Thread: FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending May 17, 2013

FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending May 17, 2013 Washington, D.C. May 17, 2013 FBI National Press Office (202) 324-3691 Headquarters: 2012 Preliminary Statistics for Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty Released Forty-seven law enforcement officers were feloniously killed in the line of duty—25 fewer than the previous year. Full Story Headquarters: IC3 2012 Internet Crime Report Released The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received and processed 289,874 complaints, and unverified losses reported rose 8.3 percent over the previous year. Full Story Multiple Field Offices: Medicare Fraud Strike Force Charges 89 Individuals for Approximately $223 Million in False Billing Operations in eight cities resulted in charges against doctors, nurses, and other licensed medical professionals for their alleged participation in health care fraud schemes. Full Story Salt Lake City: Boise Man Arrested; Terrorism Charges Filed in Idaho and Utah Fazliddin Kurbanov, an Uzbekistan national legally present in the United States, was charged for allegedly conspiring to provide material support and resources to the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Full Story Newark: Organizer of International Securities Fraud Ring Sentenced to Prison for Using Hackers to Falsely Inflate Stock Prices Christopher Rad received 71 months in prison for his central role in a worldwide conspiracy to manipulate stock prices through a botnet of virus-controlled computers. Full Story Atlanta: State Representative Indicted on Fraud and Tax Charges Tyrone Brooks, Sr. is alleged to have misappropriated almost $1 million in charitable funds from Universal Humanities, a charity he founded in 1990, and the Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials. Full Story Memphis: Two Tennessee Men Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Violate Civil Rights of African-American Residents Dakota James Calderhead and Kristian Chancellor Mathis admitted their involvement in the racially motivated vandalizing of homes in the Spring Lake subdivision. Full Story New York: Three Defendants Plead Guilty to Participating in Massive Immigration Fraud Scheme Xia Ping Wen, Song Luo, and Xiao Feng Xu admitted their roles in a scheme involving thousands of asylum applications submitted to immigration authorities by at least 10 law firms. Full Story Philadelphia: Drug Kingpin and Sister Convicted of Arson Murders Kaboni and Kidada Savage were found guilty of orchestrating the murders of a federal witness’ family and of conspiring to participate in a long-term, large-scale, violent drug trafficking enterprise. Full Story New York: Operator of 18 Chinese-Language Child Pornography Websites Pleads Guilty From his apartment in Flushing, Yong Wang maintained a vast network of websites where members could access numerous links to an extensive child pornography collection. Full Story

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• Houma Man Pleads Guilty to Receiving and Possessing an Unregistered Firearm
  Posted on 05/17/13
  NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - MICHAEL J. HEBERT, age 62, a resident of Houma, Louisiana, pled guilty in federal court today before U. S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon to receiving and possessing an unregistered firearm, announced U. S. Attorney Dana J. Boente. According to >> FULL STORY
  

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• 05/17/13
  Waynesville Couple Indicted for Meth Conspiracy; Officers Seized $414,000 as Drug Proceeds
• 05/17/13
  Defendants Sentenced to More Than 8 Years in Prison for Assault and Attempted Robbery of Federal Agent at Gun Point
• 05/17/13
  Tampa Man Found Guilty of Drug Conspiracy
• 05/17/13
  Tarpon Springs Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Narcotics and Firearm Charges

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Army National Guard Captain Charged for Alleged Role in Bribery and Wire Fraud Scheme and Two Former Soldiers Sentenced for Their Roles in a Related Scheme(13-579)
Friday, May 17, 2013
A Texas Army National Guard captain has been charged for his alleged role in a bribery and wire fraud scheme and two former soldiers in the Texas Army National Guard were sentenced for their roles in a separate scheme to defraud the National Guard Bureau and its contractor.
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United States Sues Brooklyn Fish Processors in Food Safety Case(13-577)
Friday, May 17, 2013
The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit and sought a preliminary injunction against N.Y. Fish Inc.; New York City Fish Inc.; Maxim Kutsyk, Pavel Roytkov, Leonid Staroseletesky, and Steven Koyfman under the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA).
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Individual Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Id Fraud and Impersonating an Osha Official in Wake of Gulf Oil Spill(13-573)
Friday, May 17, 2013
Connie M. Knight, 47, previously of Belle Chasse, La., was sentenced to serve 57 months in prison in New Orleans federal court late yesterday for providing fraudulent hazardous waste safety training in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and spill
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Acting Associate Attorney General Tony West Speaks at the Department of Justice Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Event(Speech)
Thursday, May 16, 2013
These ongoing struggles are why Asian Americans and Pacific Islander leaders in our economic, academic, and social institutions are so important. These are the leaders who are working tirelessly each day to create positive change for the AAPI community, their neighbors, and our Country.
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Boise Man Arrested; Terrorism Charges Filed in Idaho and Utah(13-575)
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Fazliddin Kurbanov, 30, was arrested Thursday morning in Boise, Idaho, as part of a federal terrorism investigation. Federal terrorism charges were filed Thursday afternoon in Boise and Salt Lake City, Utah. Kurbanov, an Uzbekistan national, legally present in the United States, was living in Boise at the time of his arrest.
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