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Christopher Coke Pleaded Guilty in Federal Court to Trafficking Large Quantities of Marijuana and Cocaine, as well as Approving the Stabbing of a Marijuana Dealer in New York
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Submitted at 12:24 PM September 1, 2011

The New York Times on September 1, 2011 released the following in print: Jamaican Kingpin Seized After Violent Manhunt Pleads Guilty in Manhattan By JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN Christopher Coke, a Jamaican drug trafficker whose arrest last summer came after a monthlong manhunt that left scores dead in Kingston, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to racketeering conspiracy charges in Federal District Court in Manhattan. The guilty plea emerged during an hour of quiet dialogue between Mr. Coke and a federal judge, a proceeding that stood in sharp contrast to the violence generated last year as the Jamaican authorities searched for Mr. Coke, a neighborhood don, at the request of American prosecutors. Mr. Coke, a short, balding man of 42, pleaded guilty to trafficking large quantities of marijuana and cocaine, as well as approving the stabbing of a marijuana dealer in New York. He faces a maximum sentence of 23 years in prison; the plea deal does not require him to cooperate or to testify on behalf of the government in any proceeding. Im pleading guilty because I am, he told Judge Robert P. Patterson Jr. In seeking Mr. Cokes extradition, Preet Bharara, the United States attorney in Manhattan, charged that for more than a decade Mr. Coke had controlled an international drug ring from his stronghold of Tivoli Gardens in Kingston. His organization often transported cocaine to Miami and New York, prosecutors said. A portion of the profits, they said, went to buy guns in the United States, which were shipped back to Mr. Coke, who wielded considerable political influence in Jamaica. His organization was so well armed that it rendered the Tivoli Gardens area virtually off-limits to the local police, prosecutors wrote in a recent court filing. The extradition and prosecution of Mr. Cokes father, a leader of the same criminal organization, had been sought by the United States, but he died in a mysterious fire in a Jamaican prison cell

in 1992. The manhunt for Christopher Coke last year led to more than 70 deaths; in some instances, the police executed unarmed men, according to relatives of victims. In the months before the Jamaican prime minister, Bruce Golding, acted on the extradition request, Jamaican leaders warned officials in the American Embassy that any move to arrest Mr. Coke could result in widespread violence or civil unrest because Mr. Coke was well fortified in Tivoli Gardens and had a measure of popular support, according to a review of secret State Department cables released by WikiLeaks. His plea deal came together in recent days after prosecutors told Mr. Cokes lawyers that various confidential informers were prepared to testify that Mr. Coke had been involved in five murders, one of Mr. Cokes lawyers, Stephen H. Rosen, said. One witness was prepared to testify that Mr. Coke used a chain saw to kill someone who had stolen drugs from him, according to a filing. Under the original indictment, Mr. Coke could have faced a life sentence if convicted. Mr. Cokes lawyers described him as a well-spoken man who had never cursed in their presence; they said he had approached his new life in federal custody, where he is held under unusually restrictive conditions, with stoicism. Hes never been in bad spirits, one of the lawyers, Frank A. Doddato, said. Lets just say hes one of the last tough guys. Dressed in a blue smock and orange socks, Mr. Coke was one of the first in the courtroom to stand when Judge Patterson entered on Wednesday, and he was the last to sit down. During a lengthy hearing in which he was asked routine questions, like whether his lawyers had provided effective assistance and whether he had recently consumed drugs or alcohol, Mr. Coke remained perched attentively on the edge of his seat, answering each question carefully. In giving a statement of his guilt, Mr. Coke remained vague as to the specific crimes he had committed. He said that a person gave someone narcotics on my behalf, on my instructions, without offering any further details other than the

year, 2007. Initially, Judge Patterson voiced skepticism that the vaguely described crimes to which Mr. Coke was pleading guilty met the standard for racketeering. When Mr. Coke pleaded guilty to approving the stabbing of a marijuana dealer in the Bronx in 2007, Judge Patterson asked whether the person had sustained serious injury a component of the charge. Mr. Coke said he believed the person was stabbed in the face. Was it something that required hospitalization or was it something he could go home and brag about? the judge asked. Mr. Coke said that he was in Jamaica at the time and did not know the details, but that he was sure it would have required medical attention. He did not offer the name of the person who was stabbed. Asked for details about the violence, Ellen Davis, a spokeswoman for Mr. Bharara, refused to name the victim or the attacker. Mr. Coke acknowledged involvement in the distribution of more than three tons of marijuana and more than 30 pounds of cocaine. In addition to the confidential informers, prosecutors built the case using wiretaps the Jamaican authorities had been collecting since 2004, when they started eavesdropping on Mr. Cokes cellphone conversations and on those of other members of his drug trafficking enterprise, according to a court filing. Mr. Rosen said that some 50,000 conversations had been intercepted in the investigation. Of those, he said, there was only one in which there was discussion of violence, and I can tell you it wasnt murder. 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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Eighteen Charged for Alleged Medicare Fraud Schemes in Detroit Involving $28 Million in False Billings
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Submitted at 2:53 PM September 1, 2011

