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Washington Field Office Coordinators
Supervisory Special Agent/Public Information Officer Katherine W. Schweit
Public Affairs Specialist Debra Weierman
Public Affairs Specialist Lindsay Godwin
Phone: (202) 278-3519

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2008 Press Releases

2009 Press Releases

06/30/09
Leader of D.C. Property Tax Refund Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 17 ˝ Years
06/26/09
Duke University Associate Director of the Center for Health Policy Arrested on Allegations He Offered, Via the Internet, to Permit a Traveler to Sexually Molest His Adopted 5-Year-Old Son
06/25/09
Former Contracting Officer Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns
06/22/09
Prince George’s County Woman Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Pain Pills
06/19/09
Prince George’s County Man Sentenced 108 Months for Armed Robbery of Commerce Bank in Dumfries, Virginia
06/18/09
Former Military Contractor Convicted of Participating in Scheme to Steal Large Quantities of Fuel from U.S. Army in Afghanistan
06/16/09
Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing and Possessing Child Pornography
06/11/09
MS-13 Gang Members Found Guilty of 2007 Murder Near Springfield Mall
06/11/09
Press Conference Regarding Shooting Incident at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Remarks by ADIC Persichini
06/11/09
Defense Department Official Indicted on Espionage, False Statement Charges
06/10/09
Statement Regarding Shooting at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.
06/05/09
Former State Department Official and Wife Arrested for Serving as Illegal Agents of Cuba for Nearly 30 Years
06/05/09
MS-13 Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for 2007 Springfield Murder
06/04/09
Former U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Sentenced for Role in Fraud Scheme Arising Out of Al-Hillah, Iraq
06/03/09
Three Plead Guilty to String of Armored Car Robberies
06/01/09
Maryland Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft of Public Money and Aggravated Identity Theft
06/01/09
New York Man Pleads Guilty to Two Counts of Transportation of a Minor to Engage in Prostitution and Simple Assault
06/01/09
Former Political Action Committee Contractor Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Funds
05/27/09
Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud in Connection with the Procurement of a Bullet-Proof Vest Contract in Iraq
05/27/09
Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Campaign Fundraising Scheme
05/22/09
Former West Virginia Elementary Teacher Sentenced 120 Months for Sexual Enticement of a Minor
05/21/09
Three Haitian Nationals Plead Guilty to One Count of Conspiracy to Commit Hostage Taking of American Citizens Abroad
05/19/09
California Private Investigator Pleads Guilty to Transporting and Possessing Child Pornography
05/18/09
Members of U.S. Army Plead Guilty to Role in Scheme to Steal Equipment from the U.S. Military in Iraq
05/15/09
Jury Finds Ft. Washington Man Guilty of Murder in 2007 Ivy City Slaying
05/15/09
Eighteen-Year-Old District Man Sentenced to Eighteen Years in Prison for Kidnapping, First Degree Sexual Abuse, and Robbery
05/15/09
Maryland Man Sentenced 33 Months for Mortgage Fraud
05/14/09
Former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Supervisory Special Agent Mark Rossini Sentenced for Criminally Accessing FBI Database
05/13/09

Defense Department Official Charged with Espionage Conspiracy

05/12/09

Memorial Service Held Honoring Fallen Special Agents

05/11/09

Former Casino Worker Sentenced in D.C. Property Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

05/08/09

Fairfax Man Sentenced 97 Months for Receipt of Child Pornography

05/07/09

Real Estate Agent/Graphics Designer Who Participated in D.C. Property Tax Refund Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison

05/07/09

Stock Trading Seminar Instructors Found Guilty of Wire Fraud

05/05/09

Centreville Man Found Guilty of Distributing Heroin Resulting in Death

05/05/09

D.C. Property Tax Refund Fraud Scheme Defendant Sentenced to 51 Months

05/01/09

Arlington Man Sentenced for Receipt of Child Pornography

05/01/09

Sterling Man Sentenced for Receipt of Child Pornography

04/29/09

Dutch Airline Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty for Fixing Prices on Air Cargo Shipments

04/28/09

Former D.C. Public Schools Employee Pleads Guilty to Interstate Transportation of Stolen Goods

04/27/09

Former Lawyer Sentenced to Prison for Mail Fraud Convictions Involving Scheme to Defraud Elderly Clients

04/27/09

Washington Agent Receives Vanguard Award

04/27/09

Colombian National Arraigned on Charges of Providing Material Support to the FARC

04/24/09

Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Using a Noose to Assault a Man at the Pentagon

04/23/09

Individual Charged with Participating in Scheme to Steal Large Quantities of Fuel from U.S. Army in Iraq

04/22/09

MS-13 Leader Found Guilty of 2007 Murder in Springfield

04/21/09

Main Supplier for Centreville Heroin Ring Pleads Guilty

04/20/09

Subsidiaries of Swedish Company, Trelleborg AB, Agree to Plead Guilty and Pay $11 Million in Criminal Fines

04/20/09

Former Employee Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Red Cross

04/17/09

Five Indicted and Arrested in Mortgage Fraud Scam

04/16/09

Northern Virginia Business Owner and Wife Sentenced in Immigration Fraud Scheme

04/16/09

Iraqi-Born Dutch Citizen Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Terrorism Conspiracy Against Americans in Iraq

04/15/09

Fourth Trinidadian Pleads Guilty to Hostage-Taking Resulting in Death of American Man in Trinidad

