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Superseding Indictment Returned Against Pharmacist and Six Co-Conspirators for Alleged Distribution of Oxycodone; False Tax Returns
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Submitted at 10:46 AM August 30, 2011
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on August 29, 2011 released the following: NEWARK, NJA 26-count superseding indictment was filed today against pharmacist Vincent Hsia, the proprietor of Lincoln Pharmacy Network, located in Edison, New Jersey, and six additional individuals, relating to the distribution of oxycodone, a Schedule II controlled substance, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. The superseding indictment charges the following individuals with possessing with intent to distribute and conspiring to distribute oxycodone: Vincent Hsia, 51, Flemington, New Jersey; Ryan Otskey, 36, Lyndhurst, New Jersey; Ivan Lugo, 34, Elizabeth, New Jersey; Cheryle Sutter, 31, Carteret, New Jersey; Keith Thompson, 33, Newark, New Jersey; Gary Cross, 27, Roseland, New Jersey; and Angelo Cifelli, 33, Nutley, New Jersey. The superseding indictment further charges that Hsia filed false individual and corporate 2008 and 2009 tax returns. Specifically, the superseding indictment alleges that Hsia intentionally failed to report approximately $275,000 in income on his personal income tax returns for the tax years 2008 and 2009. In addition, Hsia allegedly misstated Lincoln Pharmacys corporate tax returns by intentionally failing to include more than $1.2 million in gross receipts earned by the pharmacy during the 2008 and 2009 tax years. The superseding indictment was preceded by the filing of a criminal complaint, which was unsealed on April 6, 2010, charging Hsia and seven additional individuals with conspiracy to distribute
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oxycodone. Except for Hsia and Thompson, the original defendants have all pleaded guilty before the Honorable Susan D. Wigenton, United States District Judge, as follows: Pasquale Pugliese, 35, Kenilworth, New Jersey (plea July 14, 2010); Marc Calabria, 33, Nutley, New Jersey (plea September 15, 2010); Michael Caviness, 50, Newark, New Jersey (plea October 7, 2010); Thomas Giaimo, 29, Nutley, New Jersey (plea October 7, 2010); Jason Caracappa, 31, Manalapan, New Jersey (plea October 12, 2010); and John Dechiara, 20, Iselin, New Jersey (plea October 18, 2010);. Finally, Edwin Martinez, 26, of Fords, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute oxycodone before Judge Wigenton on April 27, 2011. In addition, criminal complaints previously were filed in federal court against Otskey, Lugo, Sutter, Cross and Cifelli. Specifically, the complaint filed against Otskey, Mag. No. 10-3213 (PS), alleged that he obtained blank prescriptions from the High Mountain Health clinic in North Haledon, New Jersey, that were filled by Hsia for in excess of 61,000 oxycodone pills, which pills were subsequently redistributed. Similarly, the criminal complaint filed against Cross, Mag. No. 11-8055 (MCA), alleged that Cross obtained blank prescriptions from Town Medical Associates in Verona, New Jersey, which he and his co-conspirators used to purchase approximately 14,000 oxycodone pills from Hsia at Lincoln Pharmacy. The criminal complaint filed against Sutter and Lugo, Mag. No. 103203 (PS), also alleged that they obtained oxycodone pills from Hsia at Lincoln Pharmacy using prescriptions completed in the names of fictitious patients, and utilized a number of co-conspirators, including Pugliese and Martinez, to fill those fraudulent prescriptions. Finally, the Document filed on August 15, 2011 Plea Agreement
criminal complaint filed against Cifelli, Mag. No. 10-4206 (CCC), alleged that he furthered the conspiracy by driving coconspirators to Lincoln Pharmacy and otherwise assisting with the distribution of oxycodone. Judge Wigenton previously set a trial date of October 4, 2011, in this matter. The oxycodone distribution and conspiracy charges each carry a maximum potential penalty of 20 years of imprisonment and a $1 million fine. The tax charges each carry a maximum potential penalty of three years of imprisonment and a $100,000 fine. U.S. Attorney Fishman credited Special Agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration Tactical Diversion Squad, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Brian R. Crowell; Special Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Michael B. Ward; Special Agents with the Internal Revenue ServiceCriminal Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Victor W. Lessoff; the Newark, Elizabeth, and Nutley, New Jersey police departments; and the Essex County Prosecutors and Sheriffs Offices for the investigation leading to todays superseding indictment. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Anthony J. Mahajan of the Narcotics/Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Unit in Newark. To find additional federal criminal news, please read 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 Sanctions 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. Information
U.S. v. Nautilus Hyosung Holdings, Inc.
