U.S. Marshals Capture Colorado Kidnapping and Torture Suspect

Phoenix, AZ – Early this morning, Deputy U.S. Marshals and Task Force Officers assigned to the Arizona WANTED Violent Offender Task Force captured Justin Wasinger, 21, at a residence in the area of

McDowell Rd.

and

Horne Rd.

in Mesa.

On October 31, 2010, a warrant was issued by the Arapahoe County District Court for the arrest of Justin Wasinger. Wasinger is wanted by the Glendale, Colorado Police Department for First Degree Kidnapping, Assault in the Second Degree, Robbery, False Imprisonment and Conspiracy.

It is alleged that on October 22, 2010, Wasinger and three associates abducted a female victim from a Glendale area bar and brought her to an apartment in Arapahoe County. Once at the apartment the victim was bound, gagged, blindfolded and held for over 20 hours. During the 20 hour ordeal, the victim was repeatedly beaten and burned. The victim suffered numerous significant injuries including a broken orbital bone (eye socket).

On November 02, 2010, information was developed by the Glendale, CO Police Department and the District of Colorado U.S. Marshals led-Fugitive Task Force that Wasinger was in the Mesa, AZ area. Deputy U.S. Marshals and Task Force Officers with the Arizona WANTED Violent Offender Task Force quickly acted on the information and were able to develop significant leads which led to the location of Wasinger. At approximately 0230 hrs on November 04, 2010, Wasinger was arrested at a Mesa residence without incident.

United States Marshal David Gonzales praised the work of Deputies and Task Force Officers adding, “The level of interagency cooperation exhibited during this investigation was second to none, and this resulted in the capture of a violent suspect making the Valley a safer place.”

The full-time federal, state, and local agencies that comprise the Arizona WANTED include: U.S. Marshals Service; Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Arizona Department of Public Safety;

Arizona Department of Corrections; Maricopa County Adult Probation Office; Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office; Chandler Police Department; Mesa Police Department; Tempe Police Department; Surprise Police Department and several part-time state and local law enforcement agencies.

The U.S. Marshals Service is the nation’s oldest federal law enforcement agency. Annually, U.S. Marshals arrest more than 50 percent of all federal fugitives and serve more federal warrants than all other federal agencies combined. For more information on other USMS Fifteen Most Wanted fugitives and USMS Major Cases, go to http://www.usmarshals.gov/.

Army Space and Missile Defense Command Engineer Sentenced to 20 Months for Accepting Bribes

BIRMINGHAM—A federal judge today sentenced a Scottsboro man to 20 months in prison for accepting bribes when he worked as an engineer with the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command in Huntsville, and to evading payment of taxes on the bribery income, U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, FBI Special Agent in Charge Pat Maley and IRS Special Agent in Charge, Criminal Investigations, Reginael McDaniel announced.

U.S. District Judge R. David Proctor sentenced STEVEN EARL BRYANT, 39, to prison, ordered him to pay $200,000 in restitution to the government and fined him $5,000.

Bryant pleaded guilty in July to being a public official who accepted bribes in relation to Space and Missile Defense Command contracts with private companies that were supposed to provide material for missile defense research. He also pleaded guilty to evading taxes of $33,370 on $110,694 of unreported income for the 2006 calendar year.

“Mr. Bryant was a public official with the U.S. Army who accepted payments in return for preferential treatment of private contractors,” Vance said. “By selling his influence in that job for personal gain, he violated the contracting process and the Army’s trust. Protecting the military, and the American taxpayer, from this type fraud is a priority of this Justice Department and my office,” she said.

“The sentence handed down today shows that influence peddling in all its forms will not be tolerated in North Alabama,” Maley said. “The FBI stands ready to pursue any government official who would violate the trust placed in them as contracting officers. Citizens should expect that individuals in a position to spend tax dollars will do so in accordance with the law, and not line their own pockets.”

“Tax evasion is not a victimless crime, as we all pay when others swindle the government,” McDaniel said. “This sentence should send a clear message that a scheme to evade payment of taxes is a violation of federal tax laws and the consequences of such schemes can and will result in jail time."

Court documents in the case relate the following: BRYANT was a public official from 2002 to 2010 while he worked as an engineer with the missile defense command at Redstone Arsenal. In that capacity, he acted as the Technical Representative for Contracting Officers on Space and Missile Defense Command contracts for items and material for missile defense research supplied by private businesses. Among the contracts monitored by BRYANT were contracts between the missile defense command and companies owned by Maurice Subilia, Dennis Darling and Paul Hurlburt, who have already pleaded guilty on other charges.

Between 2002 and November 2006, according to BRYANT’s plea agreement, he received about $200,000 in return for and with the intent of being influenced in his job involving contracts between the missile defense command and companies that were paying him bribes.

Subilia and Hurlburt pleaded guilty in federal court in Maine in 2009 to conspiracy charges in connection to procurement fraud in contracts their companies had with the missile defense command in Huntsville. Subilia, who also pleaded guilty to money laundering and bribery charges, admitted he paid more than $1.2 million in bribes, from 2000 to 2007, to missile defense command employees Michael Cantrell and Douglas Ennis.

Darling pleaded guilty in 2008 to a federal bribery charge in Alabama. His engineering company had contracts with the missile defense command from 2005 through 2007. Judge Proctor sentenced Darling in July to two years in prison, to be followed by three years supervised release. He fined Darling $6,000 and ordered him to pay $100,000 in restitution.

