Thread: FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending July 5, 2013

FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending July 5, 2013 Washington, D.C. July 05, 2013 FBI National Press Office (202) 324-3691 New York/Newark: Canadian National Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Provide Material Support to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Suresh Sriskandarajah attempted to procure sophisticated military technology, including submarine and warship design software and night vision equipment, for the group also known as the Tamil Tigers. Full Story Portland: Woman Sentenced to Prison for Selling More Than 5,000 Illegally Obtained Sprint Cell Phones Over the Internet Tamara Diane Brown, a former employee at The Pape Group Inc., received 21 months in prison for using her corporate authority to order large quantities of cell phones and selling them on eBay. Full Story Houston: Four Parole Officers from Two Texas Department of Criminal Justice Offices Charged with Accepting Payoffs The officers allegedly chose to accept money from parolees in order to allow them to continue their illegal narcotics trafficking and distribution activity. Full Story Minneapolis: Man Pleads Guilty to Engaging in Sex Trafficking Conspiracy Andre James Hertzog recruited two young women and compelled them to engage in commercial sex acts by using physical violence and psychological coercion. Full Story Phoenix: Father and Son Convicted of Operating $100 Million Ponzi Scheme That Targeted Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Guy Andrew Williams and his father, Brent F. Williams, who served as the managing director and chief financial officer, respectively, of Mathon entities, were found guilty of 38 counts of conspiracy, wire fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering. Full Story New Haven: Florida Resident Pleads Guilty to Role in $90 Million Pharmaceutical Theft Amed Villa, a citizen of Cuba last residing in Miami, conspired with others to steal pharmaceuticals from the Eli Lilly Company warehouse and storage facility in Connecticut. Full Story New York: Former Vice President of High-End Jewelry Company Arrested for Stealing More Than $1 Million in Jewelry Ingrid Lederhaas-Okun allegedly abused her position and authority to check out more than 165 pieces of jewelry that she then sold to another company. Full Story Los Angeles: Doctor and Patient Recruiter Plead Guilty to Participating in $10 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme Dr. Emmanuel Ayodele and Alejandro Maciel engaged in a scheme to illegally solicit people with Medicare benefits for power wheelchairs and other durable medical equipment that the patients did not need. Full Story Buffalo: Child Pornography Website Administrator Sentenced Jeremy Otrosinka received 180 months in prison for creating and administering an Internet site that was a password-protected bulletin board dedicated to the discussion and sharing of child pornography. Full Story Washington: Six Members of Drug Ring Sentenced to Prison The men were sentenced on federal narcotics and money laundering charges stemming from their roles in a ring that distributed significant amounts of cocaine in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Full Story

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D.E.A. TOP STORY
Former Governor of Mexican State Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court to 131 Months in Prison for Money Laundering in Connection with Narcotics Bribes
JUNE 28 (MANHATTAN)
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced that Mario Villanueva Madrid, the former governor of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court.
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JUL 03	(MIAMI) Seven Charged with Oxycodone Conspiracy in Pill Mill Operation
JUL 03	(WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.) Doctor Sentenced to Over 3 Years in Prison for Distributing Oxycodone
JUL 02	(TUCSON, Ariz.) Four Drug Traffickers Sentenced to a Combined Term of 32 Years
JUL 02	(MACON, Ga.) Multi-Kilogram Cocaine Trafficker Enters Guilty Plea
JUL 01	(FORT SMITH, Ark.) Fort Smith Man Sentenced to Five Years for Drug Store Burglary

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• Oakland Man Sentenced to Over Thirteen Years in Prison for Carjacking and Robbery
  Posted on 07/05/13
  OAKLAND - Patrick Fiammetta–McConnell was sentenced today to 157 months in federal prison for carjacking, robbery, possession of methamphetamine for sale, and being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag.McConnell, 31, of Oakland, California, pleaded 157...
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  Grand Rapids Man Pleads Guilty to Transferring Firearm Used to Kill Seven People
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  Man Pleads Guilty for Role in 2001 Arson That Killed His 15–Year Old Son
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  Two Area Men Plead Guilty to Federal Charges Including the Assault of a Federal Officer
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  Twelfth Defendant Pleads Guilty In Dodge City Racketeering Case

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U.S.Postal Service Mail Carrier Convicted for Involvement with Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Conspiracy(13-760)
Friday, July 5, 2013
A jury found Vernon Harrison, of Montgomery, Ala., guilty of one count of conspiring to file false claims, eight counts of mail fraud, eight counts of aggravated identity theft and six counts of embezzlement from the U.S. mail.
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Two Aryan Brotherhood of Texas Gang Members Plead Guilty to Federal Racketeering Charges(13-759)
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Two members of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas gang (ABT) pleaded guilty today to racketeering charges related to their membership in the ABT’s criminal enterprise, 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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Tacoma, Wash., Medical Firm to Pay $14.5 Million to Settle Overbilling Allegations(13-75
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Sound Inpatient Physicians Inc. will pay $14.5 million to settle allegations that it overbilled Medicare and other federal health care programs.
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Science Applications International Corporation Agrees to Pay $5.75 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations(13-757)
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
The Justice Department announced today that Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has agreed to pay $5.75 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims under a contract with the General Services Administration (GSA) that it knew had been awarded in violation of federal procurement regulations.
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Justice Department Settles Immigration-related Discrimination Claim Against Alabama Employment Agency(13-756)
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
The Justice Department today reached an agreement with Stellar Staffing LLC, based in Birmingham, Ala., resolving claims that the employment agency violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
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