Man Convicted of Attempted Extortion and Bribery of New Jersey Mayor
Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:02:50 -0500
A jury found Fairview, New Jersey resident Vincent Tabbachino guilty of one count each of attempted extortion and bribery for offering and agreeing to give a corrupt payment to Ridgefield, New Jersey Mayor Anthony R. Suarez.
Over 63,000 South Carolina Students Pledge Against Gun Violence
Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:56:21 -0500
As part of South Carolina's ninth annual Student Pledge Against Gun Violence, middle and high school students are signing a voluntary pledge promising that they will never take a gun to school, will never resolve a dispute with a gun, and will use their influence to prevent friends from using guns to resolve disputes. Elementary school children are making a simpler commitment, pledging that if they see a gun they will not touch it, they will assume that any gun they see might be loaded, and they will tell a teacher or a trusted adult.
Massachusetts Man Sentenced on Bank Robbery Charges
Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:53:32 -0500
Michael Coty, of Norwood, Massachusetts, was sentenced to five years in prison on three counts of armed bank robbery.
California Woman Sentenced for Million-Dollar Embezzlement Scam, Tax Evasion
Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:51:14 -0500
Lily C. Aspillera, of San Francisco, California, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for embezzling approximately $1.77 million from a client of a major professional services firm and for not paying taxes on that stolen money.
California Man Charged with Taking 13-Year-Old Girl to Las Vegas for Sex
Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:29:16 -0500
Ivan Lopez, of Lennox, California, was charged with allegedly taking a 13-year-old girl he met online to Las Vegas, Nevada in order to engage in illegal sexual activity.
Employee Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Defraud Baltimore Washington Medical Center
Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:20:48 -0500
Margie L. Milisitz, of Severna Park, Maryland, pled guilty to mail fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud the Baltimore Washington Medical Center, where she was employed as the manager of telecommunications.
Former Bank President Pleads Guilty in Texas
Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:54:01 -0500
Former LaCoste National Bank president Jodi P. Gwyn pled guilty in San Antonio, Texas and faces between three and five years in federal prison and restitution totaling more than $8 million for making false entries in bank books and records.
Three Georgia Jailers Sentenced for Obstructing Civil Rights Investigations
Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:49:04 -0500
Former Fulton County (Georgia) Jail detention officers Curtis Jerome Brown, Mitnee Markette Jones, and Derontay Anton Langford were sentenced for obstructing federal civil rights investigations of inmate abuse in the Fulton County Jail.
Georgia Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced
Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:43:23 -0500
Richie Willis, of Dalton, Georgia, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on charges of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possessing a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime.
Two Plead Guilty in Scheme to Defraud FCC Video Relay Service Program
Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:11:46 -0500
John T.C. Yeh, the owner of the previously indicted company Viable Communications Inc., and his brother, Joseph Yeh, the former vice president for corporate strategy and second in charge for Viable, pled guilty to engaging in a conspiracy to defraud the Federal Communications Commission's Video Relay Service program, an online video translation service that allows people with hearing disabilities to communicate with hearing individuals through the use of interpreters and web cameras.
Former Trustee of Carpenters Union Benefit Funds Convicted in New York of Perjury
Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:01:58 -0500
Joseph Olivieri, the the former executive director of the Wall and Ceiling Association and a former trustee of the benefit funds managed for the Carpenters Union, was found guilty in Manhattan federal court of lying under oath about his ties to the Genovese Organized Crime Family, as well as his ties to a union contractor that was defrauding the Carpenters Union benefit funds while Olivieri was a trustee.
Update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact support@govdelivery.com.
This service is provided to you at no charge by Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Visit us on the web at www.fbi.gov, and also on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
Federal Bureau of Investigation · 935 Pennsylvania Ave NW · Washington DC 20535
