Pet Owners Encouraged to Develop Disaster Survival Plan

  On October 3, 2012, the Federal Emergency Management Agency urged pet owners to develop a disaster plan to protect the animals during a natural disaster.  According to FEMA’s Caribbean Area Division Director, “Individuals and families with pets must include them on their household disaster plans.  Early ...

Man Deported for Murder, Extortion, and Organized Crime

  On October 2, 2012, the Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) under the Immigration and Custom’s Enforcement announced that a Salvadorian man was deported to his home country because he is wanted for murder, organized crime, and extortion.  The man’s name is Walter Fernando Alfaro-Pineda.   Officers ...

GE Recalls Three Models of Front Load Washers

  October 3, 2012, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that GE was issuing a voluntary recall for three different models of front load washers.  The specific name of the product is GE Profile™ Front Load Washers.     According to CPSC, the voluntary recall was issued because the basket ...

Verizon Network Engineer Sentenced for Fraud Scheme

On October 3, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced that Michael W. Baxter of Ball Ground, Georgia, was sentenced to four years in prison for wire fraud in a scheme to steal precious communications equipment from Cisco Systems Inc. and Verizon Wireless.  Baxter was employed as a network ...

Three Sentenced in WV Power Surge Scam

On October 3, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia announced that two defendants were sentenced to federal prison for their participation in submitting fraudulent claims to the American Electric Power Service Corporation Inc. (AEP).  The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin ...

Wwebnet CEO Charged in Securities Fraud Scheme

  On October 3, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced that the chief executive officer, Robert Kelly, for Wwebnet Inc. was charged with securities and wire fraud.  The company is a software development company.     Kelly is accused of diverting about $2 million ...

11 Russian Procurement Network Members Charged and Arrested

  On October 3, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York announced that a Russian agent and 10 other members of a procurement network for the Russian Military and Intelligence were arrested while operating in the United States.  The individuals were charged for their part in exporting high-tech ...

Finalized $14.5 Million Cleanup Plan for Holley NY

  On October 3, 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency announced a finalized plan for the cleanup of contaminated soil and ground water at Diaz Chemical Corporation in Holley, New York.  The site is a Superfund site where soil and ground water were contaminated with volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds.   The ...

U.S. Marshals Catch Cold Case Fraud Fugitive

  On October 1, 2012, the Marshals Service announced that a fugitive under America’s Most Wanted has been arrested and charged.  He is known as Bobby Thompson, and he has been on the run since 1987.     The U.S. Marshals Service states that Bobby Thompson was accused of stealing millions of dollars ...

FOREX Trader Sentenced for Defrauding 47 Investors

On October 2, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois announced that Mark Adrian, a former floor trader at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, was sentenced to three years in prison for a fraud scheme that affected 47 investors.  Adrian, who was also a spot foreign exchange trader in Florida, was found ...

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