Thursday, November 18, 2010

FBI In the News Updated

Chinese National Pleads Guilty to Stealing Ford Trade Secrets
Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:14:37 -0600

Former Ford employee Xiang Dong Yu, of Beijing, China, pled guilty in federal court in Detroit, Michigan to two counts of theft of trade secrets. Yu copied approximately 4,000 Ford documents, including sensitive Ford design documents, onto an external hard drive and took them to Beijing Automotive Company, his new employer in China.



Illinois Real Estate Development Firm Owners Charged in $43 Million Ponzi, Bank Fraud Scheme
Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:05:22 -0600

Salman Ibrahim, Mohammad Akbar Zahid, and Amjed Mahmood, who owned a bankrupt Chicago real estate development firm that purported to adhere to Islamic law in handling investments from individuals in the Chicago area and nationwide, were indicted on charges of allegedly operating a Ponzi scheme that defrauded hundreds of victims and three banks of more than $43 million.



California Woman Sentenced on Human Trafficking Charge
Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:04:23 -0600

Fang Ping Ding, of Fremont, California, was sentenced to more than three years in prison for confiscating the passport, visa, and other documents of a woman from the People's Republic of China in order to maintain control over the victim and force her to work as an unpaid, live-in domestic servant.



Pennsylvania Contractor Pleads Guilty in New York to Tax Fraud Conspiracy
Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:13:53 -0600

Andrzej Gosek, the owner of a Langhorne, Pennsylvania-based asbestos abatement company, pled guilty in New York to participating in a conspiracy to defraud the IRS.



Exec Sentenced in New York for Role in Massive Securities Fraud Scheme
Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:08:12 -0600

Mario S. Levis, the former treasurer and senior executive vice president of Puerto Rico-based Doral Financial Corporation, was sentenced in New York to 60 months in prison following his conviction on securities and wire fraud charges for his role in a scheme to defraud investors and potential investors in the stock of Doral. An aggregate decline in shareholder value of approximately $4 billion followed the unraveling of the scheme.



Alabama Middle School Coach Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges
Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:04:29 -0600

Former part-time middle school coach James Edward Corbitt, of Hoover, Alabama, pled guilty to receiving, distributing, and possessing child pornography. An FBI examination of Corbitt's computer found more than 20,000 images of suspected child pornography.



Two North Carolina Residents Indicted on Health Care Fraud Charges
Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:46:01 -0600

Edward Gerard Payton and Sarah Lavonne Willis, both of Charlotte, North Carolina, were indicted in two separate cases as a result of work by the newly formed Western District Health Care Fraud Task Force.


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