Sissaye Gezachew, of Springfield, Virginia, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in a massive bank fraud conspiracy. Gezachew, who worked as an assistant vice president-senior credit analyst at United Bank during the time frame of the scheme, assisted Osama El-Atari, of Ashburn, Virginia, in defrauding the bank of more than $17 million from 2007 to 2009.

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Virginia Bank Employee Sentenced for Role in $17 Million Fraud Scheme

Pawn shop owner Louis Leitch, Sr., of Baltimore, Maryland, pled guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering and attempting to evade taxes in connection with his participation in a scheme to launder $20 million in proceeds of stolen merchandise.

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Maryland Pawn Shop Owner Guilty in $20 Million Money Laundering Scheme

Read about our Top Ten news stories of the week, including charges against the leader of the Pakistani Taliban for his role in the murders of seven American citizens in Afghanistan; the indictment of a Chinese national for his alleged economic espionage against the agricultural company where he was employed; and the charging of six people in a human trafficking scheme that exploited 400 Thai farm workers.

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FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending September 3, 2010

Rickey Phillips, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 108 months in prison for his role in crimes that targeted members of the Asian community in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania.

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Pennsylvania Man Sentenced for Crimes that Targeted Asian Community

Richard Lloyd Parham, of Spokane, Washington, was sentenced to five years in prison for receiving child pornography over the Internet.

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Washington Man Sentenced for Receiving Child Pornography

Former mortgage broker Mark Alan Abrams, of Los Angeles, California, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for his role in orchestrating a massive mortgage fraud scheme that caused well over $40 million in losses.

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California Mortgage Broker Sentenced for Role in Massive Real Estate Fraud

William C. Holley, of Middletown, Delaware, was sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, tax evasion, willful failure to account for and pay over taxes.

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Delaware Man Sentenced on Tax and Wire Fraud Convictions

Kevin Miller, of Fairfield, Ohio, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for his role in a real estate investment fraud scheme between 2005 and 2008 that defrauded more than 90 victims out of more than $9 million.

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Ohio Man Sentenced for Role in $9 Million Investment Scam

Jhon Barcelo, of Miami, Florida, was sentenced to 14 years in prison on health care fraud and aggravated identity theft charges in connection with his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare.

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Florida Man Sentenced on Health Care Fraud and Identity Theft Charges

Luigi Cugini, of Broward County, Florida, was charged for his participation in a scheme to commit mail fraud by selling reproductions of John Singer Sargent paintings and claiming that they were authentic artworks.

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Florida Man Charged with Mail Fraud in Attempted Sale of Counterfeit Artwork