Thread: FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending August 23, 2013

FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending August 23, 2013 Washington, D.C. August 23, 2013 FBI National Press Office (202) 324-3691 Springfield: Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Possession of Explosives Thomas Lee Stanton admitted that he possessed destructive devices, including four “cricket” bombs, two Molotov cocktails, and other explosive-making materials. Full Story Norfolk: Former Navy Sailor Convicted of Attempted Espionage Robert Patrick Hoffman, II attempted to provide classified information to individuals whom he believed to be representatives of the Russian Federation. Full Story San Antonio: Former Judge Sentenced to 72 Months for Taking Bribes Former 404th State District Judge Abel Corral Limas accepted money and other consideration from attorneys in civil cases pending in his court in return for favorable pre-trial rulings. Full Story Phoenix: Former Customs Officer Sentenced to 151 Months for Importing More Than 1,200 Pounds of Marijuana into the United States from Mexico Luis Carlos Vasquez used his position as an inspector at the Douglas Port of Entry to allow pick-up trucks loaded with marijuana to cross the international border without inspection. Full Story San Juan: Seventy-Five Individuals Arrested and Indicted for Social Security Fraud Three doctors, a former Social Security employee, and 71 Social Security claimants were charged for alleged fraud in the application process for disability insurance benefits in Puerto Rico. Full Story New York: Two Arrested in Thailand in Connection with One of the Largest International Penny Stock Frauds and Advance Fee Schemes in History Sandy Winick and Gregory Curry Winick allegedly masterminded fraudulent schemes that reached across at least 35 countries. Full Story Salt Lake City: Texas Investment Manager Pleads Guilty in Utah to Role in $72 Million Fraud Scheme Robert Andres, who operated Winsome Investment Trust, recruited investors by misrepresenting Winsome’s assets and asset allocation and the way in which funds were invested. Full Story Albuquerque: Consultant to Former New Mexico Secretary of State Sentenced for Theft of Help America Vote Act Funds, Other Crimes Armando C. Gutierrez was sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted for conspiracy, theft of government property, obstruction of justice, and money laundering. Full Story San Diego: Fourth Man Admits Involvement in Murder of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Mexican national Marcos Rodríguez-Perez pleaded guilty in connection with the July 2009 murder of Robert Rosas, Jr., admitting he was one of three gunmen. Full Story Los Angeles: Thirty People Indicted on Federal Narcotics Charges Alleged members of two drug trafficking organizations that operated across Southern California were charged following an investigation into the importation of cocaine and methamphetamine from Mexico into the United States. 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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AUG 21	(OROVILLE, Calif.) Seven Arrested: Operation Crystal Ball
AUG 21	(LOS ANGELES) 30 People Indicted on Federal Narcotics Charges
AUG 20	(BROOKLYN, N.Y.) 49 Members and Associates of Organized Crime Syndicate Convicted
AUG 19	(SAN DIEGO, Calif.) Last of the Arellano-Felix Brothers Sentenced
AUG 19	(CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas) Man Gets Sentence for Drug Trafficking

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A.T.F. NEWS

• New Orleans Man Indicted as Felon in Possession of a Firearm
  Posted on 08/23/13
  NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH, age 34, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged today in a one–count indictment by a Federal Grand Jury with being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U. S. Attorney Dana Boente.According announced...
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  Scott County Men Sentenced on Drug Charges
  
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  Armed Bank Robber who shot at Police Officer is sentenced
  
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  New Orleans Man Indicted as Felon in Possession of a Firearm
  
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  Hollygrove Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Federal RICO and Murder Charges

Headlines News coverage of the U.S. Marshals

	Marshals arrest Tucson child molester
	U.S. Marshals capture longtime fugitive in Georgia
	Ind. suspect arrested in Newark
	U.S. Marshals arrest Washington man wanted for armed burglary in Pennsylvania
	Suspect in W.Va. drug ring arrested in Mexico
	Ark. jail escapee arrested in Florida
	July 4 shooting suspect in prison’s custody
	Chicago fugitive caught in Massachusetts
	Fugitive robbery suspect arrested in S. Austin
	Arrest Made In Deadly 2011 Central Texas Shooting

