Press Release
For Immediate Release
June 4, 2010
Washington D.C.
FBI National Press Office
(202) 324-3691

FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending June 4, 2010

Birmingham: Joran van der Sloot Charged with Fraud and Extortion in Birmingham

Federal prosecutors in Birmingham filed a criminal complaint against Joran van der Sloot on wire fraud and extortion charges. The charges are in connection with his soliciting money in May on promises he would reveal the location of Natalee Holloway’s remains in Aruba and circumstances of her death. Full Story

Boston: Former Massachusetts State Senator Dianne Wilkerson Pleads Guilty to Extortion

Former Massachusetts State Senator DIANNE WILKERSON pleaded guilty to public corruption charges stemming from her acceptance of more than $20,000 in cash payments in connection with her official duties. Full Story

Houston: Threat to Blow Up FBI Building in D.C. Results in Prison Term

Jeff Henry Williamson of Jackson, Mississippi was sentenced to prison this week for threatening to blow up the J. Edgar Hoover FBI building in Washington, D.C. Full Story

St. Louis: FBI Launches Digital Billboard Campaign to Identify “Grandad Banditâ€