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Arkansas Man Sentenced for His Role in the Firebombing of Interracial Couple’s Home
WASHINGTON—The Department of Justice announced today that Jason Barnwell, 37, of Evening Shade, Ark., was sentenced in Little Rock, Ark., for his involvement in firebombing the residence of an interracial couple. On Aug.
Lyme, Connecticut Man Admits Defrauding Investors of $1.9 Million
NEW HAVEN, CT—Christopher Plummer, 50, of Lyme, Conn., pleaded guilty yesterday before Senior U.S. District Judge Warren W.
Federal Judge Sentences Birmingham Man to Five Years in Prison for Mortgage Fraud Scheme
BIRMINGHAM—A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a Birmingham man to five years in prison for a mortgage fraud scheme in which he sold three houses that he did not own, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, FBI Special Agent in Charge Patrick Maley and the inspectors general of the departments of Housing and Urban Development and the Social Security Administration.
FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending January 27, 2012
Info Denver: Man Arrested for Providing Material Support to a Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization Jamshid Muhtorov was arrested by members of the FBI’s Denver and Chicago Joint Terrorism Task Forces on a charge of providing and attempting to provide material support to the Islamic Jihad Union, a Pakistan-based designated foreign terrorist organization. Full Story Washington Field: Former CIA Officer Charged with Disclosing Classified Information to Journalists Former CIA officer John Kiriakou was charged with repeatedly disclosing classified information to journalists, including the name of a covert CIA officer and information revealing the role of another CIA employee in classified activities.
Suspect Arrested After Allegedly Robbing Two New York Banks
Early this morning, Burchard Bertrand was arrested without incident by FBI agents and NYPD detectives at his apartment in Ozone Park, New York, for allegedly robbing two New York-area banks. He was being sought by the FBI for allegedly robbing a Chase Bank branch at 96-19 101st Avenue in Ozone Park on December 23, 2011, and another Chase Bank branch at 391 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn on January 3, 2012.
Laredo Resident Lands in Federal Prison for Wire Fraud
LAREDO, TX—Jesus Alaniz Jr., 54, of Laredo, has been sentenced to federal prison in relation to a scheme in which he transferred monies from his employer to a fictitious company he created, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. At the sentencing hearing today, U.S.
Federal Agents Dismantle Anthony Drug Trafficking Ring
LAS CRUCES—The owners and operators of a pecan farm in Anthony, N.M., and their two sons were among nine individuals arrested yesterday on federal drug trafficking and money laundering charges. Eight were arrested on charges in a 24-count indictment that was unsealed yesterday afternoon, and another was arrested on a criminal complaint.