Press Release
For Immediate Release
June 25, 2010
Washington D.C.
FBI National Press Office
(202) 324-3691

FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending June 25,2010

New York: Faisal Shahzad Pleads Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to 10 Federal Crimes Arising from Attempted Car Bombing in Times Square

Faisal Shahzad pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court to all counts of the 10-count indictment against him, for allegedly driving a car bomb into Times Square on the evening of May 1, 2010. Shahzad was taken into custody at John F. Kennedy International Airport on May 3, 2010, after he was identified by the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Customs and Border Protection while attempting to leave the United States on a commercial flight to Dubai. Full Story

San Juan: Puerto Rico Senator and Businessman Charged in Bribery Scheme

Puerto Rico Senator Hector Martinez Maldonado and Juan Bravo Fernandez, the former president of one of the largest private security firms in Puerto Rico, were charged in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury. The six-count indictment returned in U.S. District Court in Puerto Rico charges Martinez Maldonado, and Bravo Fernandez, with bribery, traveling in interstate commerce in aid of racketeering, and conspiracy to commit these offenses. Martinez Maldonado is also charged with obstruction of justice. Full Story

Detroit: Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Indicted on Fraud and Tax Charges

Former Detroit Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick was indicted by a federal grand jury with 10 counts of mail fraud, three counts of wire fraud, five counts of filing a false tax return, and one count of tax evasion. Each fraud count carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and each tax count carries a maximum sentence of three or five years with a minimum of a $250,000 fine. Full Story

Headquarters: Department of Justice Joins in Launch of Administration’s Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement as Part of Ongoing IP Initiative

As part of the Obama Administration’s launch of the first-ever Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement, Attorney General Eric Holder emphasized the Department of Justice’s ongoing commitment to protecting U.S. intellectual property as central to America’s economic prosperity and public safety. Full Story

Los Angeles: President of Cambodian Freedom Fighters Organization Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Plotting to Violently Overthrow Cambodian Government

The president of the Cambodian Freedom Fighters, a Long Beach, California-based organization that was formed to seize political control in the Southeast Asian country, was sentenced to life without parole in federal prison for his conviction on federal charges of conspiring to kill in a foreign country. Full Story

Portland: Oregon Air Guard Senior Master Sergeant Appears on Federal Indictment Charging Theft of Government Property

Adam Michael Monticelli, of Vancouver, Washington, appeared in court for arraignment on an indictment charging three counts of theft of government property. A federal grand jury returned the sealed indictment on June 16, 2010, which was unsealed this week. Full Story

Newark: NYPD Officer and Three Others Indicted in Perfume Warehouse Robbery Scheme

A federal grand jury indictment unsealed charges on New York Police Department Officer Kelvin L. Jones and three co-conspirators for their involvement in the robbery of a Carlstadt warehouse where more than $500,000 in perfume was stolen while 11 employees were held hostage. Two of the charged defendants, Danny Bannout and Luis Reyes, were arrested by FBI agents and appeared before a U.S. magistrate judge in Newark federal court. Full Story


Minneapolis: Minnesota Man Indicted for Internet Hacking, Making Threats to the Vice President

A 45-year-old Blaine, Minnesota man was been indicted in federal court in the District of Minnesota for hacking into his neighbor’s wireless Internet system and allegedly posing as the neighbor to make threats to kill the U.S. vice president and e-mail child pornography. The indictment charges Barry Vincent Ardolf with two counts of aggravated identity theft, one count of making threats to the president and successors to the presidency, one count of unauthorized access to a protected computer, one count of possession of child pornography, and one count of distribution of child pornography. Full Story

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