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Texas Contract Security Officer Charged with Sexual Abuse

(USDOJ: Justice News)
Submitted at 4:09 PM June 23, 2011

Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Georges Inc.

(USDOJ: Justice News)
Submitted at 11:33 AM June 23, 2011

Two Men Charged in Plot to Attack Seattle Military Processing Center

(USDOJ: Justice News)
Submitted at 3:32 PM June 23, 2011

The Justice Department today announced the unsealing of an indictment charging Contract Security Officer Edwin Rodriguez, 31, of Raymondville, Texas, with sexual abuse of a female Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainee who was under his supervision at the Willacy Detention Center, a federally contracted detention facility in Raymondville, Texas.

The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement with Georges Inc. that requires Georges to make important capital improvements to a Harrisonburg, Va., chicken processing plant in order to settle the litigation surrounding Georges acquisition of the Tyson Foods Inc. plant.

Two men were arrested late last night and are charged by criminal complaint with terrorism and firearms related charges.

U.S. Marshals Task Force Nabs Sexual Predator, Sexual Battery Suspect; other Sexual Predator still at large
(U.S. Marshals Service News)
Submitted at 11:37 AM June 23, 2011

Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division Speaks at the Third Annual Gangs, Drugs & Prosecution Conference in New Mexico
(USDOJ: Justice News)
Submitted at 11:44 AM June 23, 2011

Members of International Procurement Network Indicted for Supplying Iran with U.S. Military Aircraft Components
(USDOJ: Justice News)
Submitted at 10:03 AM June 23, 2011

"In every district, the Attorney Generals anti-violence strategy will require close coordination among state, local, and tribal law enforcement. In the Attorney Generals view and I share his vision as well fighting violent crime requires more than just putting offenders in jail. It also requires preventing crime before it occurs, and smoothing the transition of released prisoners back into society."

Seven individuals and five corporate entities based in the United States, France, the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) and Iran have been indicted in the Middle District of Georgia for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to illegally export military components for fighter jets and attack helicopters from the United States to Iran.

Justice Department Issues Technical Assistance Document on Enforcement of the Supreme Court Decision in Olmstead v. L.C.
(USDOJ: Justice News)
Submitted at 10:31 AM June 23, 2011

June 23, 2011 - The U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force from Pensacola arrested a sexual predator wanted by the Florida State Parole Commission who cut his monitoring bracelet off and allegedly stole his employers vehicle and fled to the DeFuniak Springs area before being arrested in Florala, Al late yesterday afternoon. On June 7, Richard Hudson, who had been on supervised release for his prior conviction of three counts of sexual battery by threat or force, cut off his monitoring device and fled Orange County, FL.

Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against City of New Berlin, Wisconsin, for Blocking Affordable Housing
(USDOJ: Justice News)
Submitted at 3:07 PM June 23, 2011

The Department of Justice announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the city of New Berlin, Wis., alleging that the city violated the Fair Housing Act by repeatedly taking action to prevent the construction of an affordable housing development by a private developer, MSP Real Estate Inc.

The Department of Justice released a new technical assistance document describing public entities obligations and individuals rights under the integration mandate of title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the 1999 landmark Supreme Court decision, Olmstead v. L.C.

Homicide Suspect Quickly Apprehended by El Paso Area Law Enforcement

(U.S. Marshals Service News)
Submitted at 11:08 AM June 23, 2011

June 22, 2011 - Brian Anthony Engleton was arrested on Friday, June 17, by the El Paso Police Department (EPPD) and the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force without incident. Engleton was sought for the alleged murder of his wife by the EPPD.

The previous day, Engleton was engaged in a physical confrontation with his wife Deidre Engleton outside of her locally owned beauty salon. Deidre later succumbed to multiple stab wounds in the chest and neck area at William Beaumont Army Medical Center.

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Members of International Procurement Network Federally Indicted for Allegedly Supplying Iran with U.S. Military Aircraft Components
McNabb Associates, P.C. (Federal Criminal Defense Lawyers)
Submitted at 11:11 AM June 23, 2011

