Homeland Newswire News
Longview Man Found Guilty of Student Financial Aid Fraud During Federal Trial
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 19, 2017
News Release: TYLER, Texas A 30-year-old Longview, Texas man has been convicted of federal violations for his role in a student financial aid fraud scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
North Side Man Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Pittsburgh-Area Banks
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 18, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH A local resident has been sentenced in federal court to 24 months incarceration and three years supervised release on his conviction of charge of bank fraud conspiracy, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
Protect Your Data Like a Cyber Agent
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 18, 2017
News Release: At an undisclosed location in Washington, D.C., Special Agents Tom Jeter and Rob Hoback are discussing how a casinos computer network was recently hacked through a fish tank monitor. They also say a chain of stores in the U.S. was hacked because their European parent companys network password was something akin to "password."
Texas Man Indicted for Sextorting Minors in Illinois
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 18, 2017
News Release: A Texas man was indicted on Wednesday by a federal grand jury in Peoria, Illinois, on charges related to the production of child pornography involving four minor victims, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Departments Criminal Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Patrick D. Hansen of the Central District of Illinois.
Clairton Woman Admits Passing Counterfeit Money in Western Pennsylvania
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 18, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH A resident of Clairton, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of conspiracy and passing and uttering counterfeit money, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
Secret Service Director Announces Uniformed Division Promotions
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 17, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) Two members of the Secret Service Uniformed Division were promoted on Oct. 15, 2017, in Washington, D.C.
Charlotte Man Sentenced to More Than Five Years on Bank Conspiracy and Aggravated Identity Theft Charges
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 17, 2017
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. Kendell Rashad Bowden, 26, of Charlotte, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr. to 66 months in prison and three years of supervised release for bank fraud conspiracy and aggravated identity theft charges, announced Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
Twelve People Indicted Installing Credit-Card Skimmers on Gas Pumps in Five States and Stealing Account Information From Thousands
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 17, 2017
News Release: Twelve people were charged in a 26-count indictment for their roles in a conspiracy to install credit-card skimmers on gas pumps in at least five states, including several locations in Northeast Ohio, and steal credit-card account information from thousands of people.
Former Nurse Convicted of Wire Fraud and Identity Theft
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 13, 2017
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA After a three-day trial, Tangela Lawson-Brown, 41, of Midway, Florida, was convicted yesterday of wire fraud, theft of government funds, possession of unauthorized access devices, and aggravated identity theft. The verdict was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
Federal Jury Convicts Titusville Man in Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 11, 2017
News Release: Orlando, FL Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces that a federal jury today found Trayone Lefferio Bell guilty of one count of fraudulent possession of access devices (credit card), two counts of theft of government money, and three counts of aggravated identity theft. He faces a ...
IRS Cooperator Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Digital Audio Tape in a Federal Investigation for Financial Gain
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 11, 2017
News Release: BOSTON A Lawrence man who was working as a paid cooperator for the Internal Revenue Services Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with falsifying audio recordings in a federal investigation.
Five members of Credit Card Theft Ring Plead Guilty
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: ATLANTA Treveyon Herring, one of five defendants charged with stealing credit cards from the baggage loading areas of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and a private mail sorting facility, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy.
Sacramento Man Sentenced for Role in Gold Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. Garik Voskanyan, 34, of Sacramento, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr. to 15 months in prison for bank fraud, United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
12 Defendants Charged Federally With Collectively Receiving Over $20 Million From USDA by Fraudulently Trading Food Stamps for Cash
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: Twelve retail store owners, operators, and clerks, have been charged in connection with schemes to illegally redeem food stamp benefits in exchange for cash.
Fourth Individual Sentenced in Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain Federal Tax Refunds
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. A Savannah, Ga. woman, who previously admitted to her role in a conspiracy to unlawfully obtain federal tax refunds, was sentenced today to 24 months in prison. She is the fourth and final defendant to be sentenced in this case.
Oswego Man Sentenced to Prison for Threatening to Murder Secret Service Agent and Family
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: Joshua Michael Furbeck Sentenced to Serve 42 Months in Prison on Two Felony Charges
Idaho State Inmate Sentenced to 33 Months for Sending Threats to Judge
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: BOISE Brian Ray McClure, 55, an inmate of the Idaho Department of Corrections, was sentenced yesterday to 33 months in federal prison for mailing threatening communications to a Washington state judge, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced. Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill ordered that the federal sentence begin if McClure is granted parole by the Idaho Commission on Pardons and Parole or on March 1, 2019, whichever is earlier.
Perryville Pharmacist Sent to Prison for 10 Years, to Pay $850,000 for Role in Pill Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: LITTLE ROCK Patrick C. Harris, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Stephen G. Azzam, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) New Orleans Field Division, and Diane Upchurch, Special Agent in Charge of the Little Rock Field Office of the Federal ...
Nicholasville Man Sentenced to 41 Months for Counterfeiting Federal Reserve Notes
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 26, 2017
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. A Nicholasville, Ky. man was sentenced yesterday to 41 months in federal prison for manufacturing counterfeit Federal Reserve Notes.
Walnut Man Faces Federal Charges of Falsely Reporting Passenger Planned to Blow Up Commercial Airplane
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 26, 2017
News Release: LOS ANGELES A Walnut resident has been arrested on federal charges of making a hoax threat by falsely reporting to airline and law enforcement officials that an acquaintance of his planned to blow up an airplane and posed a threat to the United States.