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2 Resignations over Operation Fast and Furious

Submitted at 4:11 PM August 30, 2011
The Associated Press (AP) on August 30, 2011 released the following: By PETE YOST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) The acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the U.S. attorney in Arizona resigned Tuesday amid investigations into a flawed law enforcement operation aimed at major gun -trafficking networks on the Southwest border, the Justice Department announced. The operation, known as Fast and Furious, was designed to track small-time gun buyers at several Phoenix-area gun shops up the chain to make cases against major weapons traffickers. It was a response to longstanding criticism of ATF for concentrating on small-time gun violations and failing to attack the kingpins of weapons trafficking. A congressional investigation of the program has turned up evidence that ATF lost track of many of the more than 2,000 guns linked to the operation. The Justice Department inspector general also is looking into the operation at the request of Attorney General Eric Holder. Kenneth Melson will be replaced as ATFs acting chief by B. Todd Jones, the U.S. attorney in Minnesota. With Republicans in Congress and the department bickering over the investigation, Melson finally testified recently to Hill investigators in private. He said his department superiors were doing more damage control than anything and trying to keep the controversy away from top officials. Also leaving was Dennis Burke, U.S. attorney in Arizona, whose office was deeply involved in Operation Fast and Furious. Burke will be replaced on an acting basis by his first assistant, Ann Scheel. In a related change, the line prosecutor in the U.S. Attorneys Office in Phoenix who
worked on the Fast and Furious investigation, Emory Hurley, was reassigned from criminal cases to civil case work, according to an administration official, who spoke on condition of anonymity about the personnel matter. The moves are the latest and most significant effort by the Justice Department to address the controversy. In earlier personnel changes, three ATF agents were laterally transferred starting in May from operational positions to administrative roles. Jones will continue to serve as U.S. attorney when he assumes the top ATF spot on Wednesday. In a statement, Holder called Jones a demonstrated leader who brings a wealth of experience to this position. In an interview, Jones said that ATF personnel have been hugely distracted in some parts of the country with other things and that he plans to listen to people within the agency, then well get everybody refocused, to the extent they are not focused. Melson will become senior adviser on forensic science in the Justice Departments Office of Legal Policy, a development that brought an objection from Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. Instead of reassigning those responsible for Operation Fast and Furious, Holder should oust them, said Cornyn. ATF intelligence analyst Lorren Leadmon testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform committee last month that of more than 2,000 weapons linked to Fast and Furious, some 1,400 have not been recovered. Republican Rep. Darrell Issa of California, chair of the House panel, said in a statement that the reckless disregard for safety that took place in Operation Fast and Furious certainly merits changes. Issa said his committee will pursue its investigation to ensure that blame isnt offloaded on just a few individuals for a matter that involved much higher levels of
the Justice Department. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, whose investigation brought problems with Operation Fast and Furious to light, called for a full accounting from the Justice Department as to who knew what and when, so we can be sure that this illadvised strategy never happens again. The strategy behind Fast and Furious carried the risk that its tracking dimension would be inadequate and some guns would wind up in the hands of criminals in Mexico or the U.S. and be used at crime scenes which did happen to some of the guns. Jones is a former military judge advocate as well as a prosecutor. Holder said, I have great confidence that he will be a strong and steady influence guiding ATF in fulfilling its mission of combating violent crime by enforcing federal criminal laws. The attorney general said Melson brings decades of experience at the department and extensive knowledge in forensic science to his new role. Holder also praised Burke for demonstrating an unwavering commitment to the Justice Department and the U.S. attorneys office, starting over a decade ago when he was a line prosecutor. Burke served as chief of staff to former Gov. Janet Napolitano, now U.S. Homeland Security Secretary and he was a top aide to Napolitano when she was Arizona attorney general. To find additional federal criminal news, please read 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 Sanctions 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.
