Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Lying, cheating, and stealing.
That’s white-collar crime in a nutshell. The term—reportedly coined in 1939—is now synonymous with the full range of frauds committed by business and government professionals.
It’s not a victimless crime. A single scam can destroy a company, devastate families by wiping out their life savings, or cost investors billions of dollars (or even all three, as in the Enron case). Today’s fraud schemes are more sophisticated than ever, and we are dedicated to using our skills to track down the culprits and stop scams before they start.
Monday, February 9, 2015
Saturday, February 7, 2015
Murder, violence, kidnapping, theft—they come at a high cost to our families and communities.
That’s why even in this post 9/11 era, the FBI continues to play a key role in combating violent crime and major thefts in big cities and small towns across the nation. Thousands of our agents work closely with their state and local partners on investigations and joint task forces. We have a surge capacity that can be tapped into during major cases, and we make our many capabilities available upon request—from evidence experts to behavioral analysts.
Beyond our casework, we’re always looking at the bigger picture-analyzing trends and threats and sharing that intelligence with our partners. We’ve also built and continue to manage a criminal justice support structure for the entire law enforcement community, including databases of crime records.
A Freehold man is being held in lieu of $1.5 million bail, charged with two counts of attempted murder in the Dec. 27 shooting of two Howell men outside the Metropolitan Cafe, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said Friday.
Timothy Parrish, 28, was arrested Thursday, and has been charged with two counts of first degree attempted murder, one count each of second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon and second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, in the shooting.
His bail, $1.5 million with no 10 percent option, was set by Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Honora O’Brien Kilgallen, J.S.C.
Freehold police responded to a report at 1:58 a.m. on Dec. 27, of shots fired outside the eatery, and found two Howell Township men, 35 and 39, with gunshot wounds. Both men were taken to an area hospital for treatment.
If convicted of attempted murder, Parrish faces a sentence of 20 years in a New Jersey state prison, subject to the provisions of the No Early Release Act, requiring him to serve 85 percent of the sentence imposed before becoming eligible for release on parole. He would also be under parole supervision for five years following his release from state prison.
If convicted of possession of weapon for an unlawful purpose or unlawful possession of a weapon, Parrish faces a sentence of up to 10 years in prison on each of the counts, subject to the provisions of the Graves Act requiring him to serve a minimum of 42 months in prison before he is eligible for parole.
Despite these charges, every defendant is presumed innocent, unless and until found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, following a trial at which the defendant has all of the trial rights guaranteed by the .
Timothy Parrish, 28, was arrested Thursday, and has been charged with two counts of first degree attempted murder, one count each of second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon and second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, in the shooting.
His bail, $1.5 million with no 10 percent option, was set by Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Honora O’Brien Kilgallen, J.S.C.
Freehold police responded to a report at 1:58 a.m. on Dec. 27, of shots fired outside the eatery, and found two Howell Township men, 35 and 39, with gunshot wounds. Both men were taken to an area hospital for treatment.
If convicted of attempted murder, Parrish faces a sentence of 20 years in a New Jersey state prison, subject to the provisions of the No Early Release Act, requiring him to serve 85 percent of the sentence imposed before becoming eligible for release on parole. He would also be under parole supervision for five years following his release from state prison.
If convicted of possession of weapon for an unlawful purpose or unlawful possession of a weapon, Parrish faces a sentence of up to 10 years in prison on each of the counts, subject to the provisions of the Graves Act requiring him to serve a minimum of 42 months in prison before he is eligible for parole.
Despite these charges, every defendant is presumed innocent, unless and until found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, following a trial at which the defendant has all of the trial rights guaranteed by the .
Monday, May 5, 2014
Pennsylvania Man Sentenced for Producing Child Pornography
BUFFALO, NY—U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Randall Lose, 37, of Howard, Pennsylvania, who was convicted of production of child pornography, was sentenced to 20 years in prison and 10 years’ supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Arcara.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Marie P. Grisanti and Maura O’Donnell, who handled the case, stated that the city of Tonawanda Police Department received a complaint from the parent of a 13-year-old and notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The defendant, who resided in Pennsylvania, used the Internet to communicate with and obtain sexual explicit videos of a minor female living in Western New York.
Knowing that the victim was 13 years old, Lose represented himself as a fellow teenager, claiming that he was 14 years old. The defendant convinced the victim to take her clothes off and to engage in graphic sexual activity as he watched over Skype from his residence in Pennsylvania. As he watched and recorded, Lose gave the victim instructions about what conduct to engage in. The defendant also tried to get the victim to give him information about her friends so he could communicate with them as well.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
The sentencing is the culmination of an investigation on the part of special agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the city of Tonawanda Police Department, under the direction of Chief William Strassburg; and the Cheektowaga Police Department, under the direction of David Zak.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Marie P. Grisanti and Maura O’Donnell, who handled the case, stated that the city of Tonawanda Police Department received a complaint from the parent of a 13-year-old and notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The defendant, who resided in Pennsylvania, used the Internet to communicate with and obtain sexual explicit videos of a minor female living in Western New York.
Knowing that the victim was 13 years old, Lose represented himself as a fellow teenager, claiming that he was 14 years old. The defendant convinced the victim to take her clothes off and to engage in graphic sexual activity as he watched over Skype from his residence in Pennsylvania. As he watched and recorded, Lose gave the victim instructions about what conduct to engage in. The defendant also tried to get the victim to give him information about her friends so he could communicate with them as well.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
The sentencing is the culmination of an investigation on the part of special agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the city of Tonawanda Police Department, under the direction of Chief William Strassburg; and the Cheektowaga Police Department, under the direction of David Zak.
