FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending July 6, 2012

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1.Boston: GlaxoSmithKline to Plead Guilty and Pay $3 Billion to Resolve Fraud Allegations and Failure to Report Safety Data

The resolution is the largest health care fraud settlement in U.S. history and the largest payment ever by a drug company. Full Story


2.New York: Full Tilt Poker CEO Arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport

Raymond Bitar was charged with gambling, bank fraud, and money laundering offenses in connection with the operation of Full Tilt Poker. As a result of Bitar’s alleged fraud, Full Tilt Poker was unable to pay the approximately $350 million it owed to players in the U.S. and around the world. Full Story


3.Cleveland: Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking of a Minor

Anthony C. Willoughby was sentenced after a jury previously found him guilty of forcing a 16-year-old girl to engage in commercial sex acts. Full Story


4.San Antonio: Father and Son Charged in HSI Agent Shooting

Alvarado and Arnoldo Alvarado were arrested and charged with the assault of a Homeland Security Investigations special agent. Full Story


5.Miami: Licensed Psychological Associate Pleads Guilty to Participating in a Medicare Fraud Scheme

Serena Joslin pled guilty to her role in a health care fraud scheme that resulted in the submission of more than $63 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medicaid in Miami and Hendersonville, North Carolina. Full Story


6.Washington: Man Pleads Guilty to Producing Child Pornography

Jason Laposay pled guilty to one count of production of child pornography with a minor under the age of 12. Laposay faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison. Full Story


7.Los Angeles: Three Plead Guilty in $41 Million Ponzi Scheme

Alan G. Flesher, Wayne D. Flesher, and Nancy Carol Khalial pled guilty to federal fraud charges, admitting that they participated in an investment scheme that victimized hundreds of investors across the country. Full Story


8.Phoenix: HSI Special Agent Sentenced for Obstruction and Other Federal Violations

Jovana Deas was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for fraud and related activity in connection with computers. Full Story


9.Pittsburgh: Seventeen Charged in Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

Thirteen Pennsylvania residents and four Ohio residents were indicted for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. Full Story


10.Newark: Brooklyn Rabbi Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Money Laundering Conspiracy

Mordchai Fish was sentenced for conspiring to launder money he believed was criminal proceeds. Full Story

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