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Muhammed Omar Mullahkhel, Ajmal Omar Mullahkhel, Bilqis Shahnaz Mullahkhel, Nargas Parwana Mullahkhel, Abdul Subur Mumtaz Mullahkhel, and AJs Kwik Mart Indicted in 20 Counts by a Federal Grand Jury in Salt Lake City
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Submitted at 8:12 PM July 6, 2011

The U.S. Attorneys Office District of Utah on July 6, 2011 released the following: AJs Kwik Mart, Five Individuals Charged in Alleged Scheme to Defraud Nutrition Assistance Program SALT LAKE CITY A federal grand jury returned a 20-count indictment Wednesday afternoon charging AJs Kwik Mart in Salt Lake City and five individuals with violations of federal law in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), operated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. AJs Kwik Mart is a small convenience store located at 268 South Main Street. It carries small food and convenience items such as soft drinks, chips, candy, canned soups, pastas, prepared sandwiches, and miscellaneous snack items, among other things. Charged in the indictment along with the business are Muhammed Omar Mullahkhel, aka Omar Mullahkhel, age 59, and Ajmal Omar Mullahkhel, aka AJ, age 24, both of West Valley City; and Bilqis Shahnaz Mullahkhel, age 26; Nargas Parwana Mullahkhel, age 28; and Abdul Subur Mumtaz Mullahkhel, aka Mumtaz, all of Salt Lake City. A summons will be issued to each defendant to appear in federal court for an arraignment. (No date has been set.) The indictment includes one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud; 13 counts of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits fraud; one count of access device fraud; and five counts of money laundering. The charges

follow an investigation by agents of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Inspector General and the FBI. The SNAP program provides assistance to low-income individuals and families to purchase food. States are given authority to determine eligibility and to certify recipients who qualify for the program. In Utah, SNAP benefits are administered by the Utah State Department of Workforce Services. Approved applicants are given a benefits transactions card, similar to a bank debit card, linked to a SNAP account. Benefits for recipients are electronically encoded to the account on a monthly basis to allow beneficiaries to purchase eligible food items. SNAP card benefits can only be exchanged for eligible food items and can only be used at authorized stores. SNAP benefits may not be redeemed for cash. The indictment alleges the defendants devised a scheme to redeem SNAP benefits for cash paid in amounts less than the amounts charged to the SNAP benefits cards. On multiple occasions between December 2007 and May 2011, according to the indictment, a SNAP benefits card would be presented to an employee of the store, along with a request to redeem the value on the card for cash. Employees would require the customer to purchase a nominal amount of food or non-food items, such as cigarettes, and in one or more card transactions would process the purchase and an additional amount up to the SNAP benefit limit on the card. The indictment alleges approximately 50 percent of the cash value of the transaction over the value of the merchandised purchased would be refunded to the customer and the other 50 percent would be kept by the store. The full value of the transaction would

subsequently be deposited by electronic funds transfer into the bank account of AJs Kwik Mart. A portion of the excess SNAP benefits purchased would be allocated to various employees of the store, the indictment alleges. AJs Kwik Mart was authorized to accept SNAP benefits on March 3, 2004. According to the indictment, on an application to participate as a SNAP retailer, Muhammed Omar Mullahkhel reported estimated annual food sales of items eligible for purchase with SNAP benefits of $175,000. A.J.s Kwik Mart redeemed approximately $1,371,600 in SNAP benefits during the period of December 2007 to February 2011. The potential maximum penalty for conspiracy to commit wire fraud is up to 20 years in prison. SNAP benefits fraud carries a potential five-year penalty. The potential penalty for access device fraud is up to 15 years in prison and money laundering is up to 10 years. Indictments are not findings of guilt. Individuals charged in indictments are presumed innocent unless or until proven guilty in court. 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.

Brooklyn Neurologist Pleads Guilty in Health Care Fraud Scheme

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Submitted at 5:48 PM July 6, 2011

Leonard Langman, M.D., a neurologist who owned and operated a Brooklyn, N.Y., medical clinic pleaded guilty today for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare; the U.S. Department of Labor,

Office of Workers Compensation Programs; the New York State Workers Compensation Board; the New York State Insurance Fund and various private health insurance carriers, announced the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services.

