FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending April 27, 2012

FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending April 27, 2012

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1.New Orleans: Former BP Engineer Arrested in Deepwater Horizon Criminal Investigation

Kurt Mix was arrested on charges of intentionally deleting electronic evidence that had been requested by federal authorities investigating the disaster. Full Story


2.Washington Field: Individual Charged in Machine Gun Attack on U.S. Embassy

Serbian citizen Mevlid Jasarevic was charged with attempted murder for his alleged attack on the U.S. Embassy in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Full Story


3.Mobile: Man Accused of Online Sextortion Plot Indicted on New Charges

Christopher Patrick Gunn was indicted for using fake Facebook profiles to extort nude photos and videos from underage girls in numerous states. Full Story


4.New York: Former Agape World Inc. Account Representatives Charged with Massive Ponzi Scheme

Jason Keryc, Anthony Massaro, Anthony Ciccone, and Diane Kaylor were charged for their participation in a Ponzi scheme that caused $179 million in losses to victim investors. Full Story


5.San Juan: Forty Individuals Indicted in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

Forty individuals were charged for their roles in distributing crack, heroin, cocaine, marijuana, and Xanax. Full Story


6.Boston: Former Naval Engineer Charged in Bribery, Kickback Conspiracy

Ralph Mariano and his father were charged in connection with a 15-year bribery and fraud conspiracy involving approximately $10 million in Naval funds. Full Story


7.Tampa: Former State Department Agent Sentenced for Transportation of Child Pornography

James Cafferty was sentenced to seven years in prison for shipping computer equipment containing images of child pornography from London to the United States. Full Story


8.St. Louis: Former Police Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges

Larry J. Davis admitted seizing packages suspected to contain marijuana and then distributing and selling the drug himself. Full Story


9.Chicago: Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Bombing Near Wrigley Field

Sami Samir Hassoun pled guilty to placing a backpack he thought contained a powerful explosive device into a curbside trash container near the baseball park. Full Story


10.Washington Field: Website Domains Involved in Selling Stolen Credit Card Numbers Seized

Seizure orders were executed against 36 domain names of websites that facilitated worldwide credit card fraud. Full Story

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