Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 19:35:52 -0600 (CST)
Subject: FBI In the News Updated
Singapore Airlines Cargo to Plead Guilty, Pay $48 Million Fine for Price Fixing
Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:05:48 -0600Singapore Airlines Cargo Pte Ltd. has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $48 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix the cargo rates charged to certain customers in the U.S. and elsewhere for international air shipments. Including today's charge, as a result of this investigation, a total of 20 airlines and 17 executives have been charged in the Justice Department's ongoing investigation into price fixing in the air transportation industry. To date, more than $1.7 billion in criminal fines have been obtained and four executives have been sentenced to serve prison time. Charges are pending against the remaining 13 executives.
Doctor Charged in Scheme to Submit Fraudulent Fen-Phen Claims
Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:59:51 -0600Dr. Abdur Razzak Tai, of Orlando, Florida, was indicted in Pennsylvania on 13 counts of mail fraud and wire fraud in connection with a scheme to submit fraudulent Fen-Phen claims. Tai was charged in connection with his review of the echocardiograms of more than 1,100 patients who filed claims with the American Home Product Settlement Trust in Philadelphia. According to the indictment, Tai falsely certified that these patients' tests showed that they had sustained heart damage whereas, in fact, many of these claimants had not been harmed.
Man Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Defraud the Baltimore Washington Medical Center
Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:57:53 -0600John Milisitz, formerly of Encinitas, California, pled guilty in Baltimore, Maryland to mail fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud the Baltimore Washington Medical Center where his mother, Margie Milisitz, was employed.
Maryland Bank Robber Exiled to Over 12 Years in Prison
Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:55:23 -0600Eugene Warren Scott, of Baltimore, Maryland, was sentenced to 151 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for bank robbery. Scott's sentence was enhanced due to the fact that he is a career offender, based on previous convictions for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and robbery with a deadly weapon.
Texas Residents Sentenced for Roles in Medicare Fraud Scheme
Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:35:04 -0600Houston-area residents Oliver Nkuku and Callistus Edozie were sentenced to 120 months in prison and 41 months in prison, respectively, for their roles in a durable medical equipment (DME) Medicare fraud scheme. Nkuku was the manager of and controlled the day-to-day operations of KO Medical Inc., a Houston-area DME company. Edozie was a delivery driver for KO.
Oklahoma Woman Sentenced for Serial Robbery
Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:30:27 -0600Rachel Diane Moyer, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced to serve 45 months in federal prison for robbing one bank and seven cash advance payday loan centers during a five-month crime spree.
Mexican Man Sentenced for Assaulting Two Border Patrol Agents in Arizona
Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:27:33 -0600Jaime Martinez-Garcia, of Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, was sentenced in Tucson, Arizona to 72 months in prison after being convicted of two counts of assault on a federal officer and one count of illegal re-entry after deportation.
New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Bid-Rigging and Fraud Conspiracies
Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:24:59 -0600James L. Hertz, of Cranford, New Jersey, a former employee of a subsidiary of a financial institution, pled guilty in New York in connection with his participation in bid-rigging and fraud conspiracies related to contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other municipal finance contracts.
MS-13 Street Gang Leader Sentenced in New York to 35 Years for Murder
Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:22:32 -0600Wilver R. Lopez, a leader in the La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) street gang on Long Island, was sentenced to 35 years' imprisonment for the September 17, 2004 murder of 24-year-old fellow MS-13 member Genaro Venegas in Bethpage, New York.
New Jersey Woman Charged for Soliciting Millions in Investments in Phony Company
Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:09:56 -0600Jenifer Devine, the owner of a wholesale merchandise broker in Carlstadt, New Jersey, was arrested for allegedly soliciting investments in her business which was actually a multi-million-dollar Ponzi scheme.
Pennsylvania Man Arrested for Multi-Million-Dollar Investment Fraud
Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:57:18 -0600William Graulich IV, of Henryville, Pennsylvania, the purported managing partner of iVest International Holdings, Inc., was charged in Newark, New Jersey with allegedly conspiring to solicit victims to invest millions of dollars based on his false promises.
Tile Company Exec Sentenced in Virginia for Bank Fraud and Tax Evasion
Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:50:00 -0600Iraj Ahmadian, of Collierville, Tennessee, was sentenced in Newport News, Virginia to 60 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to bank fraud and income tax evasion in connection with embezzling more than $500,000 from his former employer, Dillon Stone Corporation, a Virginia Beach-based retail marble and granite tile company.
Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Setting Fire to African-American Church
Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:46:52 -0600Ronald J. Pudder, of Conneaut, Ohio, pled guilty to one count of intentionally damaging, destroying, and attempting to destroy religious property, because of the race, color, and ethnic characteristics of individuals associated with that property.
Missouri Man Sentenced for Bank Robbery
Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:32:50 -0600Curtis L. Ralls, of Greene County, Missouri, was sentenced to three years and 10 months in federal prison without parole for robbing Empire Bank in Springfield, Missouri.
Missouri Man Charged with Bank Robbery
Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:29:24 -0600Joseph J. Laird was charged in federal court with robbing Community Bank of Missouri in Excelsior Springs.
Missouri Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Child Pornography Offenses
Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:19:53 -0600Jason Hunt, of St. Charles, Missouri, pled guilty to one felony count of receipt of child pornography and one felony count of possession of child pornography.
Texas Woman Pleads Guilty to Involvement in Murders
Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:52:49 -0600April Flanagan, of Lufkin, Texas, pled guilty in connection with an Aryan Brotherhood of Texas-related double homicide which took place in Nacogdoches in August 2007.
Kentucky Man Sentenced for Distributing Crack Cocaine
Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:50:40 -0600Hamed Abdullah, of Covington, Kentucky, was sentenced to 117 months in prison for distributing crack cocaine in Covington. Abdullah has a significant criminal history that includes a prior federal conviction for distribution of cocaine base in 2004.
Minnesota Man Sentenced for Voluntary Manslaughter
Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:46:41 -0600Ryan Roy Cloud, of Red Lake, Minnesota, was sentenced to 78 months in prison for stabbing a man at a Red Lake residence during a party, resulting in the man's death.
Minnesota Man Sentenced for Bank Robbery
Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:45:15 -0600Edward Joseph Lowen, of Park Rapids, Minnesota, was sentenced to 71 months in prison for the robbery of the First National Bank of Walker in Akeley, Minnesota.
Nigerian Woman Sentenced for Role in Medicare Fraud Scheme
Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:50:05 -0600Linda Eteimo Ere Kendabie, of Nigeria, was sentenced in Houston, Texas to 15 months in prison and three years of supervised release for her role in a Medicare fraud scheme.
Colombian National Sentenced for Role in Money Laundering and Drug Conspiracy
Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:46:29 -0600Pablo Gonzalez, a Colombian national, was sentenced in Houston, Texas to 90 months in prison for drug trafficking and money laundering violations.
Child Predator Arrested in Georgia on Sex Trafficking Charge
Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:43:18 -0600Known child predator Timothy Lyle Chappell was arrested in Dekalb County, Georgia on charges of allegedly causing a 15-year-old female to be involved in the commercial sex trade and facilitating her exploitation by others.
Two Connecticut Residents Charged with Running $1.7 Million Investor Fraud Scheme
Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:33:29 -0600Christopher Plummer, of Lyme, Connecticut, and Maureen Clark, of Stonington, Connecticut, were indicted on conspiracy, wire fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering offenses stemming from an alleged investment fraud scheme that defrauded at least 12 individuals out of more than $1.7 million.
New York Attorney Pleads Guilty in Public Corruption Case
Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:27:13 -0600Anthony Mangone, an attorney whose office was located in Hawthorne, New York, pled guilty to conspiracy, bribery, extortion, and tax evasion charges stemming from an ongoing public corruption investigation in Yonkers.
Montana Man Sentenced for Witness Tampering
Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:19:42 -0600Elwyn "Jack" Has The Eagle, of Lodge Pole, Montana, was sentenced to 108 months in prison for obstruction of justice and witness tampering. The investigation was conducted as part of the newly created Fearless Justice Initiative, designed to strengthen public safety efforts in Montana's Indian communities through the suppression of intimidation and coercion of victims and witnesses to crime.
Idaho Gang Member Sentenced for Gun Crime
Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:16:59 -0600John Anthony Sanchez, of Boise, Idaho, a member of the Lost Soul Trece gang, was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of a firearm.
Florida Man Sentenced for Filing a False Tax Return
Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:13:19 -0600William Chris Blane, Jr., of Vero Beach, Florida, was sentenced to 16 months in prison after pleading guilty to filing a false individual income tax return for tax year 2006. Pursuant to the terms of the plea agreement, Blane paid restitution to the IRS of more than $1 million.
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