Cantrell was the director and Ennis the deputy director for the Joint Center for Technology Integration at the missile defense command. Both men pleaded guilty in 2008 to conspiracy and other charges related to the procurement fraud scheme. Cantrell was sentenced in December 2009 to five years in prison and ordered to pay $2.5 million in restitution and $352,145 in back taxes. Ennis was sentenced in June to two years in prison and ordered to pay $75,000 in restitution.

The case was investigated by the FBI and the IRS, with assistance from the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Army Criminal Investigative Division Fraud Team and Defense Criminal Investigative Service of the Department of Defense.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Whisonant prosecuted the case.

Phoenix-area aviation company and owner charged with arms export violations

PHOENIX - A local aviation company and its chief executive officer have been charged with violating the Arms Export Control Act, following a joint investigation by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the FBI and the Defense Criminal Investigation Service.

Floyd Stilwell, 84, and his company, Marsh Aviation, of Mesa, Ariz., are charged in an indictment unsealed October 27 with illegally exporting military aircraft engines from the United States to Venezuela for use by the Venezuelan Air Force. The T-76 engines are a designated item on the U.S. Munitions List, which under the Arms Export Control Act, makes it illegal for these engines to be exported without a license or written authorization from the Department of State. The T-76 aircraft engine was designed for the OV-10 Bronco Aircraft, a light armed reconnaissance aircraft specifically suited for counter-insurgency missions.

Federal agents executed a search warrant Feb. 5, 2008 at Marsh Aviation offices where they discovered two complete T-76 engines and enough component parts to construct 12 additional engines.

The indictment also alleges that without having obtained the necessary license or written authorization from the Department of State, Stilwell and Marsh Aviation Company furnished assistance to members of the Venezuelan Air Force, including testing, repair, maintenance, modification, operation, and using the T-76 military aircraft engine, and training in the assembly.

"Our investigation showed that the defendants in this case falsely claimed these engines were parts for civilian aircraft in an attempt to circumvent the law," said Matt Allen, special agent in charge of ICE HSI in Arizona. "The enforcement of arms export controls keeps America safe. One of HSI's top enforcement priorities is preventing military equipment and sensitive technology from falling into the hands of those who might seek to harm America or its allies."

U.S. Marshals Arrest Alleged Child Rapist from Scranton

Also wanted on Lackawanna County sex-related parole warrant

Scranton, PA – U.S. Marshal Michael R. Regan announced today that the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) arrested Anthony Simpson in Elmira, New York. Simpson was being sought on multiple warrants from authorities in Lackawanna County.

On July 8, 2010, the Scranton Police Department responded to the 900 block of

Albright Avenue

to investigate a report of sexual assaults against a 12 year old child. The assaults allegedly occurred a few days prior. Scranton police investigated additional reports of similar-type sexual assaults by the same perpetrator against an 11 year old child in the same neighborhood.

On August 3, 2010, Magisterial District Judge James P. Kennedy in Scranton signed an arrest warrant against Simpson, charging him with the following offenses:

1 count of Rape of a Child

1 count of Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse with a Child

1 count Indecent Assault of a Person less than 13 years of age

2 counts of Unlawful Contact with Minors - (Sexual Offenses)

2 counts of Corruption of Minors

On September 7, 2010, an arrest warrant was signed by Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas Judge Vito P. Geroulo, charging Simpson with Violation of Parole. In 2008, Simpson had been arrested by the Scranton Police Department on charges of Indecent Assault of a Person less than 13 years of age, Corruption of Minors, and Endangering the Welfare of Children. He was convicted and sentenced to a county prison term. Simpson was released on county parole from the Lackawanna County Prison in January 2010.

The Scranton Police Department requested the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Service to locate and apprehend Simpson. This fugitive case was adopted by the U.S. Marshals Service’s Fugitive Task Force in the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

U.S. Marshals based in Scranton conducted interviews and investigated several leads in Lackawanna County. U.S. Marshals developed information Simpson fled the area.

On November 2, U.S. Marshals and members of the USMS Middle District of Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force traveled to upstate New York to investigate several viable leads in Elmira. At approximately 4:00PM, U.S. Marshals positively identified Simpson as he exited a house in the 600 block of

Columbia Street

in Elmira. The fugitive was taken into custody without incident. He was found in possession of a small amount of cocaine.

Simpson, 27 years of age, was returned to Pennsylvania, where he was lodged in the Lackawanna County Prison.

U.S. Marshals were diligent in their search for Simpson. As part of the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force, personnel from the Lackawanna County Sheriffs Office and the Pennsylvania State Police assisted in the investigation and apprehension of Simpson. U.S. Marshals were also aided by detectives from the Elmira Police Department.

To ensure the safety of children across the country, the U.S. Marshals Service has taken an aggressive approach in prioritizing, investigating, and arresting those persons charged with sex offenses against children.

Drug Tunnel Discovered in San Diego

On Nov. 3, 2010, U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton, joined by U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy and representatives from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) Border Patrol, announced the discovery of a cross-border drug smuggling tunnel. Tunnels like this can be used to smuggle multiple types of contraband ranging from drugs to weapons, which makes them a public safety threat.

The investigation went like so...

Twenty-four hours earlier, a tractor trailer pulls up to a warehouse in San Diego. Nearby agents observe suspicious activity. They keep the vehicle under close surveillance as it departs the warehouse. The vehicle approaches a traffic checkpoint in Temecula where Border Patrol agents stop the vehicle for inspection. Inside, they find more than 10 tons of marijuana.

