FBI Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending July 29, 2011: San Antonio: Naser Jason Abdo Charged Federally in Bomb Plot

Washington, D.C. July 29, 2011

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1. San Antonio: Naser Jason Abdo Charged Federally in Bomb Plot
   Naser Jason Abdo, an absent without leave soldier from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, is charged with possession of an unregistered destructive device in connection with a bomb plot. Full Story
   
2. New York: Former Sky Capital CEO and Senior Broker Found Guilty of Committing Massive Investment Fraud and Stock Manipulation Scheme
   A former chief executive officer and a senior broker of Sky Capital, LLC were found guilty on four counts in connection with their involvement in a scheme to defraud investors through two successive securities broker dealers. Full Story
   
3. Birmingham: Illegal Alien from Uzbekistan Indicted for Threatening to Kill the President and Possessing Machine Gun and Grenades
   
   A federal grand jury indicted Ulugbek Kodirov, an Uzbek national, for threatening the life of President Barack Obama and illegally possessing weapons. Full Story
   
4. Houston: Indictment Charging Houston Police Department Officer Unsealed
   
   A Houston Police officer was arrested following the return of an indictment by a Houston grand jury charging him with drug trafficking and corruption. Full Story
   
5. Sacramento: Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 25 Years in Ongoing Nuestra Familia Gang Prosecution
   Gabriel Caracheo was sentenced to 25 years in prison, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. Full Story
   
6. Newark: Former Mortgage Broker Admits Role in Multi-Million-Dollar Fraud Scheme
   Ara Mesropian, a former New Jersey mortgage broker, admitted that he participated in a mortgage fraud scheme which defrauded lenders and generated millions of dollars in fraudulent mortgage loans. Full Story
   
7. Minneapolis: Minnesota Mortgage Broker Charged in $20 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
   Derrick Ivan Lance, an Edina mortgage broker, was charged in connection with his role in a $20 million mortgage fraud scheme that involved 57 properties. Full Story
   
8. Portland: Federal Indictment Returned Charging Warm Springs Man with Murder in Second Degree
   Ted L. Barney appeared in court on a two-count indictment charging him with second-degree murder and use of a firearm during a crime of violence. Barney faces a maximum sentence of life in prison on the second-degree murder charge, and a consecutive sentence of 10 years in prison if convicted on the crime of use of a firearm during a crime of violence. Full Story
   
9. Philadelphia: Alabama Man Pleads Guilty in Multi-Million-Dollar Financial Fraud
   
   John Wiley Spann pled guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and money laundering arising out of a sophisticated loan fraud scheme that caused losses of approximately $53 million at Equipment Finance, LLC. Full Story
   
10. New Haven: Investment Adviser, Race Team Owner Admits Operating $10 Million Fraud Scheme
    
    Gregory Loles pled guilty to mail, wire, and securities fraud and money laundering offenses stemming from a scheme to defraud investors, including a Connecticut church, of millions of dollars. Full Story

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Five Drownings on Meramec River in Three Weeks

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Fifth drowning on Meramec in three weeks

July 30, 2011
www.stltoday.com
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FRANKLIN COUNTY • A 25-year-old Overland man drowned while rope swinging on the Meramec River Friday night.
The drowning occured at the Arapaho Campground, in Sullivan, Mo. Authorities said Nicholas N. Spangler went under water while throwing the rope swing back to the bank around 6 p.m.
He was rescued from and revived with CPR, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. But Spangler died about an hour later at Missouri Baptist Medical Center.
It makes the fifth drowning on the Meramec in three weeks. The river is known for posing hidden dangers because of its often strong undertow and uneven terrain.
Most recently, Salvatore Jasso, 20, of the 3500 block of Nebraska Avenue and Luis Baez Gonzales, 18, of the 3300 block of Indiana Avenue, drowned while wading in the Meramec at Castlewood State Park on July 26.
They were with two other men, also from St. Louis, who called for help. Officials said alcohol was not involved and that the men may have lost their footing.
On July 23, Michael A. Collins, 56, of High Ridge died on the river near George Winter Park while trying to retrieve his boat, which had floated about 10 feet from shore.
On July 10, Sayed-Abdali Hafiz, 45, of St. Louis, drowned while walking in the shallow waters near Meramec Caverns. Officials said he was pulled into deeper waters by the strong current and did not know how to swim.
There have been more than two dozen drownings on Missouri's waterways this year

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460,000 Pot Plants Destroyed Over 100 Arrested for Marijuana Cultivation by California Police on Public Lands

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California police arrest 100 over marijuana growing

www.bbc.co.uk
July 30, 2011
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Police in northern California have uprooted 460,000 plants and made more than 100 arrests in a major operation against illegal marijuana cultivation.

Authorities said they had seized 1,500 pounds (680kg) of processed marijuana, 27 guns and 11 vehicles over two weeks in Mendocino National Forest.
The 900,000-acre site is part of an area known as the Emerald Triangle for its high number of marijuana plots.
The raids are part of a wider campaign to remove marijuana from public land.
Marijuana for medicinal use is legal in California if you have a permit to grow it or a doctor's note to buy it.
But Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman said there was no sign that any of the gardens raided were being used to grow medical marijuana.
In the past, Mexican drug cartels have been blamed for the cultivation large quantities of marijuana in California, though no details were given about those arrested over the past two weeks.
But US Attorney Melinda Haag told the Associated Press that 25 people were already facing federal charges.
"The Mendocino National Forest is under attack by drug traffickers," she said.
Public land is often chosen by clandestine growers because of its remoteness.
Forest Service officials in California have long expressed concern about the environmental impact of the cultivation.


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