Former diplomat charged with embezzling $125,000
A former diplomat for the Chad Embassy was charged with embezzling more than $125,000 from the diplomatic office, according to filings in U.S. District Court.
Prosecutors said that in 2004, Abdoulaye Beri used his position as interim ambassador to the U.S. to fraudulently write 28 checks on the embassy’s checking account to himself, his spouse and their apartment complex in Hyattsville. He was charged with interstate transportation of stolen securities.
Man charged with illegally selling piranha on Internet
A Chantilly man was charged with illegally selling a piranha over the Internet, Fairfax County police said.
Animal control investigators saw a posting on Craigslist for the sale of red belly piranha, a fish indigenous to the Amazon River Basin and known for its razor-sharp teeth capable of stripping flesh from prey.
Police charged Dung Nguyen, 36, with offering to sell 30 nonnative exotic animals.