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on September 1, 2011 released the following: DETROITEighteen individuals were charged in court documents unsealed today and yesterday in the Eastern District of Michigan for their participation in a series of separate Medicare fraud schemes involving home health and psychotherapy services, announced the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the FBI and the HHS Office of Inspector General (HHSOIG). According to court documents unsealed today and yesterday in U.S. District Court in Detroit, the separate schemes allegedly involved a total of more than $28 million in fraudulent claims submitted to Medicare for services that were medically unnecessary and/or never provided. Fifteen of the defendants were arrested this morning, one defendant was arrested in July 2011, and two defendants remain at large. In addition, law enforcement agents today executed search warrants at 11 locations and seizure warrants of 28 bank accounts related to the alleged fraud schemes. Including these charges, Medicare Fraud Strike Force operations in Detroit have charged a total of 138 individuals in cases involving approximately $148 million in fraudulent billings to Medicare. Today we have charged physicians, nurses, clinic owners and other medical professionals for submitting millions of dollars in false claims to Medicare, said Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division. According to court documents, these defendants paid kickbacks to beneficiaries and others, and falsified medical documents in order to deceive the Medicare program. As our strike force efforts have consistently shown, we will not allow criminals to steal from government health care programs. Health care providers should be aware that the days of stealing from Medicare with impunity are over, said U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade of the Eastern District of Michigan. We are relentlessly investigating and prosecuting those who seek to profit from false claims for services that are medically unnecessary or, in some instances, not provided at all. Health care fraud affects every

American, said FBI Special Agent in Charge Andrew G. Arena. As Americans live longer, health care costs are expected to rise. The FBI, together with its federal, state, and local partners, is working aggressively to pursue health care fraud criminals and bring them to justice. The Medicare Fraud Strike Force in Detroit continues to demonstrate a concentrated and sustained effort in combating health care fraud, said Lamont Pugh III, HHS-OIG Special Agent in Charge of regional operations. The Office of Inspector General will continue to work with our strike force partners to focus a spotlight on those who attack the Medicare program and ensure that they are held accountable. These arrests are good news for American taxpayers and a powerful warning to health care ripoff artists, said Donald M. Berwick, M.D., Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. In this instance, the system worked as it should: Medicare detected suspicious behavior and got the information quickly to law enforcement for appropriate follow-up. Together with our law enforcement partners, we helped minimize the theft of taxpayer dollars and maximize criminal consequences to thieves. CMS will continue to relentlessly pursue fraudsters across the country and aggressively feed leads to our law enforcement partners. Fourteen individuals are charged in one indictment with conspiracy to commit health care fraud for their roles in a $14 million scheme to defraud Medicare by submitting fraudulent claims for home health care services. The defendants include three physicians, four clinic owners and managers, two clinic employees, one nurse, and four physical therapists and physical therapy assistants. According to court documents, the conspiracy was operated out of multiple home health agencies located in Livonia, Mich., including Physicians Choice Home Health Care LLC, First Care Home Health Care LLC, Quantum Home Care Inc. and Moonlite Home Care Inc. In a separate complaint unsealed today, a physician and two other individuals are charged with health care fraud and the submission of false claims in connection with an approximately $11.5 million scheme to defraud the Medicare program. The scheme allegedly involved false billings for individual and group psychotherapy services at two clinics

