Financial Signals
Statement on the FBI’s Investigation of Suspicious Packages
Between October 22 and 24, 2018, suspicious packages were received at multiple locations in the New York and Washington, D.C., areas and Florida. The packages are being sent for analysis at the FBI Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia.
Coal Company Executive Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Bribing State Legislator
David Lynn Roberson, a coal company executive, received 30 months in prison for a scheme to bribe a state legislator.
Birmingham Lawyer Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Bribing State Legislator
Joel Iverson Gilbert, a Birmingham lawyer, received five years in prison for a scheme to bribe a state legislator.
Task Force Operation in Everett Recovers 13 Victims of Sex Trafficking in Washington State
An FBI Seattle Division Child Exploitation Task Force (CETF), along with additional local partners, conducted an operation in the Everett, Washington area to recover juvenile victims of sex trafficking and identify subjects suspected of commercially exploiting children and/or adults and other related crimes.