School Attendance Law Viol
Snapp, Cecil Eugene (W M, 53) Arrest on chrg of School Attendance Law Viol, M (M), at 211 Eben St, Albemarle, on 04/30/2008.

Assault On Female
Horne, Don Donnell (B M, 26) Arrest on chrg of Assault On Female (M), at 201 S Second St, Albemarle, on 04/30/2008.

Drugs- Equipment/paraphernalia - Possessing/c
Simpson, Deena Collins (W F, 36) Arrest on chrg of Drugs- Equipment/paraphernalia - Possessing/c (M), at 109 N Fifth St, Albemarle, on 04/30/2008.

Affray (fighting),
Cantos, Shatia Daneen (B F, 26) Arrest on chrg of Affray (fighting), M (M), at 1211 Pee Dee Av, Albemarle, on 04/30/2008.

Harassing/annoying Calls
Stuckey, Christina Elizabeth (W F, 35) Arrest on chrg of Harassing/annoying Calls, M (M), at 231 Concord Rd, Albemarle, on 04/30/2008.

Communicate Threats
Eury, Heidi Lynn (W F, 40) Arrest on chrg of Communicate Threats, M (M), at 231 Concord Rd, Albemarle, on 04/30/2008.

Breaking/entering/felony
Wright, Renee Victoria (W F, 33) Arrest on chrg of Breaking/entering/felony, F (F), at 1454 Us 52 North, Albemarle, on 04/30/2008.

Breaking/entering Felony
Wright, Renee Victoria (W F, 33) Arrest on chrg of Breaking/entering Felony - Business, F (F), at 1908 Us 52 North, Albemarle, on 04/30/2008.

Failure To Appear
Mclendon, Fasto Dieza-omar (B M, 28) Arrest on chrg of Failure To Appear (M), at 406 Commerce St, Albemarle, on 04/30/2008.

Financial Identify Fraud
Mclendon, Fasto Dieza-omar (B M, 28) Arrest on chrg of Financial Identify Fraud (F), at 406 Commerce St, Albemarle, on 04/30/2008.

Fraud-obt Property
Schofield, Christopher Thomas (W M, 30) Arrest on chrg of Fraud-obt Property, F (F), at 814 Nc 24-27 Bypass E, Albemarle, on 04/30/2008.

Assault On Employee Of State Or Government
Cantos, Shatia Daneen (B F, 26) Arrest on chrg of Assault On Employee Of State Or Government, M (M), at 607 N First St, Albemarle, on 04/30/2008.

Failure To Appear
Lee, Horace Andrew (B M, 44) Arrest on chrg of Failure To Appear, M (M), at 201 S Second St, Albemarle, on 04/30/2008.

Breaking/entering Felony -Business
Wright, John Christopher (W M, 51) Arrest on chrg of Breaking/entering Felony - Business, F (F), at 1908 Us 52 North, Albemarle, on 04/30/2008.

Communicate Threats
Leonard, Joseph Price (W M, 27) Arrest on chrg of Communicate Threats, M (M), at 625 Salisbury Av, Albemarle, on 04/30/2008.

Attempted Murder
Sturdivant, Charlie Lee (B M, 57) Arrest on chrg of Attempted Murder (F), at 757 S Fifth St, Albemarle, on 05/02/2008.

Common Law Robbery
Mccauley, Bruce Kenneth (B M, 49) Arrest on chrg of Common Law Robbery (F), at 203 N Second St, Albemarle, on 05/03/2008.

Death By Vehicle
Stevenson, Christian Nicole (W F, 21) Arrest on chrg of Death By Vehicle, M (M), at 1011 Nc 24-27 Bypass W/coble Av, Albemarle, on 05/03/2008.

Larceny/misdemeanor
Kiser, James Kevin (W M, 43) Arrest on chrg of Larceny/misdemeanor, M (M), at 502 Old Charlotte Rd, Albemarle, on 05/03/2008.