Assistant Attorney General Varney Announces Departure from Antitrust Division

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Submitted at 6:05 PM July 6, 2011

Christine Varney, Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust Division, announced her resignation from the Department of Justice today, effective as of Aug. 5, 2011.

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Louis Gendason, Kimberly Mackey, John Incandela, and Marcos Echevarria Charged by a Criminal Complaint with Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud
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Submitted at 2:18 PM July 6, 2011

The U.S. Department of Justice on July 6, 2011 released the following: Coinciding with One-Year Anniversary of Operation Stolen Dreams, Three Loan Officers and a Title Agent Charged in $2.5 Million Reverse Mortgage and Loan Modification Scheme WASHINGTON The Justice Department announced today the unsealing of a criminal information earlier today, charging four defendants Louis Gendason, 42, of Delray Beach, Fla.; Kimberly Mackey, 46, of Pittsburgh; John Incandela, 24, and Marcos Echevarria, 29, both of Palm Beach, Fla. with conspiracy to commit wire fraud involving a nation-wide reverse mortgage scam that defrauded elderly borrowers, financial institutions and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). A reverse mortgage allows borrowers, who are at least 62 years of age, to convert the equity in their homes into a monthly stream of income, or a line of credit. Three of the defendants made their initial appearances at the federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., earlier today. If convicted, the defendants each face a statutory maximum term of up to 30 years in prison and a fine of up to $1 million. These charges coincide with the one-year anniversary of Operation Stolen Dreams, the departments anti-mortgage fraud enforcement initiative announced by Attorney General Eric Holder last June. These latest charges demonstrate the departments continued commitment to the identification and eradication of mortgage fraud. The scheme charged today contains many of the characteristics common to mortgage fraud around the country. The information charges Louis Gendason, John Incandela and Marcos Echevarria with using a Florida-based loan modification business known as Lower My Debts.com L.L.C. as a front to identify elderly borrowers who were financially-vulnerable. They are alleged to have in their capacity as loan officers at 1st Continental Mortgage LLC. solicited borrowers to refinance their existing mortgages with a reverse mortgage loan financed by Genworth Financial Home Equity Access Inc. To induce Genworth and HUD to fund and insure the reverse mortgage loans, the defendants allegedly changed the unwitting borrowers real

estate appraisal reports to fraudulently represent equity in the properties. The information alleges that Gendason, Incandela and Echevarria originated fraudulent loans on properties located in seven different states between May 2009 and November 2010 exceeding $2.5 million. As a further part of the charged conspiracy, a fourth defendant, Kimberly Mackey, a licensed title agent and proprietor of the Pittsburgh title agency Real Estate One Land Services Inc., fraudulently closed the Genworth loans by failing to pay off the seniors existing liens. Instead, Mackey wired nearly $1 million in Genworth loan proceeds to the business checking account for Lower My Debts.com. She conspired to conceal the fraudulent loan closings from financial institutions by preparing written settlement documents which falsely represented that the borrowers existing mortgages had, in fact, been paid off. In some instances, after Mackey wired the loan proceeds to bank accounts in Florida controlled by her co-conspirators, she is alleged to have assisted them with defrauding the banks holding the borrowers first mortgages by negotiating fake short sales. This was designed to induce these banks to release their valid liens on the seniors properties at a fraction of their existing loan balance. All of the defendants are accused of pocketing the illegally-obtained loan proceeds. Protecting Americans from financial fraud is one of our top priorities, said Tony West, Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Departments Civil Division. With these charges, we are taking another important step in the effort we began with Operation Stolen Dreams by holding accountable those whom we believe lined their own pockets with money that should have gone to help vulnerable seniors. These defendants preyed on senior citizens on fixed and modest incomes. While legitimate loan modifications and reverse mortgages are useful tools to help those who need it, we will remain vigilant to make sure these tools are not misused by those who seek to line their own pockets, said Wifredo Ferrer, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida. We urge potential borrowers to use caution when entrusting their homes and savings to those offering financial alternatives, including loan modifications