located in Detroit, Quality Recreation and Rehabilitation Inc. and Procare Rehabilitation Inc. According to court documents, the defendants billed Medicare for services that were medically unnecessary and/or never provided. In another indictment unsealed yesterday, the owner of a medical clinic located in Southfield, Mich., was charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud, health care fraud and identity theft for a scheme allegedly involving $2.9 million in fraudulent billings to Medicare. According to court documents, the clinic owner is alleged to have used the identities of Medicare providers and beneficiaries to bill for psychotherapy services that were medically unnecessary and never performed. Defendants charged include: Gerald R. Funderburg Jr., 31, of Southfield, Mich.; Marcus Jenkins, 49, of Farmington Hills, Mich.; Elizabeth Jenkins, 47, of Farmington Hills; Dr. Alphonso Berry, 50, of Orchard, Mich.; Tausif Rahman, 36, of Canton, Mich.; Zahir Yousafzai, 41, of Canton, Mich.; Javed Rehman, 48, of Farmington Hills; Muhammad aka Sib Ahmad, 33, of Ypsilanti, Mich.; Jawad Ahmad, 41, of Ypsilanti, Mich.; Dr. Dwight Smith, 58, of Detroit; Dr. Paul Kelly, 74, of Bath, Mich.; Rehan Khan, 38, of Canton, Mich.; Nabeel Shaikh, 29, of Wixom, Mich.; Janaki Chettiar, 36, of Farmington Hills; Jigar Patel, 27, of Madison Heights, Mich.; Anthony Parkman, 40, of Southfield; Hetal Barot, 28, of Canton; and Srinivas Reddy aka Dr. Reddy, 35, of Bloomfield Hills, Mich. The charges were announced by Assistant Attorney General Breuer of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney McQuade of the Eastern District of Michigan, Special Agent in Charge Arena of the FBIs Detroit Field Office and Special Agent in Charge Pugh of the HHS-OIG Office of Investigation. The cases are being prosecuted by Trial Attorneys Gejaa T. Gobena and Catherine K. Dick of the Criminal Divisions Fraud Section. The investigations were conducted jointly by the FBI and HHSOIG, as part of the Medicare Fraud Strike Force, supervised by the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of Michigan and the Criminal Divisions Fraud Section. Since their inception in March 2007, the EIGHTEEN page 3

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Bernard Joseph Tully, a Former Massachusetts State Senator, Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
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Submitted at 1:54 PM September 1, 2011

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on August 31, 2011 released the following: WASHINGTON Bernard Joseph Tully, a former Massachusetts state senator, has pleaded guilty for devising a scheme to defraud a Boston-area businessman out of approximately $18,000 by falsely representing that Tully and his co-conspirator were using the funds to bribe public officials. Unbeknownst to Tully, the businessman reported Tullys overtures to the FBI. The guilty plea was announced by Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Departments Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz for the District of Massachusetts and Richard DesLauriers, Special Agent in Charge of the FBIs Boston Field Office. Tully, 84, of Dracut, Mass., pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Patti B. Saris to one count of wire fraud. According to court documents, Tully formerly served as the city manager for Lowell, Mass., from approximately 1979 to 1987. Prior to serving as city manager, Tully was a state senator representing Lowell and other areas. According to information presented at the plea hearing and in court documents, the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) determined in early 2009 that it needed to discontinue its lease for the Lowell RMV, due to lack of funds. According to court documents, Tully became aware of the possible closure of the Lowell RMV and contacted the Boston-area businessman who owned the space where the Lowell RMV was housed. Tully told the businessman that if he paid Tully, Tully would ensure a state senator would find money in order to keep the RMV in the space owned by the businessman. Later, according to court

documents, Tully again contacted the businessman and told him that he need to pay Tully so that Tully could pay the public official, otherwise the RMV would have to move out of the space. On July 3, 2009, the RMV announced it was closing the Lowell office as well as other RMV offices on July 23, 2009. Tully and a co-conspirator subsequently visited the businessman and told him that he would need to pay $20,000 to keep the RMV in Lowell. The businessman agreed that he wanted the RMV to stay, and Tully said he would start making telephone calls while his co-conspirator said he would talk to the public official. On July 15, 2009, the businessman gave the co-conspirator a $5,000 check, which the co-conspirator cashed and gave a portion of the funds to Tully. On July 17, 2009, the businessman received a 90-day extension on the lease from the RMV to Oct. 31, 2009. Thereafter, according to court documents, the businessman had a series of meetings and telephone conversations with Tully and his co-conspirator about securing another lease extension from the RMV. During these conversations, Tully and his co-conspirator falsely represented to the businessman that they needed additional money to make payments to various public officials in exchange for their official acts to secure the RMVs continued presence in the businessmans building. Between November 2009 and March 2010, the businessman, while cooperating with the FBI, paid Tully and the co-conspirator approximately $18,000 as bribe payments designed to secure the official assistance of various public officials. In fact, Tully and his co-conspirator never paid any money to any public officials. According to court documents, Tully admitted in a May 2010 interview with FBI agents that he received approximately $12,000 in cash and checks from the businessman, and that he split the money

