Wednesday, June 9, 2010

FBI In the News Updated

Sixteen Members of International Organized Crime Group Charged in New York
Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:41:14 -0500

Sixteen members of an international organized crime group known as the Krasniqi Organization were charged in Manhattan federal court with various counts of kidnapping in aid of a racketeering enterprise, narcotics trafficking, robbery and firearms possession.



California Bank Teller Sentenced for Role in Bank Robbery
Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:02:42 -0500

Daniel Ramsey, a former teller at the Metro 1 Credit Union in Antioch, California, was sentenced to five years in prison for helping plan and execute an armed takeover of Metro 1. Ramsey modeled the plan after a takeover robbery of Metro 1 that he witnessed the previous year and used his inside knowledge of Metro 1's layout and security procedures to facilitate the eventual robbery.



Alaska Residents Plead Guilty to Civil Rights Violation
Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:06:13 -0500

Robert Bruce Gum and Deanna Angelina Scaglione, aka Deanna Powers, both of Anchorage, Alaska, pled guilty to the civil rights crime of threatening, intimidating, and interfering with an Alaska Native, while he used the public streets of downtown Anchorage.



Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty to Making False Bomb Threat
Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:10:08 -0500

Michael C. Miller, of White Castle, Louisiana, pled guilty in connection with phoning in a false bomb threat to the Marathon Petroleum Refinery in Garyville, Louisiana.



Fifteen Kansas Residents Indicted on Drug Trafficking Charges
Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:13:36 -0500

Fifteen residents of Leavenworth, Kansas were charged with drug trafficking in two federal indictments.



Ohio Medical Center Director Convicted in Public Corruption Probe
Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:54:59 -0500

Thomas J. Greco , the former director of facility services at MetroHealth Medical Center in Ohio, was convicted on charges of conspiracy to commit bribery, federal program fraud, Hobbs Act conspiracy, tax charges, and other offenses in connection with the ongoing Cuyahoga County public corruption investigation.



Ohio Man Indicted for Bank Robbery
Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:11:42 -0500

Dennis G. Sanders, Sr., of North Randall, Ohio, was charged with allegedly using force, violence, and intimidation to rob a US Bank branch in Warrensville Heights, Ohio of $2,170.



Montana Man Convicted on Drug and Firearms Charges
Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:18:17 -0500

Wendell Dean Kopp, of Billings, Montana, was convicted of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute/distribution of methamphetamine, possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, and two counts of the use or possession of a firearm during a drug-trafficking crime or in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime.



Ohio Attorney Sentenced in $2.5 Million Fraud Scheme
Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:30:15 -0500

Robert L. Schwartz, 70, an attorney in Cincinnati, was sentenced to 48 months in prison and three years of supervised release for committing mail fraud relative to keeping almost $2.5 million from an estate for which he was the executor instead of giving the money to the charitable organization for which it was intended, and for filing a false federal income tax return with the IRS.



Pennsylvania Man Charged with Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses
Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:53:01 -0500

Ralph J. Camacho, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was indicted on charges of distribution of marijuana and possession with the intent to distribute crack cocaine, marijuana, heroin, and cocaine; possession of a firearm in furtherance of those drug trafficking offenses; and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Camacho is currently a fugitive.



New Jersey Man Indicted on Child Pornography Charges
Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:54:38 -0500

Matthew Riskin Bean, of Bergenfield, New Jersey, was indicted in Pennsylvania on charges of possession and transportation of child pornography.



Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges
Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:58:18 -0500

Thomas John Griffin, III, of Friendsville, Pennsylvania, admitted to downloading and trading images of child pornography via his computer.



Pennsylvania Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Drug Distribution
Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:59:13 -0500

Pharmacist Thomas Fortunato, of Warrington, Pennsylvania, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute oxycodone, and one count of unlawful distribution of oxycodone.



Minnesota Man Indicted for Assault with Intent to Commit Murder
Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:10:32 -0500

Joseph Joshua Jackson, of Red Lake, Minnesota, was indicted for allegedly assaulting and shooting a woman near the Redby Post Office on April 29, 2010.



Minnesota Attorney Guilty of Embezzling $2 Million from His Clients and the Firm
Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:11:57 -0500

Michael Scott Margulies, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, a former attorney with one of the Twin Cities' best-known law firms, pled guilty to one count of wire fraud in connection with embezzling approximately $2 million from his clients and the firm.



Two Indicted in Minnesota in $2.5 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:17:30 -0500

A mortgage broker and real estate closing agent in the Twin Cities area were indicted in St. Paul, Minnesota for allegedly orchestrating a mortgage fraud scheme that resulted in a $2.5 million loss for financial lenders.



Former Duane Reade Executives Convicted in New York of Securities Fraud
Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:32:34 -0500

Anthony Cuti, the former chief executive officer, chairman of the board, and president of Duane Reade, Inc., and William Tennant, the former chief financial officer and senior vice-president of Duane Reade, were found guilty by a Manhattan jury of perpetrating a scheme to falsely inflate the income and reduce the expenses that Duane Reade reported.



South Carolina Fugitive Arrested in Thailand in Parental Kidnapping Case
Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:39:59 -0500

Federal fugitive Samuel Lee Horton, of Greenville, South Carolina, was located in Phuket, Thailand, and is being escorted back to the U.S by special agents of FBI. On May 5, 2009, Horton was charged with violating a custody order involving his 3-year-old child. Upon receiving information that Horton had taken the child outside of the United States, a federal warrant for his arrest for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution was issued.



Three Charged in Texas for Armed Bank Robbery
Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:47:43 -0500

Jose Matilde Quintanilla, Paul Glenn Ballard, and Carl Edward Malone were charged in Houston in connection with the June 7, 2010 armed robbery of a Community Bank branch in Baytown, Texas.



Six Texas Residents Arrested for Involvement in Methamphetamine Ring
Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:52:07 -0500

Six Longview, Texas residents were arrested for their alleged involvement in a major methamphetamine drug trafficking criminal enterprise.



Five Sentenced in Idaho on Drug Conspiracy Charges
Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:57:30 -0500

Five Idaho residents were sentenced for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.



Florida Attorney Sentenced to 50 Years for Operating $1.2 Billion Ponzi Scheme
Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:14:28 -0500

Attorney Scott Rothstein, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was sentenced to 50 years in prison in connection with the operation of a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme through the defunct Fort Lauderdale law firm Rothstein Rosenfeldt and Adler, P.A .



Statement from U.S. Attorney and FBI Regarding Joran van der Sloot Investigation
Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:21:40 -0500

United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama Joyce Vance White and FBI Birmingham Special Agent in Charge Patrick Maley issued a joint statement regarding the Joran van der Sloot investigation.



Last of Four Family Members Convicted Alaska on Drug Conspiracy Charges
Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:33:16 -0500

The last of four Anchorage, Alaska family members charged with federal narcotics crimes pled guilty in federal court to distribution of crack cocaine and drug conspiracy.



Alaska Felon Pleads Guilty to Possession of Stolen Firearm
Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:39:02 -0500

Joel William Corwin, of Anchorage, Alaska, pled guilty in federal court to being a felon in possession of a firearm and to possession of a stolen firearm.


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