and reverse mortgages. This case was investigated by agents from the HUD-Office of Inspector General; the Internal Revenue ServiceCriminal Investigation; the U.S. Postal Inspection Service; the FBI Miami Field Office; and the state of Floridas Office of Financial Regulation. The case was prosecuted by Trial Attorney Kevin J. Larsen from the Civil Divisions Office of Consumer Protection Litigation, along with Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jeffrey H. Kay and Thomas P. Lanigan from the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Southern District of Florida. Anyone with knowledge of such schemes is encouraged to contact the HUD hotline at 1-800-347-3735. Initiated in June 2010, Operation Stolen Dreams targeted mortgage fraudsters throughout the country and was the largest collective enforcement effort ever brought to bear in confronting mortgage fraud. The operation was organized by the Mortgage Fraud Working Group of President Obamas interagency Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force, which was established to lead an aggressive, coordinated and proactive effort to investigate and prosecute financial crimes. The Presidents Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force includes representatives from a broad range of federal agencies, regulatory authorities, inspectors general, and state and local law enforcement who, working together, bring to bear a powerful array of criminal and civil enforcement resources. Operation Stolen Dreams targeted 1,517 criminal defendants nationwide, included 525 arrests, and involved an estimated loss of more than $3 billion. The operation also resulted in 191 civil enforcement actions and the recovery of more than $196 million. Combating mortgage fraud continues to be a primary focus of the Civil Division. Since the end of Operation Stolen Dreams last June, Civil Division attorneys have continued to vigorously pursue mortgage fraud cases throughout the country, working with our partners in the U.S. Attorneys Offices and various federal agencies, specifically including HUD. 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 LOUIS page 6

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Luis Enrique Ramirez, Former Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Inspector, Sentenced to 204 Months in Federal Prison
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Submitted at 9:45 PM July 6, 2011

The U.S. Attorneys Office Southern District of Texas on July 6, 2011 released the following: Former Customs and Border Protection Inspector Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Term BROWNSVILLE, Texas Former Customs and Border Protection (CBP) inspector Luis Enrique Ramirez, 39, has been sentenced to a total of 204 months in federal prison, United States Attorney Jos Angel Moreno announced today. Ramirez, of Brownsville, Texas, was convicted in March 2011, following his guilty plea to conspiring to transport certain aliens within the United States, bringing in a certain aliens into the United States for private financial gain, accepting bribes in his capacity as a government official and possessing with intent to distribute a quantity exceeding five kilograms of cocaine. Ramirez, 38, of Brownsville, pleaded guilty on March 3, 2011. At that time, Ramirez admitted that between November 2007 and January 2009, while employed as a CBP officer, he was a member of a drug trafficking organization. He admitted that on Dec. 17, 2008, he allowed a coconspirator to drive a vehicle laden with

12 Kilograms of cocaine into the United States via a vehicle primary inspection lane he was manning at the time. Ramirez also admitted that between July 2008 through January 2009, he conspired with others to bring illegal aliens into the United States and to transport them furthering their illegal presence in the United States for commercial advantage and private financial gain and accepting bribes to influence him in his official capacity as a CBP officer. Ramirez received the statutory maximum 120 months for each of the two counts of alien smuggling counts, the statutory maximum of 180 months for the bribery conviction, as well as 204 months for drug smuggling. All sentences are to run concurrently. Following his prison term, he will also serve 10 years of supervised release. As part of his sentence, U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen also entered a money judgment in the amount of $500,000 against the defendant, a sum representing the proceeds of Ramirezs criminal activity, to the United States. Ramirezs sentence includes upward adjustments or increases in his calculated sentencing guideline range because he recruited other individuals, he was a public official, he received more than one bribe, he received more than $5,000 in bribes and he was in a high level or

sensitive position and used his position as a public official to facilitate the illegal entry persons and narcotics into United States. Ramirez has been in custody since his arrest where he will remain pending transfer to a Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near future where he will serve out his sentence. This case was investigated by agents of the FBIs Brownsville Resident office, Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility, Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General and CBP Office Of Internal Affairs. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Angel Castro. 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.