Failure To Appear
Dockery, Quantavius Lafredrick (B M, 22) Arrest on chrg of Failure To Appear, M (M), at Center St, Albemarle, on 05/03/2008.

Affray (fighting),
Townsend, Chikuita Maranda (B F, 21) Arrest on chrg of Affray (fighting), M (M), at 1211 Pee Dee Av, Albemarle, on 05/02/2008.

Larceny/misdemeanor
Gotlieb, Tiffany Brook (W F, 19) Arrest on chrg of Larceny/misdemeanor (M), at 781 Leonard Av, Albemarle, on 05/02/2008.

Assault-simple
Campbell, Amber Nicole (W F, 22) Arrest on chrg of Assault-simple (M), at 239 S Morrow Av/rush St, Albemarle, on 05/02/2008.

Probation Violation
Davis, Durrelle Raishon (B M, 22) Arrest on chrg of Probation Violation, M (M), at 714 Brown Av, Albemarle, on 05/02/2008.

Larceny-felony
Smith, Chad Michael (W M, 33) Arrest on chrg of Larceny-felony, F (F), at 203 Nc 24-27 Bypass W, Albemarle, on 05/02/2008.

Damage To Property
Edwards, Wilson Nmn (B M, 33) Arrest on chrg of Damage To Property, M (M), at 126 S Third St, Albemarle, on 05/04/2008.

Harassing/annoying Calls
Poplin, Stacie Renee (W F, 37) Arrest on chrg of Harassing/annoying Calls, M (M), at 606 Montgomery Av, Albemarle, on 05/02/2008.

Assault Inf Serious Injury
Hampton, Duron Lamar (B M, 19) Arrest on chrg of Assault Inf Serious Injury, M (M), at 900 Fox Run Dr, Albemarle, on 05/03/2008.

Failure To Appear
Williams, Sade Fincher (B F, 19) Arrest on chrg of Failure To Appear, M (M), at 1605 Ross Dr, Albemarle, on 05/04/2008.

Speeding To Elude Arrest
Pergee, Yancy Pergency (B M, 28) Arrested on Citation of Speeding To Elude Arrest (08-05117), at 1047 Speight Rd/laton Rd, Albemarle, on 05/02/2008.

Fail To Stop For Blue
Pergee, Yancy Pergency (B M, 28) Arrested on Citation of Fail To Stop For Blue Light (08-02287), at 1047 Speight Rd/laton Rd, Albemarle, on 05/02/2008.

Second Deg. Trespass
Hudson, Kristin Rae (W F, 18) Arrest on chrg of Second Deg. Trespass, M (M), at 1901 Woodhaven Dr, Albemarle, on 05/03/2008.

Affray (fighting)
Woody, Steven Oneal (W M, 18) Arrest on chrg of Affray (fighting), M (M), at 314 Leslie St, Albemarle, on 05/05/2008.

Failure To Appear
Mclendon, Kareem Angelous (B M, 22) Arrest on chrg of Failure To Appear, M (M), at 201 S Second St, Albemarle, on 05/05/2008.

Harassing/annoying Calls
Hopkins, Tony Carson (W M, 55) Arrest on chrg of Harassing/annoying Calls, M (M), at 629 Salisbury Av, Albemarle, on 05/05/2008.

Larceny/misdemeanor
Clegg, Dameion Foster (B M, 34) Arrest on chrg of Larceny/misdemeanor (M), at 781 Leonard Av, Albemarle, on 05/05/2008.

(aid & Abeting)
Kittle, Lisa Morton (W F, 37) Arrested on Citation of Ndl-revoked (aid & Abeting) (08-02360), at 520 Washington Ln/lundix St, Albemarle, on 05/05/2008.

Failure To Appear
Polk, Stewart Keith (B M, 28) Arrest on chrg of Failure To Appear, M (M), at 751 S Fifth St, Albemarle, on 05/06/2008.

Communicate Threats
Mcpherson, Crystal Ann (W F, 32) Arrest on chrg of Communicate Threats, M (M), at 125 Garfield Av, Albemarle, on 05/06/2008.

