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FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending July 13, 2012

Washington, D.C. July 13, 2012
  • FBI National Press Office (202) 324-3691
  1. Phoenix: Five Charged in Connection with Death of a Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol Agent; $1 Million FBI Reward Announced

    Manuel Osorio-Arellanes, Jesus Rosario Favela-Astorga, Ivan Soto-Barraza, Heraclio Osorio-Arellanes, and Lionel Portillo-Meza were charged with crimes related to the death of agent Brian Terry, including first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. Full Story

  2. Boston: Man Admits Plotting Attack on Pentagon and U.S. Capitol and Attempting to Provide Material Support to Terrorists

    Rezwan Ferdaus agreed to plead guilty to charges of attempting to damage and destroy the federal buildings using large, remote controlled aircraft filled with C-4 plastic explosives and to attempting to support al Qaeda. Full Story

  3. Birmingham: Uzbek National Sentenced for Threatening to Kill the President and Providing Material Support to Terrorism

    Ulugbek Kodirov was sentenced to 15 years and eight months in prison for providing material support to terrorism, threatening to kill President Barack Obama, and illegally possessing a weapon. Full Story

  4. Washington: D.C. Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Violate Campaign Laws and to Obstruct Justice in a Federal Investigation

    Eugenia C. Harris pled guilty to conspiring to disguise the source of campaign contributions in federal and local elections, including the 2010 D.C. mayoral campaign. Full Story

  5. Norfolk: Executives, Borrowers Indicted in Massive Fraud That Led to Collapse of Bank of the Commonwealth

    Top executives and favored borrowers are accused of masking non-performing assets at the Bank of the Commonwealth for their own personal benefit and to the detriment of the bank in a long-running scheme that allegedly contributed to the failure of the bank in 2011. Full Story

  6. Dallas: Men Indicted in $485 Million Investment Fraud Scheme

    Brendan Coughlin and Henry Harrison were indicted in connection with a $485 million oil and gas scheme that involved 7,700 investors throughout the United States. Full Story

  7. Indianapolis: Largest Federal Organized Crime Prosecution in Indianapolis History Results in 42 Arrests

    More than 300 federal, state, and local law enforcement officers simultaneously converged on more than a dozen locations across the city to arrest members of the Outlaw Motorcycle Club. Full Story

  8. Detroit: Over 40 Members and Associates of the Devils Diciples Motorcycle Gang Indicted

    National President Jeff Garvin Smith and National Vice President Paul Anthony Darrah were indicted with 39 others for their alleged participation in a variety of criminal offenses. Full Story

  9. Omaha: Chief Executive Officer of Peregrine Financial Group Charged with Making False Statements to Regulators

    Russell Wasendorf, Sr. allegedly made false statements to the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission regarding the value of customer segregated funds held by his company. Full Story

  10. Washington: Former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Official Sentenced for Taking Part in Fraud

    James M. Woosley, the former Acting Director of Intelligence for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, was sentenced to 20 months in prison for defrauding the government in a scheme involving fraudulent travel vouchers and time and attendance claims. Full Story