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FBI’s Year in Review: Top News Stories of 2008 Each Friday, the FBI issues a press release highlighting the top ten FBI-related news stories of the week. From these releases, we have put together the ‘FBI’s Year in Review: Top News Stories of 2008’ which includes a top story from each weekly press release. “’Year in Review’ highlights the work of the FBI and our many partners throughout the year and is a fine example of the many different investigations done by the FBI every day,” said Special Agent Richard Kolko, 01/04/08 Eleven individuals were indicted in a wide-ranging international fraud scheme which manipulated stock prices through illegal spam e-mail promotions. Full Story 01/11/08 Richard Sills Jr. was arrested by members of the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) in connection with the University of California San Diego hoax bomb incident. Full Story 01/18/08 The Islamic American Relief Agency (IARA) and several of its former officers were charged with engaging in prohibited financial transactions. Also charged in the case was former U.S. Congressman Mark Deli Siljander. Full Story 01/25/08 Jose Padilla, Adham Amin Hassoun, and Kifah Wael Jayyousi were sentenced on charges of conspiracy to murder, kidnap and maim and providing material support to terrorists. Full Story 02/01/08 Michael A. Crooker was indicted on charges of possession of toxins (ricin and abrin) and threatening to use weapons of mass destruction against federal officials. Full Story 02/08/08 As a result of a massive coordinated law enforcement initiative, sixty-two defendants associated with the Gambino, Genovese and Bonanno organized crime families were charged with crimes spanning more than three decades. Full Story 02/15/08 Gregg William Bergersen, a Weapons Systems Policy Analyst at the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense, was arrested for passing classified documents to the People’s Republic of China. Full Story 02/22/08 Michael Lauer, founder of Lancer Group Hedge Fund, and four others were indicted on conspiracy and wire fraud charges in a $200 million hedge fund fraud. Full Story 02/29/08 Qinggui Zeng, aka Jensen Zeng, a legal permanent resident from China, was indicted and charged with theft of trade secrets and computer fraud. Full Story 03/07/08 Hassan Abu-Jihaad, formerly known as Paul R. Hall, was found guilty of disclosing classified information related to national defense and providing material support to an organization having ties to al-Qaeda. Full Story 03/14/08 Five former executives of National Century Financial Enterprises were found guilty of conspiracy, fraud and money laundering in a $3 billion security fraud scheme. Full Story 03/21/08 Edward H. Okun, owner of The 1031 Tax Group, LLP (1031TG), was indicted for his scheme to defraud and obtain millions of dollars in client funds held by 1031TG. Full Story 03/28/08 Puerto Rico Governor Anibal Acevedo Vila and 12 associates were charged on a 27-count indictment which include federal program fraud, tax crimes, and conspiracy. Full Story 04/04/08 Hanjuan Jin, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in China, was indicted on charges of stealing business trade secrets from her employer, a telecommunications company, and attempting to take them to China. Full Story 04/11/08 Protective Products International Inc. has agreed to pay the U.S. $960,000 for selling defective Zylon bulletproof vests. Full Story 04/18/08 Ahmed Abdellatif Sherif Mohamed and Youssef Samir Megahed were charged with possession of explosive materials, a destructive device and a bomb-making video. Full Story 04/25/08 Ben Ami Kadish was arrested on charges that he participated in a conspiracy to disclose national defense information to the Government of Israel. Full Story 05/02/08 Jeremiah Munsen pled guilty for his role in using nooses to threaten marchers who participated in the “Jena Six” civil rights rally. Full Story 05/09/08 Michael Allan Fraser pled guilty to violating the Stolen Valor Act. Full Story (pdf) 05/16/08 Tai Shen Kuo pled guilty to conspiracy to deliver national defense information to the People’s Republic of China. Full Story 05/23/08 Judith Leekin pled guilty to fraudulently obtaining $1.68 million of adoption subsidies to care for adopted children and using the funds for her lavish lifestyle while keeping the children restrained in their beds. Full Story (pdf) 05/30/08 Former New Jersey Assemblyman and Orange Mayor Mims Hackett, Jr. pled guilty to accepting a bribe in exchange for using his official influence as mayor. Full Story (pdf) 06/06/08 John C. Albaugh, former Chief of Staff to Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, pled guilty to conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud. Full Story 06/13/08 Retired Army Colonel Levonda J. Selph pled guilty to her role in a scheme to influence the awarding of a U.S. Department of Defense contract in Iraq. Full Story 06/20/08 06/27/08 Air France-KLM, Cathay