in prison, to be served
following his 66-month sentence for bank robbery, for possessing contraband in
prison. Man
Sentenced for Concealing Employment by Iraqi Government from INS Mouyad Mahmoud Darwish, a Canadian citizen born in Iraq who formerly resided
in Maryland, was sentenced to 15 months in prison, followed by two years of
supervised release, for making a false statement in connection with an
immigration matter. Former
U.S. Army Contracting Official Sentenced for Accepting Bribes Former U.S. Army contracting official James Paul Clifton, of Newport News,
Virginia, was sentenced to 40 months in prison for accepting more than $80,000
in bribes in exchange for corruptly providing contract work to two Afghan
trucking companies, Arkansas
Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Sex Trafficking Charge Tommy Handy, of Little Rock, Arkansas, pled guilty to a federal charge of sex
trafficking of an underage female. Seventy-Four
Violent Street Gang Members Charged with Narcotics Violations Seventy-four members of the gang known as the "Rollin’ 40s Neighborhood
Crips" were charged in 23 federal indictments and 45 state warrants for their
alleged roles in a narcotics trafficking conspiracy that operated within a
three-square-mile area of Los Angeles.
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Former U.S. Army contracting official James Paul Clifton, of Newport News, Virginia, was sentenced to 40 months in prison for accepting more than $80,000 in bribes in exchange for corruptly providing contract work to two Afghan trucking companies,
Man
Sentenced for Concealing Employment by Iraqi Government from INS
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Mouyad Mahmoud Darwish, a Canadian citizen born in Iraq who formerly resided in Maryland, was sentenced to 15 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for making a false statement in connection with an immigration matter.
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An Eye-Opening Experience
When we invite community leaders to get an up-close and personal look at the FBI, good things happen. Story
More
Than 50 Children Rescued from Prostitution in Operation Cross Country
IV
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The FBI, its local and state law enforcement partners, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children have concluded Operation Cross Country IV, a three-day national enforcement action as part of the Innocence Lost National Initiative. The operation included enforcement actions in 36 cities across 30 FBI divisions around the country and led to the recovery of 52 children who were being victimized through prostitution.
Texas
Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges
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Robert Carl Sampson, of Grapeland, Texas, pled guilty to possessing material involving the sexual exploitation of minors.
Kentucky
Serial Bank Robber Pleads Guilty
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Paul Lawrence Willis, Jr., of Louisville, Kentucky, pled guilty to five armed robberies of area banks.
Texas
Inmate Sentenced to Life for Kidnapping Conspiracy, Murder-for-Hire
Plot
Fri, 23 Oct 2009
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Joel Lopez Sr., of Roma, Texas, was sentenced to life in federal prison for a murder-for-hire plot to kill U.S. District Judge Ricardo Hinojosa--who had sentenced him to life imprisonment on drug trafficking convictions--and for conspiring with his wife to kidnap a Roma woman who purportedly owed him thousands of dollars for drugs.
Indian
Tribe Official Surrenders in California on Bribery Charges
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:16:35
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Robert Salgado, Sr., the chairman of the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians, surrendered to federal agents in Riverside, California after being indicted on federal charges of accepting a quarter million dollars in bribes from tribal vendors and concealing income from the IRS.
Missouri
Women Charged in Murder-for-Hire Conspiracy
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:26:53
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Elain Kay Young and Katherine A. Mock were charged in St. Louis, Missouri in connection with the murder of Young's husband. According to the indictment, Young and Mock planned and caused the murder of Young's husband so that Young could collect his insurance policies.
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Plead Guilty to Violating Digital Millennium Copyright Act
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Jung Kwak, of Oceanside, California; and Phillip Allison and Robert Ward, both of Seminole, Florida, pled guilty in San Diego to conspiring to violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
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Convicted in International Truck Theft Conspiracy Sentenced in
Texas Rito Jasso-Zorilla, Victor Antonio Garcia, and Orlando Gonzalez Huerta, all
citizens of Mexico, were sentenced to prison in Houston, Texas for their
respective roles in a scheme to steal and transport millions of dollars of truck
tractors, trailers and other heavy equipment to Central America. Hawaii
Man Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement Daniel K. Mahiai, a Molokai resident, pled guilty to embezzling more than
$218,000 from the Molokai Community Federal Credit Union, where he was employed
as a teller. Three
Kansas Men Charged in Thwarted Bank Robbery Kenneth Rayford, of Overland Park, Kansas, and Paul G. Rayford and Claude
White, both of Kansas City, Kansas, were charged with the attempted armed
robbery of the Interstate Federal Savings Bank branch in Kansas City. New
Jersey Man Guilty of Carjacking in Which He Sexually Assaulted, and Shot
Victim Noah Cuebas, of East Orange, New Jersey, was convicted for the 2006
carjacking of a couple in East Orange, in which the defendant pistol-whipped a
male victim and sexually assaulted a female victim before critically wounding
her with a gunshot to the head. New
Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Three Bank Robberies Dustin Corney, of Hopewell, New Jersey, admitted his role in planning and
committing three bank robberies in southern New Jersey. New
Jersey Building Inspector Sentenced for Extortion David Harrington, of Orange, New Jersey, a former Jersey City building
inspector, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for extorting corrupt
payments from contractors. Pennsylvania
Man Indicted for Targeting Websites He Found Objectionable Bruce Raisley, of Monaca, Pennsylvania, was indicted in Newark, New Jersey on
computer hacking charges for targeting websites that carried articles that he
found objectionable. To prevent others from viewing the websites, Raisley is
alleged to have infected computers with malicious software and used those
computers to launch cyber attacks. California
