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Terrorism Task Force Had Noticed Hasan

The FBI says it has found nothing to show that Nidal Malik Hasan -- believed to be the shooter at Fort Hood -- was part of a terrorist plot. He seems to have acted alone, it says. However, Hasan "came to the attention" of the FBI last December.

A Joint Terrorism Task Force (a group of FBI agents, other federal investigators, and police officers) was investigating another person. Hasan was in contact with this person. The task force looked at their communications. It decided they could be explained by Hasan's job -- he was doing research at an Army hospital. It also decided Hasan was not involved in terrorism.

The FBI is now looking at Hasan's computer. It says there is still much to learn.

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Ex-Employee of Boeing Found Guilty of Threatening Companies

A man who once worked for the Boeing Company has been found guilty of threatening it and two oil companies. He was also convicted of identity theft and having weapons.

The defendant, Gino Augustus Turrella, was angry at a manager who had disciplined (punished) him while he worked at Boeing. He was also angry at a former co-worker at another company.

Turrella opened e-mail accounts in the names of these people. He used the accounts to send threats to Boeing, Shell Oil, and Chevron Oil. Turrella threatened to shoot Boeing workers, then blow himself up. He made bomb threats to the oil companies.

Police arrested Turrella in 2008. They found over 100 guns in his home.

He could go to prison for up to 10 years.

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Border Guard Goes to Prison for Letting in Aliens

A former U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspector has been sent to prison for 135 months (over 11 years) for letting illegal aliens and drugs into the country.

The inspector, Sergio Lopez Hernandez, used to work on the border between Texas and Mexico. He admits that, several times, he took money from smugglers. They would drive through the lane where he worked, and he would let them through with drugs and people who were not supposed to be in the U.S.

Lopez Hernandez has to give the U.S. government all the money he made from this, and pay a fine of $10,000.

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U.S. Army Officer Shoots 43

Forty-three people at Fort Hood, Texas, were shot on Thursday by an officer of their own army. Eleven of them were killed.

The officer, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, is a psychiatrist (mental health doctor). He was scheduled to go overseas soon. He attacked at a building where many soldiers were seeing doctors and dentists. Since it was a crowded indoor place, many people could not get away. But the Army says it would have been worse if the soldiers had not been trained to react quickly.

All but two of the victims were soldiers.

A local police officer shot at Hasan, who shot back. Both were injured and are now in hospital.

Is Hasan a terrorist? The army does not think so, but is looking into it.

The fort was on lockdown (all doors locked, and no one able to go outside) from afternoon to 7 PM.

Fort Hood is the U.S. military's largest base. There are 40,000 soldiers there, with their families.

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Citizenship Applicant Used Fake Name

A Pakistani man in the U.S. has pleaded guilty to using a fake name to enter the country. He also applied to become a U.S. citizen using the false name.

The man had two Pakistani passports. One showed his real name, Sohail Feroz Ali Dossani. The other had the name Sohail Muhammad Jamal. A person who found the passports saw that they both had photos of the same man. This person reported it to the government.

Dossani had used the name "Jamal" when entering the U.S. He had also used this name at his citizenship interview.

He could go to jail for up to six months and pay a fine of up to $1000.

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Watch Your Junk Mail

The president of an Internet company pleaded guilty to fraud on Friday.

The company, GoInternet, charged people $29 a month for Internet services, the charge says. It used telemarketing to get them to sign up -- but the callers didn't tell the customers they'd have to pay.

The company did mail the customers documents explaining that they would be charged $29 a month unless they cancelled. The documents were mailed in envelopes that made them look like junk mail. Many people threw them out without opening them.

Meanwhile, the charges were put on their phone bills. They paid without noticing.

The president, Neal D. Saferstein of New Jersey, also pleaded guilty to using company money as his own and not paying income tax on it.

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Fake E-Mails from "U.S. Attorney General"

Spammers are sending e-mails that say they come from the U.S. Attorney General, Eric Holder, the FBI says.

The e-mails say you have been reported for money laundering and connections to terrorism. They tell you you will have to pay $370 to keep from being charged.

But they are fakes -- government agencies don't do things this way. The FBI says, "These agencies do not send threatening letters/e-mails to consumers demanding payments for Internet crimes."

If you get one:

1. Do not reply or click on any links.

2. Leave a complaint at www.ic3.gov.

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American Charged with Working Illegally for Sudan

A Washington, D.C., man is charged with helping the Sudanese government illegally.

The accused, Robert J. Cabelly, once worked for the U.S. State Department. Later, he ran a consulting company in Washington.

The charges say he worked for the Sudanese government without permission from the U.S. government. This is illegal because Sudan in on the U.S. list of State Sponsors of Terrorism.

The charges say Cabelly helped Sudan deal with oil companies. He also gave the Sudanese government advice, they say, and used U.S. government information for this. He is also charged with misusing passports to hide his travel to Sudan.

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Cuban Sent from Latvia to U.S. to be Charged

A Cuban citizen in Latvia has been extradited (sent to face charges) to the U.S. He is the first person this has happened to -- the U.S. and Latvia have a new agreement.

The defendant, Rodolfo Rodriguez Cabrera, is charged with making and selling gambling machines that had the trademark of the International Game Technology company. But the machines were only copies. He is also charged with making and selling copies of computer programs for the machines.

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Prisoner Gets Second Life Sentence

A man who is already spending life in prison got a second life sentence.

The prisoner, Joel Lopez, Senior, had been sentenced drug trafficking. Now he has also been found guilty of trying to have his judge killed, and have a woman kidnapped.

Lopez offered another prisoner millions of dollars to do these things. He said the woman owed him money for drugs. He was also angry at the judge for sending him to prison. He told the other prisoner to talk to Lopez' wife when he was released.

But the other prisoner told the U.S. Attorney's office and the FBI.

Lopez' wife has also been  sentenced to prison for taking part in the plans. She pleaded guilty.

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