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For Immediate Release
January 11, 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 January 11, 2008
1.
Houston: Customs and Border Protection Officer Arrested
Sergio
Garza, a Customs and Border Protection Officer with the
Department of Homeland Security, was arrested for aiding
and abetting an undocumented alien entering the United States.
Full
Story
2.
New York: Twelve Charged in Internet Gambling Operation
Twelve
individuals were charged with gambling and money laundering
offenses relating to the operation of a Costa Rica-based
gambling website. Full
Story
3.
New York: Former Goldman Sachs Executive Sentenced
Eugene
Plotkin, a former associate in the Fixed Income Research
Division at Goldman Sachs & Co., was sentenced for his
role in an international insider trading network. Full
Story
4.
Baltimore: Guilty Plea in Bribery Scheme at Walter Reed
Army Medical Center
Louis
Pisani, sole shareholder of Platinum Contractors, Inc.,
pled guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery and obstruction
of an agency investigation in connection with a scheme to
influence contracting at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Full
Story
5.
Baltimore: GSA Employee Pleads Guilty to Bribery and Tax
Evasion
Dessie
Ruth Nelson, age 65, a longtime employee of the General
Services Administration (GSA), pled guilty to accepting
over $100,000 in bribes in return for her assistance in
awarding federal contracts. Full
Story
6.
Newark: Safe Streets Task Force Arrest Gang Members
The
FBI Safe Streets Task Force arrested members of the "793
Bloods" on charges of distribution and possession of
heroin and cocaine. Full
Story
7.
New York: NYPD Officer/Martial Arts Instructor Charged
Trent
Young, a New York City police officer, was arrested for
transporting two minors, Young's martial arts students,
from New York to New Jersey for purposes of illegal sexual
activity. Full
Story
8.
San Diego: Arrest in Hoax Bomb Investigation
Richard
Sills, Jr. was arrested by members of the Joint Terrorism
Task Force (JTTF) in connection with the University of California
San Diego hoax bomb incident. Full
Story
9.
New York: Greenwich Couple Charged With Defrauding Investors
Philippe
and Milana Murcia were charged with conspiring to defraud
investors in Regenat USA Holding Corporation, a company
controlled by the Murcias. Full
Story
10.
San Francisco: Guilty Plea in Illegal Money Transmitting
Business
Hesham
Badawi pled guilty to operating an illegal money transmitting
business, sending approximately $5 million to Syria. Full
Story
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