Thursday, June 17, 2010

FBI In the News Updated

Faisal Shahzad Indicted for Attempted Car Bombing in Times Square
Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:29:23 -0500

A federal grand jury in the Southern District of New York has returned a 10-count indictment charging Faisal Shahzad in connection with allegedly driving a car bomb into Times Square on the evening of May 1, 2010.



Serbian National Arrested in Attempted ATM Skimming Plot
Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:47:29 -0500

Louis Sokolovic, a Serbian national living in Chicago's north suburbs, was arrested on charges he attempted to purchase a device commonly used for ATM skimming.



Louisiana Mayor Sentenced on Public Corruption Charges
Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:48:06 -0500

Edward J. Price, III, the former mayor of Mandeville, Louisiana, was sentenced to more than five years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of honest services mail fraud as well as tax evasion.



Maryland Man Guilty in $20 Million Stolen Merchandise/Pawn Shop Case
Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:52:43 -0500

Nicholas Acosta, of Baltimore, pled guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with his role in a scheme to launder the proceeds of $20 million worth of stolen merchandise through pawn shops.



Florida Woman Indicted in Kentucky for Making Threatening Phone Calls
Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:59:30 -0500

Julie A. Garcia, of Deltona, Florida, was indicted in Paducah, Kentucky on charges that she knowingly and willfully transmitted in interstate commerce telephone communications to a Kentucky State Police dispatcher, each of which contained threats to injure another person.



Virginia Man Sentenced in South Carolina for Threatening to Kill Judges
Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:13:36 -0500

Stephen H. Rosenberg, of Alexandria, Virginia, was sentenced in Columbia, South Carolina to 65 months in prison as a result of his March 17, 2010, conviction for sending an e-mail to Senior United States District Judge Matthew J. Perry, Jr., in which he threatened to kill white judges unless Judge Perry reinstated a civil lawsuit that Rosenberg had previously filed.



Three Charged in South Carolina in Three-State Stolen Vehicle Case
Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:16:01 -0500

Ernest L. Cook, of Mullins, South Carolina; Larry Garfield Carter, of Raeford, North Carolina; and William Clayton Meadow, of Jupiter, Florida, were charged in a one-count indictment with conspiracy to buy and sell stolen vehicles.



South Carolina Man Indicted on Drug and Firearms Charges
Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:18:52 -0500

David Damond Johnson, of Columbia, South Carolina, was charged in a two-count indictment with possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine.



Former Sales Manager for Illinois Company Pleads Guilty to Fraud
Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:20:58 -0500

Thomas G. Ackerman, of Scottsdale, Arizona, pled guilty in Rockford, Illinois to one count of interstate carrier fraud. Ackerman formerly worked as a sales and marketing manager for Woods Equipment Company (Woods) of Oregon, Illinois. The interstate carrier fraud charge against Ackerman stemmed from his scheme to defraud Woods in connection with travel expense reimbursements.



Illinois Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charge
Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:23:03 -0500

Michael Estell, of Rockford, Illinois, pled guilty to possessing child pornography.



Indiana Physician Charged with Health Care Fraud and Unlawful Drug Distribution
Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:32:05 -0500

Kamal Tiwari, a medical doctor practicing in Bloomington, Indiana, was indicted by a federal grand jury with health care fraud, health care fraud resulting in serious bodily injury, and 11 counts of unlawful drug distribution.



Alabama Man Convicted on Child Pornography Charges
Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:33:25 -0500

Phillip Ross Simmons, of Altoona, Alabama, was convicted of receiving and possessing child pornography.


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