ATLANTA--A 50-year-old woman was
sentenced last week to more than three years in prison for embezzling $800,000
from the law firm where she worked as a legal secretary, according to the U.S.
Attorney's Office.
Francine Fonger, 50, of
Marietta, used her position to carry out an embezzlement scheme that last more
than a decade, state federal authorities.
She was ordered to repay the $832,890 she stole..
"Employers can
significantly decrease their likelihood of being victimized in embezzlement and
other occupational fraud schemes by implementing a variety of anti-fraud
controls, such as those suggested by the Association of Certified Fraud
Examiners," said U.S. Attorney Sally Quillian in a press release.
ORLANDO, FL - A 23-year-old man was indicted
by a federal grand jury last week for aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft and
is now facing up to five years in prison if convicted, state federal
authorities.
Dimitry Maksimchuk allegedly shined a laser, during nighttime
hours, into the cockpit of a Seminole County Sheriff's Office patrol
helicopter, state federal officials.
The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 signed by President
Obama in February makes it illegal to aim a beam of laser pointer at an
aircraft.
The law was enacted in response to a growing number of incidents
of pilots being distracted or even temporarily blinded by laser beams, state
federal officials.
MEMPHIS, TN - A 31-year-old man was
sentenced last week to 30 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to one count
of producing child pornography for using a Blackberry to record videos of a
minor under the age of 10 who was forced to engage in sexually explicit
conduct, according to federal authorities.
John Vincent LaBuda, a long-haul truck driver, was being
investigated by the El Paso Police Department for having inappropriate sexual
contact with a teenage runaway in Texas, according to federal authorities.
The El Paso officers found the videos on his phone in January 2010
while they were investigating LaBuda on the inappropriate sexual contact
allegation.
LaBuda also pleaded guilty to the crimes related to the case in El
Paso.