George L. Beck, Jr. Sworn in as U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama
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Submitted at 8:30 PM July 6, 2011

The U.S. Attorneys Office Middle District of Alabama on July 6, 2011 released the following: Montgomery, Alabama George L. Beck, Jr., was sworn in today and immediately took over his duties as the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama. Mr. Beck was nominated by President Obama on March 31, 2011, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 30, 2011. George Beck, a resident of Santuck, Alabama, was sworn in this morning as United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama by United States
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Submitted at 11:28 AM July 6, 2011

District Judge W. Keith Watkins. Mr. Beck was born in Geneva, Alabama. He served as Deputy Attorney General for the State of Alabama for eight years and Judge Advocate General for the Corps of Alabama Army National Guard for over thirty years, retiring at the rank of Colonel. He joined the private law firm of Capell & Howard in January 2004 where he remained until he was confirmed as U.S. Attorney. Mr. Beck has successfully handled numerous class actions and participated in at least two landmark Alabama Supreme Court class action decisions. Mr. [Beck] received his undergraduate degree from Auburn University and his law degree from the University of Reynaldo Orozco was sentenced to 18 months in prison by U.S. District Court

Alabama. He is married to Carlotta and has 3 children and 8 grandchildren. 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.

Miami Contractor Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Employment Tax Fraud

Judge Adalberto Jordan for filing a false employment tax return.

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David Aric Ladewig, a U.S. Citizen Living and Working in Mexico, Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography
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Submitted at 10:04 AM July 6, 2011

The U.S. Attorneys Office Southern District of Texas on July 5, 2011 released the following: HOUSTON David Aric Ladewig, 43, has pleaded guilty today to one count of possession of child pornography before U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes, United States Attorney Jos Angel Moreno announced today. The investigation began on Sept. 9, 2010, when U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers at Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston conducted an inbound inspection on Continental Airlines passenger David Ladewig, arriving on an international flight from Cancun, Mexico, where he was living and working at the time. During the inspection, it was discovered that Ladewig was a match for an individual suspected of downloading and collecting child pornography. Ladewig, who was transporting a laptop computer and an external hard drive, was asked for the items in order for CBP officers to conduct an inspection and forensic exam. Ladewig was allowed to continue to Michigan where he was visiting family.

During the forensic analysis, it was determined that both the laptop computer and the external hard drive contained approximately 1,439 images of child pornography and 81 videos of child pornography that had been downloaded using the Internet. The forensic exam of the laptop revealed that Ladewig had visited certain websites and that Limewire and Frostwire, peer-topeer file sharing programs, were present. Ladewig was arrested in October 2010 as he was returning to Cancun. He has been detained in federal custody since his arrest. Ladewig faces a sentence of up to 10 years imprisonment and a maximum fine of $250,000 as possible punishment at his sentencing set for Oct. 3, 2011. Upon completion of any prison term imposed, Ladewig also faces a maximum of life on supervised release during which the court can impose a number of special conditions designed to protect children and prohibit the use of the Internet. This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by United States Attorneys Offices

and the Criminal Divisions Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov. The charges against Ladewig are the result of an investigation conducted by the Houston office of Homeland Security Investigations. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Stabe. 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.

James Boyd Waived Indictment and Pleaded Guilty to Wire Fraud and Tax Evasion
McNabb Associates, P.C. (Federal Criminal Defense Lawyers)
Submitted at 9:02 PM July 6, 2011

The U.S. Attorneys Office Central District of Illinois on July 6, 2011 (states July 7, 2011) released the following: Peoria Heights CPA Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Client; Tax Evasion Peoria, Ill. A Peoria-area certified public accountant, James Boyd, waived indictment today and pled guilty to one count each of wire fraud and tax evasion as charged in an information filed by the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Central District of Illinois. Boyd, 57, of Peoria Heights, admitted to defrauding former clients and their associated corporations of approximately $850,000 and failure to pay approximately $175,288 in federal taxes. Boyd appeared today before U.S. District Judge Michael M. Mihm. Sentencing is scheduled on September 20, 2011. During todays court hearing and in court

documents, Boyd admitted that beginning in about 2000, he wrote unauthorized checks to himself from the corporate accounts of one of his clients. The funds were then used for personal expenses. Additionally, Boyd admitted that he paid personal credit card bills out of the corporations accounts and set up his personal American Express credit card to have the payments automatically debited from the corporations account. To conceal the embezzlement, Boyd admitted that he classified a number of the checks written to himself as owner distribution in the books and records he maintained for the corporations. Boyd further admitted that he failed to file personal federal tax returns for the years 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2008, and that he filed a false tax return for 2007 that omitted the embezzled income because he was seeking college financial aid for a family member.

