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For Immediate Release
January 4, 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 4, 2008
1.
Kansas City: Texas Coach Sentenced for Sexually Molesting
Minors
Timothy
Daniel Morriss, a girls' wrestling coach, was sentenced
for the sexual molestation of two of his high school-age
wrestlers during a cross-country trip to a national meet.
Full
Story
2.
New York: Members of the Colombo Organized Crime Family
Convicted on Murder Charges
Colombo
organized crime family members, Alphonse "Allie Boy"
Persico, acting boss, and John "Jackie" DeRoss,
administration member, were convicted on murder in aid of
racketeering and witness tampering. Full
Story
3.
Birmingham: ACCESS Owner Pleads Guilty on Bribery and Money
Laundering Charges
James
Winston Hayes, founder and owner of ACCESS Group Software,
pled guilty to charges of money laundering and bribery which
netted his educational software business $5 million in profit.
Full
Story
4.
Miami: German National Charged in Bid Rigging Conspiracy
Uwe
Bangert, a former marine hose executive, was indicted for
participating in a world-wide conspiracy to rig bids, fix
prices and allocate market share. Full
Story
5.
Portland: Four Cardiac Surgeons Agree to Pay $2.5 Million
Cardiac
surgeons Stanley Baldwin, Richard Hicks, Warren Glover,
and David Duke agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle claims
of over-billing federally-funded health programs. Full
Story
6.
Houston: Guilty Plea in Airport Bomb Threat
Juan
Rodrigo Rodriguez pled guilty to providing false and misleading
information by an internet threat/hoax to the McAllen Miller
International Airport. Full
Story
7.
Charlotte: Internet Furniture Businessman Charged With Wire
Fraud
Henry
Rayford Privette was charged with multiple counts of wire
fraud in connection with his internet-based furniture business,
Carolina Furniture. Full
Story
8.
Detroit: Eleven Indictments in International Illegal Spamming
and Stock Fraud Scheme
Eleven
individuals were indicted in a wide-ranging international
fraud scheme which manipulated stock prices through illegal
spam e-mail promotions. Full
Story
9.
Baltimore: Project Manager Pleads Guilty to Procurement
Fraud
Suresh
Pendem, consultant and project manager, plead guilty to
fraudulently obtaining money under a contract with the National
Institute of Health (NIH). Full
Story
10. Springfield: Guilty Plea in Murder-for-Hire
Christopher
A. Hemminghaus, owner of Washington Park Pawn Shop, pled
guilty in the murder-for-hire of his girlfriend. Full
Story
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