Source: United States Navy
NORFOLK – When Senior Chief Master-at-Arms Ivan Delgado joined the Navy Reserve in July, 2000, he was primarily looking for something supplementary to his full-time job, offering him a little extra income and a retirement plan. He had no idea the decision would bring him so much more. Looking back at his 21-year Reserve career, the Mesquite, Texas, native recalls spending eleven of those years on active duty supporting missions all over the world.
Source: United States Department of Justice News
Tampa, Florida – The United States has filed a civil lawsuit against Dr. Edward Lubin, a pain management doctor practicing in Tampa, alleging that he issued patients medically unnecessary prescriptions for Subsys, a fentanyl-based spray manufactured by Insys Therapeutics, Inc., and used to treat breakthrough cancer pain.
Source: United States Department of Justice News
PROVIDENCE – A Dominican national who operated a drug stash house and arranged for the sale of fentanyl on multiple occasions, and who used the stolen identity and Social Security number of another person to gain Rhode Island Medicaid benefits and Rhode Island driver’s licenses and permits, was sentenced today to seven years in federal prison, announced Acting United States Attorney Richard B. Myrus.
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI Crime News (b)
The Cincinnati Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced today, September 22, 2021, that Yousif Amin Mubarak has been arrested on a criminal complaint alleging he made telephone threats to several schools and businesses in Fairfield County and Franklin County, Ohio. Mubarak, a former Canal Winchester resident, was arrested yesterday, September 21, 2021, in the Portland, Oregon area by special agents from the FBI’s Portland Field Office.
“Threats to schools and businesses impact the entire community and have serious consequences,” stated J. William Rivers, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Cincinnati Field Office. “I commend the efforts of all the local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies who responded to these threats and pursued the individual responsible.”
According to the criminal complaint, on September 12, 2021, Mubarak allegedly telephoned a gas station in Canal Winchester and stated he “was gonna come rob them.” That evening, Mubarak allegedly texted about Canal Winchester schools. On September 13, bomb threats were made to two Canal Winchester schools and the schools had to be evacuated. The schools were closed for the remainder of the day out of an abundance of caution.
The investigation was led by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Columbus Fire Department Bomb Squad, and the Columbus Police Department – Counter Terrorism Unit.
A criminal complaint is merely an allegation, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI Crime News (b)
ST. LOUIS, MO—Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Richard Quinn of the FBI St. Louis Division has announced the rollout of a public awareness campaign to inform the public about the FBI’s role in investigating hate crimes, and to encourage victims and witnesses to report it to the FBI. At today’s news conference, SAC Quinn was joined by U.S. Attorney Sayler A. Fleming for the Eastern District of Missouri, and community leaders of the U.S. Attorney’s Hate Crimes Task Force.
In Missouri and across the country, the FBI is raising awareness through different mediums. Our messages will be displayed on metro buses, at light rail stations, bus shelters, billboards along major routes, gas station pumps, on radio and social media.
U.S. Attorney Fleming stated, “We must continue to honor the promise that ‘all [people] are created equal,’ and where equality is compromised or threatened, strive to see it restored. No citizen should be victimized based upon their real or perceived race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. The United States Attorney’s Office stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the FBI and other State and Federal partners in their efforts to identify and prosecute ‘hate crimes’ in all forms. We encourage citizens to report these crimes and offer our committed effort to hold the offenders accountable.”
The FBI recently, August 30, 2021, released nationwide statistics on hate crimes reported in 2020. Nationwide, there were 7,759 incidents, the highest in 12 years. In Missouri, there were 115 reported hate crime incidents, the highest in nine years. It is approximately twice as many of the 66 incidents in 2018.
These statistics are based on what’s reported to law enforcement. “Hate crimes are traditionally under-reported to law enforcement,” said SAC Quinn. “It’s important for victims and witnesses to report allegations of hate crimes as soon as possible to give investigators the best chance of collecting evidence and bringing the perpetrators to justice.”
Karen Aroesty, community co-chair for the U.S. Attorney’s Hate Crimes Task Force stated, “The key to improving response and community support is reporting. When traditionally targeted community members know who to contact and have a trusting relationship with advocates and law enforcement representatives, we can be more effective all around”.
The FBI is keenly aware that expressing views, no matter how offensive, is not a crime by itself. In fact, non-threatening hate conduct is protected by the First Amendment. However, true threats are not protected by the First Amendment.
A victim or witness of a hate crime can contact the FBI at tips.fbi.gov or 1-800-CALL-FBI (225-5324). You may remain anonymous.
FBI messages about hate crimes publicized through the following: