FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending August 31, 2012
- Charlotte: North Carolina Resident Sentenced for Terrorism Violations
Daniel Patrick Boyd recruited his sons and others into conspiracies to
murder persons abroad and provide material support to terrorism. Full
Story
- Washington Field: Former U.S. Consulate Guard Pleads Guilty to Attempting
to Communicate National Defense Information to China
Bryan Underwood
admitted his efforts to sell classified photographs, information, and access
related to the U.S. Consulate to China’s Ministry of State Security. Full
Story
- Anchorage: Couple Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Murder Federal
Officials
Lonnie and Karen Vernon made plans to murder a U.S.
District Court Judge and an IRS revenue officer in response to an ongoing civil
tax case that was pending against them for their failure to pay taxes over the
course of many years. Full
Story
- Jacksonville: John Doe Sentenced for Aggravated Identity Theft and Fraud
Charges Involving U.S. Navy and JAXPORT
A man who has yet to be
affirmatively identified by law enforcement was sentenced to 10 years after
assuming the identity of a living victim 22 years ago and obtaining at least 23
government-issued forms of identification. Full
Story
- Chicago: Former Motorola Inc. Software Engineer Sentenced for Stealing
Trade Secrets
Hanjuan Jin, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in China,
was secretly working for a Chinese company that developed telecommunications
technology for the Chinese military when she was stopped by U.S. customs
officials at O’Hare International Airport on her way to China. Full
Story
- Detroit: Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crimes
Charge
Dwayne Avery admitted that he assaulted a victim because he
believed the victim was gay. Full
Story
- Philadelphia: Judge Sentences Members of Violent Home Invasion Gang That
Targeted Business Owners
Five defendants were charged for armed home
invasion robberies in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland. Full
Story
- Seattle: Safe Streets Task Force Targets Major Narcotics Distribution
Ring
More than 100 federal and local law enforcement agents fanned
out across the Puget Sound Region and Northern California to arrest more than 20
defendants for distributing thousands of Oxycodone pills. Full
Story
- Detroit: Japanese Manufacturer Agrees to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing on
Parts Installed in U.S. Cars
Nippon Seiki Co. Ltd. admitted its role
in a conspiracy to fix prices of instrument panel clusters, commonly known as
meters, installed in cars sold in the United States and elsewhere. Full
Story
- Birmingham: Huntsville Man Charged with Fraud and Unauthorized Wearing of
Military Medals
Christopher Bernard Graham was charged for possessing
an identification card that was illegally produced to appear as though it were
issued under the authority of the United States, as well as with wearing the
U.S. Army Combat Uniform. Full
Story