From there, the San Diego Tunnel Task Force, comprised of representatives from ICE, CBP and the DEA, obtain a federal search warrant for the San Diego warehouse. Task force members find an estimated 15 tons of marijuana there.

They alert the Mexican military which determines that drug smugglers have been accessing the warehouse from an underground tunnel that originates 600 yards away in a Tijuana warehouse. There, the Mexican military recover another five tons of marijuana -- bringing the grand total to approximately 30 tons.

"This discovery again shows their [cartels] growing desperation in the face of heightened border security," said Morton. "Frustrated by our defenses, they're literally going underground, but we're thwarting them there as well. That's due in no small part to the extraordinary ongoing enforcement efforts involving the agencies on the Tunnel Task Force and our counterparts in Mexico."

Three Columbia Men Indicted in Cocaine Conspiracy

JEFFERSON CITY, MO—Beth Phillips, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that three Columbia, Missouri men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine in Boone County, Mo.

Michael Jerome Walker, Jr., 26; Matthew Raymond Olsson, also known as “Odog Phatty,” 32; and Corey Wayne Everage, 32, all of Columbia, were charged in a five-count indictment returned under seal by a federal grand jury in Jefferson City, Mo., on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. That indictment was unsealed and made public today following Everage’s arrest and initial court appearance.

The federal indictment alleges that Walker, Olsson, and Everage participated in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine in Boone County in August and September 2010.

The indictment also charges the co-defendants with one count each of possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute.

Everage is also charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. Everage was allegedly in possession of a loaded Rossi .357-caliber revolver on Sept. 13, 2010. Under federal law, it is illegal for anyone who has been convicted of a felony to be in possession of any firearm or ammunition. Everage has prior felony convictions for stealing, leaving the scene of an accident and distributing a controlled substance.

The indictment also contains a forfeiture allegation, which would require Walker and Olsson to forfeit to the government any property used to commit the alleged offenses, or that was derived from the proceeds of the offense, including a 2000 Mercedes Benz and $8,141 that was seized by law enforcement officers.

Phillips cautioned that the charges contained in this indictment are simply accusations, and not evidence of guilt. Evidence supporting the charges must be presented to a federal trial jury, whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.

This case is being prosecuted by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven Berry. It was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Columbia, Missouri Police Department, the Boone County, Missouri Sheriff’s Department, and the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Hemet Couple Guilty of Falsely Arresting and Attempting to Deport Individual While Impersonating Law Enforcement Officers

United States Attorney Laura E. Duffy announced the entry today of felony guilty pleas by Gregory Raymond Denny, Jr. and his wife, Karen Denny, of Hemet, California. Both defendants pled guilty to being impersonators making an arrest and aiding and abetting (Count 3 of the indictment). The defendants entered their guilty pleas before Magistrate Judge William McCurine, Jr., subject to final acceptance of the plea by United States District Judge Larry A. Burns.

During this morning’s hearing, the Dennys admitted that they traveled together to the victim’s residence in Hemet, California, where Gregory Denny falsely announced that he was a law enforcement officer and was there to deport the victim. The Dennys further admitted handcuffing and searching the victim prior to transporting her to the Murietta Border Patrol Station, where Gregory Denny falsely identified himself as a U.S. Marshal and requested that U.S. Border Patrol agents take the victim into custody. After agents refused to take the victim into custody, the Dennys admitted that they transported her to various locations in Riverside and San Diego County before ultimately transporting her to the San Diego airport. Once at the airport, Gregory Denny identified himself as a U.S. Marshal, presented credentials and a badge, and informed Transportation Security Administration personnel that he was escorting a prisoner to a flight.

The defendants face a statutory maximum sentence of three years in custody based on their pleas. Pursuant to Gregory Denny’s plea agreement, the government is free to recommend the three-year statutory maximum sentence. Pursuant to Karen Denny’s plea agreement, both parties will jointly recommend five years of probation with a mental health counseling condition. The government will dismiss the remaining charges at the time of sentencing.

Gregory and Karen Denny were ordered to appear for sentencing on January 24, 2011 at 9:00 a.m., before United States District Judge Larry Alan Burns.

DEFENDANTS Case Number: 10CR3043-LAB

Gregory Raymond Denny, Jr. Age: 38

Karen Denny Age: 52

SUMMARY OF CHARGES

Title 18, United States Code, Section 913 and 2 - Impersonator Making Arrest or Search and Aiding and

Abetting

PARTICIPATING AGENCIES

Federal Bureau of Investigation

United States Marshals Service

Department of Homeland Security

Hemet Police Department

Two Sentenced for Their Involvement in Producing Counterfeit Driver's Licenses

Jeffrey A. Evans and John P. Weston were both sentenced by U.S. District Judge Dan A. Polster in connection with their conviction for possessing and transferring five or more false identification documents, Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, announced today.

Evans, 24, of Powell, Ohio, and Weston, 24, of Rocky River, Ohio, were each sentenced to two years' probation and ordered to perform 50 hours of community service.

Evans was also ordered to spend the first eight months of his probation period in home confinement, with electronic monitoring for the first 60 days.

On May 18, 2010, a federal grand jury in Cleveland, Ohio returned an indictment charging Evans and Weston with one count of possessing and transferring five or more false identification documents, and one count of producing, transferring, and possessing document-making implements and authentication features to be used in the production of false identification documents.

