Two Members of Violent International Organized Crime Group Arrested
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:44:25 -0500
Two members of the Krasniqi Organization, including an Albanian government aide, were arrested for their roles in a racketeering enterprise (known as the the Krasniqi Organization) that engaged in murder, kidnapping, narcotics trafficking, extortion, robbery, arson, obstruction of justice, and interstate transportation of stolen goods.
Minnesota Man Sentenced for Orchestrating $158 Million Ponzi Scheme
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:42:16 -0500
Trevor Cook, of Apple Valley, Minnesota, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for orchestrating a Ponzi scheme that collectively cost more than 900 investors $158 million.
City Inspector Indicted in Pennsylvania on Extortion Charges
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:36:21 -0500
Kenneth Gassman, an inspector with the Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspection, was charged by indictment with Hobbs Act extortion in connection with allegedly using his position in an effort to compel the owner of a commercial property to sell the property to him.
Former Beazer Homes Executive Indicted in North Carolina on 11 Criminal Counts
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:31:28 -0500
Michael T. Rand, of Alpharetta, Georgia, the former chief accounting officer for Beazer Homes USA, Inc., was charged in an 11-count indictment returned in North Carolina with conspiracy, securities fraud, obstruction, witness tampering, false statements to a financial institution, misleading conduct, and destruction of records.
Man Sentenced in North Dakota for Sexual Abuse of a Child
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:25:45 -0500
Francis M. Baker, Jr., of McLaughlin, South Dakota, was sentenced in North Dakota to 15 years in federal prison after admitting that from between September 1995 to August 2002, on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation, he engaged in a sexual act with a child under 12 years of age.
Virginia Man Sentenced to 16 Years on Child Pornography Charge
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:22:29 -0500
Thomas Scott Biers, Jr., of Williamsburg, Virginia, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for receipt of child pornography, followed by a lifetime of supervised release.
Violent Sex Offender Sentenced in Washington on Drug, Witness Tampering Charges
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:17:47 -0500
Lawrence Williams, a resident of the Special Commitment Center on McNeil Island, Washington (which is a treatment facility for violent sex offenders), was sentenced to nine years in prison and five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine and witness tampering.
Tennessee Woman Sentenced for Document Fraud
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:14:10 -0500
Lindsey Rebecca Shepard, of Johnson City, Tennessee, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for manufacturing more than 400 false identification documents which were used by undocumented aliens to obtain employment in the United States. Shepard ran the illegal document mill from her apartment in subsidized housing.
Massachusetts Bookkeeper Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Funds from Employer
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:11:03 -0500
Armine E. Sabatini, of Mashpee, Massachusetts, pled guilty to embezzling more than $100,000 from her former employer, the Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket Steamship Authority.
Three Town Councilmen Plead Not Guilty in Rhode Island Corruption Probe
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:05:31 -0500
Former North Providence, Rhode Island town councilmen Joseph S. Burchfield, Raymond L. Douglas III, and John A. Zambarano pled not guilty to conspiracy, extortion, and bribery charges. The three were named in a superseding indictment alleging they and others extorted bribes from several businesses appearing before the town council.
California Man Sentenced to More Than 24 Years in Child Pornography Case
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:59:51 -0500
David Grummer, of San Diego, California, was sentenced to 295 months in prison following his conviction on 18 counts of receipt of child pornography and five counts of possession of child pornography.
Man Sentenced in California for Sending Anthrax Hoax Letters, Other Offenses
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:33:12 -0500
Timothy Cloud, a transient, was sentenced in Sacramento, California to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to sending anthrax hoax letters, threatening President Obama, and failing to register as a sex offender.
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