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For Immediate Release
February 8, 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 February 8, 2008
1.
New York: 62 Organized Crime Members and Associates Indicted
on 30-Year Crime Span
As
a result of a massive coordinated law enforcement initiative,
62 defendants associated with the Gambino, Genovese, and
Bonanno organized crime families were charged with crimes
spanning more than three decades. Full
Story
2.
San Juan: Terrorist Arrested
Avelino
Gonzalez-Claudio, a member of "Ejercito Popular Boricua-Los
Macheteros," a domestic terrorist organization, was
arrested after 22 years as a fugitive from justice. Full
Story
3.
Kansas City: 43 Nabbed in Operation Stonewalled
Operation
Stonewalled, a joint investigation by federal, state and
local law enforcement, unearthed a large drug trafficking
network. Full
Story
4.
Charlotte: Two Convicted in $70 Million Retirement Investment
Scheme
Scott
B. Hollenbeck and Laurinda Holohan were convicted in a sophisticated
fraud scheme that targeted elderly investors. Full
Story
5.
Tampa: Guilty Plea in Biodiesel Fuel Scam
Karl
H. Rehberg and his wife, Helen Svekis Rehberg, pled guilty
to conspiracy to commit mail fraud in their $20.6 million
biodiesel fuel scam. Full
Story
6.
Kansas City: Indictments in $1.2 Million High-Tech Fencing
Scheme
Seven
individuals were indicted for participating in a scheme
to shoplift merchandise and sell it on Ebay. Full
Story
7.
Cincinnati: Indictment in $26 Million Illegal Gambling Operation
Phillip
Roth and his stepmother, Beverly Roth, were indicted on
charges of operating an illegal gambling operation and money
laundering. Full
Story
8.
Jackson: Guilty Plea in Terrorism Hoax
Joanna
Jean Leisure pled guilty to conveying false information
by telephone concerning an alleged attempt to bomb a Greyhound
bus. Full
Story
9.
Kansas City: Bosnian National Pleads Guilty
Adil
Majlovic pled guilty to participating in a conspiracy to
provide fraudulent commercial driver's licenses to large
numbers of Somali and Bosnian nationals. Full
Story
10.
San Antonio: City Manager and Parks Director Plead Guilty
in Bribery Case
Isauro
Trevino, former City Manager of Mission, and Joe Villegas,
former Director of Parks and Recreation, pled guilty to
conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right.
Full
Story
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