Brother of New Jersey Official Sentenced on Bribery Charges [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:55:54 -0500 Anthony Rose, the brother of Frank Rose, a former field representative for the City of Linden's Neighborhood Redevelopment Program, was sentenced to six months of home confinement, as part of a three-year term of probation, for paying bribes to Frank Rose in exchange for approximately $1.3 million in construction services. ________________________________________________________________________ Chinese National Indicted in Scheme to Steal Trade Secrets [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:58:00 -0500 Yan Zhu, a citizen of the People's Republic of China, was charged in four-count federal indictment in connection with his scheme to steal trade secrets and proprietary information relating to computer systems and software with environmental applications from his New Jersey employer. ________________________________________________________________________ New Jersey City Council Candidate Pleads Guilty to Extortion Charges [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:59:50 -0500 James P. King, who was an unsuccessful candidate for Jersey City Council and the former executive director of the Jersey City Parking Authority, former chairman of the Jersey City Incinerator Authority, and a former Hudson County undersheriff, pled guilty to conspiring to commit extortion, admitting he accepted corrupt cash payments from a cooperating witness in return for exercising his future official assistance in favor of the cooperating witness. ________________________________________________________________________ Alleged Underboss of New England Family of La Cosa Nostra Sentenced [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:09:22 -0500 Carmen S. Dinunzio, the alleged underboss of the New England Family of La Cosa Nostra, was sentenced in Boston, Massachusetts to six years in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges of conspiring to bribe a state official in connection with a proposed sale of materials to a project related to the Big Dig, and for providing a $10,000 down payment on the illegal payoff. ________________________________________________________________________ Massachusetts Man Sentenced on Child Pornography Charge [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:11:55 -0500 Tyler Helbig, of Bernardston, Massachusetts, was sentenced to five years of probation for possession of child pornography. ________________________________________________________________________ California Man Indicted on Computer Intrusion, Child Pornography Charges Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:16:34 -0500 Andrew Michael Shelnutt was indicted in San Diego, California on charges of computer intrusion and receipt and possession of child pornography. ________________________________________________________________________ Oklahoma Deputy Sheriff Convicted of Civil Rights Violations Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:28:44 -0500 Former Choctaw County, Oklahoma Deputy Sheriff Ben Westley Milner was found guilty by a federal jury in Muskogee of violating the civil rights of three men by assaulting them without legal justification. ________________________________________________________________________ Maryland Police Detective Charged in Corruption Investigation Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:45:05 -0500 Baltimore City Police Detective Mark J. 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Maryland Man Sentenced for Soliciting Custom-Made Child Pornography [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:01:36 -0500 Jonathan Clark, of Greenbelt, Maryland, was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for receiving child pornography. Clark admitted requesting a custom-made video depicting the sexual abuse of young girls. ________________________________________________________________________ Maryland Bank Employee Pleads Guilty in $19 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:09:40 -0500 Jamilah Al-Bari, of District Heights, Maryland, pled guilty in connection with abusing her position as a business banking liason to participate in a scheme to pay straw purchasers to buy houses using false loan documents. ________________________________________________________________________ Louisiana Woman Sentenced for Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:15:03 -0500 Cleopatra Lacour Montgomery, of Port Allen, Louisiana, was sentenced to two years in prison on charges of health care fraud and money laundering. ________________________________________________________________________ Arizona Serial Bank Robber Pleads Guilty Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:27:38 -0500 Ashley Townsend, of Phoenix, Arizona, pled guilty to three counts of bank robbery for robbing banks in the Phoenix area in the spring and summer of this year. ________________________________________________________________________ Army Sergeant Sentenced in Maryland on Child Pornography Charges [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:30:25 -0500 Army Sergeant Jason Michelsen, of Columbia, Maryland, was sentenced to five years in prison for receiving child pornography from the Internet. ________________________________________________________________________ Missouri State Representative Pleads Guilty to Federal Bribery Charges [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:47:12 -0500 Talibdin El-Amin, a member of the Missouri House of Representatives for the 57th Missouri District, pled guilty to one felony count of soliciting and accepting a bribe. ________________________________________________________________________ Colorado Man Charged as Accomplice to Nemazee in $290 Million Ponzi Scheme [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:50:52 -0500 Shahin Kashanchi, of Telluride, Colorado, was charged in connection with his role as an accomplice to Hassan Nemazee's scheme to defraud banks out of more than $290 million in loan proceeds. Kashanchi is the brother-in-law of Nemazee. ________________________________________________________________________ Oklahoma Woman Sentenced for Robbing Four Banks [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:58:07 -0500 Briona Marie Oates, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced to serve 37 months in federal prison for robbing four banks. ________________________________________________________________________ Georgia Man Sentenced for Possessing Child Pornography [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:01:20 -0500 Ricky Lee McDaniel, of Adairsville, Georgia, was sentenced to serve five years in federal prison on charges of possessing child pornography. ________________________________________________________________________ Update your sub_script_ions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop sub_script_ions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ]. You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the sub_script_ion service, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it This service is provided to you at no charge by Federal Bureau of Investigation [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ]. Visit us on the web at www.fbi.gov [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ], and also on Facebook [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ], Twitter [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] and YouTube [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ]. GovDelivery, Inc. sending on behalf of the Federal Bureau of Investigation . 