Thread: FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending 1/14/2011

FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending January 14, 2011

Washington, D.C.
January 14, 2011
FBI National Press Office
(202) 324-3691

1.Phoenix: Initial Appearance for Jared Lee Loughner

The United States Attorney for the District of Arizona announced that Jared Lee Loughner, the suspect in the Tucson shooting investigation, made his initial appearance in federal court. Loughner remains in federal custody pending a detention hearing. Full Story


2.New York: Abdel Nur Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Providing Material Support to the Conspiracy to Commit a Terrorist Attack at JFK Airport

Abdel Nur was sentenced to 15 years in prison for providing material support to the conspiracy to attack JFK International Airport by exploding fuel tanks and the fuel pipeline under the airport. Full Story

3.Los Angeles: Former Chase Bank Official Convicted of Taking Bribes and Disclosing Existence of a Suspicious Activity Report

Frank Mendoza, a former official with Chase Bank, was found guilty of disclosing confidential information to a borrower whose potentially fraudulent conduct triggered a suspicious activity report, and soliciting thousands of dollars in bribes from the borrower in exchange for assisting the borrower with the possible criminal investigation. Full Story

4.Cleveland: Thirty People Accused in Large-Scale Heroin Trafficking Ring

A jury returned a 110-count indictment against 30 individuals accused of running a large-scale heroin trafficking ring that brought the drugs from various points in the United States. Full Story


5.Headquarters: FBI Releases Bank Crime Statistics for Third Quarter 2010

During the third quarter of 2010, there were 1,325 reported violations of the Federal Bank Robbery and Incidental Crimes Statute, an increase from the 1,212 reported violations in the same quarter of 2009. Full Story


6.Albuquerque: Navajo Man Receives Life Sentence for Murder of Common-Law Wife

Nathan Don Jack, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced to life in prison based on his second degree murder conviction. He was convicted of murdering Jessica Shorty, his common-law wife and the mother of his three children. Full Story


7.San Juan: Seventeen Individuals Indicted for Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Oxycodone

A jury indicted 17 individuals as a result of an investigation by multiple federal agencies and the Puerto Rico Police Department. The defendants are charged in a 19-count indictment with conspiracy to possess and possession with intent to distribute Oxycodone. Full Story


8.San Diego: Border Corruption Task Force Arrests Border Patrol Agent

U.S. Border Patrol Agent Marcos Gerardo Manzano, Jr. and Jose Alfredo Garrido-Morena were arrested as a result of an investigation conducted by the Border Corruption Task Force. Full Story


9. Newark: Former Chairman and CEO of Home Diagnostics Inc. and Cohort Charged in Multi-State Insider Trading Scheme

The former chairman and CEO of publicly-traded Home Diagnostics Inc. surrendered, along with a co-conspirator, to face charges arising from their alleged participation in an insider trading scheme. Full Story


10.San Francisco: Taiwan HannStar Executive Indicted for Role in LCD Price Fixing Conspiracy

An indictment was returned against the current president of HannStar Display Corporation for his participation in a global conspiracy to fix prices of thin-film transistor liquid crystal display panels. Full Story

http://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press- ... ry-14-2011

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