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For Immediate Release
February 13, 2009
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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 13, 2009
1. Houston: Kellogg Brown &
Root LLC Pleads Guilty
Kellogg Brown & Root LLC
pled guilty to bribing Nigerian officials in order to obtain
construction contracts and agreed to pay $402 million criminal
fine. Full
Story
2. Washington Field Office:
Major League Baseball Player Pleads Guilty
Miguel O. Tejada pled guilty
to misrepresentations he made to a Congressional Committee
investigating the wrongful use of performance enhancing
drugs. Full
Story
3. San Francisco: Taiwanese
Executive Indicted in Price-Fixing Conspiracies
Cheng Yuan Lin, former Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd,
was indicted for his participation in global conspiracies
to fix the price of cathode ray tubes. Full
Story
4. Cincinnati: Police Officer
Pleads Guilty
Adrian D. Mitchell pled guilty
to fraudulently filing a life insurance claim form and defrauding
a widow out of approximately $188,000 in life insurance
proceeds. Full
Story
5. Phoenix: Operation Lively
Green Nabs Air Force Sergeant
Rommel I. Schroer pled guilty
to his role in a widespread bribery and extortion conspiracy.
Full
Story
6. New York: Acting Boss of
the Gambino Crime Family Indicted
John D'Amico was charged with
murder to prevent government cooperation and racketeering
conspiracy. Full
Story
7. Salt Lake City: 4 Indicted
for Racial Assault
Michael J. Bullard, Jennifer
J. Hartpence, Richard C. Armstrong and James D. Whitewater
were arrested on hate crime charges. Full
Story
8. Boston: Former Tribal Chairman
Pleads Guilty
Glenn A. Marshall, former chairman
of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, pled guilty to violating
campaign finance laws, embezzlement from the tribe and other
criminal charges. Full
Story
9. Philadelphia: Canadian Indicted
in International Stock Fraud Ring
George Georgiou was charged
with conspiracy, stock fraud and wire fraud for his role
in a multi-million dollar international stock fraud. Full
Story
10. Louisville: University
Professor Pleads Guilty
Katrina Phelps pled guilty
to intentionally misapplying federal funds from Western
Kentucky University. Full
Story
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