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October 1, 2012

66 Indicted for Drug Trafficking in Puerto Rico

66 Indicted for Drug Trafficking in Puerto Rico

On September 28, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico announced that 66 people were indicted by a federal grand jury for drug trafficking in the Municipality of Ponce.  The investigation was led by the FBI and the Puerto Rico Police Department.   The defendants face six different counts for ...

October 1, 2012

39 Charged for Drug Trafficking around Chicago

39 Charged for Drug Trafficking around Chicago

On September 28, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois reported that two leaders in the Chicago area were charged with federal drug charges.  The leaders were part of two different drug trafficking organizations, but the groups occasionally worked together and supplied each other with kilograms ...

September 28, 2012

Former Illinois Police Officer Pleads Guilty

Former Illinois Police Officer Pleads Guilty

On September 26, 2012, the US Attorney’s office for the Southern District of Illinois announced that Ramon T. Carpenter, a former East St. Louis police officer, pleaded guilty to multiple charges.  He was charged with two counts of making false statements to federal officers when they investigated a civil rights complaint against ...

September 28, 2012

Two Different Bank Robbers from Baltimore Receive Sentences on Same Day

Two Different Bank Robbers from Baltimore Receive Sentences on Same Day

On September 21, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland announced that two men involved in unrelated bank robberies were sentenced.  The two men are Larry McKnight of Baltimore, 48, and Joseph Dixon of Baltimore, 34.  Larry McKnight received 81 months in prison and three years of supervised released ...

September 28, 2012

Two Florida Men Plead Guilty to Making Illegal Campaign Contributions

Two Florida Men Plead Guilty to Making Illegal Campaign Contributions

On September 27, 2012, the US Department of Justice announced that a real estate developer, Timothy F. Mobley, and an accountant, Timothy F. Hohl, have pleaded guilty to making unlawful contributions to the Republican Party of Florida.  The contributions went to an elected U.S. Congress member.  The Department of Justice announced ...

September 28, 2012

12 Charged in Southern District of New York for Heroin Distribution Ring

12 Charged in Southern District of New York for Heroin Distribution Ring

On September 27, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York announced that 11 defendants were indicted for conspiracy to distribute heroin around the area of Poughkeepsie, New York.  Another defendant was also charged for distributing the heroin.  The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced the ...

September 28, 2012

$100,000 Reward for Information on Semion Mogilevich

$100,000 Reward for Information on Semion Mogilevich

The Federal Bureau of Investigation reports that Semion Mogilevich is wanted for participating in a fraud scheme that affected the stock of thousands of investors in Canada.  The company was headquartered in Bucks County, Pennsylvania between 1993 and 1998.  The FBI estimates that the fraud scheme caused investors to lose more ...

September 27, 2012

Howard University Hospital Employee Sentenced for Selling Patients’ Information

Howard University Hospital Employee Sentenced for Selling Patients’ Information

On September 21, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office in the District of Columbia announced that Laurie Napper was sentenced for selling personal information about patients and even selling blank prescription forms.  Napper was sentenced to six months in a halfway house and required to perform 100 hours of community service for the ...

September 27, 2012

Three Men Sentenced for Robbing Armored Car in Oakwood GA

Three Men Sentenced for Robbing Armored Car in Oakwood GA

On September 26, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Georgia announced that Terry Rivers, Antonio Gore, and Montez Walker were sentenced by a federal grand jury for the robbery that occurred in January of 2012.  All of the defendants pleaded guilty in May of 2012, and the men were sentenced by Senior United ...

September 27, 2012

New Jersey Defense Contractor Guilty of Exporting Military Technology to China

New Jersey Defense Contractor Guilty of Exporting Military Technology to China

On September 26, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office in the District of New Jersey stated that Sixing Liu was found guilty of exporting secret U.S. military technology to China.  Liu was also found guilty of stealing trade secrets and lying to federal agents.  U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman stated, “The jury found that ...

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