Department of Justice Announces New Acting Director of ATF and Senior Advisor in the Office of Legal Policy
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Statement of Attorney General Eric Holder on the Resignation of U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona Dennis Burke
The Department of Justice today announced the appointments of U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota B. Todd Jones to serve as Acting Director of
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the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and ATF Acting Director Kenneth Melson to become Senior Advisor on forensic science in the Office of Legal Policy.
U.S. v. Great Lakes Concrete, Inc.

Information Document filed on August 15, 2011
United States Attorney Dennis Burke has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to the Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorneys office, first as a line prosecutor over a decade ago and more recently as United States Attorney," said Attorney General Holder.
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William Morgan, Supervisor of Royal Oak Township, Indicted by a Federal Grand Jury for Allegedly Committing Bribery
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on August 30, 2011 released the following: Supervisor of Royal Oak Township Indicted for Bribery The Supervisor of Royal Oak Township, William Morgan, was indicted by a federal grand jury on 3 counts of bribery, and conspiracy to defraud the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, violate the federal Clean Air Act, and commit bribery, United States Attorney Barbara McQuade announced today. The previously sealed indictment, was unsealed today after the defendants arrest. U.S. Attorney McQuade was joined in the announcement by Andrew G. Arena, Special Agent in Charge of the Detroit, Michigan office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Breck Nowlin, Special Agent in Charge, Office of Inspector General, Housing and Urban Development (HUD-OIG), and Randall K. Ashe, Special Agent in Charge, Environmental Protection Agency, Criminal Enforcement (EPA-CE). The charges involve Morgans alleged criminal conduct in awarding a contract and distributing federal funds that were intended to improve blighted areas by removing dilapidated buildings. The program was run by the HUDs Neighborhood Stabilization Program, a program Morgan supervised for the Township. The indictment alleges that Morgan
received $10,000 from Sureguard/PBM, one of the companies that submitted a bid for the demolition and asbestos removal from an abandoned theater on Eight Mile Road. Despite Morgans efforts to steer the contract to Sureguard/PBM, the Board of Supervisors awarded the contract to another company which submitted a lower bid. The indictment further alleges that Morgan caused a fraudulently inflated change order to be submitted regarding the asbestos removal from the theater. Morgan is further charged with asking for, and receiving payments of $500 and $1,000 from the owner of the company that had won the contract. Public officials have a duty to act in the best interest of the people they serve, McQuade said. When they breach that duty by acting in their own financial interest instead, they will be prosecuted. Andrew Arena, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation said, Public corruption is a top priority for the FBI. We are committed to aggressively pursuing those who steal money from their communities and betray the trust of people to put them into office. Breck J. Nowlin, Special Agent in Charge, said Public corruption at any level strikes at the very heart of representative government. In this case, the very individuals in whom the people have placed their full faith and confidence have squandered that faith in order to personally profit from the programs they are charged to administer. We will continue to work closely with our law enforcement colleagues to root out this
type of corruption and to protect these valued programs. Asbestos can cause cancer and other fatal diseases and has no safe exposure level. Thats why the main question that a public official should ask himself when awarding an asbestos abatement contract is, who can best do the job competently, safely and cost-effectively?, said Randall Ashe, Special Agent in Charge of EPAs criminal enforcement program in Michigan. EPA takes the allegations in the indictment very seriously and we will work closely with our law enforcement partners on this prosecution. An indictment is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt. A defendant is entitled to a fair trial in which it will be the governments burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The case was investigated by special agents of the FBI, H.U.D. Office of Inspector General and U.S. Environmental Division, Criminal Investigation Division. To find additional federal criminal news, please read 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 Sanctions 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.
California Aftermarket Auto Justice Department Settles Fair Housing Lawsuit Against Lights Distributor Agrees to Plead Guilty in Price-Fixing Mississippi Newspaper
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Six MS-13 Gang Members in San Francisco Convicted of Racketeering Charges


A Gulfport, Miss., newspaper has agreed to pay $15,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the Justice Department alleging that the newspaper published advertisements for housing that discriminated against families with children.
U.S. v. Great Lakes Former Washington, D.C., Tax Return Preparer Inc. Pleads Guilty to Preparing False Income Tax Returns Concrete, Criminal Case Filings) (Antitrust Division:
A California aftermarket auto lights distributor has agreed to plead guilty today for its participation in a global conspiracy to fix the prices of aftermarket auto lights.
After a five-month trial, a federal jury today convicted six members of La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, in federal court in San Francisco of racketeering (RICO) conspiracy and related charges.
Onuoha Iggy Nwokoro pleaded guilty in federal district court in Washington,
D.C., to willfully aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false income tax return for 2004.
Document filed on August 25, 2011 Plea Agreement
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Ex-Tech Worker in Mass. Pleads Guilty in Spy Case

ABC News on August 30, 2011 released the following: By RODRIQUE NGOWI Associated Press BOSTON August 31, 2011 (AP) A former employee of a Massachusetts company that helps websites deliver content to users pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of foreign economic espionage for providing trade secrets to an FBI agent posing as an Israeli intelligence officer. Elliot Doxer, 43, admitted at a plea hearing in federal court in Boston to providing trade secrets from Cambridgebased Akamai Technologies Inc. over an 18-month period to the agent, the U.S. Attorneys Office for Massachusetts said in a statement. The prosecutors office said Dozer believed the agent was an Israeli spy. Doxers attorney, Thomas J. Butters, said his client has accepted the responsibility for what he did and he looks forward to his sentencing so that he could put this matter behind him. Doxer, of Brookline, Mass., accepted a plea deal that says he sent an email to the Israeli consulate in June 2006, while he worked in Akamais finance department, offering to provide any information he had
access to that would help Israel in exchange for money. Doxer said in plea documents that his main goal was to help our homeland and our war against our enemies. Israeli officials contacted U.S. authorities about the offer. An FBI agent posed as an Israeli agent in September 2007 and arranged to use a dead drop location to exchange information with Doxer to avoid detection. From then until March 2009, Doxer visited the drop location at least 62 times and provided an extensive list of Akamais customers and employees, including their full contact information and details of contracts, according to the documents. He also described Akamais physical and computer security systems to the agent and said he could travel to Israel and support special operations in his area if needed, according to the documents. Akamai, which provides remote or cloud -based services for its clients, previously said it cooperated with the FBI. Because Akamais information was disclosed only to an undercover agent from the beginning, the information was never in danger of actual exposure outside the company, the U.S. Attorneys office said in a statement. Authorities arrested Doxer in October 2010 and charged him with one count of
wire fraud. That charge will be dismissed at the end of the case as part of the plea agreement. Doxer faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison, a three-year term of supervised release and a $500,000 fine at his Nov. 30 sentencing. We acknowledge the Government of Israel for their cooperation in this investigation, and underscore that the information does not allege that the government of Israel or anyone acting on its behalf committed any offense under U.S. laws in this case, prosecutors said in a statement. We would also like to acknowledge and thank Akamai Technologies Inc. for its assistance throughout all stages of the investigation and prosecution." To find additional federal criminal news, please read 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 Sanctions 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.
