FBI in the News
Press Releases from National Press Office
Florida Doctor, HIV Clinic Administrator Plead Guilty to $37 Million Medicare Fraud
Miami, Florida physician Ronald Harris, M.D., and Miami HIV clinic administrator Mariela Rodriguez each pled guilty to defrauding the Medicare program in connection with a $37 million HIV infusion fraud scheme.
New York Power Authority Employee Pleads Guilty to Role in Kickback Scheme
Edward P. Goldblatt, of Melville, New York, a former employee of the New York Power Authority (NYPA), pled guilty to charges that he accepted approximately $167,000 in kickbacks and bribes from a vendor while he was at the purchasing department at the NYPA.
Five Indicted in North Carolina on Charges of Sex Abuse and Child Exploitation
Travis Dittrich, Christopher Mark Surles, Russell Biathrow, Daniel Carl Sherwin, and Scott Alexander Frantz, all residents or former residents of North Carolina, were indicted in separate cases for crimes involving the sexual abuse and exploitation of children.
Ohio Man Sentenced for Mailing Threatening Communications
David A. Tuason, of Pepper Pike, Ohio, was sentenced to nearly four years in prison for mailing and e-mailing threatening communications to African-American males known to affiliate with white females.
Seeking Information on Minnesota Bank Robber
The FBI is seeking public assistance in identifying a man who robbed a Bank Cherokee branch in St. Paul, Minnesota on August 27, 2008. A reward is being offered for information leading to his arrest and indictment.
Man Sentenced for Minnesota Bank Robberies (pdf)
John Russell Dyke was sentenced to nearly five years in prison in connection with the robberies two TCF Bank branches in Arden Hills and Blaine, Minnesota.
South Dakota Man Indicted for Murder
Vine Richard Marshall, of Rapid City, South Dakota, was indicted by a federal grand jury for aiding and abetting in the first degree murder of Anna Mae Pictou Aquash.
Booker for Emperors Club VIP Prostitution Ring Pleads Guilty
Tanya Hollander pled guilty in New York to conspiracy charges stemming from her participation as a booker in a high-profile, international prostitution ring called the Emperors Club VIP.
Seeking Information on Colorado Serial Bank Robber
The FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force is seeking public assistance in identifying a man suspected of robbing at least five banks in the Denver, Colorado metropolitan area since August 14, 2008.
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Paying $300K to Break Drug Trafficker from Jail
Antonio Castillo, of McAllen, Texas, pled guilty to being an accessory after the fact in his effort to help a convicted drug trafficker to escape from federal custody.
Kansas Man Sentenced on Child Pornography Charges
Brian D. Harris, of Overland Park, Kansas, was sentenced to 12.5 years in federal prison for distribution of child pornography.
New York Youth Soccer Referee Arrested on Child Enticement Charges (pdf)
Thomas K. Gorsin, of Clifton Park, New York, was arrested on charges of using, or attempting to use, a facility or means of interstate commerce to persuade, induce, entice or coerce a 14-year-old male minor to engage in a sexual act.
Pakistani National Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing Charges
Saifullah Anjum Ranjha, a Pakistani national residing in Washington, D.C. and Maryland, pled guilty to conspiring to launder money and to concealing terrorist financing.
Texas Bank Executive Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
Leslie Woodside Dial, of Sinton, Texas, a former senior vice-president of two Corpus Christi, Texas-area banks, Commercial State Bank and State Bank and Trust, pled guilty to embezzling more than $285,000 from the banks during the course of her employment.
Three Colorado Men Charged with Gun and Drug Violations
Shawn Robert Adolf and Nathan Dwaine Johnson were charged with federal gun violations and methamphetamine possession, and Tharin Robert Gartrell was charged with methamphetamine possession following a traffic stop in Aurora, Colorado.
Delaware Men Indicted on Child Pornography Charges
Brian L. Biggs and Edward Brosky, both of Wilmington, Delaware, were indicted in separate cases for various child pornography offenses.
Three Indicted in Construction Escrow Fraud Scheme
Edgar J. Beaudreault, of Alpharetta, Georgia; Howard A. Sperling, of San Diego, California; and Robert B. Surles, of Canon City, Colorado, were indicted in Atlanta, Georgia on multiple charges related to their roles in a construction escrow fraud scheme.
Army Rangers Sentenced for Conspiring to Rob Drug Trafficker
Carlos Lopez and David Ray White, both active duty soldiers from Camp Frank D. Merrill, a United States Army Ranger mountain training facility in Dahlonega, Georgia, were sentenced to three years and two years in prison, respectively, for their roles in a conspiracy to rob a cocaine dealer at gunpoint.
Texas Man Sentenced in Bank Fraud Scheme (pdf)
Carlos Rene Machuca, of Midland, Texas, was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for bank fraud and conspiracy to commit bank fraud, four counts of money laundering, and three counts of aggravated identity theft.
Arkansas Man Sentenced for Threatening to Shoot Federal Officer (pdf)
Gerald Dean Burgess, of Tuckerman, Arkansas, was sentenced to two years probation and ordered to pay a $20,000 fine for threatening to shoot a United States Fish and Wildlife officer with a shotgun.
Indiana Woman Sentenced for Role in Health Care Fraud Scheme (pdf)
Teresa Jo Hedrick, of Salem, Indiana, was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for her involvement in a $780,000 health care fraud scheme.
Kentucky Crack Dealer Sentenced (pdf)
James Brown, of Owensboro, Kentucky, was sentenced in Indiana to 10 years in prison for dealing crack cocaine.
North Carolina Residents Sentenced for Roles in Prostitution Ring
Sallie Wamsley-Saxon, Donald Verdery Saxon, and Glen Fox, all of North Carolina, were sentenced to 24 months, 21 months, and 15 months in prison, respectively, for their involvement in an Internet-based prostitution ring.
Ohio Woman Sentenced for Carjacking, Shooting Driver
Latosha N. Mathis, aka Shahanna Byrd, of Columbus, Ohio, was sentenced to more than 19 years in prison for carjacking a cable technician’s van and shooting the driver when he tried to escape.
Maryland Mortgage Broker Sentenced in Fraud Scheme
Robin Neil Snyder, of Pikesville, Maryland, was sentenced to more than eight years in prison for wire fraud, money laundering, and obstructing justice arising from a scheme to defraud commercial loan applicants of more than $650,000.
