3. Washington Field Office: Foreign Service Officer Sentenced for Hate Crimes

W. Patrick Syring, a retired foreign service officer with the U.S. Department of State, was sentenced for threatening employees of the Arab American Institute. Full Story

4. Newark: Two Women Sentenced

Jamila Davis, aka Jamila Baker, and Brenda Rickard were sentenced to long federal prison terms for their roles in orchestrating a mortgage fraud scheme which resulted in $14 million in losses to several banks. Full Story (pdf)

5. Minneapolis: Four Indicted for Threatening Judge

Four individuals were indicted for conspiring to intimidate and threaten a federal judge from presiding over a criminal trial. Full Story

6. Los Angeles: Two Men Convicted in Coal Mine Scam

Robert Jennings, a pastor, and Henry Jones, a record company executive, were convicted of bilking 500 investors out of more than $32 million through a bogus coal mine scam. Full Story

7. Atlanta: Kidnapping Victim Rescued

An alleged drug dealer, who had been held captive in a drug-related dispute, was rescued and arrested by federal authorities. Full Story (pdf)

8. Atlanta: Two Men Sentenced for Making False Bomb Threat

Quantavious Greene and Elijah Chandler were sentenced for calling in a false bomb threat to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta. Full Story

9. Denver: Asian Pride Street Gang Dismantled

The coordination of federal, state, and local law enforcement led to a 109 count indictment charging 27 members of the Asian Pride Street Gang. Full Story

10. Sacramento: Federal Probe into Racketeering Snags Law Enforcement Officials

A federal grand jury indicted Stanislaus County Sheriff's Captain Raul DeLeon and former Deputy Sheriff-Bailiff David A. Swanson for making false statements to federal investigators and lying to a federal grand jury. Full Story

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