The Department of Justice on June 23, 2011 released the following press release: Total of 12 Defendants in U.S., France, U.A.E. and Iran Charged MACON, Ga. Seven individuals and five corporate entities based in the United States, France, the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) and Iran have been indicted in the Middle District of Georgia for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to illegally export military components for fighter jets and attack helicopters from the United States to Iran. One of the defendants and his company were sentenced yesterday, with the individual receiving nearly five years in prison. Another defendant and his company have admitted their illegal conduct and also pleaded guilty in the investigation. Federal prosecutors today unsealed a superseding indictment in Macon, Ga., charging eight of the defendants with conspiring to violate and violating the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and the Iranian Transactions Regulations, as well as conspiracy to defraud the United States, money laundering and false statement violations. Charges against the four other defendants, who have pleaded guilty in the case, are contained in the original indictment in the investigation that was filed previously. The indictment and other enforcement actions were announced by Todd Hinnen, Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security; Michael J. Moore, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia; Brock Nicholson, Special Agentin-Charge of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI) office in Atlanta; Brian D. Lamkin, Special Agent-in-Charge of the FBIs Atlanta Field Division; and Robert Luzzi, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Commerce Department, Office of Export Enforcement (OEE) Miami Field Office. The Defendants Thus far, four defendants based in the United States have been charged as part of the investigation. They are The Parts Guys LLC, a company in Port Orange, Fla., that maintains a warehouse at the Middle Georgia Municipal Airport in Macon, as well as the president of The Parts Guys, Michael Edward Todd, who is

a U.S. national. In addition, Galaxy Aviation Services, a company in St. Charles, Ill., and its president, Hamid Seifi, also known as Hank Seifi, an Iranian-born U.S. national, have been charged. Todd was arrested last year in Atlanta based on the original indictment in the case. Todd and his company, The Parts Guys, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the AECA on May 9, 2011, and have yet to be sentenced. Federal agents arrested Seifi in Atlanta earlier this year, also based on the original indictment. Seifi and his company, Galaxy Aviation, pleaded guilty on Feb. 24, 2011, to conspiracy to violate the AECA and violating the IEEPA. Yesterday, Seifi was sentenced to 56 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, a fine of $12,500 and forfeiture of $153,950, while Galaxy Aviation, which is now defunct, received a $400 special assessment. Three defendants based in France have also been indicted as part of the investigation. They are Aerotechnic, a company in Pinsaguel, France, and its president, Philippe Sanchez, a French national, as well as Luc Teuly, a French national and the sales manager of Aerotechnic. Each of these defendants remains a fugitive. Two defendants based in the U.A.E. have also been indicted in the case. They are Aletra General Trading, a company in Dubai doing business as Erman & Sultan Trading Co, and Syed Amir Ahmed Najfi, an Iranian national and purchaser for Aletra. Najfi remains a fugitive. Three defendants based in Iran have also been charged in the case. They are Sabanican Company, a company in Tehran, and its president, Hassan Seifi, an Iranian national, as well as Reza Seifi, an Iranian national and the managing director of Sabanican Company. Each of these defendants remains at large. As part of the U.S. governments coordinated action against this procurement network, the Commerce Department announced today that it will add the eight defendants in France, Iran and the U.A.E. to its Entity List. The Entity List provides notice to the public that certain exports, re-exports and transfers (in-country) to parties identified on the Entity List require a license from the Commerce Department, and that availability of license exceptions in such transactions is limited. All eight parties

will be added to the Entity List with a licensing requirement for all items subject to the Commerce Department export regulations and with a presumption of denial. The Charges According to the charges, the defendants conspired to export components for attack helicopters and fighter jets to Iran without obtaining the required U.S. export licenses. These components included military parts for the Bell AH-1 attack helicopter, the UH-1 Huey attack helicopter, as well as the F-5 and F-4 fighter jets. Defendant Najfi and his firm in the U.A.E. are alleged to have placed orders and purchased military aircraft parts, including those for the Bell AH-1 attack helicopter, from Todd and his company, The Parts Guys, in the United States. Todd and other conspirators then attempted to and did cause the export of the aircraft parts to the U.A.E. Defendant Hank Seifi and his firm in Illinois also allegedly placed orders and purchased U.S. aircraft parts from Todd and his company in Georgia on behalf of Hassan Seifi, Reza Seifi and their company in Iran. According to the charges, Todd and other conspirators then caused these aircraft parts to be exported to Iran via the defendants in France: Sanchez, Teuly and their company, Aerotechnic. The charge of conspiracy carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison, while violating the AECA carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and violating IEEPA carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. Money laundering carries a maximum 20 years in prison, while making false statements carries a maximum of five years in prison. The defendants in this case are alleged to have conspired to defraud the United States by illegally acquiring and exporting fighter jet and attack helicopter components. Keeping such advanced weaponry, which is designed to protect the men and women of our Armed Forces and to defend our national interests, from falling into the hands of state sponsors of terror has never been more important, said Todd Hinnen, Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security. Through coordinated law enforcement efforts, we have cut off more than a branch of this illegal supply tree; we have MEMBERS page 4

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James Whitey Bulger and Catherine Greig Arrested in California by the FBI
McNabb Associates, P.C. (Federal Criminal Defense Lawyers)
Submitted at 8:55 AM June 23, 2011