935 Pennsylvania Ave NW. Washington DC 20535. 800-439-1420 <IMG SRC= http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU4ODE5MiZtZX... WIDTH= 1 HEIGHT= 1 BORDER= 0 /

Louisiana Mayor, Police Chief Indicted for Hurricane Disaster Relief Fraud [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:31:31 -0500 Ball, Louisiana Mayor Roy Hebron and Chief of Police Judy Crowe, along with three additional municipal employees, were indicted by a federal grand jury in Shreveport falsifying employee timesheets in connection with the town's disaster aid request for payroll reimbursement from FEMA in the aftermath of Hurricane Gustav. ________________________________________________________________________ Defense Department Official Guilty of Passing Classified Material to China [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:44:39 -0500 James William Fondren, Jr., the former Deputy Director, Washington Liason Office, U.S. Pacific Command, was convicted by a federal jury on charges involving providing classified information to a man working with the People's Republic of China and lying to the FBI about it. ________________________________________________________________________ Nebraska Man Sentenced for Bank Robbery [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:19:00 -0500 Devin Enriques, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced serve a total of 13 years in prison on bank robbery charges. ________________________________________________________________________ Missouri Man Sentenced on Child Pornography Charges [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:49:30 -0500 John Allen, of Audrain County, Missouri, was sentenced to 45 months in prison and 30 years of supervised release for possession of child pornography. ________________________________________________________________________ Missouri Man Sentenced for Bank Robbery Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:51:54 -0500 Charles Anthony Avila, of Hillsboro, Missouri, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for robbing a Festus, Missouri bank. ________________________________________________________________________ Former Enron Broadband Co-Chief Executive Officer Sentenced for Wire Fraud [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:58:41 -0500 Joseph Hirko, former co-chief executive officer of Enron Broadband Services, Enron's failed telecommunications business, was sentenced in Houston to 16 months in prison and was ordered to forfeit approximately $7 million after pleading guilty to wire fraud. ________________________________________________________________________ FARC Members and Associates Indicted on Terrorism, Hostage-Taking Charges Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:04:40 -0500 Twelve members and associates of the 57th Front of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC), a Colombian terrorist group, were indicted in New York on charges of conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization and taking a U.S. citizen hostage. ________________________________________________________________________ Pennsylvania and New Jersey Serial Bank Robber Pleads Guilty [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:14:47 -0500 Joseph McAdams, of Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, pled guilty to robbing 14 banks in New Jersey and Pennsylvania of more than $900,000 over an eight-year period by forcing employees into bank vaults at gunpoint. ________________________________________________________________________ Texas Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Kidnapping Three Children [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:20:34 -0500 Kenneth Michael Wilcox, of Lubbock, Texas, was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison without parole following his conviction on three counts of kidnapping. ________________________________________________________________________ Michigan Mayor, City Controller Charged with Conspiracy, Bribery, Fraud Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:25:52 -0500 Ecorse, Michigan Mayor Herbert Worthy and Controller Erwin Earl Hollenquest were arrested on charges of conspiracy, bribery, and fraud in connection with allegedly with corruptly demanding and accepting things of value, including quantities of up to $10,000.00 in cash and a Lexus automobile, in connection with a multimillion dollar contract to perform public works services for the City of Ecorse. ________________________________________________________________________ Michigan Rehab Facility Exec Pleads Guilty to $18.3 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:31:40 -0500 Suresh Chand, the owner and operator of rehabilitation facilities in Warren, Michigan, pled guilty to participating in multiple conspiracies to defraud the Medicare program and to launder the proceeds of the fraud. 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Watts, of San Rafael, California, pled guilty to wire fraud and tax evasion in connection with a scheme in which she embezzled at least $400,000 from her former employer. ________________________________________________________________________ Alaska Drug Dealer Sentenced [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:46:05 -0500 Donteh Mone Devoe, of Anchorage, Alaska, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison _base_d on his convictions for distribution of controlled substances. ________________________________________________________________________ Update your sub_script_ions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop sub_script_ions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ]. You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. 