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For Immediate Release
August 22, 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 22,
2008
1.
San Juan: Governor Indicted
Puerto Rico
Governor Anibal Acevedo Vilà, a senior aide and
a former campaign director were indicted on conspiracy
to commit money laundering and honest services wire fraud. Full
story
2.
Newark: Former Official Pleads Guilty in Murder-for-Hire
Plot
Richard Kaplan,
former New Brunswick official serving time in federal
prison for accepting bribes, pled guilty to attempting
to hire a hit man to murder his wife. Full
story
3. Newark: Operation Broken Boards Nabs Member of Board
of Education
Former Paterson
Board of Education member Chauncey I. Brown, III was
arrested in connection with an FBI undercover investigation
targeting public corruption. Full
story
4. Knoxville: Tech Company Pleads Guilty to Illegal
Exports to China
Atmospheric
Glow Technologies, Inc. pled guilty to exporting defense-related
technical data to the People’s Republic of China. Full
story
5. Indianapolis: Sheriff Charged with Theft of Federal
Funds
Mark T. Frisbie,
Sheriff of Putnam County, was charged with the use of
federal program funds for the payment of his personal
expenses. Full
story (pdf)
6. Kansas City: Employees Plead Guilty to Sabotage of War
Materials
Charles Dale
Osborn and Timothy Duane Langevin, former employees of
the Lake City Ammunition Plant, pled guilty to stealing
more than 16,000 pounds of copper components. Full
story
7. New York: Police Officer Indicted by Federal Grand
Jury
Yonkers Police
Department Officer Wayne Simoes was indicted for violating
the civil rights of a woman by using excessive force
which resulted in bodily injury. Full
story
8. Washington Field Office: Personal Injury Lawyer Pleads
Guilty
Attorney Stephen
P. Conrad pled guilty to defrauding his clients of over
$3.5 million. Full
story
9. St. Louis: Shriners Hospital CFO Pleads Guilty
Robert Steven
Brodzin, former CFO of Shriners Hospital for Children,
pled guilty to stealing more than $828,000 which was
meant for special needs children. Full
story
10. Phoenix: Holy Land Foundation Fund Raiser Arrested
Akram Musa
Abdallah, aka Abu Saiaf, was arrested for lying to the
FBI regarding his involvement in fund-raising activities
for the Holy Land Foundation, an organization with ties
to Hamas. Full
story
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