FBI Up Date

Minnesota Auto Dealer Pleads Guilty in Multi-Million-Dollar Fraud Scheme

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:13:23 -0500



Dennis Earl Hecker, of Medina, Minnesota, who owned and operated numerous Minnesota auto dealerships and businesses that provided fleet vehicles to car rental companies, pled guilty to bankruptcy fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with orchestrating a scheme to defraud financial lenders and others out of millions of dollars.







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New York Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:01:52 -0500



James Nash, of Troy, New York, pled guilty to possessing still images and videos depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.







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Louisiana Man Sentenced for Role in Major Drug Trafficking Organization

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:56:47 -0500



Eddarian D. Lawrence, of Shreveport, Louisiana, was sentenced to 30 years in prison in connection with his role in a major cocaine distribution organization.







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Treasurer of National Republican Congressional Committee Guilty of Embezzlement

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:20:37 -0500



Former National Republican Congressional Committee treasurer Christopher J. Ward, formerly of Bethesda, Maryland, pled guilty to embezzling $844,718 from political committees which were clients of his accounting and consulting business.







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Maryland Man Guilty of Armed Attacks on Women He Met Through Craigslist

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:16:53 -0500



Edgar D. Romero, of Bladensburg, Maryland, pled guilty to charges stemming from the armed sexual assault and armed burglary of four women he met through their Craiglist postings.







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Illinois Man Pleads Guilty to Marijuana Offense

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:15:16 -0500



Terrrion Williams, of East St. Louis, Illinois, pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute marijuana.







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Michigan Home Builder Pleads Guilty in Mortgage Fraud Scheme

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:11:58 -0500



Giuseppe Cracchiolo, of Romeo, Michigan, pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme that resulted in approximately $2.5 million in losses to lenders.







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Drug Kingpin Sentenced in Arizona to 27 Years in Prison

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:04:57 -0500



Carlos Molinares-Nunez, who headed the drug trafficking organization component of the Sinaloa Cartel, was sentenced in Tucson, Arizona to 27 years in prison and ordered to forfeit to the United States $4,000,000 as well as thousands of dollars worth of property, vehicles, and jewelry seized in the United States.







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Ohio Man Charged in Connection with Ongoing Public Corruption Investigation

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:57:50 -0500



David T. Terry, of Hinckley, Ohio, was charged with one count of bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds in connection with the ongoing Cuyahoga County public corruption investigation.







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Ohio Man Charged with Stealing Nearly $1.5 Million from Former Employer

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:54:05 -0500



Frank J. Lomanno, of Medina, Ohio, was charged with mail fraud in connection with the theft of almost $1.5 million from his former employer, First Communications.







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Wisconsin Woman Sentenced for Armed Bank Robbery

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:50:17 -0500



Robin Brant, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, without the possibility of parole, for armed bank robbery and brandishing a firearm during the commission of that robbery.







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Professor Sentenced in Wisconsin for False Statements in Grant Progress Report

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:44:11 -0500



Elizabeth B. Goodwin, Ph.D., of Upton, Massachusetts, a former associate professor at the University of Wisconsin - Madison Laboratory of Genetics, was sentenced to two years of probation for fraudulently submitting a grant progress report containing falsified research data.







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Tennessee Man Sentenced on Child Pornography Charges

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:15:04 -0500



Danny Ray Gibson, of Carter County, Tennessee, was sentenced to 16 years in prison as a result of his guilty plea to a federal grand jury indictment charging him with the receipt, distribution, and possession of child pornography.