Homeland Newswire News
New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Over $437,000 From Local Employer
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 8, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that WAYNE SONIAT, age 61, of New Orleans, pled guilty today after previously being charged with a two-count Bill of Information for wire fraud and making false statements on federal income tax returns.
Jasper School District Employee Pleads Guilty to $145,000 Embezzlement Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 7, 2018
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Timothy A. Garrison, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that an employee of the Jasper R-5 School District pleaded guilty in federal court today to embezzling more than $145,000 from the district.
2 New York Men Sentenced for Credit Card Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 7, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that two New York men have been sentenced in New Haven federal court for their roles in a credit card fraud scheme.
Former High Point Regional Hospital Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $3 Million
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 6, 2018
News Release: GREENSBORO, N.C. B United States Attorney Matthew G.T. Martin of the Middle District of North Carolina announced that KIMBERLY RUSSELL HOBSON, 46, of Kernersville, North Carolina, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Winston-Salem before the Honorable Thomas D. Schroeder to felony charges of wire fraud, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft.
Saudi Citizen Charged in Oklahoma With Concealing Attendance at Al Qaeda Training Camp
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 6, 2018
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Naif Abdulaziz M. Alfallaj, 34, a citizen of Saudi Arabia and a current resident of Weatherford, Oklahoma, has been arrested for visa fraud and making a false statement to the FBI by, among other things, concealing his application to and attendance at an al Qaeda training camp in Afghanistan in late 2000.
Two Men Charged in ATM "Jackpotting" Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 5, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ALEX ALBERTO FAJIN-DIAZ, 31, a citizen of Spain, and ARGENYS RODRIGUEZ, 21, of Springfield, Massachusetts, have been charged by federal criminal complaint with bank fraud stemming from an alleged ATM "jackpotting" scheme.
Annapolis Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Real Estate and Credit Card Fraud Schemes
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: Two Co-Defendants in Credit Card Fraud Scheme Also Sentenced to Prison Time
Oil and Gas Repairman Pleads Guilty to Over $400,000 in Fraudulent Invoices
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma LUIS ENRIQUE DAMAZO, also known as Luis Enrique Cassinelli, 54, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to defrauding a Texas company of more than $400,000 through fraudulent invoices, announced Robert J. Troester, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.
Duquesne Woman Admits Passing Counterfeit Bills throughout Western PA
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH An Allegheny County resident pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of conspiracy and passing and uttering counterfeit money, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
East Pittsburgh Man Sentenced to Time Served for Participating in Counterfeit Currency Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH A Pittsburgh-area resident has been sentenced in federal court on his conviction of conspiracy and passing and uttering counterfeit money, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
Pineville Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Cashing Counterfeit Checks
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2018
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that a Pineville man was sentenced Wednesday to 30 months in prison for counterfeiting and cashing checks.
Port Byron Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Possessing, Receiving, Distributing Child Pornograhy
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2018
News Release: ROCK ISLAND, Ill. Scott Brian Griffith, 54, of Port Byron, Ill., has been sentenced to 20 years (240 months) in prison for possessing, receiving and distributing child pornography. U.S. District Judge Sara L. Darrow sentenced Griffith on Jan. 31, 2018. Judge Darrow also ordered that Griffith remain on ...
Secret Service Cio Selected for Federal 100 Award by Federal Computer Week Magazine
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 31, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) U.S. Secret Service Chief Information Officer Kevin Nally has been selected to receive Federal Computer Week magazines 2018 Federal 100 Award. This prestigious award recognizes the accomplishments of government and industry leaders in the federal government IT community.
Secret Service and Partners Ready for the State of the Union
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 30, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) It takes planning, preparation, partnerships and flawless execution to make a National Special Security Event (NSSE) look easy, and as it turns out the U.S. Secret Service specializes in occasions like that, such as the State of the Union Address (SOTU) on Jan. 30, 2018.
Two Men Sentenced to Prison in International $200 Million Credit Card Fraud Conspiracy
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 30, 2018
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. A New York man and a Middlesex County, New Jersey, man were sentenced to today to federal prison terms for their respective roles in one of the largest credit card fraud schemes ever charged by the Justice, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
Southern Meat Market Proprietor Indicted on Federal Food Stamp Fraud, Theft and Conspiracy Charges
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 30, 2018
News Release: Memphis, TN On Jan. 11, 2018, a federal grand jury charged one defendant with defrauding the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program ("SNAP"), formerly known as the food stamp program. United States Attorney D. Michael Dunavant announced the indictment today.
Financial Management Consultant Sentenced for Embezzling Medical Firm & Employee Pension Funds
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 29, 2018
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. A former office manager of New England Anesthesiologists, Inc., and president of Anesthesia Management Consultants, LLC, was sentenced today to 37 months in federal prison for embezzling more than $700,000 dollars from bank accounts belonging to the medical firm and to an employee 401(k) pension fund. The total amount of restitution to be paid has bot yet been determined.
Secret Service Warns of Sophisticated ATM Jackpotting Attack
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 26, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) On this date, The United States Secret Service issued warnings to financial institutions about cyberattacks on ATMs known as "jackpotting."
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Shreveport Businessman for Defrauding $96 Million From Investors and Financial Institutions
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 25, 2018
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that a federal grand jury returned a five-count indictment charging a Shreveport businessman with scamming more than $96 million from investors and financial institutions.
Investigators Stop Former Department of Veterans Affairs Employee From Selling the Personal Information of Veterans and Federal Employees
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 25, 2018
News Release: LITTLE ROCKCody Hiland, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced today the unsealing of an indictment charging Phillip Hill, a former Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) database manager, with attempting to sell the personal information of Veterans and VA employees.