Tuesday, July 27, 2010

FBI In the News Updated

Man Convicted in Attack on Off-Duty D.C.Police Officer
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:46:15 -0500

Eddie L. Mathis, Jr., most recently of Fredericksburg, Virginia, was found guilty of attempting to rob an off-duty Metropolitan Police Department officer and then shooting the officer in a December 2003 attack at a Washington, D.C. gas station.



Three Financial Services Execs Indicted in New York on Fraud, Conspiracy Charges
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:41:40 -0500

Dominick P. Carollo, Steven E. Goldberg, and Peter S. Grimm, all former executives at financial service companies or financial institutions, were indicted in New York for their participation in fraud schemes and conspiracies related to bidding for contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other municipal finance contracts.



Vermont Man Sentenced on Child Pornography Charge
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:38:55 -0500

Glenn Little, of Georgia, Vermont, was sentenced to 20 months in prison following his guilty plea to a charge that he possessed child pornography.



North Carolina MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to Death for Double Murders
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:58:09 -0500

MS-13 gang member Alejandro Enrique Ramirez Umana, of Charlotte, North Carolina, received the death penalty after being convicted on multiple racketeering and related charges in connection with the murder of two brothers. Umana is the first MS-13 member in the country to receive the death penalty.



Alabama Man Indicted on Bank Robbery Charges
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:52:10 -0500

Quinton Duwan Posey, of Birmingham, Alabama, was indicted in connection with the June robbery of a Regions Bank branch in downtown Birmingham.



Two Indicted for Alabama Armed Bank Robbery
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:50:07 -0500

Nathan Parke Bateman, of Alabaster, Alabama, and Robert Andre Morton, of Meridian, Mississippi, were indicted in connection with the armed robbery of a Regions Bank branch in Alabaster.



Former City Employee Sentenced in Missouri for Mail Fraud, Theft, Money Laundering
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:46:30 -0500

David W. Griggs, a former employee of the city of Nixa, Missouri, was sentenced to two years and eight months in federal prison without parole for his role in a series of mail fraud and money laundering schemes totaling more than $756,000.



Washington Organic Farmer Sentenced for Bank Robbery Spree Using Fake Bomb
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:40:10 -0500

Michael John Fenter, of Port Townsend, Washington, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for robbing two banks in California and two banks in Washington by threatening bank employees with a fake bomb.



Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Pornography
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:28:47 -0500

Michael Wise, of Forest Hills, Pennsylvania, admitted possessing hundreds of images and videos of child pornography that included known child victims, prepubescent minors, and images of sado-masochistic depictions of violence. The case was initiated after a child alleged that Wise had produced photographs and images of child pornography.



Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty in Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:25:38 -0500

Nathan Paul Rowan, of Clairton, Pennsylvania, pled guilty to conspiring with others to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute more than 200 grams but less than 300 grams of cocaine.



Pennsylvania Man Sentenced for Role in Marijuana Distribution Ring
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:23:50 -0500

Hau Duy Bach, of McCandless Township, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison and three years' supervised release for his role as a local distributor for an American/Canadian drug organization that smuggled hundreds of pounds of high-quality marijuana across the Canadian border and into western Pennsylvania between 2004 and 2008.



Pennsylvania Woman Sentenced for Wire Fraud and Counterfeiting Schemes
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:22:11 -0500

Amber Johnston, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to time served, eight months home detention, and three years of supervised release on her conviction of conspiracy to pass counterfeit currency and wire fraud conspiracy.



California Man Ordered to Pay for Costs Related to Anthrax Hoax
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:18:53 -0500

Marc M. Keyser, of Sacramento, California, was ordered to pay nearly $7,000 in costs that various victims and government agencies incurred in response to Keyser's fake anthrax mailings in October 2008. Keyser was sentenced in April 2010 to 51 months in prison for sending the anthrax hoax letters.



California Man Sentenced for Sex Trafficking of Minors
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:15:30 -0500

Reginald Wilson, of Sacramento, California, was sentenced to more than seven years in prison for recruiting two girls, ages 15 and 16, and causing them to engage in prostitution.



California Man Sentenced on Drug Trafficking Charges
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:12:48 -0500

Michael J. Ellison, of Richmond, California, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for large-scale drug trafficking.



Tennessee Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Armed Bank Robbery
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:03:35 -0500

Jamal Siler, of Morristown, Tennessee, pled guilty to his role in the armed robbery of a SunTrust Bank branch in Morristown.



Owner of Tennessee Car Dealership Sentenced for Bank Fraud
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:59:03 -0500

Erik Bruker, of Mineral Bluff Georgia, the owner of Ducktown Dodge in Ducktown, Tennessee, was sentenced to 27 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his role in a bank fraud scheme.



Former GlobeTel CEO Sentenced for Securities and Tax Fraud Conspiracy
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:28:31 -0500

Timothy Huff, the former CEO of GlobeTel Communications, which purported to be in the wholesale telecommunications business, was sentenced in Florida to 50 months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud and to defraud the United States, the United States Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service.



Sex Offender Sentenced in Pennsylvania on Child Pornography Charge
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:24:45 -0500

Dennis Myers, a Patchogue, New York resident who is currently serving a 25-year to 50-year state sentence for molesting children in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to an additional five years in federal prison for possessing images of child pornography in 2007 and 2008.



Former Fugitive Sentenced in New York for Role in Massive Fraud Scheme
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:11:21 -0500

Avrum David Friesel was sentenced in Manhattan federal court to 27 months in prison for his participation in a long-running scheme to defraud millions of dollars from a number of federal and state programs, including the Pell Grant and Section 8 Housing programs. Friesel fled from the U.S. to Israel in 1997, shortly before he was charged in the case, and then to the U.K. in 1999, where he hid until he was arrested in 2008.


