Muncie is an incorporated city and the seat of Delaware County,Indiana,United States. Previously known as Buckongahelas Town,named after the prominent Delaware Chief,it is located in East Central Indiana,about 50 miles (80 km) northeast of Indianapolis. At the 2020 United States Census,the city's population was 65,195,down from 70,085 in the 2010 Census. It is the principal city of the Muncie Metropolitan Statistical Area,which encompasses all of Delaware County. The city is also included in the Indianapolis–Carmel–Muncie,IN Combined Statistical Area.
Frank William Abagnale Jr. is an American security consultant,author,and convicted felon who committed frauds that mainly targeted individuals and small businesses. He later gained notoriety in the late 1970s by claiming a diverse range of workplace frauds,many of which have since been placed in doubt. In 1980,Abagnale co-wrote his autobiography,Catch Me If You Can,which built a narrative around these claimed frauds. The book inspired the film of the same name directed by Steven Spielberg in 2002,in which Abagnale was portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio. He has also written four other books. Abagnale runs Abagnale and Associates,a consulting firm.
Jared Scott Fogle is an American former spokesman for Subway restaurants. Fogle appeared in Subway's advertising campaigns from 2000 to 2015 until an FBI investigation led to him being convicted of child sex tourism and possessing child pornography.
Anthony John Spilotro,nicknamed "Tony the Ant",was an American mobster and high ranking member for the Chicago Outfit in Las Vegas during the 1970s and '80s.
Billy Dean Anderson was an American criminal. He was jailed and paroled three times,and his 20 year crime career included armed robbery and prison escapes. He was added to the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in 1975. Despite his unlawful behavior,Anderson became somewhat of a folk hero among those in his native Tennessee,even more so after he was shot and killed by FBI officers while evading arrest.
The Sons of Silence Motorcycle Club (SOSMC) is an international outlaw motorcycle club. Founded in Niwot,Colorado in the United States in 1966,the club has a membership of over 250,with 35 chapters based in 12 U.S. states and in Germany. The Sons of Silence are the sixth-largest motorcycle club in the world,behind the Hells Angels,the Bandidos,the Outlaws,the Pagans and the Mongols.
Operation Bid Rig was a long-term investigation into political corruption in New Jersey conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation,the Internal Revenue Service,and the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 2002 to 2014.
Dennis P. Elwell served as Mayor of Secaucus,New Jersey from 2000 until July 28,2009,when he resigned after allegations of political corruption.
Solomon Dwek is an Israeli-American real estate investor who was convicted of felony fraud. He became an FBI informant.
Armenian Power 13,also known as AP,the Armenian Mob,or Armenian Mafia is an Armenian criminal organization and street gang founded and currently based in Los Angeles County,California. They are involved in drug trafficking,murder,assault,fraud,identity theft,illegal gambling,kidnapping,racketeering,robbery and extortion. They are believed to have around 200 members and hundreds of associates,according to the U.S. attorney’s office. They are also well known for their connections with the Mexican Mafia.
Rita A. Crundwell is the former Comptroller and Treasurer of Dixon,Illinois,from 1983 to 2012,and the admitted operator of what is believed to be the largest municipal fraud in U.S. history. She was fired in April 2012 after the discovery that she had embezzled $53.7 million from the city of Dixon for over 22 years to support her championship American Quarter Horse breeding operation,as well as a lavish lifestyle away from work. Crundwell pleaded guilty to her crimes and was sentenced to 19 and a half years in prison.
The Federal Correctional Institution,Fort Dix is a low-security United States federal prison for male offenders in New Jersey. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. A satellite prison camp houses minimum-security male inmates.
The Federal Correctional Complex,Petersburg is a United States federal prison complex for male inmates in Petersburg,Virginia. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons,a division of the United States Department of Justice.
The Federal Correctional Institution,Petersburg is a United States federal prison for low- and medium-security male inmates. It is part of the Petersburg Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) in Virginia and operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons,a division of the United States Department of Justice. An adjacent satellite prison camp houses minimum-security male offenders. FCI Petersburg consists of two facilities:
Corruption in Illinois has been a problem from the earliest history of the state. Electoral fraud in Illinois pre-dates the territory's admission to the Union in 1818. Illinois had the third most federal criminal convictions for public corruption between 1976 and 2012,behind New York and California. A study published by the University of Illinois Chicago in 2022 ranked Illinois as the second most corrupt state in the nation,with 4 out of the last 11 governors serving time in prison.
Myloh Jaqory Mason is an American man who was listed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States within the FBI list of the ten most wanted persons for crimes alleged committed. Mason is described by the FBI as a violent felon.
Richard Wershe Jr.,known as "White Boy Rick",is an American former drug trafficker and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) informant. The youngest known informant in the history of the FBI,Wershe became a confidential informant when he was 14 to 16 years old. When he was 15,Wershe told the FBI that a major drug dealer had spoken of paying a bribe to Detroit detective inspector and subsequent city council president and mayoral candidate Gil Hill in order to quash the investigation into a 13-year-old boy's murder. At the age of 17,Wershe was arrested for possession of 8 kg of cocaine and he was sentenced to life imprisonment. In 2017,justice campaigners publicized Wershe's case and he was subsequently paroled,but directly to a prison in Florida to serve another five years for an auto theft conviction from 2008. Campaigners for Wershe have suggested to reporters that the length of his incarceration may have been connected to him having provided the FBI with information leading to the arrest of family members and associates of former Detroit mayor Coleman A. Young,as well as the allegation about Young's political ally Hill. In 2016,a notorious former Detroit hitman alleged Hill had once tried to commission the murder of Wershe.
The 2022 Indiana Senate election took place on Tuesday November 8,2022 with elections in the U.S. state of Indiana,coinciding with other elections in the state,U.S. House,and Indiana House,as well as various other state and local elections. Voters will elect members to 25 of the 50 seats in the Indiana Senate to serve four-year terms in single-member constituencies. The primary election took place on Tuesday May 3,2022. The Republican Party has held a majority since 2011.
