Thread: FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending May 24, 2013

FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending May 24, 2013 Washington, D.C. May 24, 2013 FBI National Press Office (202) 324-3691 Headquarters: FBI Mourns the Loss of Two Special Agents Killed in Training Exercise Special Agents Christopher Lorek and Stephen Shaw, members of the FBI’s elite Hostage Rescue Team, were tragically killed Friday, May 17 during a training exercise off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Full Story Headquarters: Three Defendants Plead Guilty to Participating in Ambush Murder and Attempted Murder of ICE Agents in Mexico Julian Zapata Espinoza, a commander in the Los Zetas Cartel, led the attempted hijacking of an armored government vehicle that resulted in the death of Special Agent Jaime Zapata and serious injury of Special Agent Victor Avila. Full Story New York: NYPD Detective Arrested for Computer Hacking Edwin Vargas is alleged to have hired an e-mail hacking service to obtain log-in credentials for at least 43 personal e-mail accounts and one cellular phone belonging to at least 30 different individuals, including 21 who are affiliated with the NYPD. Full Story New Haven: Congressional Campaign Finance Director Convicted for Role in Illegal Contribution Scheme Robert Braddock, Jr. was convicted of multiple offenses stemming from a scheme to direct illegal campaign contributions from Roll Your Own smoke shop owners to Christopher Donovan, a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives. Full Story New York: Three University Researchers Charged for Conspiring to Receive Bribes from Chinese Company and Chinese Government-Supported Research Institute Yudong Zhu, Xing Yang, and Ye Li, who worked on improving MRI technology at a university in New York, were each charged with one count of commercial bribery in connection with a conspiracy to receive payments in exchange for providing non-public information about research conducted at the university. Full Story Indianapolis: Former Chicago Police Officer and Two Members of Latin Kings Street Gang Sentenced in Racketeering Conspiracy Antonio C. Martinez, Jr. received 144 months in prison for committing armed robberies with another officer on behalf of a Latin Kings gang member—in some instances while in uniform and driving police-issued vehicles. Full Story Kansas City: Independence Woman Indicted for Violating Civil Rights of African American Family by Torching Their Home Victoria A. Cheek-Herrera and a co-conspirator allegedly drew a swastika and wrote the words “White Power” on the driveway of a home before setting it on fire with a Molotov cocktail. Full Story Birmingham: Twenty-One People Arrested in Huntsville-Based Drug Trafficking Conspiracy The defendants were allegedly part of overlapping drug rings, one distributing powder and crack cocaine and the other marijuana, in Madison County. Full Story Atlanta: Members of International Sex Trafficking Ring Indicted Arturo Rojas-Coyotl, Odilon Martinez-Rojas and Severiano Martinez-Rojas, all of Tlaxcala, Mexico, were indicted on charges of sex trafficking and alien harboring for allegedly using force, fraud, and coercion to compel three women to engage in prostitution in Atlanta and Norcross, Georgia. Full Story Louisville: Taylor County Man Sentenced to 110 Years in Prison for Production and Possession of Child Pornography Tony Edwin Davis enticed and coerced two girls under 5 years of age to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a visual depiction. Full Story

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• ATF Publishes Updated Firearms and Commerce Report
  Posted on 05/24/13
  WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) today released the Firearms Commerce in the United States 2013 report, which contains information about domestic firearms manufacturing, as well as the importation and exportation and... >> FULL STORY
  

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  North Dakota Man Charged With Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person
  
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  Two Convicted By New Jersey Federal Jury for Scheme to Rob Drug Dealers and Sell Their Cocaine

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ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc. Pleads Guilty to Federal Felony Charges; Will Pay $33.5 Million to Resolve Criminal Liability and False Claims Act Allegations(13-606)
Friday, May 24, 2013
Pharmaceutical company ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. pled guilty earlier today to conspiracy to introduce a misbranded drug into interstate commerce and conspiracy to pay illegal remuneration in violation of the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute.
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Sixth Former Roxbury Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty, Admits Assault of Inmate and Cover-up Conspiracy(13-604)
Friday, May 24, 2013
A former correctional officer at Roxbury Correctional Institution (RCI) in Hagerstown, Md., yesterday pleaded guilty to assaulting an inmate and conspiring with other officers to cover up that assault.
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Acting Associate Attorney General Tony West Testifies Before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary(Speech)
Thursday, May 23, 2013
There is, I am convinced, no higher honor nor greater privilege than to serve one’s fellow citizens. Four years ago, this Committee endorsed and the Senate confirmed my nomination to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Division.
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Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole Addresses the Georgetown Cybersecurity Law Institute(Speech)
Thursday, May 23, 2013
We must work together — the government and the private sector — to build closer and even better partnerships. Only by doing this will be able to make the future Internet a place where we can be more confident that our businesses, our privacy, and our personal finances can operate safely.
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Alabama Woman Pleads Guilty for Involvement in a Large Scale Stolen Identity Refund Fraud(13-602)
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Tracey Montgomery, of Montgomery County, Ala., pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama to her role in a large scale stolen identity refund fraud.
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