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For Immediate Release
December 19, 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 December 19, 2008
1.
Tampa: Egyptian Sentenced
Ahmed
Abdellatif Sherif Mohamed, a student at the University of
South Florida at the time of his arrest, was sentenced to
15 years imprisonment for providing material support to
terrorists. Full
Story
2.
Philadelphia: National Lampoon CEO Charged
Daniel
Laikin, CEO of National Lampoon, Inc., and seven other individuals
were charged with manipulating the prices of publicly traded
companies.
Full Story
3.
Washington Field Office: Siemens Agrees to Pay $450 Million
Fine
Siemens
Aktiengesellschaft and three of its subsidiaries pleaded
guilty to criminal violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices
Act. Full
Story
4.
Birmingham: Charges in Bribery Scheme Involving U.S. Army
Space and Missile Command
Maurice
Henry Subilia, president of Lealagi, Inc and Sage Technologies,
LLC, was charged with bribing officials in connection with
funding government contracts. Full
Story
5.
New York: U.S. Files Forfeiture Action Against Iranian-owned
Office Building
The
United States has filed a forfeiture action against Assa
Corporation's interest in a Manhattan office tower due to
its violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers
Act and money laundering. Full
Story
6.
Detroit: Hizballah Supporter Sentenced
Fawzi
Assi was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for providing
material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.
Full
Story
7.
New York: PartyGaming Founder Pleads Guilty
Anurag
Dikshit pled guilty to internet gambling and agreed to forfeit
$300 million. Full
Story
8.
Oklahoma City: Apache Tribal Tax Commissioner Convicted
Emily
Anne Saupitty was found guilty on 33 counts of embezzlement
from the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma. Full
Story
9.
San Francisco: Insurance Agent Sentenced for Embezzlement
Mary
Ann Locke, former partner in Wersching Agency, was sentenced
to 39 months imprisonment and ordered to pay over $8 million
in restitution. Full
Story
10.
Ongoing Global Effort Targets Child Pornographers
Operation
Joint Hammer is part of an ongoing international enforcement
operation targeting transnational rings of child pornographers.
Full
Story
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