Thread: FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending September 20, 2013

FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending September 20, 2013 Washington, D.C. September 20, 2013 FBI National Press Office (202) 324-3691 Washington: FBI Seeks Information on September 16, 2013, Navy Yard Shootings The FBI is asking for the public’s assistance with obtaining any information regarding Aaron Alexis, deceased, who was responsible for the shootings at the Navy Yard in the Southeast area of Washington, D.C. Full Story Washington/Pittsburgh/Salt Lake City: Idaho Man Pleads Guilty to Terrorism and Weapons Offenses in Connection with Shooting at White House Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez fired at least eight rounds at the White House in November 2011 and admitted that the attack was a terrorist act. Full Story New York: Court Judgment Finds Office Building Secretly Owned and Controlled by Government of Iran Subject to Forfeiture for Violations of the Iranian Transactions Regulations and Money Laundering Offenses The seizure and sale of the 36-story Midtown Manhattan office building would be the largest-ever terrorism-related forfeiture and would provide a means of compensating victims of Iranian-sponsored terrorism. Full Story New York: Malian National Indicted for Murder of U.S. Diplomat Alhassane Ould Mohamed was charged with the murder and attempted murder of United States Embassy personnel stationed in Niamey, Niger, in December 2000. Full Story New Orleans: Halliburton Pleads Guilty to Destruction of Evidence in Connection with Deepwater Horizon Disaster In addition, a former Halliburton manager was charged for allegedly directing the evidence be destroyed. Full Story Chicago: Former Cook County Official Convicted of Wire Fraud, Accepting Kickbacks Eugene Mullins, former director of the Department of Public Affairs and Communications, was convicted of steering four county contracts to four acquaintances and taking a portion of the contract payments as kickbacks. Full Story Pittsburgh: Former County Prosecutor in West Virginia Convicted of Oxycodone Distribution James Casimiro, III admitted to obtaining painkillers from a cancer patient and selling them for profit while he was still employed as an assistant prosecutor. Full Story Washingto: UBS Securities Japan Co. Ltd. Sentenced for Long-Running Manipulation of London Interbank Offered Rate Together with approximately $1 billion in regulatory penalties and disgorgement, the Justice Department’s criminal penalties bring the total amount of the resolution to more than $1.5 billion. Full Story Newark: Two Plead Guilty in International $200 Million Credit Card Fraud Conspiracy Qaiser Khan admitted his role in one of the largest credit card fraud schemes ever charged by the Justice Department, following the guilty plea of co-conspirator Shafique Ahmed last week. Full Story Cleveland: Trafficking Indictment Filed Against 60 People in Heroin Conspiracy The 203-count federal indictment describes a conspiracy to bring heroin from Chicago and Atlanta and sell it throughout Cleveland. Full Story

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• ATF Offers $2,500 Reward in Firearms Theft
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  BIG TIMBER, Mont. – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Sweet Grass County Sheriff’s Office (SGCSO) are requesting the public’s assistance for information regarding the ...
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• 09/20/13
  ATF Provides Update on Anniversary of the Monroe Car Bombing Investigation
  
• 09/19/13
  Jury Finds New York Man Guilty of Drug Trafficking and Gun Crimes
  
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  Drug Conspiracy and Money Laundering Ring Leader Heads to Prison for 30 Years
  
• 09/18/13
  Hartford Drug Dealer Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearms

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Attorney General Eric Holder Delivers Remarks at the Congressional Black Caucus Gathering on Voting Rights(Speech)
Friday, September 20, 2013
It was nearly half a century ago when President Lyndon Johnson signed the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law – in order to preserve what he called “the dignity of man, and the decency of democracy.” Near the height of the Civil Rights Era, he reaffirmed his commitment to President Kennedy’s ambitious agenda by joining countless Americans – seemingly ordinary, but all extraordinary – in rejecting the forces of bigotry and injustice.
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Dominican National Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison in Puerto Rican Identity Trafficking Scheme(13-1051)
Friday, September 20, 2013
A Dominican national was sentenced today to serve 42 months in prison for her role in trafficking the identities of Puerto Rican U.S. citizens and corresponding identity documents
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Texas Refinery Will Pay $8.75 Million for Failing to Comply with Enforcement Settlement to Resolve Air Violations(13-1050)
Friday, September 20, 2013
Total Petrochemical USA Inc. (Total) will pay an $8.75 million penalty for failing to comply with the terms of a 2007 settlement with the United States that resolved alleged violations of the Clean Air Act at its Port Arthur, Texas, refinery, the Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today.
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Attorney General Eric Holder Delivers Remarks at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Criminal Justice Issues Forum(Speech)
Thursday, September 19, 2013
America’s criminal justice system is in need of targeted reform. Throughout this country, too many Americans are trapped – and too many communities are weakened – by a vicious cycle of poverty, criminality, and incarceration. Too many people go to too many prisons for far too long – and for no truly good law enforcement reason. The U.S. prison population has grown at an astonishing rate over the last three decades – by almost 800 percent since 1980, despite the fact that America’s overall population has increased by only about a third.
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Attorney General Eric Holder Delivers Remarks at the Leadership Excellence and Achievement Program (LEAP) Graduation Ceremony(Speech)
Thursday, September 19, 2013
It’s a pleasure to stand with you – and to help welcome so many colleagues and distinguished guests to the Great Hall – as we recognize the achievements, and celebrate the contributions, of the 39 accomplished LEAP graduates who make up our Class of 2013.
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