Thread: FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending August 16, 2013

FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending August 16, 2013 Washington, D.C. August 16, 2013 FBI National Press Office (202) 324-3691 Boston: Federal Jury Convicts James ‘Whitey’ Bulger Following a two-month long trial, a federal jury convicted Bulger, holding him responsible for the murders of 11 people, as well as numerous counts of extortion, money laundering, drug dealing, and firearms possession. Full Story Phoenix: Former Tucson Businessman Convicted of Possessing 24 Explosive Devices Todd Russell Fries is already serving a sentence of 151 months after being convicted last year of unlawful possession and use of a chemical weapon and providing false information to the FBI. Full Story New York: Iranian National Sentenced for Conspiring to Export Satellite Technology from the United States to Iran Seyed Amin Ghorashi Sarvestani received 30 months in prison for conspiring to export goods, including satellite technology and hardware, from the United States to Iran, in violation the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Full Story Washington: Former Congressman Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. Sentenced for Conspiring to Defraud Campaign The former Illinois congressman received 30 months in prison for conspiring to defraud his re-election campaigns of about $750,000 in funds that he used to pay for personal items and expenses. Full Story Pittsburgh: West Virginia Circuit Judge Arrested for Framing Romantic Rival, Rigging Grand Jury Judge Michael Thornsbury was charged with conspiring to have a romantic rival illegally arrested and with manipulating a state grand jury to pursue criminal charges against the individual. Full Story Minneapolis: Sex Trafficking Sting at South Dakota Motorcycle Rally Nets Nine Arrests All the defendants allegedly negotiated with law enforcement agents posing as pimps and agreed to pay for sex with 12- to 15-year-old girls. Full Story New York: Charges Brought Against Two Derivatives Traders in Connection with Multi-Billion-Dollar Trading Loss at JPMorgan Chase & Company Criminal complaints against Javier Martin-Artajo and Julien Grout were unsealed for the traders’ alleged participation in a conspiracy to hide more than $500 million in losses resulting from derivatives trading in JPMorgan’s Chief Investment Office. Full Story Philadelphia: New Jersey Man Sentenced to 18 Years for Scamming Nuns Adriano Sotomayor received the sentence for defrauding members of the Dominican Sisters of the Rosary of Fatima and others of more than $1 million. Full Story Richmond: Randy Allen Taylor Arrested in Alexis Murphy Abduction Case The FBI has requested the public continue to share information that would assist in locating 17-year-old Alexis Murphy and/or creating a timeline for authorities of her activities and Taylor’s activities prior to her disappearance. Full Story New York: Former Studio Assistant to Artist Jasper Johns Charged in $6.5 Million Scheme to Sell Stolen Works James Meyer, who worked for the artist for more than 25 years, allegedly sold 22 works that he stole from Johns’ studio in Sharon, Connecticut. Full Story

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D.E.A. TOP STORY

DEA Statement Regarding the Release of Rafael Caro-Quintero

AUGUST 9 (WASHINGTON)
Today, the Drug Enforcement Administration was deeply troubled to learn of the decision by a Mexican court to release infamous drug trafficker Rafael Caro-Quintero from a Mexican prison. Caro-Quintero had been serving a 40 year prison sentence in connection with the kidnapping, torture and murder of DEA Special Agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena in February 1985.

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Fourteen More Army National Guard Recruiters and Soldiers Charged in Ongoing Bribery and Fraud Investigation(13-933)
Friday, August 16, 2013
Fourteen current and former recruiters and soldiers of the U.S. Army National Guard have been charged in the Southern District of Texas for engaging in a multi-year scheme to defraud the U.S. Army National Guard Bureau, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern District of Texas.
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MS-13 Leader Sentenced for Multiple Racketeering Offenses(13-931)
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Jose Armando Bran, aka “Pantro,” was sentenced today to serve two consecutive life sentences for his role in a murder and maiming that he ordered while he was an MS-13 gang leader in Richmond, Va.
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Three Members and One Associate of Violent North Carolina Latin Kings Gang Sentenced to Prison(13-930)
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Three members and one associate of the North Carolina Almighty Latin King/Queen Nation (ALKQN) have been sentenced this week in federal court in the Middle District of North Carolina.
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Department of Justice Reaches Agreement to Improve Conditions at St. Tammany Parish Jail in Louisiana(13-929)
Thursday, August 15, 2013
The Justice Department announced today that it has entered into a comprehensive agreement with the Parish of St. Tammany, La., and the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff to correct conditions of confinement at the St. Tammany Parish Jail and to ensure that improvements made since the Department’s investigation will be maintained.
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Long Island Fisherman and Fish Dealer Plead Guilty to Wire Fraud and Records Falsification(13-92
Thursday, August 15, 2013
The operator of the dragger F/V Norseman and an associated fish dealer pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Central Islip, N.Y., to federal violations stemming from their role in systematically underreporting fluke (summer flounder) that was being harvested as part of the federal Research Set-Aside Program, the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division announced.
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