Weston and Evans plead guilty to possessing and transferring five or more false identification documents on July 26, 2010, and August 3, 2010, respectively. According to court records, the charges arose from the defendants’ involvement with the production and distribution of numerous counterfeit Ohio driver's licenses containing counterfeit authentication features known as “holograms,” which were primarily used by underage college students to falsely represent their age and gain admission into bars and night clubs.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert W. Kern of the Cleveland U.S. Attorney’s Office, following an investigation by the Cleveland Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Berea Police Department, and the Ohio Department of Public Safety.

Former NFL Player Arrested in Tennessee

Daniel McMullen, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in Mississippi, and James C. Lee, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation (IRS-CID), New Orleans Field Office, stated that JEFFREY LYNN WALKER, age 47, was arrested on November 2, 2010, by FBI agents in Nashville, Tennessee, pursuant to an arrest warrant issued on October 21, 2010. WALKER was indicted on October 20, 2010, by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Mississippi. The indictment alleges 12 counts of wire fraud, tax evasion, and money laundering.

The indictment is the result of a joint investigation by the Jackson Field Office of the FBI and the IRS-CID. According to the indictment, WALKER, a former NFL football player, has been involved in a scheme to defraud investors located in Mississippi, Tennessee, Florida, and Arizona out of millions of dollars.

WALKER, who previously resided in Madison County, Mississippi, allegedly devised a scheme to defraud and obtain money from investors by making false and fraudulent representations relating to a resort project in China being developed by his companies, Charter Resources International and Sterling Group Holdings, Inc. To further the scheme, the indictment alleges that WALKER sold shares in Charter Resources International and executed joint venture agreements between companies, in which he held a controlling interest, and investors to share in profits to be generated from the sale of estate homes, town homes and patio homes in the China resort. The indictment states that WALKER caused investors to make interstate bank wire transfers and, as part of the scheme, WALKER then deposited investor funds into Sterling Group Holdings, Inc.'s bank account and converted portions of those funds to his own personal use and benefit, purchasing four-wheelers, a luxury conversion van, and a Hummer H-2 vehicle. WALKER is also accused of making false declarations to the Internal Revenue Service, through which he failed to report all of his taxable income for the years 2004, 2005 and 2006.

WALKER will make his initial appearance in the United States District Court of the Middle District of Tennessee. It is expected that extradition proceedings will commence and that WALKER will be returned to Mississippi to face these charges against him. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Jerry Rushing and Carla J. Clark.

The public is reminded that an indictment and warrant for arrest contain only charges and are not evidence of guilt. Defendants are presumed innocent and are entitled to a fair trial, at which the government has the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Rapper Willie D Sentenced in Wire Fraud Scam

HOUSTON—William James Dennis, aka Willie D, has been sentenced to prison for his conviction on wire fraud charges stemming from his purported sales of Apple iPhones through a company known as Texas One Wireless, United States Attorney José Angel Moreno and FBI Special Agent in Charge Richard C. Powers announced today.

At a hearing today before United States District Court Judge Gray Miller, the rap music recording artist was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison for a scam in which he admitted to posing as an electronics salesman and using eBay to establish his credibility with international buyers. Once a buyer showed interest, Dennis directed the buyer outside of eBay to conduct sales via e-mail. Dennis will serve three years on supervised release following completion of his prison term and was ordered to pay $194,087.17 in restitution less the 13,912.52 that was seized at the time of his arrest.

Numerous foreign individuals placed orders with Dennis, 44, for iPhones and other electronics. Dennis required payment to be electronically transferred to his bank account. Once the transaction was confirmed, Dennis would send tracking numbers for packages that were never shipped. When the buyers complained about not receiving their purchases, Dennis would claim he had filed a complaint with the postal service or hired carrier and that he could not refund their money until he knew where his goods were. Eventually, Dennis would cease communication with the victimized parties. Thirty-five individuals were defrauded of $194,087.17 between September 2008 and April 2009.

Dennis was arrested by FBI agents on May 13, 2009 as he returned from a trip overseas and was indicted on June 9, 2009. Previously released on bond, Dennis was permitted to remain on bond pending the issuance of an order to surrender to a Bureau of Prison facility to be designated in the near future where he will serve his sentence.

The charges arose after victims who did not receive merchandise nor refunds after many attempts complained to law enforcement. The case was investigated by Houston Area Cyber Crimes Task Force, which is comprised of personnel from the FBI, Houston Police Department, and Harris County Sheriff's Office, who received assistance from the United States Postal Inspection Service. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Sherri L. Zack.

Willie D was the lead member of a Houston rap group known as the Geto Boys. Between 1989 and 1996 they recorded a number of hit songs and had some albums that reached gold and or platinum status. In early 2005, the Geto Boys released a reunion album that was written and produced by Dennis. Dennis founded Relentless Music Ventures in 2006 and signed groups Nay Nay and Huntzville.

Web of Victims: A Chilling Case of ‘Sextortion’

The hacker knew every move the unsuspecting victim made. He controlled her computer webcam and microphone. He could see her in her bedroom, hear her conversations, knew every keystroke she made online. And he threatened to expose her secrets unless she bowed to his demands.

It may sound like the plot for a scary teen movie, but it actually happened, and there wasn’t just one victim—there were more than 200, and dozens of them were adolescent girls.