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Wisconsin Man Sentenced for Producing Child Pornography [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:45:48 -0500 Alfred T. Shippy, of Plover, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for production of child pornography. ________________________________________________________________________ Virginia Dentist Pleads Guilty to Illegal Distribution of Pre_script_ion Narcotics [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:37:42 -0500 William J. King, a dentist from Culpepper, Virginia, pled guilty to participating in a conspiracy to illegally distribute oxycodone. ________________________________________________________________________ Virginia Man Sentenced in $40 Million Ponzi Scheme [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:46:01 -0500 Preston David Pinkett, II, of Arlington, Virginia, was sentenced to 36 months in prison for engaging in a massive Ponzi scheme that raised more than $40 million in fraudulent payments from investors. ________________________________________________________________________ Florida Man Sentenced in Indiana for Identity Theft [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:31:36 -0500 Richard L. Marzullo, of Orlando, Florida, was sentenced in Indianapolis to 70 months in prison following his guilty plea to aggravated identity theft, wire fraud, interstate transport of stolen property, and conspiracy. ________________________________________________________________________ Michigan Man Sentenced for Assault [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:39:08 -0500 Joel Thomas Smith, of Wilson, Michigan, a member of the Hannahville Indian Community, was sentenced to 36 months in prison in connection with an incident during which he assaulted his teenage girlfriend and threatened to stab her in the throat. ________________________________________________________________________ West Virginia Woman Sentenced for Dealing Crack Cocaine [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:45:03 -0500 Lowantha Calloway, of Huntington, West Virginia, was sentenced to five years in prison for possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine. ________________________________________________________________________ Connecticut Man Admits Role in Bank Fraud Scheme [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:53:18 -0500 Tylon Mims, of Hartford, Connecticut, pled guilty in New Haven to two counts of bank fraud. ________________________________________________________________________ Two Romanians Extradited to U.S. to Face Charges in Phishing Scheme [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:56:10 -0500 Romanian citizens Petru Bogdan Belbita and Cornel Ionut Tonita were extradited to the United States to face charges stemming from an alleged Internet phishing scheme that victimized individuals, financial institutions, and companies. ________________________________________________________________________ Former Pennsylvania Liquor Enforcement Officer Charged with Extortion [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:03:25 -0500 Gina Marie Kepler, a former Pennsylvania State Police Liquor Enforcement Officer, was indicted on seven counts of Hobbs Act extortion in connection with allegedly using the power of her official position to obtain money from the owners of establishments that serve alcoholic beverages to patrons. ________________________________________________________________________ Oklahoma City Man Sentenced for Making Bomb Threat at Federal Building [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:07:12 -0500 Roderick Lamar Robinson, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced to 14 months in prison for making a bomb threat at the Federal Building in Oklahoma City. ________________________________________________________________________ Arizona Fugitive Arrested in Spain [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:11:50 -0500 Michael Robert Wiseman, who was wanted in Arizona for alleged sexual exploitation of a minor, was arrested by officials from the National Police Corps attached to the Malaga International Airport in Spain. ________________________________________________________________________ Gang Members, Associates Sentenced for Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:19:26 -0500 Twenty-one members and associates of the Los Hermanos de Pistoleros prison and street gang were sentenced in Houston, Texas for cocaine trafficking and laundering millions of dollars in drug proceeds. ________________________________________________________________________ Four Charged in Louisiana in Bribery Conspiracy [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:26:08 -0500 A project engineer, two prime contractor employees, and a subcontractor were charged in New Orleans, Louisiana with conspiracy to bribe a state official in connection with a federally funded highway project. ________________________________________________________________________ Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Assault in Drive-By Shooting Involving FBI Agent [
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New York Man Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Financing, Investment Fraud Charges [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:46:41 -0500 Abdul Tawala Ibn Ali Alishtari, of Westchester, New York, pled guilty in Manhattan to charges of terrorism financing and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. ________________________________________________________________________ Massachusetts Man Sentenced on Child Pornography Charge Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:48:21 -0500 John Coran, of North Oxford, Massachusetts, was sentenced to 46 months in prison for possession of child pornography. ________________________________________________________________________ Minnesota Man Sentenced for Bank Robbery [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:54:23 -0500 Dale Andrew Robinson, of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, was sentenced to 33 months in prison for robbing a TCF Bank branch in St. Paul. ________________________________________________________________________ CEO of Biotech Company Convicted of Wire Fraud [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:58:36 -0500 W. Scott Harkonen, M.D., the former CEO of InterMune, Inc., was convicted of wire fraud for the creation and dissemination of false and misleading information about the efficacy of InterMune's drug Actimmune (Interferon gamma-1b) as a treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. ________________________________________________________________________ Four New York Men Indicted on Racketeering, Related Charges [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:08:03 -0500 Thamud Eldridge, Kashika Speed, Kevin Allen, and Galen Rose, all of Buffalo, New York, were indicted on charges including racketeering, violent crimes in aid of racketeering, robbery, drug distribution conspiracy, and murder. ________________________________________________________________________ California Man Sentenced to 100 Years in Prison for $60 Million Ponzi Scheme [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:15:43 -0500 Richard Monroe Harkless, who lived in Riverside, California when he ran a company he called MX Factors from 2000 until late 2003, and who was the mastermind of a Ponzi scheme that collected well over $60 million from hundreds of investors

