FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending February 10, 2012

Washington, D.C.
February 10, 2012 FBI National Press Office

1. San Francisco: U.S. and Chinese Defendants Charged in Connection with Conspiracy to Sell Trade Secrets to Chinese Companies
Five individuals and five companies were charged with economic espionage and theft of trade secrets for their roles in a long-running effort to obtain U.S. trade secrets for the benefit of companies controlled by the government of the People’s Republic of China.
2. Denver: Eighty Arrested, 97 Charged in Largest Drug Bust in Colorado History
Over 500 agents and officers from federal, state, and local agencies arrested 80 of 97 gang members and drug dealers charged in the largest drug bust in Colorado history.
3. Minneapolis: Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to Somali-Based Terror Group
Ahmed Hussein Mahamud pled guilty to conspiracy to provide material support to al Shabaab, a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization, in its fight against the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) and the Ethiopian military, which supports the TFG.
4. Chicago: Chicago Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Funds to Support al Qaeda in Pakistan
Raja Lahrasib Khan, a Chicago taxi driver and native of Pakistan who personally provided hundreds of dollars to an alleged terrorist leader with whom he had met in his native Pakistan, pled guilty to attempting to provide additional funds to the same individual after learning he was working with al Qaeda.
5. Houston: Hospital Assistant Administrator Indicted for Alleged Role in $116 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
An assistant administrator of a Houston hospital was arrested on charges related to his alleged participation in a $116 million Medicare fraud scheme involving false claims for mental health treatment.
6. Washington Field: Revolution Muslim Leader Guilty of Soliciting Murder, Promoting Extremism
Jesse Curtis Morton, aka Younus Abdullah Muhammed, pled guilty to using his position as a leader of Revolution Muslim Organization’s Internet sites to conspire to solicit murder, make threatening communications, and use the Internet to place others in fear.
7. Albuquerque: Cold Case Homicide Arrest
Ronald A. Brewington, who had eluded capture and been a fugitive for almost 25 years, was arrested for the August 4, 1987 murder of his wife, Diedre Brewington.
8. New York: Real Estate Developer Convicted of Operating $14 Million Ponzi Scheme
Joseph Mazella, the founder and president of a Staten-Island based real estate and financial consulting company, was convicted on charges of securities fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering in connection with his operation of a Ponzi scheme that led to more than $14 million in losses.
9. Los Angeles: Man Sentenced for Role in $18.9 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
A Los Angeles-area man was sentenced to 77 months in prison for organizing and leading a medical clinic fraud scheme that used the stolen identities of physicians to submit more than $18.9 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare.
10. Kansas City: Fugitive from England Arrested in Ozark, Charged with Illegal Firearms
Edward John Maher, a fugitive from England who allegedly stole a large amount of cash while working as a security guard, was arrested in Ozark, Missouri—where he had been using the identity of his brother—for illegally possessing firearms.