Press Release
For Immediate Release
April 10, 2009

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


FBI's Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending April 10, 2009

1. Washington Field Office: Two Department of Defense Contractors Charged in Bribery Conspiracy Related to DOD Contracts in Afghanistan

The charged were located in Afghanistan and taken into U.S. custody and transferred to the United States, with the authorization of Afghan authorities. Full Story

2. New Haven: Former Member of U.S. Navy Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Disclosing Classified Information

Hassan Abu-Jihaad was sentenced in New Haven for disclosing previously classified information relating to the national defense. Full Story

3. Norfolk: Virginia Physicist Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison for Illegally Exporting Space Launch Data to China and Offering Bribes to Chinese Officials

A PhD physicist was sentenced was sentenced to 51 months in prison for illegally exporting space launch technical data and defense services to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and offering bribes to Chinese government officials. Full Story

4. Philadelphia: FBI's Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory Network Increases Number of Accredited Labs

The Philadelphia lab becomes the ninth RCFL to receive accreditation. Full Story

5. Louisville: Fen-Phen Lawyers Convicted of Wire Fraud and Wire Fraud Conspiracy

Two Fen-Phen Lawyers accused of hoarding $94 million from their clients were convicted on eight counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit to wire fraud. Full Story

6. Atlanta: Bank-Robbing “Draculaâ€