For the offense of wire fraud, the maximum statutory penalty is up to 20 years in prison; for tax evasion the penalty is up to five years in prison. The case was investigated by the Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service. The case is being prosecuted by Supervisory Assistant U.S. Attorney Darilynn J. Knauss. 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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Jason Michael Lall, John Pierre Griffin, John DaSilva Paz, and Albert Richard Indicted by a Houston Federal Grand Jury for an Alleged Identity Theft Scheme
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Submitted at 9:32 PM July 6, 2011

The U.S. Attorneys Office Southern District of Texas on July 6, 2011 released the following: Four Indicted for Identity Theft Scheme HOUSTON Four area men have been indicted for taking part in an identity theft ring at various banks in the Houston area, United States Attorney Jos Angel Moreno announced today. Jason Michael Lall, 38, John Pierre Griffin, 32, John DaSilva Paz, 27, all residents of Houston, and Albert Richard, 51, of Missouri City, Texas, are all charged with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and two counts of access device fraud. Hall and Richard are also charged with two counts of aggravated identity theft, while Griffin and Paz are charged with one and three counts of aggravated identity theft, respectively. All four men were arrested by criminal complaint on June 3, 2011, and appeared before a U.S. Magistrate Judge on June 10, 2011. Paz and Richard are currently out on bond, while Lall and Griffin are

currently being held in custody without bond. All four men appeared in court today for formal arraignment proceedings, at which time all entered a plea of not guilty to the charges. The case is currently set for trial on Aug. 29, 2011, before U.S. District Court Judge Melinda Harmon. According to the allegations in the indictment returned at the end of June, beginning in August 2009, the defendants took part in a scheme in which overlay devices were manufactured to be placed on ATM machines in order to capture the identifying information of bank customers. The defendants rented vehicles and spray-painted and otherwise obstructed bank surveillance equipment in order to make themselves more difficult to identify. The information captured from the various ATM machines was then reencoded onto fraudulent cards that were used to withdraw money in excess of $400,000 from various area bank locations. The maximum penalty, upon conviction, for conspiracy to commit bank fraud is up to 30 years in prison and a fine up to $1 million, while a conviction for each count of access device fraud is up to 10 years in

prison and a fine up to $250,000. Each count of aggravated identity theft carries a maximum penalty, upon conviction, of two years in prison to run consecutively with any other sentence and a fine of up to $250,000. The investigation leading to the charges was conducted by the United States Secret Service. Assistant United States Attorney Andrew Leuchtmann will be prosecuting the case. An indictment is a formal accusation of criminal conduct, not evidence. A defendant is presumed innocent unless convicted through due process of law. 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.

Anthony V. Foster Indicted by a Federal Grand Jury with Public Corruption Charges
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Submitted at 8:40 PM July 6, 2011

The U.S. Attorneys Office Middle District of Florida on July 5, 2011 released the following: ST. PETERSBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT DETECTIVE INDICTED Tampa, Florida United States Attorney Robert E. ONeill announces the return of a seven-count indictment by a grand jury charging Anthony V. Foster (39, St. Petersburg) with public corruption charges. Counts one through six charge Foster with a wire fraud scheme to deprive the public of honest services. Count seven charges Foster with attempted extortion under color of official right. If convicted, Foster faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison, per count. The indictment also notifies Foster that the United States intends to forfeit $7,400 and a Samsung Television, which are alleged to be traceable to proceeds of the offense.

Foster was first arrested pursuant to a federal complaint on June 8, 2011. According to the charging documents, Foster, who worked as a detective for the St. Petersburg Police Department (SPPD), told one of his sources that he would contact state authorities involved in the sources state criminal cases to provide positive information about the source in exchange for Fosters personal receipt of cash and property payments. Sometime thereafter, Foster and the source met so that Foster could secure cash and property payments from the source. According to the indictment, Foster sent and received text messages to coordinate the meetings with the source. The indictment also alleges that Foster contacted state authorities involved with the sources state criminal cases, identified himself as a detective with the SPPD, and provided positive information about the sources involvement in various SPPD investigations. The indictment further alleges that Foster caused other SPPD officials to also contact state

authorities on behalf of the source. An indictment is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed a violation of the federal criminal laws, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until, proven guilty. This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jay G. Trezevant. 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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Kenzie McKay Pleaded Guilty in Federal Court to a Charge of Distribution of a Controlled Substance, Methamphetamine
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Submitted at 9:59 AM July 6, 2011