The Associated Press (AP) on June 23, 2011 released the following: By BRIAN MELLEY and GREG RISLING Associated Press SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) Boston mob boss James Whitey Bulger was captured near Los Angeles 16 years after his run from the law sparked an international manhunt and served as a major embarrassment to the FBI as their onetime informant eluded authorities. The FBI finally caught the 81-year-old Bulger at a residence in Santa Monica along with his longtime girlfriend Catherine Greig on Wednesday, just days after the government launched a publicity campaign to locate the fugitive mobster, said Steven Martinez, FBIs assistant director in charge in Los Angeles. The arrest was based on a tip from the campaign, he said. Bulger, who was an inspiration for the 2006 Martin Scorsese film, The Departed, is wanted for his alleged role in 19 murders. One victim was shot between the eyes in a parking lot at his country club in Oklahoma. Another was gunned down in broad daylight on a South Boston street to prevent him from talking about the killing in Oklahoma. Others were taken out for running afoul of Bulgers gambling enterprises. He left a trail of bodies, said Tom Duffy, a retired state police major who was one of the lead investigators in the criminal case against Bulger. You did not double-cross him. If you did, you were dead. Bulger provided information on a rival gang to the FBI, then fled in January 1995 when a former agent told him he was about to be indicted. The FBI had been conducting surveillance in the area where Bulger was arrested, said police Sgt. Rudy Flores, who gave no details of the arrest. Agents swarmed around Bulgers building late Wednesday, hours after the arrests in a neighborhood of two and three-story apartment buildings. Bulger lived on the third floor of The Princess Eugenia, a three-story, 28-unit building of one and two-bedroom apartments three blocks from a bluff that overlooks the Pacific Ocean. Neighbors said the couple did not stand out. Barbara Gluck, who lives on the same floor as Bulger and Greig, said she didnt know their names but recognized them

from photos on the Internet after she heard about their arrest. Gluck described Greig as sweet and lovely and said they would have girl talk when they ran into each other in the building. Bulger became angry whenever he saw the two of them talking, and would say, Stop talking to her, Gluck said. He was nasty, she added. At one point, (Greig) said (Bulger) has a rage issue. Bulger and Greig were scheduled to appear in Los Angeles federal court Thursday. He faces a series of federal charges including murder, conspiracy to commit murder, narcotics distribution, extortion and money laundering, while the 60-year-old Greig is charged with harboring a fugitive. The arrest brings an end to a manhunt that received worldwide attention as the FBI received reported sightings of Bulger and Greig from all over the United States and parts of Europe. In many of those sightings, investigators could not confirm whether it was Bulger who was spotted or a lookalike. The investigation touched the highest level of Massachusetts politics. Bulgers younger brother, William, was one of the most powerful politicians in the state, leading the Massachusetts Senate for 17 years and later serving as president of the University of Massachusetts for seven years. He resigned his post in August 2003 amid pressure from then-Gov. Mitt Romney and Attorney General Thomas Reilly. William Bulger told a congressional committee that he spoke to his brother shortly after he went on the run in 1995 but had no idea about his whereabouts. He declined to comment to the Boston Globe about his brothers arrest. For many years, William Bulger was able to avoid any tarnish from his brothers alleged crimes. But in August 2003, he resigned his post as president of UMass amid pressure from then-Gov. Mitt Romney and Attorney General Thomas Reilly. Bulger, nicknamed Whitey for his shock of bright platinum hair, grew up in a gritty South Boston housing project, and went on to become Bostons most notorious gangster. Along with Stephen The Rifleman Flemmi, he led the violent Winter Hill Gang, a largely Irish mob that ran loansharking, gambling and drug rackets in the Boston area. U.S. Attorney Donald K. Stern said in 2000 that the two were responsible for a reign of intimidation and murder that spanned 25 years.