04/09/09
Two Department of Defense Contractors Charged in Bribery Conspiracy Related to DOD Contracts in Afghanistan
04/09/09
Jury Finds Miami Man Guilty in Bank Fraud Conspiracy
04/09/09
Three International Airline Companies Agree to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing on Air Cargo Shipments
04/08/09
MS-13 Leader Sentenced to 120 Months for Conspiracy to Commit Murder in Aid of Racketeering
04/08/09
Six Former Executives of California Valve Company Charged in $46 Million Foreign Bribery Conspiracy
04/06/09
Former Bristol-Myers Squibb Senior Executive Pleads Guilty for Role in Dishonest Dealings with the Federal Government
04/03/09
Lobbyist Sentenced for Destroying Evidence in Public Corruption Investigation
03/31/09
District Company Ordered to Pay Back Money It Admitted Overbilling City’s Public Health Department
03/26/09
Major League Baseball Player Miguel Tejada Sentenced for Misrepresentations to Congress in Its Investigation of Steroid Use in Baseball
03/25/09
Arizona Man Sentenced to Over 30 Years in Prison for Assault and Arson at Good Guys Club
03/20/09
Registered Sex Offender Found Guilty of Violent Sexual Assault on Capitol Hill
03/20/09
Virginia Man Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding D.C. Non-Profit Organization of Over $438,000
03/20/09
Former NOVA United AAU Basketball Coach Sentenced to 60 Months for Receipt of Child Pornography
03/19/09
Former OCTO Employee Charged in Federal Bribery Scheme
03/17/09
South Florida Stock Trader Pleads Guilty to Market Manipulation Scheme
03/16/09
Iranian Man and His Company Charged in International Scheme to Supply Iran with Sensitive U.S. Technology
03/13/09
Attorney Indicted for Conspiracy and Wire Fraud in Stock Registration and Manipulation Scheme
03/13/09
Senior Officer of Alexandria-Based AvalonBay Communities, Inc., Sentenced For $5 Million Kickback Scheme
03/12/09
Acting Chief Security Officer of OCTO and a Former District Government Employee Charged in Federal Bribery Scheme
03/11/09
Former Auditor at D.C. Office of Tax and Revenue Sentenced to Jail for Receiving a Bribe
03/11/09
Clinton, Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Multiple Armed Bank Robberies
03/11/09
Attorney Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Securities Fraud
03/10/09
Former Congressional Staffer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Honest Services Fraud
03/09/09
Federal Grand Jury Charges Former Florida Stockbroker with Conspiracy, Mail Fraud, and Wire Fraud in Multi-Million Dollar Securities Market Manipulation and Kickback Scheme
03/06/09
Man Sentenced for Traveling to Engage in Sex with a Minor
03/06/09
Former Staff Member in U.S. House of Representatives Indicted on Corruption Charges
03/05/09
Former U.S. Tax Court Official Sentenced for Engaging in a Conspiracy to Commit Bribery
03/05/09
Herndon Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Enticement of a Minor
03/02/09
Three Haitian Nationals Plead Guilty to Hostage Taking of American Citizen
02/27/09
U.S. Treasury Department Employee Sentenced to 12 Months for Drug Charges
02/27/09
Seven Virginia Residents Sentenced for Federal Crimes
02/26/09
Third Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme Involving Alexandria-Based AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
02/26/09
Iraqi-Born Dutch Citizen Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Conspiracy Against Americans in Iraq
02/25/09
Falls Church, Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Harboring Indonesian Aliens for Financial Gain
02/24/09
Maryland Resident Sentenced to 90 Months in Prison for Possession of Child Pornography and Traveling Interstate to Have Sex with a Minor
02/24/09
Former Employee of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Charged with Corruption and Tax Violations
02/19/09
Virginia Man Convicted in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
02/13/09
Former ICE Official Sentenced 90 Months for Accepting Bribes
02/13/09
Three Indicted in 'Operation Smackdown' Heroin Investigation
02/11/09
Major League Baseball Player Miguel Tejada Pleads Guilty to Misrepresentations to Congress in Its Investigation of Steroid Use in Baseball
02/11/09
Prince George’s County Man Convicted of Armed Robbery of Commerce Bank in Dumfries, Virginia
02/06/09
Leader of Fourth Street Mob Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison
02/06/09
Area Pharmacist Sentenced to 78 Months for Drug Trafficking Thousands of Pain Pills
02/05/09
Government Contractor Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison on Bribery Charges
02/03/09
Former Finance Director of California Valve Company Pleads Guilty to Bribing Foreign Government Officials
02/03/09
Ongoing Efforts to Locate and Return American Who Went Missing in Iran
01/30/09
Former Senior Department of Interior Official Pleads Guilty to Bribe Scheme
01/30/09
California Man Sentenced to 22 Months in Prison For His Role in Extorting $185,000 from Local Physician to Keep Extramarital Affair Quiet
01/30/09
Former Lobbyist Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Honest Services Fraud
01/29/09
Germantown Man Sentenced to 26 months in Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud
01/29/09
Arlington Man Pleads Guilty to Receipt of Child Pornography
01/27/09
Woman Pleads Guilty in Million Dollar Embezzlement Scheme
01/22/09
LAN Cargo S.A., Aerolinhas Brasileiras S.A. and El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. Agree to Plead Guilty for Fixing Prices on Air Cargo Shipments
01/17/09
FBI Security Support for 56th Presidential Inauguration
01/12/09
New Jersey Man Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison for Distribution of Child Pornography
01/10/09
Virginia Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison and Fined $12,500 for Transferring Child Pornography Via the Internet
01/09/09
Department of Justice Seeks to Recover Approximately $3 Million in Illegal Proceeds from Foreign Bribe Payments
01/08/09
Former Executive at California Valve Company Pleads Guilty to Bribing Foreign Government Officials
01/07/09
Leader of Local Narcotics Ring, His Lieutenant, and Four of Their Street-Level Dealers Plead Guilty to Federal Drug-Trafficking Charges
01/07/09
Doctor Sentenced on Obstruction of Justice Charge

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