I get e-mails from the FBI. I thought some might be interested in some of their headlines for the past week: http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel08/topten_112808.htm
| Press Release |
FBI's Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending November 28, 2008 1. Dallas: Holy Land Foundation and Leaders Convicted The Holy Land Foundation of Relief and Development and five of its leaders were found guilty of illegally funneling at least $12 million to the Palestinian terrorist group, Hamas. Full story 2. Dallas: Korean Arrested in Bribery Conspiracy Gi-Hwan Jeong, a South Korean businessman, was ordered detained for his alleged role in a $206 million bribery conspiracy. Full story 3. New York: Art Dealer Arrested Giuseppe Concepcion was charged with engaging in a scheme to defraud his customers by selling fake paintings that he represented to be authentic works of famous artists. Full story 4. New York: Luchese Family Acting Capo and Others Arrested Anthony Croce, acting Captain in the Luchese Organized Crime Family, and seven others were arrested on gambling and narcotics charges. Full story 5. Miami: Arrests in Sex Trafficking of Immigrant Women Extensive collaboration among law enforcement agencies resulted in the arrest of four individuals; nine victims were rescued. Full story 6. Newark: Identity Theft Ring Busted Four individuals who were part of a multi-national identity theft ring were arrested as a result of an ongoing multi-agency law enforcement investigation. Full story (pdf) 7. Oklahoma City: Tribal Officials Indicted Two former representatives to the Business Committee of the Cheyenne and Arapho Tribes William F. Blind, Jr. and his wife, Vinita H. Sankey, were charged with embezzling tribal funds. Full story 8. Omaha: Agriprocessors and Managers Indicted Agriprocessors Inc., CEO Sholom Rubashkin, and others were indicted on numerous charges including conspiracy to harbor undocumented aliens for profit. Full story 9. Miami: Bayer HealthCare Agrees to Pay $97.5 Million Bayer HealthCare LLC agreed to pay the United States $97.5 million to settle allegations of paying kickbacks to suppliers. Full story 10. Boston: Salesman Charged With Impersonating Federal Agent Stephen Grant was arrested for bypassing security at Logan Airport and boarding a commercial flight by pretending to be an armed federal agent. Full story |
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