Communicate Threats
Eury, Heidi Lynn (W F, 40) Arrest on chrg of Communicate Threats (M), at 231 Concord Rd, Albemarle, on 05/06/2008.

Communicate Threats
Stuckey, Christina Elizabeth (W F, 35) Arrest on chrg of Communicate Threats (M), at 231 Concord Rd, Albemarle, on 05/06/2008.

Expired, Fictitious Or Cancelled Registration Card/tag
Kai, Rena Bollie (B F, 31) Arrested on Citation of Expired, Fictitious Or Cancelled Registration Card/tag (08- 02365), at 525 Nc 24-27 Bypass E/leonard Av, Albemarle, on 05/06/2008.

Assault-simple/non
Hathcock, Whitney Nicole (W F, 19) Arrest on chrg of Assault-simple/non Aggravated, M (M), at 231 Concord Rd, Albemarle, on 05/06/2008.

Affray (fighting),
Crump, Shunquetta Shanprell (B F, 18) Arrest on chrg of Affray (fighting), M (M), at 311 Park Ridge Rd, Albemarle, on 05/06/2008.

Affray (fighting),
Jones, Shanika Denise (B F, 22) Arrest on chrg of Affray (fighting), M (M), at 1211 Pee Dee Av, Albemarle, on 05/06/2008.

Detainer
Hatley, Randall Lee (W M, 32) Arrest on chrg of Detainer (M), at 100 Us 52 North/w Main St, Albemarle, on 05/07/2008.

Communicate Threats
Mack, Tonya Michelle (B F, 36) Arrest on chrg of Communicate Threats, M (M), at 201 S Second St, Albemarle, on 05/07/2008.

Breaking/entering/felony
Mccorcle, David Duayne (W M, 31) Arrest on chrg of Breaking/entering/felony (F), at 114 E Park Av, Albemarle, on 05/07/2008.

Possession Of Marijuana Sch Vi
Neeley, Deidre Bullock (W F, 39) Arrested on Citation of Possession Of Marijuana Sch Vi (08-02395), at 735 Brown Av/n Eighth St, Albemarle, on 05/07/2008.

Open Container
James, Sylvia Faye (W F, 54) Arrested on Citation of Possess Open Container In Passenger Area Of Mv (08- 02400), at 625 Nc 24-27 Bypass E, Albemarle, on 05/08/2008.

Breaking/entering/felony
Seamon, Sarah Katherine (W F, 17) Arrest on chrg of Breaking/entering/felony (F), at 126 S Third St, Albemarle, on 05/08/2008.

Federal Bureau of Investigation
Florence Man Sentenced for Stealing Thousands from Non-Profit

Covington, Ky. Steven R. Sparks, 36, of Florence, Ky. was sentenced today to 13 months in prison by United States District Court Judge David. L. Bunning for committing wire fraud that allowed him to steal thousands of dollars from a nonprofit organization.

Sparks admitted during his guilty plea in January that between 2002 and 2006, while he was the treasurer of a nonprofit civic organization, he diverted approximately $325,000 for his personal use. As treasurer of the Villa Hills Civic Club, he was able to conceal his theft by making false entries in the clubs books and by transferring funds between his account and the clubs account via wire transfer. Sparks paid back a large portion of the fund prior to the theft being uncovered, but still owed more than $100,000 in restitution at the time of the arraignment. He did manage to pay the outstanding restitution prior to sentencing.

According to the facts of the plea agreement, because Sparks was the treasurer, he was authorized to write checks on the clubs bank accounts at Huntington Bank and to transfer funds to and from the Huntington accounts. Sparks defrauded the Club by writing checks either to himself or to his business that were drawn on the clubs Huntington checking accounts. In order to conceal the fraud, Sparks altered bank statements submitted to the Clubs board of directors and transferred funds to and from accounts.

Under federal law, Sparks must serve 85 percent of his prison sentence, and upon his release, he will be under the supervision of the United States Probation Office for three years

James A. Zerhusen, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky and Larry R. Willis, Acting Special Agent in Charge (FBI) made the announcement today after the sentencing.

