Homeland Newswire News
Two Montana men charged with $1 million COVID-19 relief fraud scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 3, 2021
News Release: BILLINGS Two Montana men were arraigned recently on charges in connection with a scheme to defraud a bank of approximately $1 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and to use those funds for their personal benefit, including buying property and vehicles, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said today.
Three Men Admit to Stealing from ATMs & Gas Pumps, Staging a Fake Car Accident in Nationwide Fraud, Money Laundering Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 2, 2021
News Release: Potential Victims Urged to Contact Justice Department
Homicide Investigation Yields Multiple Charges
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: The Sarasota County Sheriffs Office charged two men including a convicted felon in connection with a fatal shooting that took place Sunday afternoon in Sarasota.
Organizer of fraud and identity theft schemes pleads guilty to 10 federal counts
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 30, 2021
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio A Columbus man pleaded guilty in federal court today to a range of federal crimes, including fraud conspiracy, aggravated identity theft, money laundering, false claims to United States citizenship and firearms violations.
New York Woman Sentenced To 10 Months Imprisonment For Counterfeit Currency
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorneys Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on July 29, 2021, Courtney Murray, age 23, of Slingerlands, New York, was sentenced to 10 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release, by United States District Judge Robert D. Mariani, for conspiring to pass counterfeit currency.
Inmate Serving Lengthy Sentence for Third Degree Murder Gets Additional Time for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA- A former resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in connection with a conspiracy to commit mail fraud, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
Former Security Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud Scheme Using the Stolen Identity Information of Coworkers and Job Applicants From His Company
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland Ricardo Carter II, age 37, of Camp Springs, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to federal charges of bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, in connection with a check kiting and credit scheme using the stolen identity information of coworkers and job applicants to open fraudulent bank and credit accounts, causing more than $119,000 in losses to victim financial institutions.
California Man Sentenced to Over Six Years in Prison For Credit Card-Skimming Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: PHILADELPHIA Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Verzh Movsisyan, 43, of Glendale, CA, was sentenced to six years and three months in prison, five years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay $599,000 in restitution by U.S. District Court Judge Paul S. Diamond for his involvement in a theft scheme using stolen debit card information.
Inmate Indicted on Assault Charge
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. A federal grand jury today indicted an inmate on an assault charge, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Patrick Davis.
SCI Fayette Inmate Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Obtain Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA- A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has pled guilty on a charge of conspiracy, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
Local man guilty in $317 million N95 mask scam
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: HOUSTON A 56-year-old Houston resident has pleaded guilty to a scheme to fraudulently sell 50 million non-existent N95 facemasks to the Australian government, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
Tampa Woman Sentenced In Credit Card Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 26, 2021
News Release: Tampa, Florida U.S. District Judge William Jung has sentenced Ariel Tillman (37, Tampa) to two years and eight months in federal prison for credit card fraud and aggravated identity theft. As part of her sentence, the court also entered a money judgment of $225,271.04, the proceeds of the fraud.
Barnstable Man Indicted on Child Exploitation Offenses
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 26, 2021
News Release: BOSTON A Barnstable man was arrested on Friday, July 23, 2021 on child exploitation offenses.
Bond Denied for Alleged 77th Street Gang Member Charged with Federal Gun and Covid-19 Fraud Crimes
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 23, 2021
News Release: Miami, Florida Reversing a federal magistrate judges ruling, United States District Judge Robert N. Scola, Jr. has ordered that Kenny Terlent, 19, will remain in a federal detention center without bond pending his trial on charges of illegally possessing a machine gun, identity theft, and Covid-19 benefit related fraud.
South Carolina Woman Admits to Conspiracy and Fraud Charges
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Columbia, South Carolina, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States, including theft of mail, possessing forged securities, and bank fraud, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
Provincetown Man Sentenced for Child Pornography Offenses
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: BOSTON A Provincetown man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston on child pornography charges.
Cross Lanes Man Operating Extensive Fencing Scheme Found Guilty by Federal Jury
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. A federal jury convicted a Cross Lanes man, Nedeltcho Vladimirov, 53, a native of Bulgaria, of one count of conspiring to commit money laundering and three counts of money laundering after a three-day trial.
Memphis Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fraud Scheme Targeting Nonprofits
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 21, 2021
News Release: Memphis, TN Jaime Walsh, 53, has been sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for one count of bank fraud in connection with a scheme perpetrated against over 100 entities, most of which were nonprofits. Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph C. Murphy Jr., announced the sentence today.
Illinois women indicted on counterfeit charges
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 21, 2021
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA Clarissa Mosley, of Chicago, Illinois, and Asante James, of Freeport, Illinois, were indicted today on counterfeit charges, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
Man Arrested in Connection with Alleged Role in Twitter Hack
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 21, 2021
News Release: A citizen of the United Kingdom was arrested today in Estepona, Spain, by Spanish National Police pursuant to a U.S. request for his arrest on multiple charges in connection with the July 2020 hack of Twitter that resulted in the compromise of over 130 Twitter accounts, including those belonging to politicians, celebrities and companies.