Homeland Newswire News
Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty in $91K Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 9, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH A resident of Brooklyn, New York, has pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
Co-op Supervisor Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison, Ordered to Forfeit $3 million for Embezzlement
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 9, 2018
News Release: BIRMINGHAM A federal judge today sentenced the former supervisor of an electric cooperative in Arab to more than two years in prison and ordered him to repay nearly $3 million he embezzled from the co-op over eight years, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town, U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Michael Williams and Tennessee Valley Authority Acting Inspector General Jill M. Matthews.
Titusville Man Sentenced to More Than 14 Years for Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 9, 2018
News Release: Orlando, FL U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza today sentenced Trayone Lefferio Bell (42, Titusville) to 14 years and 6 months years in federal prison for one count of fraudulent possession of access devices, two counts of theft of government money, and three counts of aggravated identity theft. As part of his sentence, the Court also entered a money judgment in the amount of $266,769, and ordered him to pay $823,797 in restitution.
Broward Resident Sentenced in Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 9, 2018
News Release: A Broward resident was sentenced to 24 months and one day in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay $87,562 in restitution.
District Woman Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Beating Death of Three-Year-Old Son
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 8, 2018
News Release: Beating Took Place at Familys Home in Southeast Washington
Carroll County Business Owner Sentenced on Federal Tax Charges
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 8, 2018
News Release: Keith Andrews Owned Andrews Farming; Case Involved Over $1 Million in Cash
Local Nurse Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Tax Return Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 4, 2018
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA Tangela Lawson-Brown, 41, of Midway, Florida, was sentenced yesterday to 60 months in federal prison after her conviction at trial in October 2017 for crimes arising from the filing of fraudulent federal income tax returns. The sentence was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
Five Maryland Men Indicted for Wire Fraud and Money Laundering
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 3, 2018
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland A federal grand jury indicted five individuals on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The indictment was returned on Oct. 26, 2017, and unsealed upon the arrest of the defendants. The five individuals indicted are
Buffalo Man Sentenced For Conspiring To Commit Access Device Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 3, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Randy Jarrett, 45 of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit access device fraud, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to 21 months incarceration followed by three years supervised release. Jarrett was also ordered to pay approximately $291,000, in restitution.
Lawrence Man Sentenced to 22 Months in Prison for Falsifying Audio Recordings in Federal Investigation
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 3, 2018
News Release: Defendant Was Paid Cooperator for Internal Revenue Service
Two Romanian Suspects Charged With Hacking of D.C. Metropolitan Police Department Surveillance Cameras in Connection With Ransomware Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 28, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON A criminal complaint and arrest warrants were unsealed today charging two Romanian nationals with a conspiracy to illegally access approximately 123 computers associated with Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) surveillance cameras and to use those computers in connection with a scheme to distribute ransomware in January 2017.
Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Serve 188 Months in Federal Prison on Conspiracy Conviction
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 27, 2017
News Release: DALLAS A defendant charged in a major drug distribution conspiracy that operated in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and elsewhere was sentenced last week by U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle to 188 months in federal prison for his role in that conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox of the Northern District of Texas.
Secret Service Conducts Readiness Exercise on the White House Complex
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 27, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) Earlier today, the Secret Service conducted a dynamic
Credit Card Scammers Sentenced in Federal Court
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 20, 2017
News Release: Used Skimming Machines in Gas Pumps to Steal Credit Card Numbers and Identities
Buffalo Men Sentenced for Conspiring to Commit Bank Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 20, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Michael Rosier, 23, and Cody Kross-Rosier, 23, both of Buffalo, NY, who were convicted of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and bank fraud, were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. Rosier was sentenced to 12 months in prison and Kross-Rosier was sentenced to time served and three years supervised release, to include six months of home detention.
Citizen of the Dominican Republic Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Stolen Identity Refund Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 20, 2017
News Release: Cashed More Than $7 Million in Fraudulently Obtained IRS Refund Checks
Former BB&T Bank Employee Sentenced for Stealing Over $500,000
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 20, 2017
News Release: Anna B. Holt to Serve 33 Months, Pay More Than $400,000 in Restitution
Shelton Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Owner of Stamford Ice Skating Rink
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 20, 2017
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARK J. ZITO, 55, of Shelton, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to one count of wire fraud.
Juan Thompson Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court to 60 Months in Prison for Cyberstalking and Making Hoax Bomb Threats to JCCs and Other Victim Organizations
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 20, 2017
News Release: Juan Thompson Admitted to Threatening Jewish Community Centers as Part of a Campaign to Harass and Intimidate His Victim.
Joseph Jakubowski Sentenced to 14 Years for Gun Crimes
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 20, 2017
News Release: MADISON, WIS. Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Joseph Jakubowski, 33, Janesville, Wis., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 14 years in federal prison. Jakubowski was convicted following a two-day trial in U.S. District Court in Madison in September of stealing firearms and silencers from a firearms dealer and with being a felon in possession of those firearms and silencers.