Press Releases from National Press Office http://www.fbi.gov/fieldnews/breaking.htm Thu, 8 May 2008 17:39:32 -0400 Thu, 8 May 2008 17:37:22 -0400 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) http://www.feedforall.com A grand jury in San Juan, Puerto Rico returned a 27-count indictment charging four doctors and two other individuals with conspiracy, health care fraud in the amount of $922,882.00, soliciting and receiving kickbacks in relation to the Medicare Program, false statements and forfeiture allegations. http://sanjuan.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/2008/sj050208.htm F228DEEE-1B60-45D0-9F16-B833FCAA0E76 Thu, 8 May 2008 17:31:39 -0400 Authorities are searching for a man believed to be responsible for three bank robberies and one attempted bank robbery in the Sacramento area during the period March 17, 2008, to May 6, 2008. A reward is being offered for information leading to his arrest and conviction. http://sacramento.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel08/sc050708.htm B1013D08-088A-4959-B642-AA756931D5A7 Thu, 8 May 2008 17:07:34 -0400 John Woodworth, of Fairfield, California, was sentenced to six years in federal prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for the receipt and possession of images depicting the exploitation of minors. http://sacramento.fbi.gov/filelink.html?file=dojpressrel/pressrel08/sc050608.pdf 10B1AAA3-E5FE-4A0E-BEBA-1720CEE18AD2 Thu, 8 May 2008 17:05:12 -0400 Shawn Jonathan Sharp, of Citrus Heights, California, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for robbing three different California banks. http://sacramento.fbi.gov/filelink.html?file=dojpressrel/pressrel08/sc050508.pdf BB1A4CE2-0DD3-484E-A222-7E5217E37472 Thu, 8 May 2008 17:03:12 -0400 A jury in Miami, Florida convicted Nicholas Bachynsky of conspiracy, wire fraud, and securities fraud in connection with his participation in a scheme in which investors lost $6 million. http://miami.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel08/mm05062008.htm 4F11F4B4-3F0D-4696-B301-8E865D2E2330 Thu, 8 May 2008 16:41:04 -0400 Marlene Dinnall, a mortgage loan originator from Miramar, Florida, was sentenced to over four years in prison for her participation in a mortgage and mail and wire fraud scheme that resulted in approximately $1.8 million in fraudulently obtained mortgage loans. http://miami.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel08/mm05052008.htm E6396C67-935B-43B3-B3ED-9B8E127F3362 Thu, 8 May 2008 16:37:33 -0400 Richard Reece, of Muncie, Indiana, pled guilty to three felony violations of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act for unlawful transportation, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste regarding two trailers containing drums and containers of chemical wastes. http://indianapolis.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel08/environcrimes050808.htm C5D7ADAA-681E-4AF6-B827-7B795374B027 Thu, 8 May 2008 16:28:42 -0400 Nelson Slaughter, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in Albany, New York to over 6 years in prison for his role in an identity theft scheme that has victimized elderly women throughout the United States, including several from the upstate-New York region. http://albany.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel08/identitytheft050708.htm B33332C1-6E15-48EA-96DE-04DCF12F0D15 Thu, 8 May 2008 16:05:56 -0400 Former title company owners Matthew J. Kupic and Francis Thomas Disonell, both of Clifton Park, were each sentenced to two years in prison for their participation in a mortgage and tax fraud scheme. http://albany.fbi.gov/filelink.html?file=dojpressrel/pressrel08/mortgagefraud050608.pdf 154B1163-4CD9-4055-9799-4E34940F1771 Thu, 8 May 2008 16:01:33 -0400 Brent Easton, of St. Lawrence County, New York, was arrested and charged with knowingly distributing, receiving, and possessing child pornography through the Peer-to-Peer file sharing program Limewire. http://albany.fbi.gov/filelink.html?file=dojpressrel/pressrel08/childporn050608.pdf 47EE8A81-33D9-4DAC-AF51-7EFACC9AEF00 Thu, 8 May 2008 15:59:22 -0400 Irene Anderson, of Wylie, Texas, the owner of a home health care agency, was indicted on various felony offenses, including one count of unlawful procurement of naturalization, one count of making a false statement to a government agency, and one count of mail fraud and aiding and abetting. http://dallas.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel08/mailfraud050708.htm D03E6D33-1C79-47DA-82CB-0D2169DCDB8C Thu, 8 May 2008 13:49:35 -0400 David Albert Groves, of Bay City, Oregon, appeared in federal court after being charged with mailing numerous hostile letters containing a powdered substance and direct or implied written threats of injury or death to federal and state agencies, a private business, a non-profit group, and at least one individual. http://portland.fbi.gov/filelink.html?file=dojpressrel/2008/threats050208.pdf EB31159D-2B26-4A95-9031-123E7246FB09 Thu, 8 May 2008 13:28:52 -0400 Renee Island, of Calumet, Oklahoma, a former secretary to the Cheyenne-Arapaho Chairman, was sentenced to 10 months in prison following her conviction of conspiracy and embezzlement of Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribal funds derived from the Lucky Star Casinos. http://oklahomacity.