Tuesday, July 13, 2010

FBI In the News Updated

Alaska Gang Member Sentenced for Role in Drug Conspiracy
Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:31:48 -0500

Phonesavanh Vongthongdy, of Anchorage, Alaska, was sentenced to 17 years in prison after pleading guilty to drug and gun charges in connection with his role in a violent, multi-defendant drug conspiracy.



Canadian Man Sentenced for Running Lottery Scam Targeting Elderly Americans
Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:38:26 -0500

Henry Anekwu, of Vancouver, British Columbia, was sentenced in Los Angeles, California to 108 months in federal prison for operating a fraudulent lottery scheme that targeted dozens of elderly Americans victims who lost at least $600,000.



Two Plead Guilty in Pennsylvania to Civil Rights Offenses
Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:54:34 -0500

Richard Heitzenrater, of Ambridge, Pennsylvania, and Robert Kuzma, of Economy Borough, Pennsylvania, pled guilty to federal civil rights offenses in connection with an incident in which Heitzenrater, a former Ambridge police sergeant, assaulted an arrestee in his holding cell and Kuzma, a lieutenant, deleted the video images of the assault.



Former Airman Sentenced in California for Possession of Child Pornography
Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:07:43 -0500

Douglas William Howay, of Olivehurst, California, was sentenced to more than eight years in prison for possession of child pornography. At the time of his arrest, the defendant was an airman stationed at Beale Air Force Base in Yuba County.



Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Nevada Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:14:28 -0500

Brian K. Jackson, currently of Anaheim, California and formerly of Las Vegas, Nevada, pled guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud, and bank fraud in connection with his involvement in a Nevada mortgage fraud scheme involving straw buyers and falsified mortgage loan documents.



Indiana Man Charged in Ohio for Role in Mail Fraud Conspiracy
Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:17:42 -0500

Brian A. Bunnell, of Indianapolis, was charged in Ohio with conspiring to commit mail fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud various individuals who would be enticed to become members of a consumer buying business known as Midwest Direct in Canton, Ohio.



Durable Medical Equipment Company Operator Sentenced for Medicare Fraud
Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:53:23 -0500

Sandra Thurman Patino, the operator of two Houston-area durable medical equipment companies, was sentenced to four years in federal prison without parole for her role in a $3.9 million motorized wheelchair scam and was ordered to pay restitution to Medicare.



Former Bureau of Land Management Official Sentenced in Oregon
Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:56:04 -0500

Luis Ramirez, of Medford, Oregon, was sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for orchestrating a sophisticated scheme to defraud the Bureau of Land Management through his official position with that agency. Ramirez pled guilty to five counts of wire fraud, along with separate counts of personal financial conflict of interest and making a false tax return statement.



Six Louisiana Police Officers Indicted in Connection with Shootings Following Katrina
Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:43:08 -0500

Six officers with the New Orleans Police Department were charged in connection with the federal investigation of a police-involved shooting on the Danziger Bridge in the days after Hurricane Katrina.



Violent Robber Who Held 93-Year-Old Man Hostage Sentenced in Maryland
Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:26:31 -0500

Cecil Bailey, of Baltimore, Maryland, was sentenced to eight years in prison for his role in a violent gas station robbery, after which he and his co-defendant fled and held a 93-year-old man hostage in his home.



Connecticut Man Sentenced for Role in Bank Fraud Scheme
Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:29:44 -0500

Tylon Mims, of Hartford, Connecticut, was sentenced to 20 months in prison for his involvement in a bank fraud scheme in which business checks totaling approximately $390,000 were stolen from the Bank of America lockbox processing center in East Hartford.



Pennsylvania Police Officers and Alleged Drug Dealers Charged in Heroin Case
Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:32:00 -0500

Robert Snyder, Mark Williams, and James Venziale, all Philadelphia police officers, as well as Zachary Young, Angel Ortiz, Christal Snyder, and Miguel Santiago, were indicted in connection with a scheme to steal heroin from Santiago and then distribute that heroin to another person whom the defendants believed to be a drug dealer and money launderer, but who was, in reality, an undercover special agent from the DEA.


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