Press Release
For Immediate Release
May 1, 2009

Washington D.C.
FBI National Press Office
(202) 324-3691


FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending May 1, 2009

1. Miami: Leader of Liberty City Six Convicted on All Counts, Four Others Convicted on Multiple Counts, and One Defendant Acquitted on Charges of Conspiring to Support Al Qaeda, Attack Targets in the United States

Miami jury convicts five men of multiple charges that include conspiring to provide material support to the al Qaeda terrorist organization and conspiracy to levy war against the U.S.
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2. Washington Field Office: Defense Department Official Charged with Espionage Conspiracy

A Defense Department official has been charged with conspiracy to communicate classified information to an agent of a foreign government. Full Story

3. Atlanta: Fugitive from Virginia State Prison System on the Run 27 Years—Arrested in Georgia

Conasauga Safe Streets Task Force arrests Richard Boucher on federal unlawful flight/fugitive charges stemming from his 1982 escape from a Virginia Department of Corrections Prison in Chesapeake, VA. Full Story

4. New York: Swedish Citizen Oussama Kassir Found Guilty of Providing Material Support to al Qaeda

Oussama Abdullah Kassir is found guilty of charges relating to his participation in an effort to establish a jihad training camp in Bly, OR, and his operation of several terrorist websites.
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5. Detroit: Members of “Highwaymen Motorcycle Clubâ€