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For Immediate Release
August 15, 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 August 15, 2008
1. Chicago: Lawson Product Agrees to Pay $30 Million
Lawson Products, Inc. has agreed to pay $30 million in forfeiture and restitution for the corrupt conduct of its sales agents. Full story
2. Miami: Former Fugitive Fund Manager Sentenced
Salman Shariff, a fugitive from justice living under an assumed identity in New York, was sentenced for securities fraud. Full story
3. Philadelphia: Former State Department Employee Charged with Security Breach
Samuel Peter Karmilowicz, a former employee with the U.S. Department of State, was charged with unauthorized possession of documents relating to the defense of the U.S. Full story
4. Kansas City: Five Men Indicted for Conspiracy to Use Fake Diplomatic Identification
Five men with connections to various sovereign citizen movements have been indicted for participating in a conspiracy to use fraudulent diplomatic credentials. Full story
5. Washington Field Office: U.S. Army Major Pleads Guilty
James Momon, Jr., a contracting officer, pled guilty to accepting cash bribes in return for awarding contracts to five Department of Defense contracting firms. Full story
6. San Juan: Two Commissioners Sentenced
Dean C. Plaskett and Marc A. Biggs, former Virgin Islands commissioners, were sentenced for their roles in a $1.4 million bribery and kickback scheme. Full story
7. Sacramento: Federal Inmates Indicted for Murder of Correctional Officer
Federal inmates Jose Cabrera Sablan and James Ninete Leon Guerrero were indicted for the murder of Federal Correctional Officer Jose Rivera. Full story
8. Dallas: Chairman of Texas Syndicate Gang Sentenced
Roy Arredondo, sillon (chairman) of the violent Dallas Texas Syndicate Gang, was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Full story
9. Newark: Woman Arrested in Ponzi Scheme
Marcia Sladich solicited hundreds of investors, including members of her church, in a $10 million fraudulent real estate scheme. Full story (pdf)
10. Sacramento: Fake DEA Agent Pleads Guilty
Brett Michael Petersen pled guilty to transmitting threatening text messages while impersonating a Drug Enforcement Administration agent. Full story
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