Man Sentenced for Serial Bank Robbery Jerome Michael Endsley, II, of West Sacramento, California, was sentenced to
three years and 10 months in prison after admitting the serial commission of
five Sacramento bank robberies in four months. Mexican
Drug Cartel Member Pleads Guilty in Colorado to Drug Trafficking
Charges Miguel Angel Caro-Quintero, a resident and national of the Republic of Mexico
and a reputed member of the Sonora Cartel, pled guilty in Denver, Colorado to
trafficking more than 100 tons of marijuana from Mexico to the United States
from 1985 through 1988, resulting in more than $100,000,000 in payment being
sent to Mexico. Arkansas
Doctor, Hospital Employees Sentenced for HIPAA Violations Dr. Jay Holland, of Little Rock, Arkansas; Sarah Elizabeth Miller, of England
Arkansas; and Candida Griffin, of Little Rock, Arkansas, were each sentenced for
violating the health information privacy provisions of the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) based on their accessing a patient's
records without any legitimate purpose. Virginia
Man Sentenced in Florida on Sex Trafficking, Child Prostitution
Charges Virginia resident Marvin Leigh Madkins was sentenced in Jacksonville, Florida
to 50 years in federal prison for sex trafficking of minors and transporting
minors across state lines for prostitution. Corrections
Officer Sentenced to Life in Connection with Fatal Assault of
Inmate Erin Sharma, a former corrections officer with the Federal Bureau of Prisons,
was sentenced today in federal court in Orlando, Florida on federal civil rights
charges related to the fatal assault of an inmate at the Coleman Federal
Correctional Complex in Coleman, Florida. Connecticut
Man Sentenced in Oxycontin Distribution Conspiracy Thomas Meyerholz, of Bethany, Connecticut, was sentenced to one year and one
day in prison for his involvement in a conspiracy to obtain and distribute
Oxycontin.
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Dr. Jay Holland, of Little Rock, Arkansas; Sarah Elizabeth Miller, of England Arkansas; and Candida Griffin, of Little Rock, Arkansas, were each sentenced for violating the health information privacy provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) based on their accessing a patient's records without any legitimate purpose.
Virginia
Man Sentenced in Florida on Sex Trafficking, Child Prostitution
Charges
Mon, 26 Oct 2009
17:24:11 -0500
Virginia resident Marvin Leigh Madkins was sentenced in Jacksonville, Florida to 50 years in federal prison for sex trafficking of minors and transporting minors across state lines for prostitution.
Corrections
Officer Sentenced to Life in Connection with Fatal Assault of
Inmate
Mon, 26 Oct 2009
17:24:41 -0500
Erin Sharma, a former corrections officer with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, was sentenced today in federal court in Orlando, Florida on federal civil rights charges related to the fatal assault of an inmate at the Coleman Federal Correctional Complex in Coleman, Florida.
Spammers
Continue To Abuse The Names Of Top Government Executives By Misusing The Name Of
The United States Attorney General
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Illinois
Men Charged in Terror Plot that Focused on Targets in Demark David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana, both of Chicago, were
arrested on federal charges for their alleged roles in conspiracies to provide
material support and/or to commit terrorist acts against overseas targets,
including facilities and employees of a Danish newspaper that published cartoons
of the Prophet Mohammed in 2005. Two
Indicted for Attempting to Provide Material Support to Hizballah Patrick Nayyar and Conrad Stanisclaus Mulholland were charged in New York
with attempting to provide material support to Hizballah, a designated foreign
terrorist organization. The indictment also charges Nayyar with illegal
possession of a firearm and ammunition.
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:14:57
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Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:27:17
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Steven Thomas Brunsma, of Corpus Christi, Texas, was sentenced to 78 months in prison for receipt and distribution of child pornography.
Three
More Charged in Ongoing $45 Million Physical Therapy Fraud Case
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:31:30
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Kenneth Anokam, Joann White, and Dr. Thaddeus Hume were charged in Houston, Texas in a 51-count superseding indictment for allegedly conspiring with Umawa Oke Imo to commit health care fraud and other offenses arising from a $45 million health care fraud scheme.
Cuban
Citizen Extradited from Latvia for Selling Counterfeit Slot
Machines
Mon, 26 Oct 2009
10:37:33 -0500
Rodolfo Rodriguez Cabrera, a Cuban national, was arraigned in U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada on charges of producing and selling counterfeit International Game Technology (IGT) video gaming machines, commonly known as slot machines, and counterfeit IGT computer programs.
Corrections
Officer Sentenced to Life in Connection with Fatal Assault of
Inmate
Mon, 26 Oct 2009
10:56:49 -0500
Erin Sharma, a former corrections officer with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, was sentenced today in federal court in Orlando, Florida on federal civil rights charges related to the fatal assault of an inmate at the Coleman Federal Correctional Complex in Coleman, Florida.
Indiana
Man Sentenced for Bank Robbery
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:00:28 -0500
Ronald W. Komonce, of Evansville, Indiana, was sentenced to 151 months in prison following his guilty plea to bank robbery.
Illinois
Men Charged in Terror Plot that Focused on Targets in Demark
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:16:55
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David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana, both of Chicago, were arrested on federal charges for their alleged roles in conspiracies to provide material support and/or to commit terrorist acts against overseas targets, including facilities and employees of a Danish newspaper that published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in 2005.
Two
Indicted for Attempting to Provide Material Support to Hizballah
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:18:21
-0500
Patrick Nayyar and Conrad Stanisclaus Mulholland were charged in New York with attempting to provide material support to Hizballah, a designated foreign terrorist organization. The indictment also charges Nayyar with illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.
As with previous spam attacks, which have included the names of high-ranking FBI executives and names of various government agencies, a new version misuses the name of the United States Attorney General, Eric Holder. More
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