At Logan Airport, a New Office Dedicated to Fighting Terrorism Opens

The Boston Globe on August 30, 2011 released the following: By Milton J. Valencia and John R. Ellement, Globe Staff The FBI and Massport today announced the first airport-based office in the nation dedicated to fighting terrorism has opened at Logan Airport, the site of two aircraft hijackings on Sept. 11, 2001. The on-site office, which formally opened in July, will be used by eight federal, state and local law enforcement agencies which participate in the Joint Terrorism Task Force. Its one new level of security for this airport and for the country, said Massport official Edward Freni. It has
the physical presence for all agencies here to respond and communicate quickly. Freni and other officials said the office will not impact travelers directly, and will not be a visible part of the security procedures at Logan. Richard DesLauriers, FBI Special agentin-charge of the Boston office, said that it was essential to have all our partners here together. No one agency can accomplish this important task alone. The 9/11 hijackings led to massive changes in security procedures in daily life and at airports where a new agency, the Transportation Security Administration was created in its aftermath. George Niccara, federal security director for the TSA office that covers Logan, said the tragedy of 9/11 identified numerous pleaded guilty on April 28, 2011, before Senior U.S. District Judge Gustave Diamond to one count of conspiracy to
areas where Americans will vulnerable to attack by terrorists. Since then, however, Niccara said, there are multiple vulnerabilities that have been addressed by the agencies participating at the Logan anti-terrorism office. To find additional federal criminal news, please read 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 Sanctions 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.
Pittsburgh Crips Gang Member Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

engage in a racketeering enterprise. Rayshawn Malachi, 26, aka Melly Mel,
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Federal Asset Forfeiture US Loses This One

The Wall Street Journal on August 29, 2011 released the following: Ex-Taiwan President Scores a Victory in Legal Fight Over Manhattan Condo By Joe Palazzolo A magistrate judge on Friday set back the Justice Departments efforts to seize a Manhattan condominium prosecutors say is the fruit of a bribery scheme involving the former president of Taiwan. Magistrate Judge Frank Maas in Manhattan said in a report to a U.S. district judge that the governments forfeiture complaint against the $1.6 million condo should be dismissed because prosecutors failed to show it was purchased with the proceeds of bribery as defined under Taiwanese law. U.S. District Court Judge George B. Daniels will ultimately decide whether to dismiss the complaint. Prosecutors allege that the family of jailed former president Chen Shui-bian bought the $1.6 million condo with bribes from Taiwanese businessmen seeking favorable treatment in a bank merger. Chen and his wife, Wu Shu-jen, were convicted of corruption during his time in office ending in 2008, but a Taipei court acquitted Chen last year of the bribery
charges in connection with the bank merger. According to the complaint, executives at Yuanta Securities Co. LLC delivered five or six fruit boxes stuffed with $6 million in cash to the first couples residence. Wu Shu-jen, who accepted the money, told investigators it was a legitimate political contribution rather than a bribe to bless a proposed bank merger. At Wus direction, prosecutors allege, the cash was laundered through a labyrinth of shell companies and used to purchase a $550,000 property in Keswick, Va., and the Manhattan condo at 261 West 28th St. Maas said the Justice Department fell short of showing that it would be able to prove at trial that the payments to the former first lady amounted to bribery of a public official under Taiwanese law. Significantly, the complaint in this action is devoid of any allegation that the President was aware that Yuanta had delivered NTD200 million to the First Lady, let alone that he had any direct involvement in the bribery scheme, Maas wrote. A lawyer for Chen family, Jonathan Harris of Harris, Cutler & Houghteling LLP, declined to comment on the ruling. A Justice Department spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Maass ruling was at odds with that of a judge in Charlottesville, Va., who allowed the departments forfeiture complaint against another house owned by the Chen family to proceed. In that case, U.S. District Judge Norman Moon said in June he was not bound by the Taipei courts decision. Moon plans to hear arguments and testimony on the Taiwanese law and will determine himself whether the allegations in the departments complaints constituted an offense against a foreign nation. Meanwhile, Taiwanese authorities are appealing the Taipei district courts decision to toss out the bribery charges. If the acquittals are reversed on appeal, Maas said the government would be able to refile its claims against the properties. To find additional federal criminal news, please read 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 Sanctions 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.
60 Indicted in Drug and Gun Sting Operation

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on August 30, 2011 released the following: CLEVELAND Twenty-six people were indicted in federal court on firearms and drug trafficking charges following a yearlong undercover sting operation centered in Mansfield, Ohio. The joint operation, led by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) with the participation of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcements (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) targeted convicted felons who traffic firearms and drugs. The investigation focused on the unlawful sale and possession of firearms, the use of firearms in narcotics trafficking and the distribution of drugs in and around the Mansfield-area. In a related effort, 34 people were indicted on state drug trafficking charges. The investigation resulted in the seizure of: Hundreds of rounds of ammunition;
70 firearms; 1,316 grams of cocaine; 768 grams of crack cocaine; 1,099 Oxycodone pills; 215 ecstasy pills; 199 Vicodin pills; Five grams of heroin; and 36 pills of Alprazolam.
