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For Immediate Release
April 25, 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 APRIL 25, 2008
1.
New Law Enforcement Strategy Launched to Combat Increasing
Threat of International Organized Crime
The
Law Enforcement Strategy to Combat International Organized
Crime establishes an investigation and prosecution framework
as committed and connected as the international organized
crime structure it must combat. Full
Story
2.
New York/Newark: Arrest in Conspiracy to Disclose National
Defense Information to Israel
Ben
Ami Kadish was arrested on charges that he participated
in a conspiracy to disclose national defense information
to the Government of Israel. Full
Story
3.
San Francisco: Canadian Firm Charged in Scheme to Defraud
U.S. Military
Newcon
Optik, a vision goggles manufacturing firm, and two of its
executives were indicted for their roles in a scheme to
defraud the U.S. military in the supply of equipment for
the Iraqi army. Full
Story
4.
San Francisco: Pilot of Oil Tanker Indicted on New Charges
John
Joseph Cota, pilot of the Cosco Busan, was charged with
making false statements to the Coast Guard regarding his
medications and medical conditions and negligently caused
the discharge of heavy fuel into San Francisco Bay. Full
Story
5.
New York: Bristol-Myers Executive Pleads Guilty
The
former senior vice-president of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company,
Andrew Bodnar, was indicted on charges of lying to the federal
government about a patent deal involving Plavix. Full
Story
6.
Omaha: Part-time Police Officer Sentenced
Donald
W. Rager, an internet predator who sexually abused boys
he met in internet chat rooms, was sentenced to over 31
years imprisonment. Full
Story
7.
El Paso: Customs and Border Protection Officer Pleads Guilty
Margarita
Crispin, a former Customs and Border Protection Officer,
pled guilty to knowingly allow vehicles loaded with marijuana
to pass through Port of Entry lanes. Full
Story
8.
Houston: Mother Arrested in "Beloved Doe" Case
Maria
Dana Martinez was arrested and charged with the death of
her son whose remains were found in a dumpster. Full
Story
9.
Minneapolis: Couple Indicted for Document Trafficking and
Conspiracy to Commit a Crime Against the U.S.
Eric
Christopher Thorsen and Amy Ruth Bergquist were indicted
on multiple charges of victimizing people they met on the
internet through advertisements for sex. Full
Story
10.
Washington Field Office: Sentencing in $30 Million Scheme
to Defraud the U.S. Export-Import Bank
Daniel
Curran, former owner of Dankim Trading Corp., was sentenced
for his connection to a $30 million scheme to defraud the
U.S. Export-Import Bank. Full
Story
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