Anti-Money Laundering Official Becomes the Criminal

On October 2, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced that a check-cashing store in Los Angeles and its anti-money laundering officer placed guilty to numerous federal charges, including the violation of the Bank Secrecy Act.     The company, called G&A Check Cashing, was ...

NYC Supervisory Officials Plead Guilty to Bribery

On October 2, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York announced that two former supervisors part of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) pleaded guilty to bribery charges in a scheme to bribe highly ranked officials and receive much desired construction contracts. ...

$50,000 Reward for Help in Locating Ahmad Abousamra

On October 3, 2012, the FBI’s Boston Field Office asked for assistance from the public in locating a wanted terrorist by the name of Ahmad Abousamra.  He is a U.S. citizen and lived in Mansfield, Massachusetts until he left the United States in 2006.  The FBI reports that he may be living in Aleppo, Syria with his wife, ...

Oceanside Attorney Nabbed for $11 Million Scheme

On October 2, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California announced that attorney Dean G. Chandler was in court and facing a 50-count indictment for causing homeowners to lose $11 million in a loan modification scheme.  A telemarketing salesman, Shelveen Singh, was also arraigned along with Chandler ...

First Commercial Hydrokinetic Projects Approved in U.S.

In October 2, 2012, the Energy Information Administration announced that two types of hydrokinetic energy technologies were approved for commercial development.  The new technologies can generate and store electricity from ocean waves, tides, and river currents.     The projects will not add major amounts of power ...

Two Washington Fruit Companies Violate Air Regulations

  On October 2, 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that two fruit companies in east Washington State failed to meet requirements under the Clean Air Act.  The violations result from the misuse of ammonia, and the two companies will have to pay fines and submit numerous reports.     The EPA ...

Man Accused of Elaborate Pharmaceutical Smuggling Scheme

  On October 1, 2012, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement stated that a Florida man was charged for operating an illegal pharmaceutical scheme out of his home and selling over $7 million of unapproved oncology drugs through a pharmacy in San Diego.  The defendants name is Martin Paul Bean III, and he is from Baca Raton ...

U.S. and Mexico Begin Humane Repatriation

  On October 2, 2012, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Mexican Ministry of the Interior announced the start of a project called the Interior Repatriation Initiative, or IRI.  The new initiative plans to “provide humane, safe and orderly repatriation” of Mexican citizens who returned to the ...

Xan Confections Issues Recall of Peanut Butter Products

  On October 2, 2012, the Food and Drug Administration announced that another company, Xan Confections, was issuing a voluntary recall because the company uses peanut butter from Sunland Inc.     Susan Johnson, the CEO of Xan Confections, states, “Upon learning of Sunland’s voluntary recall of peanut ...

Deadline for Enrollment in Oil Spill Health Study

  On October 2, 2012, the National Institutes of Health announced that the deadline was approaching for enrollment in a long-term study to evaluate the effects of an oil spill on a person’s overall health.  The study is being offered for workers and volunteers who helped during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill and ...

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