Homeland Newswire News
South Florida Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Tax Return Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 18, 2017
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA Roosevelt Williams Jr., 25, of Miami, Florida, has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison after pleading guilty in December 2016 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.
Fugitive Pleads Guilty in $200 Million Credit Card Fraud Scam
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 18, 2017
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. A New York man today admitted his role in one of the largest credit card fraud schemes ever charged by the Justice Department, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
Member of ATM Skimming Conspiracy Targeting Multiple New Jersey Bank Locations Pleads Guilty
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 18, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. A member of a scheme that used secret card-reading devices and pinhole cameras on PNC and Bank of America ATMs to steal at least $428,581 pleaded guilty today in Newark federal court.
Cincinnati Woman Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement Scheme, Defrauding IRS
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 17, 2017
News Release: CINCINNATI Angelia Zwick, also known as Angelia Strunk, 46, of Cincinnati, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to charges related to an embezzlement scheme that defrauded her employer. Specifically, she pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of willfully filing a false income tax return with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Man Admits Guilt in Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme Using Hacked UPMC Employee Information
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 17, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A foreign national residing outside of the United States pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of money laundering and aggravated identity theft, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
Home Health Care Owners Indicted for Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 13, 2017
News Release: A Houston couple is set to appear in federal court on charges they fraudulently billed more than $24 million to Medicare through several home health companies, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Oluyemisi Amos, 35, and her husband Felix Amos, 66, are charged in an eight-count indictment with conspiracy to commit health care fraud, health care fraud and money laundering.
Austin Attorney and Business Partner Plead Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar Investment Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 11, 2017
News Release: Austin residents Robert Allen Helms and Janniece S. Kaelin pleaded guilty today to federal charges of defrauding investors in companies that presumably were in the business of purchasing oil and gas royalties, announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr.; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) ...
Secret Service Directors Awards Ceremony
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 7, 2017
News Release: The United States Secret Service honored 61 of its employees during the 5th annual Directors Awards
Former Organization Director Sentenced to a Year in Prison for Theft of Nearly $250,000 From Employer
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 7, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) Tamara Kukla, who worked as the Director of Membership for
Madison Man Sentenced for Scheme to Pass Counterfeit $100 Bills
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: MADISON, WIS. Jeffrey M. Anderson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Dominique Gaunichaux, 19, Madison, Wis., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William Conley to eight months in federal prison for his role in passing counterfeit U.S. currency ...
Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty to Having Counterfeit Money
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA Nicholas Ross McCullen, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, was convicted today for possessing counterfeit money, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen, announced.
Waterbury Man Arrested in Credit Card "Bust Out" Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 4, 2017
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JANZAYB KHAN, 28, of Waterbury, was arrested today on a criminal complaint charging him with bank fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and making a false oath and false statement under penalty of perjury in a bankruptcy case. The charges stem from an alleged credit card bust-out scheme that defrauded over a dozen financial institutions.
Man Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Production of Child Pornography
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 4, 2017
News Release: Stephen A. Turner, 36, was sentenced today in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois to 27 years in federal prison for production of child pornography, announced Donald S. Boyce, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois. Turner will also be subject ...
Wetzel County Man Convicted of Passing Counterfeit Money and Illegally Possessing a Firearm
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 3, 2017
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA Franklin K. Dotson, 32, of New Martinsville, West Virginia, was convicted today for passing counterfeit money and being a felon in possession of a firearm, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced. Dotson admits to using counterfeit money at the 7 Eleven in New Martinsville in February 2017.
Fairlawn, New Jersey, Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 3, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. A Fairlawn, New Jersey, tax preparer today admitted preparing fraudulent income tax returns on behalf of her clients, causing losses of over $130,000, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Two Credit Card Cases Investigated by Jefferson County Regional Financial Fraud Task Force
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 31, 2017
News Release: BIRMINGHAM A federal grand jury on Wednesday returned two separate indictments charging individuals from outside of Alabama with traveling to the state to commit access device fraud, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert O. Posey, and U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Michael Williams.
Atlanta Area Brothers Sentenced for Corporate Hijacking Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 31, 2017
News Release: ATLANTA - Antonio Sandridge and Rodney Sandridge have been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for mail fraud conspiracy. The defendants, who are brothers, operated a fraud ring where they hijacked corporate identities and used them to fraudulently order over $500,000 in electronics. Both defendants were previously convicted of similar conduct in 2006.
Former Hotel Clerk Indicted for Fraud and Identity Theft
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 31, 2017
News Release: BIRMINGHAM A federal grand jury today indicted a former hotel desk clerk on fraud and identity theft charges for unauthorized use of a customers bankcard, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert O. Posey and U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Michael Williams.
This Day in History: President Ronald Reagan Assasination Attempt
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 30, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan had just spoken to
Jewelry Store Owners Sentenced for Roles in International, $200 Million Credit Card Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 27, 2017
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. The two owners of a New Jersey jewelry store who used the business to further one of the largest credit card fraud schemes ever charged by the Justice Department were both sentenced today for their respective roles in the scheme, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.