Prosecutors said he went on the run after being warned by John Connolly Jr., an FBI agent in Boston who had made Bulger an informant 20 years earlier. Connolly was convicted of racketeering in May 2002 for protecting Bulger and Flemmi, also an FBI informant. Bulger provided the Boston FBI with information on his gangs main rival, the New England Mob, in an era when bringing down the Mafia was one of the FBIs top national priorities. But the Boston FBI office was sharply criticized when the extent of Bulgers alleged crimes and his cozy relationship with the FBI became public in the late 1990s. A congressional committee, in a draft report issued in 2003, blasted the FBI for its use of Bulger and other criminals as informants, calling it one of the greatest failures in the history of federal law enforcement. After he fled, Bulger became one of the nations most-hunted fugitives. With a place next to Osama bin Laden on the FBIs Ten Most Wanted list, he had a $2 million reward on his head. In September 2002, the FBI received the most reliable tip in three years when a British businessman who had met Bulger eight years earlier said he spotted Bulger on a London street. After the sighting, the FBIs multiagency violent fugitive task force in Boston and inspectors from New Scotland Yard scoured London hotels, Internet cafes and gyms in search of Bulger. The FBI also released an updated sketch, using the businessmans description of Bulger as tan, white-haired and sporting a gray goatee. On Monday, the FBI announced a new publicity campaign and accompanying public service ad that asked people, particularly women, to be on the lookout for Greig. The 30-second ad started running Tuesday in 14 television markets to which Bulger may have ties and was to air during programs popular with women roughly Greigs age. The new campaign pointed out that Greig had several plastic surgeries before going on the lam and was known to frequent beauty salons. On Thursday, Bulgers picture on the Ten Most Wanted list was spanned by a red banner that said Captured. Greigs photo, with the same banner, was displayed prominently. John Weiskopf, who lives across the JAMES page 4

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cut off the tree at its trunk. These parts have a military purpose, and I am determined to see that they are not used to harm the United States, its soldiers, citizens or friends. This type of criminal activity should remind each of us that we must be ever vigilant in our efforts to protect our national security. The threat is very real, and comes from even the least suspected places, including middle Georgia, said U.S. Attorney Michael Moore. The illegal export of U.S. weapons and military technology presents a direct threat to our national security, said Brock Nicholson, Special Agent-in-Charge of ICE-HSI in Atlanta. This investigation demonstrates the importance of preventing our military equipment from falling into the wrong hands, where it could potentially be used against our military members, our homeland and our allies. Enforcing U.S. export laws is one of our top priorities, and we will continue working with our law enforcement partners to ensure that those who put our country at risk are discovered and brought forward for prosecution. Brian D. Lamkin, Special Agent-inCharge, FBI Atlanta, stated: The cooperative efforts among the FBI, ICE

and U.S. Commerce was critical in bringing this case forward for prosecution by the U.S. Department of Justice. The enforcement of U.S. laws that prohibit the acquisition of specified defense related items is paramount to national security and is a daunting task when back dropped against the vast movement of legitimate international trade that occurs every day in the U.S. The FBI is pleased with the role that it has played in this multi-agency enforcement effort. The Commerce Departments Office of Export Enforcement (OEE) dedicates one hundred percent of its resources to enforcing export laws, and todays case is the result of ongoing cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the FBI to protect our national security, said Robert Luzzi, Special Agent-in-Charge of OEEs Miami Field Office. Parties who export to embargoed destinations such as Iran will be pursued and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. This case was investigated by ICE Homeland Security Investigations in Atlanta, FBI Atlanta Field Division and the Department of Commerces OEE. The prosecution is being handled by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jennifer Kolman

and Danial E. Bennett from the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Middle District of Georgia and Trial Attorneys Ryan P. Fayhee and Brandon L. Van Grack from the Counterespionage Section of the Justice Departments National Security Division. The public is reminded that an indictment contains mere allegations and that defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. Attached is the Superseding Indictment Case No. 5:10-CR-58-MTT. To find additional federal criminal news, please read The Federal Crimes Watch Daily. Douglas McNabb and other members of the U.S. law firm practice and write extensively on matters involving Federal Criminal Defense, INTERPOL Red Notice Removal, International Extradition and OFAC SDN List Removal. The author of this blog is Douglas McNabb. Please feel free to contact him directly at mcnabb@mcnabbassociates.com or at one of the offices listed above.

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street from Bulgers Santa Monica building, said he recognized Bulger when he saw his photo on the Internet. I recognized him. I said `Holy Smokes, he said. From what I understand, these were really gracious easy-going people, Weiskopf said. They dont come out with fangs, they just blended in." To find additional federal criminal news, please read The Federal Crimes Watch Daily. Douglas McNabb and other members of

the U.S. law firm practice and write extensively on matters involving Federal Criminal Defense, INTERPOL Red Notice Removal, International Extradition and OFAC SDN List Removal. The author of this blog is Douglas McNabb. Please feel free to contact him directly at mcnabb@mcnabbassociates.com or at one of the offices listed above.

American Fugitive Kenneth Craig Arrested in Brazil

(U.S. Marshals Service News)
Submitted at 11:36 AM June 23, 2011

June 23, 2011 - Kenneth Andrew Craig was arrested Tuesday by Brazilian Federal Police at Galeo International Airport. Craig, 42, was being sought by Florida authorities pursuant to arrest warrants issued in 1999 by the Broward County Sheriffs Office on charges of sexual exploitation of a minor, sex performance with a minor and sexual assault of a minor.