Press Release
For Immediate Release
May 21, 2010
Washington D.C.
FBI National Press Office
(202) 324-3691


FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending May 21, 2010

Kansas City: Al Qaeda Supporter Pleads Guilty to Supporting Terrorist Organization

Khalid Ouazzani pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in a conspiracy to provide material support to the terrorist organization al Qaeda. He also pleaded guilty to bank fraud and money laundering. Full Story

Charlotte: North Carolina Man Charged with Fatal Shooting on Indian Reservation

James Ernest Lespier, 31, of Cherokee, an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, was arrested on a charge of murder in connection with a fatal shooting which allegedly took place on the reservation on May 18, 2010. Full Story

San Juan: Edwin Bernard Astacio Espino Charged for the Helicopter Shooting at the San José Ward

A complaint was filed against Edwin Bernard Astacio Espino for willfully damaging and/or disabling an aircraft in the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States. The defendant shot fire at a helicopter operated by the San Juan Municipal Police in interstate or foreign commerce, along with federal and state law enforcement agents. Full Story

Denver: Eric Dodd, the "Portfolio Bandit," Indicted for 11 Metro Denver Bank Robberies

Eric Dodd, age 38, was indicted by a federal grand jury late Tuesday on 11 counts of bank robbery. Dodd, also known as the “Portfolio Bandit,â€