Don't Let It Happen to You

Here are a few precautions that can keep you from being victimized by a social engineering attack:

- Don’t take for granted that your computer’s anti-virus software is a guarantee against intrusions.

- Turn off your computer when you aren’t using it. (The majority of computers involved in the sextortion case were laptops; many of the victims chatted on social networks so much that they never turned off their machines.)

- Cover your webcam when not in use.

- Don’t open attachments without independently verifying that they were sent from someone you know.

- It’s okay to be suspicious. If you receive a message with an attachment from your mother at 3 a.m., maybe the message is not really from your mother. “Most people are too trusting when it comes to their computers,” Agent Kirkpatrick said.

- If your computer has been compromised and you are receiving extortion threats, don’t be afraid to talk to your parents or to call law enforcement. 

Unlike many computer intrusions, where a hacker uses malicious software to steal identities or financial information, this case was primarily about spying and extortion—or as our Los Angeles cyber squad more aptly termed it, “sextortion.”

The hacker, a 31-year-old California man who was arrested in June after a two-year investigation, used malicious code to infect and control the computers of his victims. Then he searched for explicit pictures from their computers, downloaded them, and used the images in an attempt to extort more pictures and videos from them.

“What’s so frightening about this case was how easily the victims’ computers were compromised,” said Special Agent Jeff Kirkpatrick, one of our Los Angeles cyber investigators who worked the case.

After the hacker infected one computer, he used a popular social networking site—and a technique called “spear phishing”—to spread the virus. “It was a social engineering attack,” said Special Agent Tanith Rogers, co-investigator on the case. “The victims were tricked. They had no idea what had happened until it was too late.”

In several instances, the hacker posed online as a young woman’s friend or sister and sent messages with attachments asking if the victim wanted to see a scary video. Because the messages appeared to be from a trusted source, the victims usually didn’t think twice about opening the attachment. When they did, the virus secretly installed itself, and the hacker had total control over their computers—including all files and folders, webcams, and microphones.

Using similar spear phishing methods—posing as a friend or a trusted source—the hacker spread the virus through the social network like wildfire. In all, there were 230 victims and more than 100 computers impacted.

“And this guy was no computer genius,” Agent Kirkpatrick said. “Anybody could do what he did just by watching an online video and following the directions.”

Have Information on the Case?

The hacker in the sextortion case used a variety of screen names and e-mail addresses, which are listed below. If you have information regarding the case—there may be other victims—please contact your nearest FBI office or submit a tip online.

Screen names:

gui_blt

Woods05

CoFfEkId014

ELEvatrHZrD03

Pimpcess03666

Your3name3here03

Bri23nice

Dmagecntr137

H2IOW14

ELEvATrhRZd03

Playgrl37

Your3name3here3

goldlion14

Hotchit13w

E-mail address:

yousoylammer@hotmail.com

christ@yahoo.com

gui_blt@live.com

mistahxxxrightme@aim.com

zapotin@hotmail.com

guich_x@aim.com

guicho_1.1@roadrunner.com

mijangos3@msn.com

Victims—particularly teenage girls—were understandably devastated when they learned their privacy had been so completely violated. Many were afraid to tell their parents about the situation.

“He was smart,” Agent Rogers said of the hacker. “He used their fear to try to control them.”

For example, the hacker attached a pornographic picture of one victim in an e-mail and demanded sexually explicit video of her in return for not telling her parents about the pictures he had downloaded from her computer.

“If he hadn’t attempted to contact the victims,” Agent Rogers said, “he could have done this forever and gone undetected—the victims would never have known he was listening and watching. That,” she added, “is one of the most disturbing things about this case.”

Pimp Sentenced to 20-Year Prison Term for Trafficking Four Juveniles Into the District of Columbia for Prostitution

One Victim Was 12 Years Old

WASHINGTON—Shelby S. Lewis, 42, of Temple Hills, Maryland, was sentenced today to 20 years of incarceration on charges of interstate transportation of minors for purposes of prostitution, announced U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr.; John G. Perren, Acting Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office; and Cathy L. Lanier, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).

Lewis pleaded guilty in December 2009 to four felony counts in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. He was sentenced today by the Honorable Judge Emmet G. Sullivan. Upon Lewis’s release from prison, he must register as a sex offender and remain on supervised release for the rest of his life. The judge also is requiring Lewis to submit to DNA testing, mental health screening and sex offender counseling. Finally, Lewis is not to have any contact with minor children under the age of 18 and to avoid contact with any of the victims in the case. Lewis admitted prostituting a 12-year-old girl for approximately two years after he became her official guardian. In addition, he admitted prostituting a 13-year-old girl for approximately three years, a 16-year-old girl for three weeks, and a 14-year-old girl for three days. Lewis met the girls on the streets of Washington, D.C. and Maryland and had them work on both sides of the Maryland/D.C. line and in downtown Washington, D.C.

The indictment in this case was returned in September 2009, and Lewis has been in custody since his arrest that month. The case stemmed from information obtained during an undercover operation conducted by MPD’s Prostitution Enforcement Unit in late May 2009. During the operation, police arrested the 14- and 16-year-old girls for prostitution near 14th and K Streets NW. The 13-year-old girl was recovered separately after she had been reported missing to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. All of the juveniles lived with Lewis and his minor biological children in his Temple Hills home.

