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FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending June 15, 2012

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Washington, D.C. June 15, 2012
  • FBI National Press Office (202) 324-3691
  1. Headquarters: FBI Releases Preliminary Annual Crime Statistics for 2011
    According to the Preliminary Annual Uniform Crime Report, the nation experienced a 4.0 percent decrease in the number of violent crimes and a 0.8 percent decline in the number of property crimes in 2011 when compared with data from 2010. Full Story
  2. Richmond/Washington Field: Authorities Launch Multimedia Campaign in Morgan Harrington Murder Case
    Federal, state, and local law enforcement launched a multimedia campaign that includes two enhanced composite sketches of a suspect in the 2009 murder of the Virginia Tech student. The unknown murder suspect is also connected by DNA to a 2005 sexual assault in Fairfax City, Virginia. Full Story
  3. New York: Al Shabaab Associate Pleads GuiltyMohamed Ibrahim Ahmed pled guilty to conspiring to provide material support to and to receive military-type training from al Shabaab, a terrorist organization based in Somalia. Full Story
  4. Charlotte: Member of North Carolina Jihadist Terrorist Cell Found Guilty
    Anes Subasic was convicted of conspiring to provide material support to terrorists and conspiring to murder, kidnap, maim, and injure persons abroad. Full Story
  5. Houston: Allen Stanford Sentenced for Orchestrating $7 Billion Investment Fraud Scheme
    R. Allen Stanford, former chairman of the board of directors of Stanford International Bank (SIB), was sentenced to a total of 110 years in prison for operating a 20-year investment fraud scheme in which he misappropriated billions from SIB to finance his personal businesses. Full Story
  6. Los Angeles: Associate of Hacking Group Indicted for Conspiracy to Conduct Cyber Attacks
    Ryan Cleary, an associate of LulzSec, an offshoot of the larger group Anonymous, was charged with multiple computer attacks targeting a news organization and private companies. Full Story
  7. Washington Field: ING Bank Agrees to Forfeit $619 Million for Illegal Transactions with Cuban and Iranian Entities
    ING Bank N.V. agreed to forfeit millions to the Justice Department and the New York County District Attorney’s Office for conspiring to violate federal and state laws by illegally moving billions of dollars through the U.S. financial system. Full Story
  8. Boston: Catherine Greig Sentenced for Harboring “Whitey” Bulger
    Catherine E. Greig was sentenced to eight years in federal prison for her role in harboring and concealing one of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted fugitives, James J. “Whitey” Bulger. Full Story
  9. San Antonio: Los Zetas Leader Indicted in Money Laundering Scheme
    Fourteen defendants were indicted, including leader Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, in connection with a conspiracy to launder drug distribution proceeds by purchasing, training, breeding, and racing American quarter horses in the United States. Full Story
  10. Boston: Pennsylvania Man Arrested on Computer Hacking ChargesAndrew James Miller was charged with remotely hacking into computer networks belonging to the University of Massachusetts, the U.S. Department of Energy, and other institutions and companies and then selling unauthorized access to those networks. Full Story

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