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Former U.S. Military Contractor Pleads Guilty To Bribery, Money Laundering Scheme Related To Defense Department Contracts In Support Of Iraqi War
Former military contractor Terry Hall, 43, of Snellville, Georgia, pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to pay more than $3 million in bribes to U.S. Army contracting officials stationed at Camp Arifjan, an Army base in Kuwait, and to money laundering conspiracy, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division. Hall was
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Guyanese National Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Indian Nationals To The United States
Annita Devi Gerald, a Guyanese national, pleaded guilty today to bringing an alien into the United States for commercial gain, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney José Angel Moreno of the Southern District of Texas and U.S. Immigration and Customs
Forensic Analysis: Clues Buried In Sounds And Images
The 14 videotapes arrived on Peter Smith’s desk individually wrapped in plain manila envelopes. They had been sent by a special agent in the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Phoenix office, who wanted them analyzed after heavy rains exposed the buried cache in a yawning 35-foot-deep hole in the
U.S. Marshals Arrest Sixty Year Old Man For Rape Of Three-Year-Old Girl
Albuquerque, NM – Deputies from the U. S. Marshals Service arrested Michael A. Lyons, 60, in Cuba, New Mexico, after a thirty minute armed standoff. On November 25, 2009, a warrant was issued for Lyons after he was charged with Criminal Sexual Penetration of a minor. Lyons has been accused of raping
Witnesses: Kenneth Shipp Shot Huntsville Police Officer Eric Freeman Between The Eyes During Crash Investigation
HUNTSVILLE (HuntsvilleNewswire – William T. Martin) – One after another, on Monday, Feb. 1, witnesses in the first day of testimony in the capital murder trial of Kenneth Clarence Shipp painted a picture of a routine evening that turned into a nightmare as a Huntsville police officer was
Federal Court Permanently Blocks Tennessee Woman From Preparing Federal Tax Returns For Others
A federal court has issued a permanent injunction barring Karen Liane Miller of Nashville, Tenn., from preparing federal income tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced recently. U.S. District Court Judge Aleta Trauger entered the order and judgment, which also bars Miller from assisting
National Counterterrorism Center Director Gives Statement: Flight 253 Terrorist Attempt
On Wednesday, Jan. 27, National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Director Michael E. Leiter gave his statement for the record to the House Committee on Homeland Security concerning the attempted terrorist attack on Flight 253 on Dec. 25, 2009. Following is Leiter’s statement that he presented: “Thank
Corporate Corruption: A Historic Takedown
Last week, 22 business executives and employees were arrested and charged with attempting to win a contract to sell a variety of military and law enforcement products—everything from body armor and bullet-proof vests to M4 carbine rifles, tear gas grenades, and armored vehicles—by bribing overseas
U.S. Marshals Capture Suspect Wanted In Birmingham Homicide
The U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF), along with the Sandusky (Ohio) Police Department have arrested a man in Ohio who is a suspect in a Birmingham, Ala., homicide. Thirty-five year old Jackie McElroy was wanted on homicide by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department
Bayer, FDA Announce Alka-Seltzer Recall
Bayer Consumer Care, in consultation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced this week a recall of a single product lot of the combination package of Alka-Seltzer Plus Day & Night Cold Formula Liquid Gels. The labeling on the foil blister card of certain packages within the lot
