Thursday, December 2, 2010

FBI In the News Updated

Louisiana Man Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Drug and Gun Violations
Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:26:30 -0600

Todd Daggs, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced to life in prison for his role in a multiple kilogram heroin and cocaine conspiracy.



Missouri Chemist Convicted of Illegally Possessing Cyanide
Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:15:23 -0600

Independence, Missouri resident Hessam S. Ghane, a chemist and a naturalized U.S. citizen from Iran, was convicted of unlawfully possessing 177 grams of potassium cyanide, a highly toxic chemical that is fatal in even small doses.



Missouri Title Company Owners Sentenced for $4.1 Million Fraud
Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:12:23 -0600

Richard G. Burton and Kathy Cyrena Allen, the owners of Guaranty Title, formerly headquartered in Nixa, Missouri, were sentenced in federal court for their roles in $4.1 million wire fraud, bank fraud and money laundering conspiracies.



Texas CPA Sentenced to Prison for Wire Fraud
Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:07:49 -0600

Rodrigo Garcia, of McAllen, Texas, was sentenced to 51 months in prison after being convicted of wire fraud, in connection with abusing his position of trust by taking the money of a paraplegic client via wire transfers from the victim's bank account for his own use and benefit.



Alabama Landscape Company Employee Charged with Embezzlement and Tax Fraud
Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:03:07 -0600

Stacia Woodman, of Leeds, Alabama, was indicted for embezzling more than $298,000 from the landscape company where she worked and for not reporting the stolen income to the IRS.



Ohio Man Indicted in Alabama for Armed Bank Robbery
Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:01:45 -0600

Stefan Chadwick Crawmer, of Columbus, Ohio, was indicted in Birmingham, Alabama on charges of bank robbery, use of a firearm during a violent crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.



Washington Man Sentenced for Receiving Child Pornography
Wed, 01 Dec 2010 19:56:39 -0600

Brian Scott Fellman, formerly of College Place, Washington, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for receiving thousands of images and videos of child pornography over the Internet.



Utah Man Sentenced on Child Pornography Charge
Wed, 01 Dec 2010 19:53:30 -0600

Sydney Rhees, of Salt Lake City, Utah, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for possessing child pornography. According to documents filed in court, Rhees also expressed interest in adopting a young baby boy and raising the baby so he could sexually molest him.



New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Robbery
Wed, 01 Dec 2010 19:49:37 -0600

Christopher Kerins, of Titusville, New Jersey, pled guilty to a federal bank robbery charge, admitting that he robbed a TD Bank branch in Pennington, New Jersey.



Delaware Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Commit Bank Fraud
Wed, 01 Dec 2010 19:44:55 -0600

Michael Schmuff, of Wilmington, Deleware, pled guilty in Norfolk, Virginia to one count of conspiring to commit bank fraud. Because of Schmuff's actions, his co-conspirators obtained mortgage loans valued in excess of $1,688,000.



California Man Sentenced for Possessing Fake Military Identification Card
Thu, 02 Dec 2010 19:40:01 -0600

Joseph Kelly Baca, of Cabazon, California, was sentenced to six months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing a U.S. Army identification card that he created himself, knowing that he was not allowed to manufacture or possess the document.



Pennsylvania Bank Official Sentenced for Embezzlement and Making False Entries
Thu, 02 Dec 2010 19:36:04 -0600

Glenn J. Clark, Scranton, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 14 months in prison for embezzling approximately $30,000 and making numerous false entries into the records of North Penn Bank, where he served as an assistant vice-president, controller, and principal accounting officer.



Arizona Man Arrested for Promoting Fraudulent Cancer Treatment
Thu, 02 Dec 2010 19:07:47 -0600

Robert Ray White, Jr., of Tucson, Arizona, was arrested on charges of allegedly operating an illegal medical treatment business from his residence. White reportedly told individuals that he could treat illnesses such as cancer with an unproven treatment in exchange for money.



Three Arizona Residents Indicted in Loan Kickback Scheme
Thu, 02 Dec 2010 19:02:26 -0600

Three Yuma, Arizona residents were charged in a 68-count indictment with committing fraud against AEA Federal Credit Union, located in Yuma and Parker, Arizona. The indictment alleges that William Liddle, the former vice president of business lending for AEA, conspired with Yuma businessman Frank Ruiz to approve suspicious business loans in exchange for almost $1 million in kickbacks to Liddle and his wife, Rhonda Liddle.



Missouri Man Pleads Guilty to Traveling to Minnesota for Sex with Minor
Thu, 02 Dec 2010 18:59:20 -0600

Robin Lynn Bourgeois, of Blue Springs, Missouri, pled guilty to sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl while traveling with her from Virginia to Minnesota.



South Dakota Woman Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Law Enforcement Officer
Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:54:47 -0600

Kimbert Red Legs, of McLaughlin, South Dakota, pled guilty to assaulting a Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe law enforcement officer during the performance of his official duties.



Sales Representative Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Bribery Conspiracy in Power Generation Industry
Thu, 02 Dec 2010 18:46:01 -0600

Robert D. Rosenberg, a former sales representative of a Lyndhurst, New Jersey-based industrial pipe supply company, pled guilty in New York to participating in a conspiracy to commit fraud and pay bribes to a Consolidated Edison of New York (Con Edison) purchasing manager in return for the manager's efforts to steer contracts to the sales representative's company.



Hospital Purchasing Official Pleads Guilty in New York to Bid Rigging, Fraud Conspiracies
Thu, 02 Dec 2010 18:44:28 -0600

Mario Perciavalle, a former purchasing official at Mount Sinai Medical Center and School of Medicine in New York City, pled guilty to participating in bid rigging and fraud conspiracies related to contracts for maintenance and insulation work performed at Mount Sinai.



Operators of Fraudulent Hedge Fund Plead Guilty in $7 Million Investment Scheme
Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:41:56 -0600

Igor Levin and Yevgeny Shvartsshteyn pled guilty in Manhattan federal court to their roles in a conspiracy to defraud investors of more than $7 million through a fraudulent hedge fund.



Former Treasurer of National Republican Congressional Committee Sentenced for Embezzlement
Thu, 02 Dec 2010 18:35:18 -0600

Christopher J. Ward, formerly of Bethesda, Maryland, the former treasurer of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), was sentenced to 37 months in prison for stealing approximately $844,718 by issuing unauthorized checks and wire transfers from the NRCC and political committees who were clients of his business, using the funds for his personal benefit.



D.C. Man Convicted of Illegal Prescription Drug Distribution
Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:33:23 -0600

Arthur Bernard Taper, of Washington, D.C., was convicted of conspiring to distribute oxycodone. This case stemmed from an ongoing investigation named Operation "Cotton Candy" which has secured more than 200 convictions of doctors, nurses, pharmacists, patients, and drug dealers relating to the distribution and use of pain pills.


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