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North Carolina MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to Death for Double Murders
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:53:24 -0500

MS-13 gang member Alejandro Enrique Ramirez Umana, of Charlotte, North Carolina, received the death penalty after being convicted on multiple racketeering and related charges in connection with the murder of two brothers. Umana is the first MS-13 member in the country to receive the death penalty.



Three Financial Services Execs Indicted in New York on Fraud, Conspiracy Charges
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:52:59 -0500

Dominick P. Carollo, Steven E. Goldberg, and Peter S. Grimm, all former executives at financial service companies or financial institutions, were indicted in New York for their participation in fraud schemes and conspiracies related to bidding for contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other municipal finance contracts.


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Western State Bank Robbery

7/27/2010 - Western State Bank Robbery

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Man Convicted in Attack on Off-Duty Police Officer

7/26/2010 - Man Convicted in Attack on Off-Duty Police Officer

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Three Financial Services Execs Indicted on Fraud, Conspiracy Charges

7/27/2010 - Three Former Financial Services Executives Indicted for Roles in Fraud Schemes and Conspiracies Involving Investment Contracts for the Proceeds of Municipal Bonds

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Vermont Man Imprisoned for Possessing Child Pornography

7/27/2010 - Glenn Little Imprisoned for Possessing Child Pornography

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HALTING GANG ACTIVITY: MS-13 Member Sentenced to Death

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Halting Gang Activity
MS-13 Member Sentenced to Death
A federal jury in Charlotte voted unanimously to impose the death penalty for an MS-13 gang member in a double murder trial. Details

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DG Bandit Arrested

7/27/2010 - DG Bandit Arrested

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Former Nixa Employee Sentenced for Mail Fraud, Theft, and Money Laundering

 

7/26/2010 - Former Nixa Employee Sentenced for Mail Fraud, Theft, and Money Laundering

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Three Indicted for Bank Robbery

7/27/2010 - Birmingham Man Indicted for Robbery of Downtown Birmingham Bank

7/27/2010 - Two Indicted for Alabaster Bank Robbery

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Former Port Townsend Area Organic Farmer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Bank Robbery Spree

7/26/2010 - Former Port Townsend Area Organic Farmer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Bank Robbery Spree

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Former GlobeTel CEO Sentenced for Securities and Tax Fraud Conspiracy
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:30:53 -0500

Timothy Huff, the former CEO of GlobeTel Communications, which purported to be in the wholesale telecommunications business, was sentenced in Florida to 50 months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud and to defraud the United States, the United States Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service.



Former Fugitive Sentenced in New York for Role in Massive Fraud Scheme
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:31:15 -0500

Avrum David Friesel was sentenced in Manhattan federal court to 27 months in prison for his participation in a long-running scheme to defraud millions of dollars from a number of federal and state programs, including the Pell Grant and Section 8 Housing programs. Friesel fled from the U.S. to Israel in 1997, shortly before he was charged in the case, and then to the U.K. in 1999, where he hid until he was arrested in 2008.



California Man Ordered to Pay for Costs Related to Anthrax Hoax
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:48:28 -0500

Marc M. Keyser, of Sacramento, California, was ordered to pay nearly $7,000 in costs that various victims and government agencies incurred in response to Keyser's fake anthrax mailings in October 2008. Keyser was sentenced in April 2010 to 51 months in prison for sending the anthrax hoax letters.



Washington Organic Farmer Sentenced for Bank Robbery Spree Using Fake Bomb
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:53:44 -0500

Michael John Fenter, of Port Townsend, Washington, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for robbing two banks in California and two banks in Washington by threatening bank employees with a fake bomb.


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Former Westmoreland County Man Admits Possessing Child Pornography

7/26/2010 - Former Westmoreland County Man Admits Possessing Child Pornography

7/26/2010 - Clairton Man Pleads Guilty in Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

7/26/2010 - McCandless Township Man Sentenced for Role in Marijuana Distribution Ring

7/26/2010 - Beechview Woman Sentenced for Fraud Schemes

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Sacramento Man Ordered to Pay for Costs Related to Anthrax Hoax

7/26/2010 - Sacramento Man Ordered to Pay Victims and Government Responders for Costs Related to Anthrax Hoax

7/26/2010 - Sacramento Man Sentenced for Sex Trafficking of Minors

7/26/2010 - Contra Costa County Man Gets 10 Years for Large-Scale Drug Trafficking in Yuba County

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Morristown Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Armed Bank Robbery

7/26/2010 - Gunman Jamal Siler Pleads Guilty to SunTrust Bank Robbery in Morristown, Tennessee

7/26/2010 - Ducktown Dodge Owner Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Bank Fraud

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Former GlobeTel CEO Sentenced for Securities and Tax Fraud Conspiracy

7/26/2010 - Former GlobeTel CEO Sentenced for Securities and Tax Fraud Conspiracy

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Robbery of Citizens Bank Branch in Philadelphia

7/26/2010 - New York Man Sentenced to Five Years for Possessing Child Pornography

7/26/2010 - Robbery of Citizens Bank Branch in Philadelphia

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Second Robbery of Bank of Oklahoma Branch

7/26/2010 - Second Robbery of Bank of Oklahoma Branch

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Former Fugitive in Multi-Million-Dollar New Square Fraud Scheme Sentenced

7/26/2010 - Former Fugitive in Multi-Million-Dollar New Square Fraud Scheme Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court to 27 Months in Prison

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