The investigation was conducted by the FBI and the Villa Hills Police Department. The United States was represented by Assistant United States Attorney Benjamin G. Dusing.

Virginia Man Pleads Guilty in Connection with Mortgage Fraud Scheme

(Alexandria, Virginia)  John Andreas Tsiaoushis, 40, of Alexandria, Virginia, pled guilty today to a two- count information charging him with mail fraud affecting a financial institution and giving false testimony at a hearing in the United States Bankruptcy Court. Chuck Rosenberg, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Joseph Persichini, Jr., Assistant Director in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field Office; Guy J. Cottrell, Postal Inspector in Charge, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Washington Division; Jeffrey Irvine, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Secret Service, Washington Field Office; and Eric M. Thorson, Inspector General, Small Business Administration, made the announcement after the plea was accepted by United States District Judge Liam OGrady. Tsiaoushis faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison, 5 years supervised release, and a fine of approximately $7,600,000 when he is sentenced on July 18, 2008. As part of the guilty plea, Tsiaoushis agreed to the entry of a Restitution Order. The government estimates the amount of restitution due to be approximately $3,841,189.48.

Tsiaoushis admitted to operating a mortgage fraud scheme between approximately December 2004 and November 2007. According to court documents, Tsiaoushis fraudulently attempted to obtain an estimated $4,353,600 and successfully obtained an estimated $3,677,000 through the scheme. Court documents also indicate that, while the mortgage fraud was ongoing, Tsiaoushis engaged in a check kite scheme through which he obtained an estimated additional $163,500 by overdrawing his accounts with several Virginia banks. To carry out the mortgage fraud, Tsiaoushis transferred or refinanced two Virginia residential properties, one located in Vienna, Virginia, and one located in Alexandria, Virginia, on six occasions. In applying for loans, he provided the would- be lenders with false documentation, such as false loan-payoff statements purporting to be from current mortgagees, and false Certificates and Affidavits of Satisfaction purporting to be from prior mortgagees. He then arranged for the loan proceeds to be misdirected to himself by causing the title companies closing the loans to send checks for the proceeds, which were ostensibly to be used to pay off pre-existing mortgages on the properties, to false addresses. In reality, the addresses were commercial mail drop boxes that had been opened by friends, associates, and family members. Tsiaoushis diverted much of the money to businesses in which he had ownership interests.

Tsiaoushis, who had filed for bankruptcy with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in October 2005, also admitted to giving false testimony in a hearing before that court about selling one of the residential properties involved in the mortgage fraud scheme.

Khalil Salim Arbid, an associate and former driver for Tsiaoushis, was sentenced on April 4, 2008 by United States District Judge James C. Cacheris to 16 months in prison, 3 years supervised release, and ordered to pay $650,613.61 in restitution for his role in the scheme.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, U.S. Secret Service, and Small Business Administration. Assistant United States Attorney Thomas H. McQuillan and Special Assistant United States Attorney Dennis Early of the Office of the United States Trustee are prosecuting the case for the United States.

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CEO OF ELECTRONICS COMPANIES PLEADS GUILTY TO BANK FRAUD

PHILADELPHIA - Carl Walter Spitko, of Rydal, PA, CEO of Maintech, Inc. and Sentek, LLC, both now defunct, which had offices and a warehouse in Huntingdon Valley and Horsham, PA, pleaded guilty today to 11 counts of bank fraud and 2 counts of aiding and abetting, announced United States Attorney Patrick L. Meehan. Spitko was indicted January 11, 2007 on charges that he engaged in a scheme to defraud Wachovia Bank and its predecessor in interest, First Union, from August 2001 to January 2005.

Maintech was in the business of manufacturing, distributing and selling laminators for the printed circuit board industry, selling various spare parts relating to that equipment, and servicing that equipment, as well as related handling equipment and preheater equipment. Maintech had a line of credit with Wachovia Bank, secured by, among other things, Maintechs eligible accounts receivable.