Tefft Pleads Guilty to Receiving Child Pornography
ALBANY, NY—TIMOTHY TEFFT, age 65, of Greenwich, New York, pled guilty today in Albany before Chief United States District Court Judge Gary L. Sharpe to one count of receiving child pornography, announced United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Andrew W. Vale, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Albany Division. TEFFT faces at least five years of imprisonment and up to a maximum sentence of 20 years of imprisonment. TEFFT was detained pending his sentencing.
During the plea hearing, TEFFT admitted that between January 1, 2009 and May 3, 2011, he accessed the Internet and downloaded and possessed, from various websites, dozens of files that contained child pornography. TEFFT further admitted that on occasion he would save the child pornography files onto a thumb drive in order to view the files at a later time.
Sentencing is scheduled for September 3, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. in Albany, New York. This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Rick Belliss.
During the plea hearing, TEFFT admitted that between January 1, 2009 and May 3, 2011, he accessed the Internet and downloaded and possessed, from various websites, dozens of files that contained child pornography. TEFFT further admitted that on occasion he would save the child pornography files onto a thumb drive in order to view the files at a later time.
Sentencing is scheduled for September 3, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. in Albany, New York. This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Rick Belliss.
Konn Convicted of Child Pornography Offenses
ALBANY, NY—Today, a federal jury trial that began Monday ended in the conviction of STEPHEN J. KONN, 63, of Clifton Park, New York, of the felony offenses of distribution of child pornography, receipt of child pornography, and possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Andrew W. Vale, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
KONN faces a statutory mandatory minimum sentence of imprisonment for five years and a maximum sentence of imprisonment for 20 years for each of the distribution and receipt convictions, and a maximum sentence of imprisonment for 10 years for the possession conviction, as well as a lifetime term of supervised release, a maximum fine of $250,000, and mandatory registration as a sex offender. KONN, who was remanded, will be sentenced in Albany on September 4, 2014 by United States District Judge Mae A. D’Agostino.
The evidence presented at trial showed that KONN, a retired employee from the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, used a peer-to-peer file-trading program to distribute child pornography to an undercover FBI agent via the Internet. A subsequent search of KONN’s Clifton Park residence uncovered a computer containing more than 4,000 images and 800 videos of child pornography and evidence that KONN had been trading child pornography over the Internet for years.
This prosecution resulted from an investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Albany Division. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Wayne A. Myers.
KONN faces a statutory mandatory minimum sentence of imprisonment for five years and a maximum sentence of imprisonment for 20 years for each of the distribution and receipt convictions, and a maximum sentence of imprisonment for 10 years for the possession conviction, as well as a lifetime term of supervised release, a maximum fine of $250,000, and mandatory registration as a sex offender. KONN, who was remanded, will be sentenced in Albany on September 4, 2014 by United States District Judge Mae A. D’Agostino.
The evidence presented at trial showed that KONN, a retired employee from the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, used a peer-to-peer file-trading program to distribute child pornography to an undercover FBI agent via the Internet. A subsequent search of KONN’s Clifton Park residence uncovered a computer containing more than 4,000 images and 800 videos of child pornography and evidence that KONN had been trading child pornography over the Internet for years.
This prosecution resulted from an investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Albany Division. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Wayne A. Myers.
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Burlington County Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Producing Images of Child Sexual Abuse
CAMDEN, NJ—A Burlington County, New Jersey man was sentenced today to 30 years in prison for his role in producing images of child sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
David Clark, 49, of Southampton, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Joseph H. Rodriguez in to an information charging him with three counts of producing child pornography. Judge Rodriguez imposed the sentence today in Camden federal court.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:
From 2004 through March 9, 2011, Clark employed, used, persuaded, induced, enticed, or coerced three separate minor victims to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a visual depiction of such conduct.
In addition to the prison term, Judge Rodriguez sentenced Clark to a lifetime term of supervised release.
U.S. Attorney Fishman credited special agents of the FBI’s Child Exploitation Task Force, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Aaron T. Ford in Newark; investigators with the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office, under the direction of Prosecutor Robert D. Bernardi; and detectives with the New Jersey State Police, under the direction of Col. Rick Fuentes; and the New Jersey Regional Computer Forensic Laboratory, with the investigation leading to today’s sentencing.
The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jacqueline M. Carle of the Criminal Division in Camden.
David Clark, 49, of Southampton, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Joseph H. Rodriguez in to an information charging him with three counts of producing child pornography. Judge Rodriguez imposed the sentence today in Camden federal court.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:
From 2004 through March 9, 2011, Clark employed, used, persuaded, induced, enticed, or coerced three separate minor victims to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a visual depiction of such conduct.
In addition to the prison term, Judge Rodriguez sentenced Clark to a lifetime term of supervised release.
U.S. Attorney Fishman credited special agents of the FBI’s Child Exploitation Task Force, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Aaron T. Ford in Newark; investigators with the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office, under the direction of Prosecutor Robert D. Bernardi; and detectives with the New Jersey State Police, under the direction of Col. Rick Fuentes; and the New Jersey Regional Computer Forensic Laboratory, with the investigation leading to today’s sentencing.
The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jacqueline M. Carle of the Criminal Division in Camden.
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