California Ponzi Scheme Preyed On Korean-Americans

Santa Ana, CA – On March 9, 2010, special agents for the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested a California man and his girlfriend for allegedly running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded 60 people out of $8 million.

Ali Hariri former Atheros Executive Guilty Insider Trading Hedge Fund

Ali Hariri, former executive with Atheros Communications, Inc. pleaded guilty today to two counts of conspiracy and securities fraud stemming for his involvement in the largest hedge fund transfer insider case in history.

U.S. Department of Justice releases approved list of Credit Counseling Agencies | Do not be fooled

The Department of Justice today released a list of approved credit counseling agencies. The waiver of credit counseling requirement for bankruptcy filers was terminated effective September 16, 2009 in the Eastrn District of Louisana.

Awareness About Violence Against Women

On Monday, March 8, Associate Attorney General Tom Perrelli will kick off a nationwide college campus tour by top department officials to raise awareness of violence against women.

Crime Alert | Wanted by the FBI

Information on Edgard Anziani, a fugitive wanted for brutally killing a baby in Maine, has been added to the FBI website in the Crime Alerts section.

Union Executive Charged with Extortion and Illegal Labor Payments

The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York has charged Warren Joseph Annunziata, an executive of Local 91 of the United Craft and Industrial Workers’ Union with extortion and receiving unlawful payments in violation of the Taft-Hartley Act, prohibiting payments from regulated industries to union officials.

Najibullah Zazi Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Murder Abroad and Providing Material Support to Al-Qaeda

The Justice Department announced that Najibullah Zazi pleaded guilty today in the Eastern District of New York to a three-count superseding information charging him with conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction (explosive bombs) against persons or property in the United States, conspiracy to commit murder in a foreign country and providing material support to al-Qaeda. Among other things, Zazi admitted that he brought TATP [Triacetone Triperoxide] explosives to New York on Sept. 10, 2009, as part of plan to attack the New York subway system.

Seven Charged with Illegal Export of Electronics to Terrorists Organizations in Paraguay

Samer Mehdi, 37, of Paraguay; Khaled T. Safadi, 56, of Miami, FL; Ulises Talavera, 46, of Miami, FL; Emilio Jacinto Gonzalez-Neira, 43, of Paraguay; Cedar Distributors, Inc. (Cedar), a Miami-based freight forwarding company owned by defendant Safadi; Transamerica Express of Miami, Inc. (Transamerica), a Miami-based freight forwarding company owned by defendant Talavera; and Jumbo Cargo, Inc. (Jumbo), a Miami-based freight forwarding company owned by defendant Gonzalez-Neira, were indicted on charges of conspiracy, 18 U.S.C. § 371, violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA),

OPERATION ROTTEN TOMATO Fraud in the Food Industry | FBI

The former owner of one of the nation’s largest tomato processing companies was indicted today for his role in the pervasive manipulation of the industry through price fixing, bribery, and bogus product labeling that often resulted in consumers paying inflated prices for dated, moldy products.

CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN | WANTED BY THE FBI

Information on child sexual assault suspect Michael Chavez has been added to the FBI website in the Featured Fugitives, Crimes Against Children page.

Twenty-Five Arrested and Charged with Drug Trafficking in Texas

The Colombian National Police (CNP) began executing arrest warrants on Feb. 8, 2010 in Colombia and Panama. Of the 25 defendants, 21 are now in custody. If convicted, they face up to life in federal prison.

“We cannot sit back and allow these drug trafficking organizations, wherever they are located, to transport tons of cocaine to the United States, with impunity,” said U.S. Attorney Bales. “In this operation, the agents, both American and Colombian, are literally reaching across hemispheres to strike a blow against a criminal organization that is a vital lifeline to several Mexican drug cartels. We are proud to be part of what we believe to be an historical effort in the war on drugs.”

Operation Family Guy Cancels Out Drug Trafficking Organization | DEA

Federal Indictment charging Eric J. Humphrey, age 31, of Amherst, New York, along with Charles M. Humphrey, Jr., age 41, James Humphrey, Jr., age 35 and John E. Humphrey, age 39, all of Buffalo, New York and Anthony Taylor, age 48, of Kenmore, New York, with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine and to manufacture, possess with intent to distribute and to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base.

ATF Offering $5,000 Reward in Arson Fire at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Calif.

Special Agent in Charge John A. Torres of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announced today that a $5,000 reward will be offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual(s) responsible for an arson fire at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Cardiff-by-the-Sea.

Former Boeing Engineer Sentenced to Nearly 16 Years in Prison for Stealing Aerospace Secrets for China

An aerospace engineer was sentenced today to 188 months in federal prison for his conviction on charges of economic espionage and acting as an agent of the People’s Republic of China for more than three decades while employed by Rockwell and Boeing, from which he stole restricted technology and trade secrets, including information related to the Space Shuttle program and Delta IV rocket.

U.S. Marshals Service Hosts Live Jewelry Auction

The U.S. Marshals Service Asset Forfeiture Division is hosting a preview and live auction of forfeited jewelry assets Friday and Saturday.

A public preview will be held Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (CST) at the Hilton America-Houston Hotel, 1600 Lamar St., Houston, Texas. The live auction will be held at the same location Saturday at 10 a.m. (CST). The auction will also provide online bidding via simulcast at www.txauction.com.

Watervliet Man Sentenced for Manufacturing Explosive Materials

United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and John F. Pikus, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Albany Division, announced that AARON SCORSONE, age 19, of Watervliet, New York, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence E. Kahn to serve 31 months in federal prison, after which he must serve three years of supervised release.

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Dallas: State Representative Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges, Agrees to Resign
Gladys E. “Terri” Hodge, who was to go on trial early next month on charges outlined in a 31-count indictment charging 14 public officials and their associates with offenses related to a bribery and extortion scheme involving affordable housing developments in the Dallas area, pleaded guilty. Hodge, who was elected to the Texas House of Representatives, District 100, in 1996, and re-elected to the same position in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, and 2008, has agreed to resign her office and never seek or hold future public office

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