Thread: FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending September 6, 2013

FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending September 6, 2013 Washington, D.C. September 06, 2013 FBI National Press Office (202) 324-3691 San Francisco: ‘Dirty DUI’ Cop Convicted of Extortion and Honest Services Fraud Stephen Tanabe, a former deputy with the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office, engaged in a scheme to take bribes in exchange for his services as a deputy sheriff. Full Story Atlanta: Two Forsyth City Councilmen Plead Guilty to Accepting Bribes James Edward Calloway and Desi Surtane Hansford, who both served on the Combined Utilities Committee, admitted to accepting bribes in connection to the city’s water waste contract. Full Story New York: Two Defendants Plead Guilty to Participating in Gambling Rings Connected to Organized Crime Edwin Ting and Justin Smith admitted to their respective roles in high-stakes illegal gambling businesses connected to Russian-American organized crime enterprises. Full Story Baltimore: Two Indicted in $275 Million Investment Fraud Scheme Richard Shusterman and Jonathan E. Rosenberg were indicted on charges of conspiracy and wire fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud equity investors and asset-based lenders in medical accounts receivable. Full Story San Juan: Ten U.S. Postal Service Employees and Two Doctors Arrested and Indicted in Workers’ Compensation Scam Current and former USPS employees who illegally received workers ’ compensation benefits were charged with fraud, along with two doctors who prepared fraudulent medical reports for a fee. Full Story Miami: Two Patient Recruiters of Home Health Company Admit Roles in $48 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme Elizabeth Monteagudo and Cristobal Gonzalez pleaded guilty to one count each of conspiracy to receive health care kickbacks. Full Story Memphis: Woman Sentenced for Child Sex Trafficking Victoria Wallace, a high-ranking member of the Piru Street gang, received 18 years in prison for her role in a conspiracy to prostitute minors. Full Story Newark: Former School Crossing Guard Pleads Guilty to Production, Distribution of Child Sex Abuse Images Kenneth Christensen admitted to taking compromising photographs of a naked child and distributing them and hundreds of other photographs of child sexual abuse over the Internet. Full Story Seattle: Eight Individuals Linked to Heroin, Meth, and Cocaine Trafficking Arrested The members of the wide-ranging conspiracy maintained drug stash houses from Vancouver to Seattle and conducted their deals at local restaurants. Full Story New Haven: Former Madison Art Gallery Owner Pleads Guilty David J. Crespo, who conducted business under the name Brandon Gallery, pleaded guilty to mail fraud stemming from his sale of fraudulent artwork. Full Story

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D.E.A. TOP STORY
DEA Announces Arrest of Alleged International Narcotics Trafficker
AUGUST 30 (WASHINGTON)
Derek Maltz, Special-Agent-in-Charge of the Special Operations Division of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA") and Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and, announced today that on August 29, 2013, Panamanian authorities arrested DINO BOUTERSE in the Republic of Panama and turned him over to U.S. authorities to face charges that he conspired to import cocaine into the United States. BOUTERSE will be presented and arraigned in Manhattan federal court before U.S. Magistrate Judge James C. Francis IV later today.
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SEP 06	(MIAMI) Multiple Defendants Indicted on Drug Trafficking Charges
SEP 05	(ORLANDO, Fla.) Two Individuals Arrested for Trafficking
SEP 03	(PHILADELPHIA) Alleged Drug Traffickers Indicted
AUG 29	(MIAMI) Alleged Colombian Drug Kingpin Extradited to the U.S.
AUG 29	(RALEIGH, NC) Man Sentenced in Operation “No Quarter”

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• Indiana Man Sentenced to Federal Prison in Black Money Scam
  Posted on 09/06/13
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Alvin Pennue, 32, of Indianapolis, Ind., was sentenced today to 21 months in federal prison for passing altered United States currency on two occasions and for inducing a victim to transport $5,000 from Massachusetts to Rhode Island as part of a Massachusetts... >> FULL STORY
  
  

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• 09/06/13
  Barre Man Sentenced to 66 Months in Federal Prison for Possessing Stolen Handguns
  
• 09/06/13
  Sex Offender Who Used Soldier’s Identification Sentenced
  
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  Waterbury Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Firearms Conviction
  
• 09/06/13
  New York City Police Officer and Customs and Border Protection Officer Arrested for International Arms Trafficking; Brother in Phillipines Also Charged

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D.H.S. Blog
Sep 6
Baltimore Grand Prix Marks over 100 Radiological/Nuclear Detection Deployments for DNDO’s Mobile Detection Deployment Units
Did you know the Department of Homeland Security’s Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) works with domestic and international partners to improve capabilities to deter, detect, respond to, and attribute radiological and nuclear attacks? Just last weekend, DNDO deployed a Mobile Detection Deployment Unit (MDDU), marking over 100 deployments – this time to the Baltimore Grand Prix.

Brooklyn Resident Pleads Guilty in Connection with $13 Million Kickback and Health Care Fraud Scheme(13-1000)
Friday, September 6, 2013
A Brooklyn, N.Y., resident pleaded guilty today for his role as a patient recruiter in a $13 million kickback and health care fraud scheme, the fourth defendant to plead guilty in the scheme based at the Cropsey Medical Care PLLC clinic in Brooklyn.
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Statement by Assistant Attorney General Bill Baer on Remedy to Address Apple’s Price Fixing of E-Books(13-999)
Friday, September 6, 2013
“We’re pleased that the court has issued an order supporting the Department of Justice’s efforts to address Apple’s illegal price fixing conduct. Consumers will continue to benefit from lower e-books prices as a result of the department’s enforcement action to restore competition in this important industry," said Assistant Attorney General Baer.
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Owners of Home Health Companies and Patient Recruiter Plead Guilty in Miami for Role in $20 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme(13-99
Thursday, September 5, 2013
The owners and operators of several Miami home health care agencies and a patient recruiter pleaded guilty today in connection with a health care fraud scheme involving defunct home health care company Trust Care Health Services Inc. (Trust Care).
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Department of Justice Reaches Settlement with Virginia School District to Ensure Equal Opportunites for English Language Learner Students(13-997)
Thursday, September 5, 2013
The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division has reached a comprehensive settlement agreement with the Prince William County School District in Virginia to improve services for approximately 13,000 students who are English Language Learners (ELLs) and provide language access for Limited English Proficient (LEP) parents district-wide.
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Fourth Georgia Corections Officer Pleads Guilty in Inmate Beating Case(13-996)
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Today, the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department and the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia announced that Kadarius Thomas, a former member of the Correctional Emergency Response Team (CERT) and a former supervisor at Macon State Prison (MSP), in Oglethorpe, Ga., pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice.
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