Crime in America - FBI

Chicago City Inspector Convicted of Bribery in Probe of Crooked Permits

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:19:41 -0500



A federal jury today convicted City of Chicago building inspector Jose Hernandez, f federal bribery charges for accepting two $1,000 cash bribes from a cooperating contractor and demanding two $2,000 cash bribes from developers to approve inspections at residential and commercial construction sites.







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Arizona Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting a Police Officer

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:15:59 -0500



Larry Shonnie Ben, Jr., of Kayenta, Arizona, pled guilty in connection with running over a police officer's foot and deliberately colliding with a police car after he was pulled over for drunk driving.







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Illinois Man Charged with Making Bomb Threats, Threatening the President

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:13:12 -0500



Roman Otto Conaway, of Fairview Heights, Illinois, was charged with one count of making false threats to detonate an explosive device; and one count of making a threat against the president of the United States.







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Ohio Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking a Minor

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:11:15 -0500



Mark A. Fetter, of Toledo, Ohio, was indicted on charges of sex trafficking of a minor and obstruction of a sex trafficking investigation.







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Hacker Convicted in New Jersey of Unleashing Virus, Attacking Media Outlets

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:08:43 -0500



Computer programmer Bruce Raisley was convicted in Camden, New Jersey of launching a virus that infected approximately 100,000 computers around the world and directed them to attack media outlets that republished stories that mentioned him.







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Pennsylvania Pharmacist Indicted for Illegally Distributing Prescription Drugs

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:04:44 -0500



Stephen L. Marks, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, who operated and managed a pharmacy located in Harrisburg, was charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, distribution of misbranded drugs, making false statements to federal agents, and money laundering.







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California Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:55:35 -0500



Charles Johnson, of Garden Valley, California, pled guilty to receiving child pornography. Images of child pornography were found on Johnson's work laptop after he was terminated for allegedly stealing trade secrets.







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Virginia Man Indicted for Hiring a Friend to Murder His Ex-Wife

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:52:11 -0500



Larry Lingenfelter, of Portsmouth, Virginia, was indicted on multiple counts relating to his scheme to murder his ex-wife in order to avoid paying child support and to obtain custody of his triplet daughters.







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Georgia Man Pleads Guilty in $3.5 Million Investment Fraud Scheme

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:47:15 -0500



Robert L. Duncan, of Atlanta, Georgia, pled guilty in connection with convincing several local investors to allow him to invest $3.5 million, falsely telling them that their funds were in individual capital accounts and invested through licensed securities brokers.







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Three Guilty in Texas Health Care Fraud Scheme Involving Power Wheelchairs

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:43:06 -0500



Melvin Jean Barnes, Johnnie Lee Andrews, and Monica Renee Perry pled guilty in Houston, Texas to their roles in a Medicare fraud scheme involving claims of hurricane damage to power wheelchairs.







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Louisiana Man Sentenced for Making False Bomb Threat

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:19:04 -0500



Michael C. Miller, of White Castle, Louisiana, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for making a false bomb threat to the Marathon Petroleum Refinery in Garyville, Louisiana, where he was employed as a contractor.







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Louisiana Police Detective Sentenced in Connection with Shootings Following Katrina

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:16:37 -0500



Jeffrey Lehrmann, a former New Orleans Police Department detective, was sentenced to three years in prison for misprision of a felony in connection with the cover-up of two police-involved shootings on the Danziger Bridge in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina that left two civilians dead and four others seriously injured.







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Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty to Violating Federal Gun Laws

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:14:04 -0500



Mark Brooks, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty to two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm.







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California Businessman Indicted in $23 Million Fraud Scheme

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:11:20 -0500



Ezri Namvar, of Brentwood, California, a prominent Los Angeles businessman, was indicted on charges of stealing approximately $23 million from five clients who allowed his "qualified intermediary" company to hold their money in a safekeeping before it was reinvested in real estate.







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Investigation Into Connecticut Gang and Drug Activity Leads to Charges Against 35

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:58:17 -0500



Thirty-five individuals have been charged with various federal narcotics and firearms violations stemming from a 15-month joint law enforcement investigation dubbed "Operation Northern Strike," which targeted alleged members and associates of geographically based street gangs operating in Hartford, Connecticut.







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Minnesota Man Charged with Lying to Investigators Regarding Fraud Scheme

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:52:05 -0500



James Carl Gustafson, a former employee of auto mogul Denny Hecker, was charged in Minneapolis, Minnesota with allegedly lying to government investigators about Hecker's scheme to defraud financial lenders and others out of millions of dollars. Gustafson was also charged with assisting Hecker in hiding a Cadillac Escalade from creditors.







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Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Child Pornography

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:50:15 -0500



Ivan W. Tencate, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, pled guilty to distributing 314 images and 94 videos of child pornography.







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Aafia Siddiqui Sentenced for Attempting to Murder U.S. Nationals in Afghanistan

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:37:15 -0500



Aafia Siddiqui was sentenced in Manhattan federal court to 86 years in prison for the attempted murder and assault of U.S. nationals and U.S. officers and employees in Afghanistan.







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Rhode Island Man Indicted for Lasering Airborne Commercial Aircraft

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:07:04 -0500



Joseph Aquino, of Warwick, Rhode Island, was indicted on charges of willfully interfering with the safe operation of an airborne commercial aircraft and endangering the safety of the passengers and crew in connection with allegedly illuminating the cockpit of an incoming commercial flight on final approach to T.F. Green Airport with a laser light, momentarily blinding the pilot.







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Man Sentenced to Life for Murder of UNC Student Body President

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:45:14 -0500



Demario James Atwater was sentenced to life plus 10 years in prison in connection with the March 5, 2008 carjacking, kidnapping, and murder of University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill President Eve Marie Carson.