Pacific, Martinair, and SAS have agreed to pay criminal fines for participating in a multi-year price-fixing conspiracy on international air cargo shipments. Full Story 07/04/08 Bernard Jean Temus was charged with conspiring to transport in interstate and foreign transport stolen works of art. Full Story 07/11/08 A federal investigation into public corruption in the State of Alaska led to the indictment of John Cowdery on bribery and conspiracy charges. Full Story 07/18/08 On July 26th, the FBI will commemorate 100 years of public service. Full Story 07/25/08 Union Mayor E. Bruce Morgan and Union Building and Zoning Director Jeffery Lawson were indicted for conspiring to extort bribes from contractors seeking business with the city. Full Story 08/01/08 Theodore F. Stevens was charged with making false statements on his U.S. Senate financial disclosure forms. Full Story 08/08/08 Army scientist, Bruce Ivins, was determined to have acted alone in the 2001 anthrax attacks which killed five people. Full Story 08/15/08 Five men with connections to various sovereign citizen movementshave been indicted for participating in a conspiracy to use fraudulent diplomatic credentials. Full Story 08/22/08 Atmospheric Glow Technologies, Inc. pled guilty to exporting defense-related technical data to the People’s Republic of China. Full Story 08/29/08 U.S. District Judge Samuel B. Kent was charged with the attempted aggravated sexual assault and abusive sexual contact of a Deputy Clerk assigned to his courtroom. Full Story 09/05/08 Xu Chaofan, Xu Guojun and their wives were convicted of racketeering and money laundering in their elaborate scheme to defraud the Bank of China through Las Vegas casinos. Full Story 09/12/08 David Guy McKay and Bradley Neil Crowder were charged with the illegal possession of Molotov cocktails and in planning to disrupt the Republican National Convention. Full Story 09/19/08 Project Reckoning, a multi-agency law enforcement effort targeting the Gulf Cartel, resulted in the arrest of 175 individuals, and the seizure of $60 million and more than 40 tons of illegal drugs. Full Story 09/26/08 Dr. Shu Quan-Sheng, President of AMAC International, a high-tech company, was arrested for illegally exporting hydrogen liquefier technical data to the People’s Republic of China and bribing Chinese government officials. Full Story 10/03/08 Former Central Intelligence Executive Director Kyle “Dusty” Foggo pled guilty to using his position to cause the CIA to hire companies in which he had a personal interest. Full Story 10/10/08 Armor Holdings Products LLC agreed to pay $30 million to resolve allegations it sold defective Zylon bullet-proof vests to federal, state, local and tribal agencies. Full Story 10/17/08 A two year undercover operation, Dark Market, which joined forces with international law enforcement, resulted in 56 arrests and $70 million in economic loss prevention. Full Story 10/24/08 Twenty-nine individuals were indicted on federal racketeering charges as a result of a three-year investigation targeting Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang members. Full Story 10/31/08 In the first U.S. case to charge an individual with criminal torture, Roy Belfast Jr. aka Chuckie Taylor, son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, was convicted of torturing people in Liberia. Full Story 11/07/08 Former Sheridan Police Chief David Hooks was charged with embezzling city funds. Full Story 11/14/08 ICE Assistant Chief Counsel Constantine Peter Kallas and his wife, Maria Kallas, were charged in a 75-count superseding indictment in connection with a scheme to take bribes from immigrants seeking citizenship. Full Story 11/21/08 Mohammad Reza Vaghari and Mir Hossein Ghaemi were charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Full Story 11/28/08 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 12/05/08 Birmingham Mayor Larry P. Langford; lobbyist Albert W. LaPierre; and investment banker William B. Blount were indicted in connection with a long-running bribery scheme. Full Story 12/12/08 Governor Rod R. Blagojevich and his Chief of Staff John Harris were arrested on federal corruption charges including conspiring to trade or sell the Illinois’ Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. Full Story 12/19/08 Daniel Laikin, CEO of National Lampoon, Inc., and seven other individuals were charged with manipulating the prices of publicly traded companies. Full Story 12/29/08 Mouyad Mahmoud Darwish, a Canadian citizen born in Iraq, was charged with conspiring to act as an agent of Iraq under Saddam Hussein’s regime. Full Story *****Sign up for FBI email alerts at www.fbi.gov by clicking on the red envelopes.***** |
FERRIER International sharing the news and trust that 2009 will bring peace and prosperity for all with a better quality of life and reduction in crime. We thank the FBI for all there hard work during 2008 and may 2009 deliver more results against crime.
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