FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending April 13, 2012

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1.Washington: Man Named to FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List

Eric Justin Toth, aka David Bussone, a former private school teacher and camp counselor, is being sought for his alleged production and possession of child pornography. Full Story


2.Boston: Man Sentenced to 17 Years on Terrorism-Related Charges

Tarek Mehanna, who was convicted last year on charges that he conspired to kill Americans, was sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison. Full Story


3.New York: Albanian National Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Support Terrorists

Agron Hasbajrami, an Albanian citizen and resident of Brooklyn, pled guilty to attempting to fly overseas to join a radical insurgent group. Full Story


4.Miami: Eight Individuals Charged and Arrested in Two Separate Corruption Investigations

In one case, four Miami Beach code compliance officers and two firefighters were charged for their participation in a scheme to extort cash payments from a South Beach nightclub. Full Story


5.Baltimore: Man Who Shot at Police Sentenced on Gun and Carjacking Charges

Rickey Curvey was sentenced to 14 years in prison for an armed carjacking during which he fired his gun at police. Full Story


6.Louisville: Two Men Indicted for Federal Hate Crime Against Individual Because of Sexual Orientation

Two Harlan County men were indicted for their roles in kidnapping and assaulting a gay man because of his sexual orientation; the charges are the first under the sexual orientation provision of the Shepard-Byrd law. Full Story


7.New Orleans: New Orleans Police Officer Sentenced for Perjury and Obstruction of Justice

A former New Orleans Police Department officer was sentenced to 20 months in prison for lying under oath and obstructing justice in connection with a shooting death that occurred in the days after Hurricane Katrina. Full Story


8.Atlanta: Tenet Healthcare Settles Allegations of Improperly Billing Medicare

Tenet Healthcare Corporation has agreed to pay the United States $42.75 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by overbilling the federal Medicare program. Full Story


9.Los Angeles: Former Chief Financial Officer of Technology Firm Indicted in Embezzlement Scheme

Jean Joseph Ibrahim, the former chief financial officer of an Irvine-based technology company, was charged for operating a fraud scheme to embezzle approximately $16 million from his employer. Full Story


10.Newark: Former Secaucus Mayor Sentenced for Taking Bribe

Former Secaucus Mayor Dennis Elwell was sentenced to 30 months in prison for accepting a $10,000 cash bribe in exchange for agreeing to provide assistance in securing town approvals for purported real estate projects in the city. Full Story

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