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The U.S. Attorneys Office District of North Dakota on July 5, 2011 released the following: FARGO United States Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon announced that on July 5, 2011, Kenzie McKay of Fort Totten, North Dakota, pleaded guilty before United States District Court Judge Ralph R. Erickson to a charge of distribution of a controlled substance. McKay, 36, pleaded guilty to selling five bags (total weight .60 grams) of methamphetamine at a church parking lot on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation in January of 2010. The charge of distribution of a controlled substance carries a statutory maximum penalty of 20 years imprisonment. The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Indian Affairs/Drug Enforcement

Administration, North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Devils Lake Police Department. Sentencing for McKay has been scheduled for Tuesday, September 13, 2011, in United States District Court in Grand Forks, North Dakota, at 11:00 a.m. Assistant United States Attorney Janice M. Morley is prosecuting the case. 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.

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.

Lets Read! Lets Move!

Tracy Russo (USDOJ: Justice Blog)
Submitted at 5:48 PM July 6, 2011

In an effort to combat childhood obesity and summer learning loss, the Department of Justice joined the U.S. Department of Education to address young audiences throughout the nation as part of the Lets Read. Lets Move. campaign. Earlier today, Attorney General Eric Holder participated in the first Lets Read. Lets Move. summer enrichment event at the Department [...]

Lisa Marie Rasho Pleads Guilty To Violating Sex Offender Registration Act
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Submitted at 8:49 PM July 6, 2011

Coinciding with One-Year Anniversary of Operation Stolen Dreams, Three Loan Officers and a Title Agent Charged in $2.5 Million Reverse Mortgage and Loan Modification Scheme
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Submitted at 2:43 PM July 6, 2011

The U.S. Attorneys Office District of Idaho on July 6, 2011 released the following: Lisa Marie Rasho, 32, formerly of Boise, Idaho, pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to violating the Sex Offender Notification and Registration Act (SORNA), U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. According to the plea agreement, Rasho was required to register by reason of her 2009 conviction in Ada County for the crime of sexual abuse of a minor child under the age of sixteen years. Rasho admitted that she left Idaho and traveled to Michigan in November 2010 and knowingly failed to register and update a registration as required by SORNA. Rasho

was arrested in Michigan. Sentencing is set for September 26, 2011, before United States District Judge Edward J. Lodge. The case was investigated by the United States Marshals Service. 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.

The Justice Department announced today the unsealing of a criminal information earlier today, charging four defendants with conspiracy to commit wire fraud involving a nation-wide reverse mortgage scam that defrauded elderly borrowers, financial institutions and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Justice Department Obtains Comprehensive Agreement Regarding the State of Delaware's Mental Health System
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Submitted at 9:57 AM July 6, 2011

Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez Holds a Press Conference Regarding Delawares Mental Health System
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Submitted at 11:37 AM July 6, 2011

The Justice Department today announced that it has entered into a comprehensive agreement with the state of Delaware that will transform Delawares mental health system and resolve violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

"Todays agreement will bring Delaware into compliance with the ADA and the

Olmstead decision by building a comprehensive, community-based mental health system," said Assistant Attorney General Perez.

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Louisiana Oil Refinery VicePresident Pleads Guilty to Air Pollution Causing Negligent Endangerment
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Submitted at 4:07 PM July 6, 2011

FBI Response to Recent Editorial Regarding DIOG Revisions

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Submitted at 6:00 AM July 6, 2011

The vice-president and general manager of the Pelican Refinery in Lake Charles, La., today pleaded guilty to federal negligent endangerment charges under the Clean Air Act before U.S. District Judge Richard T. Haik in Lafayette, La.

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Assistant Attorney General Tony West Delivers Remarks at Operation Rescue Me Press Conference
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Submitted at 2:59 PM July 6, 2011

"And as Attorney General Eric Holder has often said, two of the Departments highest priorities are fighting financial fraud and protecting our most vulnerable citizens, such as our elder citizens," said Assistant Attorney General West.