This undercover operation was strategically targeted at felons and violent criminals who flooded Mansfield with prescription drugs, illegal narcotics and illegal firearms, said Steven M. Dettelbach, U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Ohio. This investigation will shut off a significant pipeline of illegal firearms and drugs. Thwarting todays criminal organizations requires the collective expertise, diverse statutory authorities, and jurisdiction of many agencies and departments, said Brian M. Moskowitz, special agent in charge of HSI for Ohio and Michigan. This case is a perfect example of the power of collaboration and its impact on public safety here in Ohio. The indictments included 121 separate
criminal charges. They were returned Aug. 24, but only unsealed this morning when federal and local agents arrested the suspects. The cases are grouped as 12 separate indictments. The cases are being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kelly L. Galvin and Carol M. Skutnik. The investigation is being conducted by: the ATF, HSI, U.S. Marshals Service, Richland County Sheriffs Office, Ashland County Sheriffs Office, Ravenna Police Department and the Ohio Adult Parole Authority. To find additional federal criminal news, please read 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 Sanctions 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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Joseph Cook Charged in a Criminal Information with Failing to File Federal Individual and Corporate Income Tax Returns
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on August 30, 2011 released the following: Channahon Village President Charged with Failing to File Federal Individual and Corporate Income Tax Returns CHICAGOThe village president of Channahon, which straddles Will and Grundy counties approximately 50 miles southwest of Chicago, was charged with failing to file federal income tax returns for four years during which he allegedly earned approximately $250,000 in gross income from two public jobs and a private consulting business. The defendant, Joseph Cook, 45, of Channahon, was charged in a six-count criminal information filed late yesterday, Patrick J. Fitzgerald, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, announced today together with Alvin Patton, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division in Chicago, and Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Cook allegedly earned income as the
president of the Channahon village trustees, as an employee of the Will County engineering department, and as the sole owner of a private engineering consulting business, Phase One Solutions, Inc. He was charged with four counts of failing to file federal individual income tax returns for 2005-08 and two counts of failing to file federal corporate tax returns for Phase One for 2007-08. All six counts are misdemeanors. Cook will be ordered to appear for arraignment at a later date in U.S. District Court. According to the charges, Cook earned gross income from at least three sourcesChannahon, Will County and Phase Onetotaling approximately $69,672 in 2005, $82,542 in 2006, $60,304 in 2007, and $39,066 in 2008, but did not file federal individual tax returns. He also allegedly failed to file federal corporate tax returns for Phase One, which Cook incorporated in December 2006. The government is being represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandon Fox. Each count of failing to file a federal income tax return carries a maximum penalty of one year in prison and a $100,000 fine. In addition, defendants
convicted of tax offenses face mandatory costs of prosecution and remain civilly liable to the Government for any and all back taxes, as well as a civil fraud penalty of 75 percent of the underpayment plus interest. If convicted, the Court, must impose a reasonable sentence under the advisory United States Sentencing Guidelines. The public is reminded that an information contains only charges and is not evidence of guilt. The defendant is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial at which the government has the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. To find additional federal criminal news, please read 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 Sanctions 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.
Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Technologies for Critical Incident Preparedness Conference and Exposition
Assistant Attorney General Laurie Robinson Speaks at the Technologies for Critical Incident Preparedness Conference and Exposition
"From key federal partners, to policy experts, researchers, and front-line practitioners, each of you is an essential part of the incident response community," said Attorney General Holder.
"Our resilience is due, in great part, to our ability to come together at all levels of government to build and bolster a solid public safety infrastructure," said Assistant Attorney General Robinson.
Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty in Connection with Fraud Scheme to Gain Control of Condominium Homeowners Associations
Man Wanted in Atmore Homicide Captured by U.S. Marshals

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Steven Wark, 54, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lloyd D. George in the District of Nevada to one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.