Texas Tax Preparer Is Permanently Barred from Tax Preparation for Allegedly Falsifying Returns for Overseas Customers and Impeding Audits(13-955)
Friday, August 23, 2013
The Justice Department announced that yesterday a federal court in Ft. Worth, Texas permanently barred Karena Mondrianh, of Southlake, Texas, from preparing tax returns and from operating a tax-preparation business.
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Big West Oil to Pay Penalty and Spend $18 Million on Emission Controls to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations at North Salt Lake Refinery(13-954)
Friday, August 23, 2013
Big West Oil LLC has agreed to pay a $175,000 penalty and to spend approximately $18 million to install emission controls at its refinery in North Salt Lake, Utah, announced the Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today. Big West Oil will also invest $253,000 to improve the monitoring and management of potential releases of hydrofluoric acid at the facility.
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Alleged Members of Violent Loan Sharking and Illegal Gambling Organization Charged in Philadelphia(13-953)
Friday, August 23, 2013
An indictment was unsealed today charging nine people in a loan sharking and illegal gambling ring allegedly run out of several Philadelphia businesses.
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Texas-Based School Chain to Pay Government $3.7 Million for Submitting False Claims for Federal Student Financial Aid(13-953)
Thursday, August 22, 2013
ATI Enterprises Inc. will pay the government $3.7 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it falsely certified compliance with federal student aid programs’ eligibility requirements and submitted claims for ineligible students.
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Justice Department to File New Lawsuit Against State of Texas Over Voter I.D. Law(13-952)
Thursday, August 22, 2013
The Department of Justice announced today that it will file a new lawsuit against the State of Texas, the Texas Secretary of State, and the Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety over the State’s strict voter photo identification law (SB 14).
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I.C.E. NEWS

• West Texas man admits producing and receiving chi... 8/22/2013 - Lubbock, TX
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• 2 Illinois men indicted for child pornography vio... 8/22/2013 - Peoria, IL
• Long Beach mother and son charged federally with ... 8/22/2013 - Los Angeles, CA
• Argentine national sentenced to 2 years in federa... 8/21/2013 - Madison, WI
• Northwest Florida man sentenced to 45 years for p... 8/21/2013 - Panama City, FL

Local News for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Border Agents Nab Smugglers, Confiscate 3 Tons of Dope
08/22/2013 11:58 AM EDT
Tucson, Ariz. - Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents seized more than 6,100 pounds of marijuana yesterday afternoon worth an estimated $3.1 million Douglas Station agents, working in collaboration with agents from the Hedglin Forward Operation Base, responded to reports of suspected narcotics smuggling east of Douglas, Arizona. (more)

Arizona CBP Officers Intercept $1.6 Million in Meth
08/22/2013 11:58 AM EDT
San Luis, Ariz. - Two Somerton women are in custody following separate failed attempts to smuggle nearly 104 pounds of methamphetamine into the United States through the Port of San Luis Sunday.Customs and Border Protection officers referred a 40-year-old U. (more)

CBP Apprehends 17 Undocumented Migrants in Mona Island
08/22/2013 11:58 AM EDT
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) apprehended 17 undocumented immigrants, 15 citizens of Haiti and 2 citizens of the Dominican Republic yesterday after they landed in Mona Island. A notification of a possible migrant incursion at Playa Pajaros Mona island by Park Rangers from the Puerto Rico Department of Environmental and Natural Resources alerted Border Patrol, requiring the deployment of a group of agents via a U. (more)

CBP Relocates to New General Aviation Facility at Fargo, N.D.
08/22/2013 11:58 AM EDT
Fargo, N.D. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Fargo, N.D. recently relocated operations into a new general aviation facility adjacent to the Fargo Jet Center. The new air passenger facility streamlines the inspection process for arriving passengers, via international general aviation flights from around the globe. (more)

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