For Immediate Release
November 30, 2007
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Washington D.C.
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FBI's
Top Ten News Stories
For the Week Ending November 30, 2007
1.
Operation Bot Roast II Reveals Growing Criminal
Use of Botnets
The
FBI announced the results of the second phase of its
investigation into a growing and serious problem involving
the criminal use of botnets, collections of compromised
computers under the remote command and control of a criminal “botherder.” Full
Story
2.
Cincinnati: Somali Sentenced for Conspiracy
to Provide Material Support to Terrorists
Nuradin
M. Abdi, a Somali national residing in Ohio, pleaded
guilty to conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists
and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Full
Story
3.
Chicago: Guilty Plea in Attempt to Use Weapon
of Mass Destruction
Derrick
Shareef pled guilty to attempting to use a weapon of
mass destruction in planning to set off grenades at a
shopping mall. Full
Story
4.
Atlanta: Hardbody Harrison Found Guilty on
Human Trafficking Charges
Former professional wrestler Harrison Norris, Jr. also known as “Hardbody
Harrison,” was found guilty on multiple charges of sex trafficking and
slavery. Full
Story
5.
Washington Field Office: Qantas Airways Pleads
Guilty
Australian-based
Qantas Airways pled guilty for its role in a conspiracy
to fix rates for international cargo shipments and agreed
to pay a $61 million criminal fine. Full
Story
6.
New York: 83-Year-Old Texas Oilman Sentenced
to One Year in Prison and Fined $11 Million
Oscar
S. Wyatt, Jr., pleaded guilty to participating in a
scheme to pay illegal surcharges to the former government
of Iraq in connection with the purchase of crude oil
under the Oil-for-Food Program. Full
Story
7.
San Diego: Project Safe Childhood Nabs Music
Teacher
Three
former British bankers—Gary Steven Mulgrew, Giles
Robert Hugh Darby, and David Bermingham—pled guilty
to wire fraud arising from their secret and illegal deal
with Andrew Fastow and Michael Kopper, Enron Corp. officers. Full
Story
8.
Houston: Three Former British Bankers Plead
Guilty in Enron Case
Three
former British bankers—Gary Steven Mulgrew, Giles
Robert Hugh Darby, and David Bermingham—pled guilty
to wire fraud arising from their secret and illegal deal
with Andrew Fastow and Michael Kopper, Enron Corp. officers. Full
Story
9.
Oklahoma City: Three Inmates Convicted of
Conspiracy to Extort Warden’s Property
Russell
Dean Landers, Clayton Heath Albers, and Barry Dean Bischoff
were convicted of conspiring to impede the duties of
federal prison officials and mailing threatening communications
with the intent to extort. Full
Story
10.
Jackson: Lawyers Indicted on Attempt to Influence
Judge
Attorneys
Richard F. “Dickie” Scruggs, David Zachary
Scruggs, Sidney A. Backstrom, Timothy R. Balducci and
Steven A. Patterson were indicted on charges of attempting
to influence a Circuit Court Judge. Full
Story
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