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Preliminary Stats Show 2010 Crime Rates Lower
According to the Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report, January-June, 2010, the nation saw a 6.2 percent decrease in the number of reported violent crimes and a 2.8 percent decrease in the ...
Preliminary Stats Show 2010 Crime Rates Lower
According to the Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report, January-June, 2010, the nation saw a 6.2 percent decrease in the number of reported violent crimes and a 2.8 percent decrease in the number of reported property crimes compared to data for the same time frame during 2009.
Founding Member of Abu Sayyaf Group Sentenced for 1995 Hostage-Taking
Madhatta Asagal Haipe, a citizen of the Philippines and founding member of the Abu Sayyaf Group, was sentenced to 23 years in prison after pleading guilty to four counts of hostage-taking in ...
Founding Member of Abu Sayyaf Group Sentenced for 1995 Hostage-Taking
Madhatta Asagal Haipe, a citizen of the Philippines and founding member of Al-Harakat Al-Islamiyyah, also known as the Abu Sayyaf Group, was sentenced to 23 years in prison after pleading guilty to four counts of hostage-taking in connection with the 1995 abduction of 16 people, including four U.S. citizens, in the Philippines.
$7.2 Billion Settlement for Victims of Madoff Ponzi Scheme
The estate of Jeffry M. Picower has agreed to forfeit $7.2 billion to the United States, representing all the profits that Picower, an investor, withdrew over the years from Bernard L. Madoff ...
$7.2 Billion Settlement for Victims of Madoff Ponzi Scheme
The estate of Jeffry M. Picower has agreed to forfeit $7.2 billion to the United States, representing all the profits that Picower, an investor, withdrew over the years from Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, the fraudulent investment advisory business owned and operated by Bernard L. Madoff.
Former IRS Agent Sentenced for Soliciting a Bribe
Former IRS agent Roger Anthony Coombs is sentenced in Minnesota for soliciting $9,700 bribe to reduce taxes.
Former IRS Agent Sentenced for Soliciting a Bribe
A tax revenue agent with the IRS was sentenced for soliciting and receiving a $9,700 bribe. In his plea agreement, Roger Anthony Coombs, 41, admitted that on May 8, 2010, he solicited the bribe from the owners of a small Minnesota business. In exchange for the money, Coombs agreed to report a lower federal tax obligation than was actually owed by the business.
Alonzo Mourning to Receive Leadership Award
The FBI in Miami announced that Alonzo Mourning is the recipient of the 2010 Director's Community Leadership Award. Mourning, a former NBA star for the Miami Heat, is the founder of the Alonzo ...
Alonzo Mourning to Receive Leadership Award
Insider Trading Charges in New York
James Fleishman, an executive for an "expert-networking" firm, was arrested this morning for conspiring to provide confidential information to the firm's clients, including hedge funds. Three others ...
Insider Trading Charges in New York
James Fleishman, an executive for an "expert-networking" firm, was arrested this morning for conspiring to provide confidential information to the firm's clients, including hedge funds. Three others were also arrested in connection with their employment as consultants for the firm.
$20,000 Reward for 'Geezer Bandit'
The FBI and San Diego law enforcement agencies are seeking the public’s assistance to identify the unknown male bank robber dubbed the “Geezer Bandit” believed to be responsible for robbing 12 banks ...
The FBI and San Diego law enforcement agencies are seeking the public’s assistance to identify the unknown male bank robber dubbed the “Geezer Bandit” believed to be responsible for robbing 12 banks since August 2009.
Abdul Kadir Sentenced to Life in Prison for Plot to Attack JFK Airport
Abdul Kadir, a former member of the Guyanese parliament, was sentenced to life in prison for conspiring to attack John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York by exploding fuel tanks and ...
Abdul Kadir Sentenced to Life in Prison for Plot to Attack JFK Airport
Abdul Kadir, a former member of the Guyanese parliament, was sentenced to life in prison for conspiring to attack John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York by exploding fuel tanks and the fuel pipeline under the airport. Kadir and his coconspirators believed their attack would cause extensive damage to the airport and to the New York economy, as well as the loss of numerous lives.
South Carolina Men Sentenced in $82 Million Ponzi Case
The men who call themselves the Three Hebrew Boys—Tony Pough, Joseph Brunson, and Timothy McQueen, all of Columbia, South Carolina—were sentenced to lengthy prison terms for masterminding a dubious ...
South Carolina Men Sentenced in $82 Million Ponzi Case
The men who call themselves the Three Hebrew Boys—Tony Pough, Joseph Brunson, and Timothy McQueen, all of Columbia, South Carolina—were sentenced to lengthy prison terms for masterminding a dubious FOREX investment program that, in reality, was an $82 million Ponzi scheme.
Fugitive Extradited from Mexico to Arizona to Face Drug Charges
Victor Flores, who fled the country before he was to face trial in 2001 on cocaine charges related to a Naco, Arizona drug tunnel that was used to smuggle 20 tons of cocaine from its inception in ...
Fugitive Extradited from Mexico to Arizona to Face Drug Charges
Victor Flores, who fled the country before he was to face trial in 2001 on cocaine charges related to a Naco, Arizona drug tunnel that was used to smuggle 20 tons of cocaine from its inception in 1996 until May 1999 when the tunnel was discovered, was extradited to the U.S. from Hermosillo, Mexico. Flores is charged in seven counts of the indictment with a variety of drug and gun violations, and he is alleged to have possessed with intent to distribute over 6,660 pounds of cocaine. An additional count alleges that he possessed three fully automatic machine guns to guard the load.
