Man Plotted Attack on Pentagon and US Capitol

On November 1, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts announced the sentencing of Rezwan Ferdaus.  He pleaded guilty to “attempting to damage and destroy a federal building by means of an explosive and attempting to provide material support to terrorists.”  U.S. District Judge Richard ...

Update: Suspected “Chubby Bandit” Arrested

On October 20, 2012, the FBI, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, and the Carlsbad Police Department announced that Aaron Alan Hyman was arrested for the serial robberies that occurred around the San Diego area.   The investigation began on October 9, 2012, after several robberies occurred by the same suspect ...

Another Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Counterfeit Airbags

On October 22, 2012, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that Igor Borodin of Indian Trial, North Carolina, pleaded guilty to delivering counterfeit airbags by air commerce.  The investigation was led by ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Department of Transportation (DOT).   According ...

Two Violent Robbers Receive 486 Years in Prison Combined

On October 19, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced that Emmanuel Duran and John Bowie of Philadelphia each received over 240 years in prison for violent armed robberies of pharmacies, businesses, and homes around the Philadelphia area.  Duran received 240 years and two months, ...

Hitman Receives Life in Prison Plus 40 Years

On October 19, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas announced that Gerardo Castillo-Chavez from Tamaulipas, Mexico, received life in prison plus 40 years for murders that were linked to the Gulf Cartel and Zetas.  The co-defendant, Eduardo Carreon-Ibarra, received 25 years in prison along with ...

13 Hackton Organization Members Charged with Violent Crimes

On October 19, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana announced that 13 members of the Hackton Criminal Organization were charged with 22 counts in a superseding indictment.  The charges relate to violent crimes to aid in racketeering crimes.   Those charged in the superseding indictment ...

Minneapolis Man Provided Material Support to al Shabaab

On October 18, 2012, a trial jury in Minnesota found Mahuamud Said Omar guilty of providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization known as al Shabaab.  He was officially convicted of providing material support to a terrorist organization and a foreign terrorist organization, as well as “conspiracy to kill, kidnap ...

Doctor Illegally Prescribed Steroids, HGH, and Painkillers

On October 19, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio announced that a Pittsburgh physician was indicted on 185 counts of illegally prescribing anabolic steroids, human growth hormone, and narcotics like oxycodone and oxycontin.  The indictment also included charges for health care fraud.   Dr ...

Man Receives 180 Months for Harassing/Exploiting Children

It’s hard to read about cases that involve the sexual exploitation of minors.  This case is similar because of the actions and threats by Theodore J. Castine from Moorseville, North Carolina, but the victim was not harmed due to undercover initiatives by law enforcement and Castine is now behind bars.   Castine ...

Indiana Man Indicted on Hate Crimes for Arson at Mosque

On October 18, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio announced that the suspect for the arson of the Toledo-area Mosque has been indicted on two counts.   The suspect, Randolph Linn, of St. Joe, Indiana, is charged with “intentionally defacing, damaging, and destroying religious property ...

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