F.B.I. NEWS PAGE97

2/1/2011 - Portsmouth Man Convicted for Hiring Friend to Murder Ex-Wife

2/3/2011 - Edgewood Man Convicted of Robbing a Business Resulting in the Death of the Business Owner, and Two Home Invasion Robberies

2/3/2011 - Westport Man Career Offender Exiled to 15 Years in Prison for the Home Invasion Robbery of a Suspected Drug Dealer

2/4/2011 - Groton Man Admits Role in Mortgage Fraud Scheme

2/4/2011 - Possessor of Child Pornography Sentenced to Federal Prison

2/4/2011 - Searching for Two Men Suspected in Multiple Convenience Store Robberies

2/4/2011 - Jury Convicts Northland Man in Multi-Million-Dollar Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

Sheriff's Department Officer Convicted in South Carolina on Civil Rights Charge
Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:37:50 -0600

Oddie Tribble, a former officer with the Kershaw County (South Carolina) Sheriff’s Office, was convicted of using of excessive force on a man in his custody by striking the victim, a handcuffed arrestee, more than 25 times with a metal baton, lacerating his skin and fracturing his leg.

California Gang Leader Sentenced to Life in Prison for Distributing PCP
Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:34:32 -0600

Alphonso Eugene Foster, a leader of the Grape Street Crips street gang in South Los Angeles, California, was sentenced to life in federal prison without parole for his role in organizing and leading a wide-ranging conspiracy to manufacture and distribute large quantities of the drug phencyclidine, also known as PCP.

Minnesota Man Sentenced for Lying to Investigators Regarding Massive Fraud Scheme
Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:23:32 -0600

James Carl Gustafson, a former employee of auto mogul Denny Hecker, was sentenced in Minneapolis to two years of probation for his role in Hecker's scheme to defraud financial lenders and others out of millions of dollars.

California Real Estate Exec Guilty of Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions
Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:17:14 -0600

Real estate executive Richard W. Northcutt pled guilty to conspiring to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions held in San Joaquin County, California.

California Man Indicted for Operating $11 Million Ponzi Scheme
Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:13:02 -0600

Christopher Jackson, of Elk Grove, California, was indicted in connection with a scheme in which he allegedly took in $11 million from more than 75 people to invest in real estate but only invested about $2.5 million in real estate and spent the rest of the money to pay purported returns to other investors and for Jackson's personal expenses.

Five California Men Indicted on Child Pornography Charges
Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:11:34 -0600

Five California residents were charged in separate indictments returned in Sacramento with using peer-to-peer software to distribute images depicting the sexual exploitation of minors.

Connecticut Man Sentenced on Drug Trafficking Charges
Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:56:57 -0600

Aaron Hippolyte, of Hartford, Connecticut, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for his role in a marijuana distribution conspiracy.

Connecticut Man Admits Role in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:54:38 -0600

Wilson Nicolas, of Groton, Connecticut, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud stemming from his participation in a mortgage fraud scheme that has caused losses in excess of $3.2 million to lenders.

Illinois Man Sentenced on Child Pornography Charge
Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:52:49 -0600

Timothy J. Freeland, of Fairview Heights, Illinois, was sentenced to 97 months in prison for possessing more than 550 still images and 22 videos containing or depicting child pornography.

Missouri Man Convicted in Multi-Million-Dollar Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:45:19 -0600

Rasheed G. Shakur, of Kansas City, Missouri, was convicted by a federal jury today for his role in a multi-million-dollar drug trafficking conspiracy, as well as related money laundering and firearms offenses. Shakur faces life in federal prison on the charges.

Oklahoma Man Charged in $5.5 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:39:59 -0600

Lance E. Faulkner, of Tecumseh, Oklahoma, who owned and operated a durable medical equipment company, was indicted for health care fraud in connection with sales of prosthetic limbs and components. Faulkner allegedly fraudulently obtained more than $5.5 million from Medicare and Medicaid through his scheme.

Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Identity Theft Scheme
Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:35:18 -0600

Oladayo Oladokun, most recently of Lanham, Maryland, pled guilty in Washington, D.C. to a charge of aggravated identity theft stemming from a scheme in which he took over financial accounts belonging to about 25 victims. In total, more than 40 financial accounts were taken over, fraudulently used, possessed, or opened without the victims' authorization, causing more than $300,000 in losses.

Executive Pleads Guilty in New York to Role in Investment Fraud Scheme
Thu, 03 Feb 2011 15:32:38 -0600

Joseph Shereshevsky, of Norfolk, Virginia, a principal and chief operating officer of private equity firm WexTrust Capital, LLC, pled guilty in New York to his role in an investment fraud scheme that cheated hundreds of victims out of millions of dollars.

College Professor Sentenced in Virginia for Producing Child Pornography
Thu, 03 Feb 2011 13:03:57 -0600

Justin Bradley May, of Williamsburg, Virginia, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for manipulating a young girl into sending him nude photos of herself. May was a professor at the College of William & Mary at the time of the offense.

Maryland Man Convicted of Armed Robberies, One of Which Resulted in Death
Thu, 03 Feb 2011 12:49:04 -0600

Nikolaos Mamalis, of Edgewood, Maryland, was convicted of conspiring to commit a series of armed commercial and home robberies between July and November 2009, armed robbery, and brandishing a gun during a crime of violence. One of the robberies resulted in the death of the business owner who was targeted.

2/4/2011 - Former Kershaw County, South Carolina Sheriff’s Department Officer Found Guilty of Using Excessive Force on Detainee

2/4/2011 - Former Kershaw County, South Carolina Sheriff’s Department Officer Found Guilty of Using Excessive Force on Detainee

2/4/2011 - Second South L.A. Gang Leader Sentenced to Life Without Parole in Federal Prison for Distributing PCP

2/4/2011 - Owner of Utah Fertility Business Indicted on Fraud Charges

2/4/2011 - Stillwater Man Sentenced for Producing Child Pornography

2/7/2011 -  C. Frank Figliuzzi Appointed as Assistant Director of the FBI’s Counterintelligence Division

The FBI is seeking the public's assistance with locating the "I-35 bandit," who is wanted for the armed robberies of several Texas banks.

San Antonio Most Wanted for Federal Bureau of Investigation. This information has recently been updated, and is now available.

2/4/2011 - Northland Man Indicted for Producing Child Pornography


2/4/2011 - Dundalk Man Sentenced for Distributing Child Pornography
2/4/2011 - Woodstock Man with Massive Collection of Child Pornography Sent to Federal Prison for a Decade

2/5/2011 - Ball, Louisiana Mayor and Town Clerk Plead Guilty

2/4/2011 - Miami-Dade County Man Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud



2/4/2011 - Reno Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possessing Child Pornography

2/4/2011 - Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Offense
2/4/2011 - Grass Valley Man Indicted for Distributing Child Pornography Over the Internet Using Peer-to-Peer Software

2/4/2011 - Gang Leader Sentenced to 13 Consecutive Terms of Life Imprisonment

2/4/2011 - Swinomish Tribal Member Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for Assault