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FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending June 22, 2012

Washington, D.C. June 22, 2012
  • FBI National Press Office (202) 324-3691
  1. Headquarters: Bank Crime Statistics Released for Calendar Year 2011

    The 5,093 violations of the Federal Bank Robbery and Incidental Crimes Statue reported in 2011 represent a decrease from 2010, during which 5,641 violations were reported. Full Story

  2. Washington: Man Pleads Guilty in Plot to Carry Out Suicide Bomb Attack on U.S. Capitol

    Amine El Khalifi pled guilty for his efforts to carry out the attack in February 2012 as part of what he intended to be a terrorist operation. Full Story

  3. St. Louis: Man Sentenced for Providing Material Support to Terrorist Organization

    Mohamud Abdi Yusuf was sentenced to 140 months in prison for transferring money to al Shabaab under fictitious names and telephone numbers utilizing money remitting businesses operating in the United States. Full Story

  4. Washington: Leader of Revolution Muslim Sentenced for Encouraging Violent Extremism

    Jesse Curtis Morton, aka Younus Abdullah Muhammed, was sentenced to 138 months in prison for using Internet sites to conspire to solicit murder, make threatening communications, and to place others in fear. Full Story

  5. Memphis: Man Indicted for Threatening to Bomb Islamic Center

    Javier Alan Correa was charged with violating the civil rights of members of a Murfreesboro, Tennessee mosque. Full Story

  6. Seattle: Woman Sentenced for Role in Arson at UW Center for Urban Horticulture

    Briana Waters was sentenced to 48 months in prison for charges relating to the 2001 firebombing, which was part of a string of 17 arsons across the west by the radical groups the Earth Liberation Front and the Animal Liberation Front. Full Story

  7. Indianapolis: Three Former Executives of Fair Financial Company Convicted for Roles in $200 Million Fraud Scheme

    Timothy S. Durham, James F. Cochran, and Rick D. Snow were found guilty for their roles in a scheme to defraud approximately 5,000 investors. Full Story

  8. New York: Expert Networking Firm Consultant Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading Conspiracy

    Alnoor Ebrahim, formerly an associate director of channel marketing at AT&T, pled guilty to charges relating to a scheme in which he provided material, non-public information to members of the investment community. Full Story

  9. Washington: Data Systems & Solutions LLC Agrees to Pay Criminal Penalty for Violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

    Data Systems & Solutions LLC, a company that provides design, installation, maintenance, and other services at nuclear and fossil fuel power plants, agreed to pay $8.82 million to resolve the violations. Full Story

  10. Chicago: Historic Artifacts Returned to Polish Museum of America

    Approximately 120 stolen historic artifacts believed to be removed from the Polish Museum of America sometime in the 1970s or 1980s were returned after being recovered from a Chicago residence. Full Story