At todays hearing, Spitko admitted that he had schemed to defraud the bank by doing a number of things, including falsifying the amount of Maintechs accounts receivable, which were the security for the loan; concealing money and property from the bank, once Maintech had stopped paying on the loan; opening up a new company, Sentek, in order to use and sell Maintechs assets to avoid repaying the bank; and giving money to an employee to pay Senteks expenses, out of the employees personal bank account, to hide the business of Sentek from the bank. The defendants scheme defrauded the bank out of approximately $1,454,879.84.

At todays hearing, Spitko admitted that in spring, 2002, the bank learned that Maintech was overadvanced on its line of credit by over $1,200,000. After Wachovia entered judgments by confession against Maintech, the defendant and his wife, due to Maintechs defaults under the line of credit, the defendant tried to conceal assets of Maintech from Wachovia by transferring Maintechs assets, employees, vendors and customers to a new entity, called Sentek.

Among other things, Spitko admitted that he closed down Maintech on Friday, June 6, 2003, and opened Sentek the following Monday morning, June 9, 2003, in the same location, using the same employees, and simply giving his employees new cellular telephones. The defendant admitted that he operated Sentek as merely a continuation of Maintech, using Maintechs assets, employees, vendors and customers in order to defeat Wachovias rights under the security agreement and his personal guarantee.

Spitko also admitted that in May 2003, before he opened Sentek, he gave cash and checks drawn on banks other than Wachovia, to an employee of Maintech and directed that employee to deposit the cash and checks into the employees personal bank account and pay a vendor of Maintech and certain start-up costs of Sentek, in order to facilitate the creation and operation of Sentek, while hiding Senteks existence from Wachovia.

Under the now-advisory Sentencing Guidelines, Spitko faces a likely sentence in the range of 46 to 71 months in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for July 31, 2008.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Fort Washington Resident Agency, and has been assigned to Assistant United States Attorney Mary E. Crawley.

FIRST DEFENDANT IN D.C. PROPERTY TAX REFUND FRAUD SCHEME CONVICTED OF RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY AND MONEY LAUNDERING CHARGES

Greenbelt, Maryland -Ricardo R. Walters, age 33, of Ft. Washington, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to receipt of stolen property and conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with a property tax refund scheme in which millions of dollars were stolen from the District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue (DC Tax Office), announced United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein and U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeffrey A. Taylor.

According to the plea agreement, Ricardo Walters owned a home cleaning business called Provident Home Services. From January 2006 through November 2007, a co-conspirator provided checks to Walters that were fraudulently issued from the DC Tax Office. Walters and others deposited the checks into a Provident Home Services bank account and, using the funds from the deposited checks, obtained cashiers checks made out to Walters and other coconspirators. Walters personally deposited at least three checks totaling $1,229,315.16. A total of 10 fraudulent District of Columbia checks totaling $4,205,318.77 were deposited in the Provident Home Services account. Walters regularly reviewed the bank statement of the account.

Walters also conducted transactions to distribute the funds from the District of Columbia government checks, including 18 transactions directing $795,000 to himself and at least 16 transactions distributing $2,345,047 to four co-conspirators.

Walters faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison for receipt of stolen property and a maximum of 20 years in prison for conspiracy to commit money laundering. U.S. District Judge Alexander Williams, Jr. has scheduled sentencing for July 23, 2008 at 9:30 a.m.

United States Attorneys Rod J. Rosenstein and Jeffrey A. Taylor thanked the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation; the Inspector Generals Office for the District of Columbia; the District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue, Criminal Investigation Division; the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration; and the District of Columbia Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Office of Integrity and Oversight for their investigative work. Mr. Rosenstein commended Assistant United States Attorneys Jonathan Su and Deborah Johnston from the District of Maryland and Assistant United States Attorneys Timothy Lynch and David Johnson from the District of Columbia, who are prosecuting the case.

CONTACT AUSA VICKIE E. LEDUC or MARCIA MURPHY at (410) 209- 4885