FBI's Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending November 7, 2008
Washington, D.C. November 07, 2008 |
1. New Orleans: Attorney Pleads Guilty and Forfeits $30 Million
James G. Perdigao pled guilty to 30 federal felony charges including a fraudulent billing scheme and agreed to forfeit $30 million.
2. Miami: Venezuelan Convicted
Franklin Duran, a Venezuelan national, was convicted on charges of illegally operating as an agent of the Venezuelan government.
3. Washington Field Office: GSA Contractor Employee Sentenced
Charles Anthony Wehausen and four subcontractors were sentenced for their roles in a kickback scheme which overcharged the U.S. government.
4. Baltimore: Pakistani Receives Nine Year Sentence
Saifullah Anjum Ranjha was sentenced for concealing terrorist financing through an informal money transfer system known as a “hawala.”
5. Springfield: Senior Master Sergeant Sentenced
Former Senior Master Sergeant Bruce E. Walker was sentenced for possession of child pornography.
6. New York: Genovese Family Captain Indicted
Fugitive Michael Coppolo, a captain in the Genovese organized crime family, was charged with racketeering, extortion and murder.
7. Memphis: Guilty Plea in Mosque Burning
Michael Corey Golden and Jonathan Edward Stone pled guilty for their roles in burning and vandalizing the Islamic Center of Columbia.
8. Little Rock: Chief of Police Indicted
Former Sheridan Police Chief David Hooks was charged with embezzling city funds.
9. Seattle: Army Captain Sentenced to Prison
Army Captain Cedar Lanmon was sentenced for accepting illegal gratuities from contractors while deployed in Iraq.
10. Boston: Former Inmate Charged with Hacking Prison Computer
Former inmate of the Plymouth County Correctional Facility, Francis G. Janosko, was indicted for damage to the prison’s computer network and identity theft.