August 30, 2011 - The U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force (FRFTF) in Pensacola joined together with the Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force (GCRFTF) from Mobile to
capture a man who is accused of shooting and killing another man in Atmore, AL. Antonio Alberto Crenshaw was apprehended this morning by the U.S. Marshal Task Forces along with task force officers from Mobile and Pensacola at a room at the Red Roof Inn.
Federal Criminal
Barry Bonds Federal Sentencing is Scheduled for December 16, 2011 in U.S. District Court in San Francisco
MLB.com on August 30, 2011 released the following: By John Schlegel / MLB.com A sentencing date of Dec. 16 has been set for Barry Bonds, whose conviction for obstruction of justice was upheld in federal court last week. Judge Susan Illston on Friday denied Bonds motion to dismiss or retry the obstruction charge, the one conviction brought against Bonds in his trial in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, which ended April 13. A seven-time Most Valuable Player who set the single-season and career home run records during his 22-year career, Bonds was convicted of obstruction but the jury could not come to a consensus on any of three counts of making false declarations. The charges were based on Bonds 2003 testimony before the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (BALCO) grand jury, in which he denied knowingly using performance-enhancing drugs.
According to the indictment against Bonds, the maximum penalty for the obstruction charge is 10 years maximum imprisonment, $250,000 fine, three years supervised release, $100 special assessment fee. But federal sentencing guidelines reportedly suggest 15-21 months, and previous BALCO sentences suggest Bonds could be given house arrest. Illston, who has presided over the cases brought by the BALCO investigation, previously sentenced cyclist Tammy Thomas to six months of home confinement and track coach Trevor Graham to one year of home confinement. Thomas was convicted of three counts of making false statements and one count of obstructing justice but was acquitted of two perjury charges. Graham was convicted of one count of giving false statements, and the jury deadlocked on two other charges. Illston ruled Friday that the record showed Bonds endeavored to obstruct the grand jury when he rambled and talked about friendship, fishing and being
a celebrity child when asked whether trainer Greg Anderson ever had injected him with anything. The defense still could appeal the conviction. The government has yet to announce whether it will retry any of the charges that wound up in a hung jury. While two wound up in favor of acquittal, according to jurors, Count Two also relating to whether Bonds received injections from Anderson was 11-1 in favor of conviction. To find additional federal criminal news, please read 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 Sanctions 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.
Tory Winward, Curtis Swanson, and Jesse Yoshino Arrested on a Charge of Conspiracy to Interfere with Commerce by Extortion in a Criminal Complaint
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on August 29, 2011 released the following: Three Honolulu Men Arrested on Extortion Charge HONOLULU, HI TORY WINWARD, 44, CURTIS SWANSON, 44, and JESSE YOSHINO, 30, all Honolulu residents, were arrested today on a charge of conspiracy to interfere with commerce by extortion in a criminal complaint unsealed in United States District Court today. The complaint and accompanying affidavit allege various threats and acts of violence in connection with the operation of a Waikiki bar and restaurant. United States Attorney Florence T. Nakakuni said that the complaint is a result of a joint investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Honolulu Police Department (HPD).
The FBI and HPD arrested all three defendants this morning without incident. The complaint alleges that the defendants conspired to obtain money from the owners and operators of The Shack Waikiki as well as promoters of events at the establishment. According to the complaint and affidavit, the defendants engaged in a variety of acts in furtherance of the conspiracy, including: YOSHINO attacking and punching an owner in November 2010; SWANSON and WINWARD demanding money from a promotional company in May 2011; and WINWARD attacking and punching an owner in July 2011. A criminal complaint is merely an accusation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Each defendant was scheduled to appear in federal court this afternoon, where Magistrate Judge Richard Puglisi was to
set dates for hearings on the prosecutions requests for detention without bail as to each defendant and preliminary hearings. If indicted and convicted of the charge, each defendant faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years. The prosecution is being handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas J. Brady. To find additional federal criminal news, please read 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 Sanctions 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.

August 30, 2011 - The Federal Crimes Watch Daily

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