with his co-conspirator. Tully also admitted that he had heard about the RMVs plan to move the Lowell office out of the businessmans office building from people who worked in the office, and that the businessman had contacted him for assistance. Tully admitted that he spoke with friends of friends of the Lowell legislative delegation about obtaining a lease extension and preventing the move of the Lowell RMV. Tully admitted that he told the businessman that he was throwing money around at elected officials, but in actuality he did not. He admitted that he did this to give the businessman the impression that he, Tully, was influencing the legislative delegation. Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 1, 2011, at 3:00 p.m. According to the plea agreement, the government has agreed not to seek punishment beyond home confinement, 36 months of supervised release, a fine to be calculated under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and restitution of $18,000. The case was investigated by the FBI, with assistance from the Massachusetts Inspector Generals Office and the Lowell Police Department. It is being prosecuted by Senior Litigation Counsel William M. Welch II and Kevin Driscoll of the Criminal Divisions Public Integrity Section, with assistance from the U.S. Attorneys Office, Public Corruption Unit. 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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strike force operations in nine districts have charged more than 1000 individuals who collectively have falsely billed the Medicare program for more than $2.3 billion. In addition, HHSs Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, working in conjunction with the HHS-OIG, is taking steps to increase accountability and decrease the presence of fraudulent providers.

Indictments and criminal complaints contain merely charges and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. 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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New FBI Deputy Director

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Submitted at 11:17 AM September 1, 2011

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on August 31, 2011 released the following: Director Robert S. Mueller, III has announced that after 23 years of service, Deputy Director Timothy P. Murphy will retire from the FBI next month to take a position in the private sector. He has appointed Executive Assistant Director Sean M. Joyce to serve as the FBIs next deputy director. Director Mueller noted, Tim Murphy has earned the respect and admiration of his FBI colleagues and that of the entire law enforcement and intelligence community. He will be missed. Mr. Murphy entered on duty as a special agent in September 1988. Since joining the FBI, his assignments included work in the Newark, Tampa, and Washington, D.C. Field Offices. He also served as special agent in charge of the Cincinnati Field Office. His positions at FBI Headquarters included assistant director of the Finance Division and associate deputy director. In the field, he managed investigative matters ranging from

counterterrorism and organized crime to special operations. *** Mr. Joyce began his Bureau career as a special agent in 1987. He was first assigned to the Dallas Division, where he investigated violent crimes. He later worked on Colombian drug matters out of the Miami Field Office. In 1994, he became a member of the Bureaus Hostage Rescue Team. In 1998, Mr. Joyce returned to the Dallas Field Office and become a supervisory special agent over the violent crimes squad in 2001. He earned the Attorney Generals Award for Exceptional Service in 2004 for his work on a Dallas Division counterterrorism squad. He received the same award again a year later for his work on another counterterrorism matter. In 2007, he joined the Washington Field Office as an assistant special agent in charge. The following year, he was named chief of the Counterterrorism Divisions International Terrorism Operations Section, with responsibility for international terrorism matters within the United States. In 2009, Mr. Joyce was appointed assistant director of the FBIs

International Operations Division. He had previously served as the legal attach in Prague and received an award for investigative excellence for his work in that country. Since 2010, Mr. Joyce has been serving as executive assistant director of the National Security Branch, where he is responsible for the Bureaus national security and intelligence operations. Director Mueller said, Sean Joyce has made tremendous contributions to the Bureau and met tough challenges head-on. I have every expectation that he will do the same as deputy director. 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.

Kenneth C. Osbourne, Jr. and Sheldon Hylton Indicted by a Federal Grand Jury for Allegedly Committing Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, Bank Fraud, and Aiding and Abetting
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Submitted at 12:11 PM September 1, 2011

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on August 31, 2011 released the following: Two Charged in Identity Theft Scheme Kenneth C. Osbourne, Jr. and Sheldon Hylton were charged today by indictment, filed on August 25, 2011, with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, and aiding and abetting, announced United States Attorney David Memeger. Hylton is also charged with wire fraud and possession, with intent to use unlawfully, five or more false identification documents. He was arrested this morning. The charges stem from the defendants participation in an identity theft scheme that resulted in the personal identity information of approximately 86 individuals being compromised. According to the indictment, defendant Osbourne used his position as a customer service representative at AmeriHealth Administrators, Inc. to access customers personal identity information, including names, dates of birth, Social Security

