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Keith Gidelson, 36, of Philadelphia, a former detective with the Philadelphia Police Department, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids.

The former head associate superintendent for Organizational Development and Human Resources for Pontiac Public Schools pleaded guilty to charges of unlawful conversion of school district funds , United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced on Oct. 09, 2012.

Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Michael B. Steinbach, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office; and José A. Gonzalez, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation Division (IRS-CI), Miami Field Office, announced that Jobson Cenor, 23, of North Miami, pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Robert N. Scola to one count of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft in connection with an identity theft tax refund fraud scheme. Sentencing for Cenor is scheduled for December 14, 2012. He faces a possible maximum statutory sentence of 22 years in prison.

Residents in central and southern Ohio continue to report that their computers are being infected by the Reveton ransomware virus. This computer virus can install itself when an Internet user visits a compromised website. Once infected, the computer locks and displays a message stating that the FBI or Department of Justice has identified the computer as being involved in activities in violation of federal law. The user is instructed to send a prepaid money card in order to have the machine unlocked or face criminal prosecution.

Three people were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges involving bribery and fraud against the Department of Housing and Urban development and conspiracy, United States Attorney Barbara McQuade announced wednesday.

Deborah Clark, 52, a former state magistrate in Portsmouth, Virginia, was sentenced this wednesday in Norfolk federal court to 12 months in prison for accepting bribes from a bondsman in exchange for giving him preferential treatment.

A member of the North Carolina Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) pleaded guilty to racketeering-related charges, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina Ripley Rand.

Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Mary Galligan, the Acting Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), announced today the arrest of Robert Kelly, the chief executive officer of Wwebnet Inc. (Wwebnet), a software development company, on securities and wire fraud charges. Kelly allegedly diverted for his own personal use over $2 million in investor proceeds that was intended for the development of a software program capable of transmitting music, videos, and movies over the Internet.

Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Mark Hoffman, 56, of Springdale, Arkansas, and David Workman, 52, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, were sentenced for a coffee-kickback scheme that the two participated in from 2003 to 2007. Both men received three years’ probation, a $5,000 fine, and a special assessment of $100.

United States Attorney Laura E. Duffy announced that Customs and Border Protection Officer Thomas P. Silva pled guilty tuesday before Magistrate Judge William V. Gallo to concealing a person from arrest, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1071; and wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343. As part of his plea, Silva also agreed to forfeit over $16,000 in illegal proceeds from his criminal activity and pay $7,329.37 in restitution to Farmers Insurance, the victim of his wire fraud scheme.