New Jersey Small Business CEO Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:53:32 -0500 Jeffrey E. Michelson, of Roxbury Township, New Jersey, an attorney and former company CEO, pled guilty to bank fraud, admitting that he engaged in a scheme to defraud Commerce Bank, Provident Bank and other financial institutions. ________________________________________________________________________ Texas Man Sentenced on Child Pornography Charges Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:43:47 -0500 David Nunez of Waxahachie and Houston, Texas, was sentenced to eight years in prison, to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release, following his guilty plea in June to transporting and shipping child pornography. ________________________________________________________________________ Minnesota Man Sentenced for Bank Robbery Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:48:23 -0500 James Matthew Hood, of St. Paul, Minnesota, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for robbing the Guaranty Bank in Maplewood on February 10, 2009. ________________________________________________________________________ Pennsylvania Men Indicted in Access Device Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:53:13 -0500 Michael D. Lewis, Cantrell Fletcher, and Keith Pearsall, all of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, were indicted for their alleged participation in a conspiracy to steal credit and debit card numbers and use them to buy things of value. ________________________________________________________________________ Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charge [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:58:08 -0500 Lawrence Fox, of LaPlata, Maryland, pled guilty to possession of child pornography. ________________________________________________________________________ Eighteen Alleged Latin Kings Gang Leaders Indicted in Illinois [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:02:43 -0500 Augustin Zambrano, a Chicago man alleged to be a Corona of the Latin Kings, making him the highest-ranking leader outside of prison and responsible for overseeing the illegal activities of all factions of the powerful Chicago street gang, is among 18 defendants charged in a sweeping new federal indictment against the gang's alleged hierarchy. ________________________________________________________________________ Ohio Man Charged with Wire Fraud [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:24:19 -0500 Joseph C. Knox, of Chesterland, Ohio, was charged with one count of wire fraud. ________________________________________________________________________ Virginia Man Sentenced for South Carolina Bank Robbery [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:29:11 -0500 Joseph Wade Northington, of Roanoke, Virginia, was sentenced to seven years in federal prison in connection with the robbery of a Security Federal Bank branch in North Augusta, South Carolina. Northington mentioned the robbery on his MySpace page. ________________________________________________________________________ South Carolina Man Convicted in Drug Trafficking Case [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:38:03 -0500 Dwayne Roderick Ross, of Rock Hill, South Carolina, was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and 50 grams or more of crack cocaine. ________________________________________________________________________ South Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Robbery [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:39:28 -0500 Bruce Lee Windsor, of Greenville, South Carolina, pled guilty to armed bank robbery and carrying a firearm during a crime of violence. ________________________________________________________________________ Louisiana Man Arrested on Child Pornography Charges [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:43:37 -0500 Robert Kim Istre, of Houma, Louisiana, was arrested on charges of receipt of child pornography. ________________________________________________________________________ Louisiana Woman Sentenced on Health Care Fraud Charge [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:45:15 -0500 Crystal Black, of Harvey, Louisiana, was sentenced to five months in prison for one count of health care fraud. ________________________________________________________________________ Louisiana Judge, Lawyers Plead Guilty in Bribery Scheme Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:47:06 -0500 Judge Wayne G. Cresap and attorneys Nunzio Salvadore Cusimano, Jr. and Victor J. Dauterive pled guilty in New Orleans to conspiracy to deprive the citizens of St. Bernard Parish of their right to receive the honest services of Judge Cresap. ________________________________________________________________________ Former VA Employee Sentenced on Bribery, Tax Fraud Charges [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:55:57 -0500 Kevin J. Malarney, of Branford, Connecticut, formerly employed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, was sentenced to two years in prison for steering government contracts in exchange for things of value. Malarney pled guilty in June of 2007 to one count of bribery of a public official and one count of filing a false federal tax return. ________________________________________________________________________ Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Committing Armed Robberies [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:07:58 -0500 Ismael Serna Moreno, of El Paso, Texas, pled guilty to committing several bank and retail store robberies as well as brandishing a firearm during two of the retail store robberies. ________________________________________________________________________ Army Finance Technician Sentenced Stealing Identity Information of Soldiers [ http://_link_s.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTU... ] Wed, 30 Sep 2009
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