numbers, and bank account numbers, and passed this information along to defendant Hylton. Hylton, in turn, obtained counterfeit checks that were printed using the victims names, addresses, and bank account numbers. The indictment alleges that, between October 2009 and January 2010, defendant Hylton and other coconspirators deposited approximately 48 counterfeit checks totaling approximately $289,846.82 into TD Bank accounts, and subsequently withdrew approximately $189,300 cash from these accounts. According to the indictment, defendant Hylton also used the personal identity information of five victims to access online adult pornography websites. Hylton also was charged with possession of 15 counterfeit Pennsylvania drivers licenses. Information Regarding the Defendants Nams Address Age Kenneth C. Osbourne, Jr. Philadelphia, PA 35 Sheldon Hylton Philadelphia, PA 22 If convicted, defendant Osbourne faces a maximum possible sentence of 57 years imprisonment, including a mandatory term of imprisonment of two years, a $4 million fine, a five-year term of supervised release, and a $1,300 special

assessment. Defendant Hylton faces a maximum possible sentence of 82 years imprisonment, including a mandatory term of imprisonment of two years, a $4.5 million fine, a five-year term of supervised release, and a $1,500 special assessment The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and United States Secret Service and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Karen M. Klotz. An indictment or information is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. 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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Timothy J. Delaney Named Special Agent in Charge of the Criminal Division at the Los Angeles Field Office
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Submitted at 11:29 AM September 1, 2011

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on August 31, 2011 released the following: Director Robert S. Mueller, III named Timothy J. Delaney special agent in charge of the FBIs Criminal Division at the Los Angeles Field Office. Mr. Delaney most recently served as section chief for the New Agents Training Program Section in the FBIs Training Division. In this role, he was responsible for the development and delivery of training programs for new special agents. Mr. Delaney completed new agent training in Quantico, Virginia in 1991. He worked in the New York Field Office for nine years, where was assigned to the Manhattan office and investigated a variety of white-collar crime matters. After serving in New York, Mr. Delaney

was promoted to unit chief at FBI Headquarters in the Criminal Investigative Divisions Health Care Fraud Unit from July 2000 to December 2004. He oversaw the efforts of more than 400 investigators and managed a budget of more than $114 million. In this role, he was also a frequent lecturer on health care fraud at major conferences and training sessions. From January 2005 to June 2008, Mr. Delaney served as assistant special agent in charge in the Miami Field Office. He managed divisions white-collar crime, cyber, and civil rights programs. In addition to this, he oversaw the efforts of special agents and intelligence analysts. While in Miami, the division dismantled criminal enterprises resulting in convictions of Washington, D.C. lobbyist Jack Abramoff, several county commissioners, and three police corruption rings. Mr. Delaney is a native of Queens, New

York. Prior to the start of his FBI career in 1991, he graduated from Sienna College in Albany, New York with a degree in accounting. He worked in investment banking at Banque Paribas in New York City and served five years in the U.S. Army Reserves, leaving as a first lieutenant. Mr. Delaney is married and has three children. 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.

Americas Most Wanted Federal Fugitive, Eric Antwan Bell, Arrested by the FBI and ICE
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Submitted at 11:53 AM September 1, 2011

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on August 31, 2011 released the following: TAMPA, Fla. Eric Antwan Bell, a federal fugitive in a Clearwater Area Human Trafficking Task Force (CAHTTF) investigation, was arrested on Wednesday by special agents of the FBI and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcements (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Parsippany, N.J. He had been living in Jersey City, N.J. On June 11, Bell was featured on the television program Americas Most Wanted with John Walsh during the shows Be On the Look Out (BOLO) segment. Bell was also featured on a digital billboard throughout the Tampa Bay-area

and on ICEs website as one of the agencys most wanted criminals. On Jan. 3, a federal criminal complaint was filed in the Middle District of Florida which alleged that Bell was involved in the production of child pornography, had unlawfully possessed a firearm and had engaged in sex trafficking of a minor. Agencies included in the task force were the Clearwater Police Department, Tampa Police Department, St. Petersburg Police Department, Largo Police Department, Pinellas Park Police Department, Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office, Pinellas County Sheriffs Office, Pasco County Sheriffs Office, Regional Community Policing Institute, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, U.S. Attorneys Office for the Middle District of Florida, Office of the State Attorney for the Sixth Judicial Circuit, FBI and ICE HSI. and about strengthened partnerships with other federal agencies to more effectively enforce fair lending laws. In recent months, these efforts have yielded a record number of fair lending enforcement actions. Since the [...]

