Crime in America - FBI

Former U.S. Probation Officer Charged in Oregon with Civil Rights Violations

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:18:14 -0500



Former United States Probation Officer Mark John Walker, of Eugene, Oregon, was indicted in connection with multiple incidents in which Walker allegedly sexually abused female offenders who were under his direct supervision as a probation officer, and then obstructed a later investigation to cover up his misconduct.







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Michigan Boy Scout Camp Director Indicted on Child Pornography Charges

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:21:11 -0500



Scott Allan Herrick, the former camp director for Gerber Boy Scout Camp in Twin Lakes, Michigan who also worked as a pool safety instructor for third grade boys at the YMCA in Muskegon, was indicted for allegedly surreptitiously videotaping boys as they were dressing in the boys' locker room in the YMCA, as well as for distributing and possessing child pornography.







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Twelve Latin Kings Gang Members Indicted in Pennsylvania on Murder, Other Charges

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:45:28 -0500



A superseding indictment was unsealed in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania charging 12 alleged members of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation Bethlehem Sun Tribe with participating in a racketeering conspiracy that includes murder in aid of racketeering and other crimes.







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Alaska Man Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements in Terrorism Investigation

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:49:58 -0500



Paul Gene Rockwood Jr., a former King Salmon, Alaska resident, pled guilty to making false statements to the FBI in a domestic terrorism investigation. Rockwood's spouse, Nadia Piroska Maria Rockwood, also pled guilty to making false statements to the FBI in connection with the investigation of her husband.







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Utah Man Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Get Kickback from Investment Manager

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:51:58 -0500



Cameron Hayes Cox, of Bountiful, pled guilty to a charge of wire fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud the Utah Retirement Systems (URS) by soliciting a side deal from an investment manager. Cox is a former employee of URS.







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Colorado Man Charged in Connection with Flight Diverted to Utah

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:53:59 -0500



Andrew Escobar, of Denver, Colorado, was indicted for communicating false information endangering aircraft safety. The charges stem from an incident involving a United Airlines flight from Denver to San Francisco that was diverted to Salt Lake City, Utah after a flight attendant on the flight discovered a note that raised concerns taped to the beverage service cart.







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Missouri Man Sentenced on Federal Child Pornography Charges

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:30:25 -0500



Joseph Ketsenburg, of Kirksville, Missouri, was sentenced to 120 months in prison for possessing images containing child pornography on his computer.







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New York Residents Sentenced in International Parental Kidnapping Case

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:32:49 -0500



Linda Wynn and her son, William Amacher, of Jamestown, New York, were each sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to international parental kidnapping charges.







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New York Police Officer Charged with Civil Rights Violation

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:42:52 -0500



Sean Kelley, a former police officer with the Town of West Seneca (New York) Police Department, was charged with deprivation of civil rights under color of law in connection with an incident in which he allegedly assaulted a man in a bar.







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Hostage-Taking Armed Bank Robber Pleads Guilty in California

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:51:34 -0500



Jason E. Dunlap, of New York City, pled guilty San Francisco to one count of bank robbery, four counts of armed bank robbery that involved the taking of hostages by knife-point, and one count of interstate transportation of a stolen motor vehicle.







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U.S. Army Soldier Charged with Threatening to Kill Tennessee Official

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:43:29 -0500



Franklin Delano Jeffries, II, a U.S. Army soldier stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, was indicted for allegedly transmitting in interstate commerce, via the publicly-available Internet website YouTube, a communication containing a threat to injure and kill Knox County Chancellor Michael W. Moyers.







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Three Indicted in Connection with Kidnapping of Tennessee Infant

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:44:59 -0500



David Jackson, of Miami, Florida; Ashlea Melynda Laughlin, of Greeneville, Tennessee; and Brooke Lashae Collins Stumbo, of Afton, Tennessee, were indicted in connection with allegedly removing a 7-month-old baby from the custody of his mother and taking the mother's car from Greeneville, Tennessee.







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Former State Department Employee Charged with Defrauding the U.S. and Iraq

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:50:58 -0500



Former Department of State employee Robert D. Hearn was charged for his alleged role in a $147,000 wire fraud scheme involving the conversion of government-owned property for his use.







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Former New Jersey Law Enforcement Officer Pleads Guilty to Mail

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:55:29 -0500



Michael Palermo, of Jackson Township, New Jersey, an officer with the Port Authority Police Department for over 16 years who was detailed to work as an FBI Task Force Officer for the last 11 years, pled guilty to committing mail fraud in connection with a civil lawsuit that he instituted against a contracting company, its principal, and others who constructed and sold him a house in 2006.







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Four Indicted in Michigan on Prostitution and Money Laundering Charges

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:58:16 -0500



Four individuals from the Miami, Florida area were arrested on charged of conspiracy to coerce and entice acts of prostitution, coercion and enticement of prostitution in the Eastern District of Michigan, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The defendants are believed to have owned and operated Miami Companions, which was, at one time, one of the largest prostitution organizations in the United States.







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Two Indicted in Michigan for Conspiring to Steal General Motors Trade Secrets

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:01:15 -0500



Yu Qin and his wife, Shanshan Du, of Troy, Michigan, were indicted for allegedly conspiring to possess trade secret information of General Motors Company (GM) relating to hybrid vehicles, knowing that the information had been stolen. Allegedly, Du, while employed with GM, provided GM trade secret information to her husband, Qin, for his benefit and for the benefit of a company that the defendants owned and operated.







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Montana Man Convicted of Sexually Abusing a Minor

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:08:53 -0500



Clement David King, of Hays, Montana, was found guilty of sexual abuse of a minor, which occurred on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation.







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North Dakota Woman Sentenced for Theft from Indian Tribe

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:17:01 -0500



Melissa Rose Hunt, of Fort Totten, North Dakota, was sentenced to two years of probation on a charge of theft from the Sprit Lake Indian Tribe. Hunt previously pled guilty to fraudulently preparing and signing loans in the names of other individuals at the Spirit Lake Financial Office where she was employed.







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Top FARC Commander Sentenced to 27 Years on Cocaine Importation Charges

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:30:56 -0500



Gerardo Aguilar Ramirez, a former front commander in the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), was sentenced to 27 years in prison for conspiring to import ton-quantities of cocaine into the U.S. The FARC--which has been designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization--is Colombia's main leftist rebel group and is the world's leading cocaine manufacturer, responsible for the production of nearly two-thirds of the cocaine imported into the U.S.







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Texas Man Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Term on Cocaine and Firearm Convictions

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:49:59 -0500



Jose Miguel Estevane, of Dallas, was sentenced to a total of 170 months in federal prison, without parole, on cocaine and firearm convictions.







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Previously Indicted Police Officer Faces Additional Charges in Texas

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:16:39 -0500



A superseding indictment was unsealed against Orlando Jesus Hale, of Laredo, Texas, accusing him of mail and wire fraud arising from an alleged auto theft insurance fraud scheme in addition to the original charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and using a firearm in furtherance of that drug offense.







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Joint Investigation in Illinois Results in Drug or Weapons Charges Against 25

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:34:39 -0500



A combined federal/state investigation has resulted in charges against 25 Chicago-area defendants on drug or weapons violations.







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Seven Indicted in Illinois for Involvement in $35 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:42:20 -0500



Seven individuals were indicted in Chicago, Illinois for their alleged participation in a $35 million mortgage fraud scheme involving more than 120 residential properties located primarily on the city's south side.