After the girls were identified, the MPD and the FBI executed a search warrant at Lewis’s home. This led to the seizure of numerous items consistent with Mr. Lewis’s prostitution business, including a firearm and numerous photographs and computer images of the victims and known prostitutes. In addition, during the execution of the search warrant, two adult prostitutes were found living in Mr. Lewis’s home.

“Human trafficking victimizes some of the most vulnerable members of our society—in this case, girls as young as 12 years old,” said U.S. Attorney Machen. “These depraved crimes are nothing less than modern day slavery. We know that too many children are still suffering in the shadows, and our Office will aggressively work to liberate victims from sex traffickers.”

“Investigating civil rights violations such as human trafficking is one of the FBI’s highest priorities,” said Acting Assistant Director in Charge Perren. “While the general public may not see this crime on the evening news—this case is a reminder that trafficking occurs in cities across the country every day and it will not be tolerated.”

“Sexual exploitation is a horrific crime,” said Police Chief Lanier. “At least we can now say this predator is off the streets so that he cannot victimize another woman or child.”

Lewis also is subject to restitution and forfeiture orders. Those matters will be addressed in follow-up proceedings scheduled for December 16, 2010. The court appointed a Guardian Ad Litem for all of the minor victims. The Guardian Ad Litem will file a report with the court addressing restitution and the future needs of the victims. The report will assist the court in making a final determination regarding the restitution amount.

In announcing today’s sentencing, U.S. Attorney Machen, Acting Assistant Director in Charge Perren and Chief Lanier praised the efforts of MPD Detectives Jonathan Andrews and Steven Schwalm and Officer Roy Melvin and the Prostitution Enforcement Unit, as well as the special agents who worked on the case from the FBI’s Washington Field Office. They also commended D.C. Assistant Attorney General Anthony DeLeon, the Maryland and D.C. Human Trafficking Task Forces, and the Polaris Project. They also praised the work of USAO Victim Witness Advocate Veronica Vaughan for her work with all of the prostituted children. Finally, they praised the administrative support provided by Paralegals Teesha Tobias and Phaylyn Hunt and Legal Assistant Jacqueline Akyea, and the work of Assistant U.S. Attorney Bridgette Tillman and former Assistant U.S. Attorney Roy L. Austin, Jr. who prosecuted the case.

Orange County man charged with illegally importing prized muscle cars

Federal probe involves Nissan model made famous by 'Fast and Furious' movies

SANTA ANA, Calif. - A former Orange County sheriff's deputy, who operated several now-defunct auto businesses, made his initial court appearance Monday morning on federal charges for illegally importing models of the Japanese muscle car made famous by the "Fast & Furious" movies into the United States and selling them to sports car enthusiasts and collectors.

Daryl R. Alison, 45, of San Clemente, Calif., is accused in a criminal information with removing the markings from an imported vehicle, a misdemeanor. Kaizo Industries, Alison's former Costa Mesa, Calif., company, is charged with a felony for failing to file the required paperwork on the imported vehicles in violation of the Clean Air Act. Both Alison and his now defunct company have agreed to plead guilty to the charges.

According to the court documents, Kaizo Industries imported disassembled Nissan Skylines and other Japanese right-hand drive cars into California and sold them, though they did not comply with U.S. environmental and safety regulations. Alison also operated two websites, Jspecconnect.com and JustDriven.com, that advertised the sought-after cars online.

The charges are the result of an investigation by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Environmental Protection Agency's Criminal Investigations Division, the Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the California Air Resources Board.

HSI investigators say as part of the scheme the Skylines were imported in two shipments - the car body in one container and the vehicle drive-train in another. Despite Kaizo's public claims, the bodies themselves had not been modified to comply with Department of Transportation regulations. After arriving at Kaizo's warehouse, several of the car bodies were then mated back with their original drive-trains and sold to the public. So the vehicles could be registered in the United States, the defendants allegedly put bogus 17-digit Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN) on the cars in place of the actual Nissan VIN plate. To avoid California's stricter registration and emission requirements, many of the cars were registered out of the state and sold to California residents with Florida and Arizona plates.

In June 2009, federal and state investigators executed a search warrant at Kaizo Industries in Costa Mesa. During the search, agents located and seized three Nissan Skylines that did not meet U.S. environmental and safety standards. Additionally, authorities have seized nine other vehicles in connection with the probe, including the "hero" car from fourth installment of the "Fast & Furious" movie series. Collectively, the vehicles seized by ICE and CBP to date have an estimated valued of more than $450,000.

"While many car buffs scoff at enforcement of vehicle import laws - to be clear, these are not just technical violations," said Claude Arnold, special agent in charge of ICE HSI in Los Angeles. "Vehicles that don't meet U.S. environmental and safety standards are outlawed because they can pose a real threat to public health and driver safety."

Long admired by racing and "drifting" buffs, Skyline's popularity soared after the cars were tapped for starring roles in the "Fast and Furious" movies. While the Skyline has been produced since 1955, most of the earlier models were not manufactured for the U.S. auto market and did not meet domestic safety and environmental regulations. One of the newest Skyline production models, the R35, does comply with those requirements, but it was not imported by Nissan until July 2008.