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel08/may07_08.htm 8F9682A7-5298-40AB-B408-7F0152E4D3A9 Thu, 8 May 2008 13:00:35 -0400 The FBI is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a bank robber targeting banks in the St. Louis, Missouri metropolitan area. Dubbed the Boonie Hat Bandit, the robber is believed responsible for nine bank robberies in St. Louis and St. Charles County. http://stlouis.fbi.gov/pressrel/2008/bankrobbery050608.htm F3DC07AF-18BF-406C-894B-4E92A899C515 Thu, 8 May 2008 12:43:11 -0400 Aaron Prather, of Grand Island, Nebraska, pled guilty to charges of transportation of child pornography via the Internet. http://stlouis.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel08/childporn050508.htm D08A6A95-4E83-41E6-8AC5-E67122607CF8 Thu, 8 May 2008 12:41:34 -0400 Andre Mitchell, former President and Chief Executive Officer of Global Power Global Wealth Enterprises, was sentenced in St. Louis, Missouri to 14 years in prison on mail fraud and money laundering charges involving a fraudulent investment scheme and was ordered to pay over $3 million in restitution. http://stlouis.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel08/pyramidscheme050508.htm A5DC3348-FED6-4532-85FF-25256FAB8D90 Thu, 8 May 2008 12:39:03 -0400 Thomas G. Crowl, of Merriam, Kansas, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for bank robbery and counterfeiting. http://kansascity.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel08/bankrobberysent050608.htm 33F7CE0F-01F8-45D4-92BC-21D936A30B7D Thu, 8 May 2008 12:28:45 -0400 Kim Rochell Watson of Toledo, Ohio, was arrested by FBI agents in Gulfport, Mississippi after being indicted for disruption of a checkpoint at the Gulfport/Biloxi International Airport. http://jackson.fbi.gov/pressrel/2008/airportdisruption050208.htm CF6CC8B4-B5D8-4D1D-A826-7B035AD6BA57 Thu, 8 May 2008 12:08:01 -0400 Robert E. Patch, of Scarborough, Maine, pled guilty to one count of bank robbery after robbing a Maine Bank and Trust branch in Biddeford, Maine. http://boston.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel08/bankrobbery050108.htm 68E2B55B-A254-4114-99B3-D9E44866E346 Wed, 7 May 2008 15:11:25 -0400 Donald P. Auzine, of Prairieville, Louisiana, a physician registered by the DEA to dispense controlled substances in the course of his professional practice, was charged with unlawfully dispensing the controlled substances Adderall, Oxycodone, Hydrocodone, and Benzphetamine. http://neworleans.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/2008/no050608.htm FBDB7278-3782-43E9-816D-FDF8D07F60DB Wed, 7 May 2008 15:00:49 -0400 Steven R. Sparks, of Florence, Kentucky, was sentenced to 13 months in prison for committing wire fraud that allowed him to steal thousands of dollars from a nonprofit organization. http://louisville.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel08/wirefraud050108.htm 93D06062-D7AB-4705-A42C-2B7840BD0844 Wed, 7 May 2008 14:49:22 -0400 Jerry Lee Lewis, a former inmate at the United States Penitentiary (USP) Big Sandy, in Kentucky, was sentenced to 78 months in prison for his role in a violent assault of a fellow inmate which resulted in the victim suffering several serious injuries, including the loss of sight in one eye, and numerous stab wounds throughout his body. http://louisville.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel08/assault050108.htm DA3D24E9-5279-4870-A713-1E1677E9D1E4 Wed, 7 May 2008 14:45:35 -0400 Ruble Keys, of Medford, Oregon, pled guilty to his involvement in a vast global child pornography trafficking enterprise. Keys was one of 14 alleged members of the group, and was the third defendant to plead guilty. http://jacksonville.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel08/childexploitation_050608.htm BE48F593-9742-41F3-BB3E-90BFA2E9D4F3 Wed, 7 May 2008 12:24:25 -0400 Christopher M. Pearson, of Ledyard, Connecticut, formerly a Deputy Chief Operating Officer for the Mashantucket-Pequot Indian Tribe, was arrested and charged with with wire fraud. http://newhaven.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/2008/nh050608a.htm F647DA83-0C8E-4097-85C5-55E5F7CB17E2 Wed, 7 May 2008 12:16:54 -0400 Igor Malyar, of Staten Island, New York, was sentenced to five years in federal prison for his participation in a boiler room investment scheme in which he obtained over $3.6 million from approximately 275 victims. http://newhaven.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/2008/nh050608.htm 879C047F-2713-434F-8700-5AEB7155EB3B Wed, 7 May 2008 12:14:49 -0400