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For Immediate Release
April 4, 2008
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Washington D.C.
FBI National Press Office
(202) 324-3691
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FBI'S
TOP TEN NEWS STORIES
FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 4, 2008
1.
Salt Lake City: Indictment in Ricin Investigation
Thomas
Tholen was indicted on the knowledge that a federal felony
was committed - the production and possession of ricin -
and failed to report the crime. Full
Story
2.
Washington Field Office: Defense Department Official Pleads
Guilty to Espionage
Gregg
William Bergersen, a former Weapons Policy Analyst for the
Department of Defense, pled guilty to conspiracy to disclose
national defense information. Full
Story
3.
Tampa: Passenger Found with Suspicious Items at Orlando
International Airport
Kevin
Brown, a Jamaican national, was charged with carrying a
weapon or explosives on an aircraft. Full
Story
4.
Chicago: Indictment for Stealing Trade Secrets Bound for
China
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
5.
New York: UN Procurement Official Sentenced
The
former Chief of the Commodity Procurement Section, Sanjaya
Bahel, was sentenced on public corruption charges. Full
Story
6.
Birmingham: Former Chancellor Pleads Guilty
Roy
Johnson, former Chancellor of the Alabama Department of
Postsecondary Education, pled guilty to bribery, money laundering
and witness tampering charges. Full
Story
7. Sacramento: Mortician Charged with Embezzlement
Trent
Mark Davis, formerly a licensed funeral director, was indicted
on charges of embezzling funds and bank fraud. Full
Story
8.
Phoenix: Bosnian National Sentenced
Adnan
Alisic, a Bosnian national, was sentenced to 211 months
imprisonment for his role in the armed robbery of an armored
car. Full
Story
9.
San Diego: Guilty Plea to Racketeering Conspiracy Targeting
Casinos
Phuong
Quoc Truong, the leader of the "Tran Organization,"
a casino-cheating enterprise, pled guilty to conspiracy
to participate in a racketeering enterprise. Full
Story
10.
New Haven: Operation Higher Education Nabs Another
Daniel
Jaeger, arrested as a result of Operation Higher Education,
a multi-national software piracy investigation, pled guilty
to conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement.
Full
Story
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