Firefighter Fatality

The United States Fire Administration (USFA) has received notice of the following firefighter fatality:

Name: Rick Drake

Rank: Lieutenant

Age: 39

Gender: Male

Status: Volunteer

Years of Service: 3

Date of Incident: 11/01/2010

Time of Incident: 1445hrs

Date of Death: 11/01/2010

Fire Department: German Township Fire Department

Address:

PO Box 221

,

9428 Main ST, Taylorsville, IN 47280

Fire Department Chief: Christopher West

Fire Department Website: http://home.comcast.net/~germantwpvolfd/index.htm

Incident Description: Lieutenant Drake suffered a massive heart attack while on station. He and other members of German Township Fire Department had responded earlier to a report of a person having difficulty breathing.  After clearing the run and returning to the fire station, Lieutenant Drake began conducting equipment checks.  Shortly thereafter, his wife, who was visiting him at the firehouse, called 911 to report he was having severe chest pain.  Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, Columbus Regional Hospital EMS, and German Township Fire Department personnel responded.

As he was being transported to the hospital, Lieutenant Drake suffered cardiac arrest.  Resuscitation efforts were initiated, but he was pronounced dead at Columbus Regional Hospital.

Incident Location:

9428 Main ST, Taylorsville, IN 47280

Funeral Arrangements: Viewing: 11/04/2010 from 1500-2000hrs and on 11/05/2010 from 0900-1000hrs, with funeral services to follow on the 5th, at the Garden City Church of Christ, 3245 Jonesville Road, Columbus, IN. Burial will take place at the New Hope Christian Church, 1404 West 400 North, Columbus, IN.

Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Memorial donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project (www.woundedwarriorproject.org) in honor of Lieutenant Drake’s U.S. Marine Corps service.

Tribute is being paid to Lieutenant Rick Drake at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/

To date, 73 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2010; 71 from incidents that occurred in 2010 and 2 from previous year incidents.  Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online @ http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/statistics/ff_stats.shtm.

4 South Florida men charged in heroin trafficking ring

FORT LAUDERADLE, Fla. - Three Broward County, Fla., residents and one Miami resident were indicted on seven counts of narcotics trafficking for their participation in a conspiracy to possess and distribute multi-kilogram quantities of heroin, following an investigation by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and other federal, state and local agencies.

Indicted in the Southern District of Florida are Jose Wilson Ayala, aka "Junito," aka "Juanito," aka "Juni," aka "Junior," 35, of Davie, Fla.; Jose Alonso Escobar, aka "Colombia," aka "Flaco," 28, of Miami; Juan Luis Sanchez Valdez, 43, of Hollywood, Fla.; and Marko Roude, 28, of Davie, Fla.

The indictment charges all four with conspiracy to distribute more than one kilogram of heroin from March 2009 through Oct. 14. They are also charged with a number of individual counts of distribution and possession with intent to distribute heroin on specific dates. In addition, the indictment seeks the forfeiture of four vehicles used to facilitate the illegal narcotics trafficking and property constituting or derived from the proceeds of the defendants' drug trafficking.

If convicted, the defendants face a minimum of 10 years to life on the conspiracy charge, a minimum of five years to 40 years on count seven and up to 20 years on the remaining counts of distribution and possession with intent to distribute. The case has been assigned to U.S. District Court Judge James I. Cohn.

The investigation was conducted by ICE HSI in Ft. Lauderdale, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Miami Field Division, Hollywood Police Department, Davie Police Department, Miramar Police Department, Miami-Dade Police Department, Broward County Sheriff's Office, and the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP).

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer C. Millien.

An indictment is only an accusation and a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty

2 men arrested for child pornography during 'Operation Safe Halloween'

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Two men were arrested Friday following the execution of search warrants for child pornography during "Operation Safe Halloween" conducted by the Wakulla County Sheriff's Office (WCSO), Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

Arrested during the operation were William Lee Johnson, 34, and John Elwin Roberts, 58, both of Crawfordville, Fla.

The suspects became the subject of an undercover investigation that began in September as detectives discovered the suspects' computer Internet Protocol addresses with illegal files on file sharing systems. Investigators viewed the images and positively identified them as child pornography.

"Through partnerships with state, local and other federal law enforcement agencies, ICE will continue to vigorously investigate child exploitation cases," said Susan McCormick, special agent in charge of ICE HSI in Tampa, Fla.

Johnson was charged with seven counts of possessing photographs of a sexual performance of a child. The search warrant revealed more than 200 images of child pornography. Seven videos were viewed and determined to be child pornography.

Additional charges are pending following the forensic analysis of the computer and computer equipment by FDLE.

Roberts was charged with one count of possession of obscene material for photographs of sexual performance by a child. Several computers and hard drives were located in the home and they were collected as evidence. An attempt had been made to delete images but one video was found.

Johnson is being held in the Wakulla County Jail under a $70,000 bond. Roberts posted a $7,500 bond and was released Saturday.

The investigation was part of Operation Predator, a nationwide ICE initiative to identify, investigate and arrest those who prey on children, including human traffickers, international sex tourists, Internet pornographers, and foreign-national predators whose crimes make them deportable.

ICE encourages the public to report suspected child predators and any suspicious activity through its toll-free hotline at 1-866-347-2423. This hotline is staffed around the clock by investigators.

Suspected child sexual exploitation or missing children may be reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, an Operation Predator partner, at 1-800-843-5678 or http://www.cybertipline.com.

Massachusetts Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Burning African-American Church

WASHINGTON—Benjamin Haskell was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael A. Ponsor in Springfield, Massachusetts to nine years in prison and three years of supervised release for his role in the 2008 burning of the Macedonia Church of God in Christ, a predominately African-American Church, on the morning after President Barack Obama was elected as the first African-American president of the United States. In addition, Haskell will pay more than $1.7 million in restitution, including $123,570.25 to the Macedonia Church.

