Texas executive pleads guilty to helping sell stolen Mexican petroleum productsOctober 9th, 2009 Texas exec pleads guilty in oil smuggling schemeHOUSTON — The head of a San Antonio energy business on Friday became the third man in two weeks to plead guilty for his role in brokering the sale of stolen petroleum products from Mexico. Valley Fuels Ltd.
NY woman pleads guilty to participating in $2.1M identity theft ring involving Bernanke's wifeSeptember 3rd, 2009 4th person pleads guilty in national ID theft ringALEXANDRIA, Va. — A fourth person has pleaded guilty in a $2.1 million identity theft ring in which Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's wife was a victim.
Court records say stolen Mexican oil sold to German chemical giant BASFAugust 22nd, 2009 Court: Stolen Mexican oil sold to German Corp.MEXICO CITY — A Texas oil executive says his small company was one of several that bought millions of dollars worth of stolen Mexican petroleum and then sold the illicit products to larger U.S. companies including chemical giant BASF.
US Court records say stolen Mexican oil sold to German chemical giant BASFAugust 22nd, 2009 Court: Stolen Mexican oil sold to large companyMEXICO CITY — A Texas oil executive says his small company was one of several that bought millions of dollars worth of stolen Mexican petroleum and then sold the illicit products to larger companies in the U.S. including chemical giant BASF.
Two school dropouts arrested for stealing bicyclesAugust 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Two school dropout boys were arrested Sunday and 25 stolen bicycles were recovered from them in the capital, police said. Acting on a complaint of Manmohan Singh about his son's bicycle theft, the city Police arrested the two dropouts from Saket area Sunday morning.
Mexico nabs gas thieves; arrests do little to stop stolen oil from ending up in US refineriesAugust 14th, 2009 Mexico nabs gas thieves; US refineries implicatedMEXICO CITY — They bleed the fuel lines just about anywhere, drug cartel members and other criminals, sucking millions of dollars of Mexican petroleum from makeshift taps hidden in sheds or on remote desert stretches, with thousands of gallons ending up in U.S. refineries. Mexican police busted gas thieves twice this week, said Carlos Ramirez, spokesman at Mexico's state oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex.
Oil thefts continue in Mexico; US refineries implicatedAugust 14th, 2009 Oil thefts continue in MexicoMEXICO CITY — They bleed the fuel lines just about anywhere, drug cartel members and other criminals, sucking millions of dollars of Mexican petroleum from makeshift taps hidden in sheds or on remote desert stretches, with thousands of gallons ending up in U.S. refineries. Mexican police busted gas thieves twice this week, said Carlos Ramirez, spokesman at Mexico's state oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex.
US returns $2.4M in proceeds from stolen oil products to Mexican authoritiesAugust 11th, 2009 US returns $2.4M in stolen oil money to MexicoSAN ANTONIO — Mexico received $2.4 million Tuesday that was forfeited by a U.S. oil importer after the company president admitted knowingly buying and reselling petroleum products stolen from Mexico's oil monopoly.
Grime doesn't pay: Australian police nab suspected car thief asleep at the wheel in a car washAugust 3rd, 2009 Suspected Aussie thief caught napping in car washADELAIDE, Australia — Police say they have arrested a suspected car thief whom they caught napping at the wheel of a stolen car. South Australia Police say the 30-year-old man drove the Audi convertible into an automatic car wash early Monday and apparently fell asleep.
Iowa police arrest woman who allegedly drove a stolen car around police barricadeJuly 6th, 2009 Woman allegedly drives stolen car around barricadeCEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Cedar Rapids police arrested a woman after officials said she drove a stolen car from Illinois around a barricade at a deadly accident. Police said the woman drove past two squad cars and officers who were directing traffic after the accident Sunday morning that killed a Cedar Rapids man.
Thieves who stole 1,000 cars nabbedMay 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - After stealing more than 1,000 vehicles, mostly high-end cars, over the past 15 years, Delhi's most wanted car thief and his eight accomplices have been finally arrested, the police said Monday. Ravi, 38, said to be the mastermind of over 500 vehicle thefts, was arrested after the "receivers" of the stolen vehicles were nabbed.
Woman arrested at Nowitzki's house moved to another Texas county to face theft chargeMay 13th, 2009 Woman arrested at Nowitzki's house transferredDALLAS — A woman arrested last week at Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki's house has been transferred to another Texas county to face a theft charge. Dallas County spokeswoman Kim Leach says 37-year-old Cristal Taylor was transported Wednesday to Jefferson County in southeast Texas.
Woman arrested at home of Dallas Maverick's star Dirk NowitzkiMay 8th, 2009 Woman arrested at Dirk Nowitzki's homeDALLAS — FBI agents have arrested a woman on a probation violation and theft of service warrants at the home of Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki. Dallas police said 37-year-old Cristal Taylor was taken into custody Wednesday morning at Nowitzki's home.
Victimized Mass. Little League gets donations to cover theft, enough extra for secure storageApril 29th, 2009 Donations to Mass. league cover theft, new storageLAWRENCE, Mass.
Member of Giants' 1986 Super Bowl team convicted of theft in sale of MercedesApril 22nd, 2009 Member of Giants '86 champions convicted of theftELIZABETH, N.J. — A man who played on the New York Giants' 1986 Super Bowl championship team was convicted Tuesday of theft in the sale of a Mercedes-Benz.