Non-government partners included the Florida Department of Health, Social Security Administration, Office of Inspector General, World Relief, the Haven Spouse Abuse Shelter, Gulf Coast Legal Services, Inc., Salvation Army and Clearwater Hispanic Outreach Center. 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.

Fair Lending
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Submitted at 2:16 PM September 1, 2011

National Center for Disaster Fraud to Coordinate Hurricane Irene Fraud Complaints
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Submitted at 6:00 AM September 1, 2011

In April, we told you about the Civil Rights Divisions increased efforts to combat lending discrimination with the establishment of a new Fair Lending Unit,

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Dirk LaPaglia Charged in a Federal Criminal Complaint with Allegedly Possessing Child Pornography
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Submitted at 2:40 PM September 1, 2011

Birmingham Federal Grand Jury Indicted Robert Blair Vick With Allegedly Robbing a Pharmacy and Using a Firearm During the Robbery
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Submitted at 8:53 AM September 1, 2011

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on September 1, 2011 released the following: Alpharetta Man Arrested for Possessing Child Pornography ATLANTASpecial Agent in Charge Brian D. Lamkin announces the following arrest at Atlanta, Georgia: Dirk LaPaglia, age 53, of Alpharetta, Georgia, surrendered to the FBI today at the Richard B. Russell Federal Building after being charged yesterday, August 31, 2011, with possession of child pornography. In the charging federal criminal complaint, LaPaglia is alleged to have taken photographs of over two dozen minor children and superimposed their facial images over pornographic images, creating hundreds of such images. LaPaglia (pronounced Lapolia) accessed/ photographed these minor children while serving as the photographer for several area neighborhood functions. This matter was initiated by Johns Creek authorities investigating a stalking matter wherein neighborhood residents, to include at least one minor, were being sent

suggestive packages with equally suggestive but anonymous letters. On April 15, 2011, LaPaglia was identified and charged with Stalking by Johns Creek /Fulton County authorities in that matter. LaPaglia will have his initial appearance in Atlanta today at 1:30 p.m. in front of U.S. Magistrate Judge E. Clayton Scofield III. Anyone with further information on the above matter should contact the FBI at tel. (404) 679-9000. The public should be reminded that the above are mere allegations and that all persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. 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.

Birmingham Federal Grand Jury Indicted Desharese Kendrell White With Alleged Arned Bank Robbery and With Using and Carrying a Firearm During the Armed Robbery
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Submitted at 9:12 AM September 1, 2011

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on August 31, 2011 released the following: Tuscaloosa Man Indicted for Armed Robbery of a Credit Union BIRMINGHAM A federal grand jury today indicted a Tuscaloosa man for a March armed robbery of a credit union, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and FBI Special Agent in Charge Patrick J. Maley. The indictment filed in U.S. District Court charges DESHARESE KENDRELL WHITE, 18, with armed bank robbery and with using and carrying a firearm during the armed robbery. On March 17, White and an unknown accomplice entered the Alabama Credit Union on New Watermelon Road in Tuscaloosa and, using a firearm, robbed the bank of more than $15,000, according to the indictment. Tuscaloosa police

officers apprehended White two days after the robbery. The FBI and the Tuscaloosa Police Department investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph P. Montminy is prosecuting the case. Members of the public are reminded that an indictment contains only charges. A defendant is presumed innocent of the charges and it will be the governments burden to prove a defendants guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial. 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.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on August 31, 2011 released the following: Gardendale Man Indicted for Mount Olive Pharmacy Robbery BIRMINGHAM A federal grand jury today indicted a Gardendale man for the October 2010 robbery of a Mount Olive pharmacy, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and FBI Special Agent in Charge Patrick Maley. The indictment filed in U.S. District Court charges ROBERT BLAIR VICK, 28, with robbing The Pharmacy on Mount Olive Road of pharmaceutical drugs on March 30, 2010, and with using a firearm during the robbery. The robbery charge carries a maximum 20-year prison sentence. The firearm charge carries a minimum mandatory seven-year sentence if the gun was brandished and a mandatory 10-year sentence if the gun was discharged. The FBI investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney L. James Weil Jr. is prosecuting the case. Members of the public are reminded that an indictment contains only charges. A defendant is presumed innocent of the charges and it will be the governments burden to prove a defendants guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial. 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.

U.S. Attorneys Paul J. Fishman and Loretta E. Lynch to Lead Attorney Generals Advisory Committee
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Submitted at 4:45 PM September 1, 2011

Today, Attorney General Eric Holder announced the appointment of U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Paul J. Fishman as chair of the Attorney Generals Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys.