Friday, August 6, 2010

FBI In the News Updated

International Hacker Extradited to Georgia for Role in Elaborate $9.4 Million Attack
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:37:11 -0500

Sergei Tsurikov, of Tallinn, Estonia, was extradited to the U.S. and arraigned in federal court in Atlanta, Georgia on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit computer fraud, computer fraud, and aggravated identity theft in connection with his role in a sophisticated and elaborate attack against an American credit card processor that resulted in the fraudulent withdrawal of $9.4 million from ATMs worldwide in the span of less than 12 hours.



Virginia MS-13 Member Sentenced to 40 Years for Murdering Pimp
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:34:08 -0500

Adolfo Amaya Portillo, of Alexandria, Virginia, was sentenced to 480 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for his role in the murder of a pimp while robbing the pimp and a prostitute in Alexandria on July 29, 2009.



Companies to Pay $13.85 Million in Penalties to Settle Foreign Bribery Charges
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:27:54 -0500

Two foreign subsidiaries of Alliance One International Inc., a global tobacco leaf merchant headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina, pled guilty to violating various provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by paying bribes to foreign government officials. In a related matter, the FCPA charges were filed against Universal Leaf Tabacos Ltda., a subsidiary of Universal Corporation, which is a Virginia corporation.



Maryland MS-13 Gang Leader Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Charges, Including Murder
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:23:58 -0500

Juan Carlos Moreira, a native of El Salvador who resided in Silver Spring, Maryland, pled guilty to conspiracy to commit murder in aid of a racketeering enterprise known as MS-13, conspiracy to participate in racketeering, murder in aid of racketeering, witness tampering murder, and assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering.



California Couple Arrested for Kidnapping and for Impersonating U.S. Marshal Deputy
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:13:10 -0500

Gregory Raymond Denny, Jr. and his wife, Karen Denny, of Hemet, California, were indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit kidnapping and kidnapping while impersonating a federal officer making an arrest. The indictment alleges that the defendants conspired to falsely arrest and subsequently "deport" a Hemet woman to the Philippines.



Operator of Florida HIV Clinic Pleads Guilty to Role in Medicare Fraud Ring
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:08:11 -0500

Jose Garcia, who was a fugitive for nearly two years, pled to his participation in a Medicare fraud scheme involving a Miami-area HIV clinic.



Two Florida Residents Plead Guilty in Medicare Fraud Cases
Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:03:36 -0500

South Florida residents Gladis Badia and Alain Fernandez pled guilty to their participation in separate Medicare fraud schemes. Both individuals worked for Miami health care companies that billed the Medicare program for services that were medically unnecessary or never provided.



Florida Man Sentenced for Small Business Administration Disaster Fraud
Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:29:10 -0500

Alvin Roger Bellefleur, of Jupiter, Florida, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for his participation in a fraud upon the Small Business Administration following Tropical Storm Fay in 2008.



Pennsylvania Man Charged with Stalking Former Girlfriend
Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:51:41 -0500

Todd Hart, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was was indicted on charges of stalking and computer intrusion related to his alleged harassment of and interference with his former girlfriend.



Pennsylvania Man Charged with Child Pornography Offenses
Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:49:02 -0500

Michael Lawrence Tadlock, of Waterford, Pennsylvania, was indicted on charges that he received, distributed, and possessed computer images depicting minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct.



New Jersey Man Sentenced for Traveling to Illinois for Sex with a 13-Year-Old Girl
Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:56:06 -0500

Eric Duprey, of West New York, New Jersey, was sentenced to 250 months in federal prison for traveling twice to Illinois to have sex with a 13-year-old girl he met on the Internet.



Exec Sentenced in New Jersey on Securities Fraud, Money Laundering Charges
Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:52:15 -0500

John P. Sgarlat, of Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania, the former president of the publicly-traded company eContent, Inc., was sentenced in Camden, New Jersey to 66 months in prison on fraud and money laundering charges.



Former New Jersey Mayor Sentenced for Taking $25,000 in Bribes
Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:51:13 -0500

Peter J. Cammarano III, former mayor of the city of Hoboken, New Jersey, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for accepting $25,000 in illicit cash contributions in exchange for exercising his future official influence and authority.



Second Annual International Conference on Cyber Security with Fordham University
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:47:11 -0500

The International Conference on Cyber Security 2010, a joint effort between the FBI and Fordham University, brought together global leaders and representatives from over 40 countries in emerging cyber threat analysis and enforcement at Fordham University's Lincoln Center campus in New York, August 2-5, 2010.


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