FBI's Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending July 23, 2010
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:38:03 -0500
Read about our Top Ten news stories of the week, including the guilty plea of an Alaska man to making false statements in a domestic terrorism investigation; the racketeering charges filed in California against 43 defendants with ties to a Mexican drug cartel; and the arrest of a Virginia man on charges of providing material support to al Shabaab, a designated foreign terrorist organization based in Somalia.
Racketeering Charges Filed Against 43 Defendants with Ties to Mexican Drug Cartel
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:53:25 -0500
Forty-three defendants were charged in San Diego, California with participating in a federal racketeering conspiracy that allegedly involved the commission of both state and federal crimes, including murder, conspiracy to commit murder, kidnapping, conspiracy to commit kidnapping, robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, drug trafficking and money laundering offenses. As set forth in the complaint, the defendants are members and associates of the Fernando Sanchez Organization, an offshoot of the Arellano-Felix drug-trafficking cartel.
Holding Company Execs Charged in New York for $21 Million Bank Fraud Scheme
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:54:00 -0500
The senior managers of GDC Acquisitions, LLC were charged in Brooklyn, New York with bank fraud conspiracy arising out of their scheme to use false financial statements to obtain $21 million in loans from Amalgamated Bank, an FDIC insured institution.
Texas Patient Recruiter Sentenced in $3 Million Power Wheelchair Fraud Scheme
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:54:24 -0500
Paula Whitfield, a patient recruiter for a Houston, Texas durable medical equipment company, was sentenced to 21 months in prison in connection with a $3 million Medicare fraud scheme that involved claims of hurricane damage to power wheelchairs.
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