On June 16, 2010, Haskell, 24, of Springfield, pled guilty to conspiring to injure, oppress, threaten, and intimidate the mostly African-American parishioners of the Macedonia Church in the free exercise of the right to hold and use their new church building, which was under construction, and to damaging the parishioners’ new church building through arson and obstructing their free exercise of religion because of their race, color, and ethnic characteristics.

At the earlier plea hearing, a prosecutor told the court that had the case proceeded to trial, the government’s evidence would have proven that in the early morning hours of Nov. 5, 2008, within hours of President Barack Obama being elected, Haskell and his co-conspirators agreed to burn down, and did burn down, the Macedonia Church’s newly constructed building where religious services were to be held. The building was 75 percent completed at the time of the fire, which destroyed nearly the entire structure, leaving only the metal superstructure and a small portion of the front corner intact. Investigators determined that the fire was caused by arsonists who poured and ignited gasoline on the interior and exterior of the building.

Haskell confessed to the crime and admitted that prior to the presidential election, he and his co-conspirators used racial slurs against African-Americans and expressed anger at the possible election of Barack Obama as the first African-American president. Haskell admitted that after Obama was declared the winner of the election, he and his co-conspirators walked through the woods behind the Macedonia Church to scout out burning it down. Then, in the early morning hours of Nov. 5, 2008, Haskell and his co-conspirators went back to the church, poured gasoline inside and outside of the church, and ignited the gasoline.

“The freedom to practice the religion that we choose without discrimination or hateful acts is among our nation’s most cherished rights,” said Thomas E. Perez, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. “As seen here today, the Department will prosecute anyone who violates that right to the fullest extent of the law.”

“The burning of the Macedonia Church because of racial hatred and intolerance was a vicious attack on one of our most cherished freedoms—to worship in the religion of our choice safely and without fear of discrimination,” said U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts Carmen Ortiz. “The successful investigation, prosecution, and punishment of those who committed this hateful act is a clear statement that law enforcement will do all in its power to protect our citizens’ civil rights.”

“While the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) is charged with investigating some of the most violent crimes, I consider the arson to be one of the most serious and dangerous offenses. Not only was this case about the burning of a house of worship, it cut to the very heart of our most valued rights, that of religious freedom. I want to acknowledge all of our partners who assisted in bringing the individuals responsible for this fire to justice,” said ATF Special Agent in Charge Guy Thomas.

“Today’s sentencing represents just one more step toward closure and healing, not only for the victims of this hate crime, but for the Springfield community as a whole. The FBI, along with its federal, state, and local law enforcement partners, remains committed to protecting each and every citizen’s civil rights, and will aggressively investigate any violation of those rights, bringing the perpetrators to justice,” said Richard DesLauriers, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Paul H. Smyth and Kevin O’Regan of the U.S. Attorney's Springfield Office, and Nicole Lee Ndumele, Trial Attorney in the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division.

Long Lake Man Pleads Guilty to Mailing Suspicious White Powder to Dow Jones & Co.

A 70-year-old Long Lake man pleaded guilty earlier today in federal court in Minneapolis to sending a suspicious white powder to Dow Jones & Co. after receiving unsolicited mail from the company. Appearing before United States District Court Judge Patrick J. Schiltz, Richard Valentine Kozak pleaded guilty to one count of false information and hoaxes. Kozak was indicted on August 19, 2010.

In his plea agreement, Kozak admitted that on May 10, 2010, he placed a quantity of white powder inside a prepaid, business-return envelope, along with an obscene note, and mailed it to the Dow Jones & Co. mail facility in Massachusetts. Kozak admitted his actions were in response to a magazine offer he had received from the company. He also admitted he had included the white powder in the envelope to get the attention of Dow Jones with the understanding that people might become frightened when they receive a white powder in the mail.

When the envelope was opened, the powder spilled on an employee, who experienced great fear. The mail handling facility was closed for a period of time, and a local hazmat team spent more than four hours determining that the powder did not represent an anthrax or other biological threat.

For his crime, Kozak faces a potential maximum penalty of five years in prison. Judge Schiltz will determine his sentence at a future hearing, yet to be scheduled. This case is the result of an investigation by the FBI. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney John F. Docherty.

Since September 11, 2001, federal agencies have investigated and charged numerous individuals across the nation with biological weapon hoaxes and threats. The public is encouraged to contact the FBI with any information regarding potential acts of this nature.

More than 5,000 items seized in drug paraphernalia bust

LAUDERHILL, Fla. - Acting on complaints from parents, the Broward County Sheriff's Office (BSO) and the U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., seized more than 5,000 items of drug paraphernalia on Wednesday from the Broward County, Fla., Swap Shop.

HSI special agents along with the BSO Pompano Beach Selective Enforcement Team and Strategic Investigations Division were enforcing federal drug paraphernalia laws and seized 5,691 items from 11 vendors in violation of U.S. Code Title 21, Section 863.

BSO received numerous complaints from parents saying that middle school kids, who cannot legally buy cigarettes, were purchasing drug paraphernalia from Swap Shop vendors. While conducting the seizure, three minors went to one of the vendors hoping to buy pipes. Swap Shop management cooperated fully with this operation.

Included in the items seized were pipes hidden in highlighters and pipes disguised as lipstick and key chain flash lights.