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Two People Sentenced for Conspiracy to Counterfeit United States Currency
News Release: A Federal Grand Jury indicted Bell and Seeger on July 18, 2018. The indictment alleged that between November of 2017 and April 8, 2018, the two had manufactured counterfeit currency and possessed items and equipment necessary for counterfeiting.
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Secret Service Participates in Largest Nationwide U.S. Health Care Investigation, $1.7 Billion in Losses
News Release: The investigations during this sweep involved more than 24 defendants, five of which own telemedicine companies, dozens of owners that operate durable medical equipment (DME) companies and several medical professionals for their alleged involvement in a health care fraud scheme relating to more than ...
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Flathead County man sentenced for illegal possession of machine gun
News Release: Wann, 62, of Kila, pleaded guilty in December to illegally possessing a machine gun, an unregistered silencer, a short barreled rifle and a destructive device, specifically, a grenade.
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Palm Beach County Resident Sentenced to Prison in connection with a $1.4 Million Insurance Fraud Scheme
News Release: Ariana Fajardo Orshan, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida and Brian Swain, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Secret Service (USSS), Miami Field Office, made the announcement.
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Fraudster and Identity Thief who Used the Personal and Account Information of AT&T Customers to Purchase Apple iPhones Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison
News Release: Co-defendant Toni Ann Bobet, age 30, of New York, New York, pleaded guilty to her role in the scheme on April 11, 2019, just a few days before she was scheduled to go to trial.
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California Man Charged With Conspiracy To Possess With Intent To Distribute Over 53 Kilograms Of Fentanyl And Cocaine
News Release: Jose Santos Garcia Guzman, 43, is charged by complaint with one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute approximately 53 kilograms of suspected fentanyl and cocaine. He is scheduled to appear today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph A. Dickson in Newark federal court.
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Huntsville Man Convicted on Multiple Counts of Tampering with Vehicle Odometers and Bank Fraud
News Release: Following a four day trial before U.S. District Judge Abdul K. Kallon, and only a 20-minute deliberation by the jury, Randy Eugene Greene, 62, was convicted of 11 counts of tampering with vehicle odometers and 3 counts of bank fraud. A sentencing date has been set before Judge Abdul K. Kallon on July 17, 2019.
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U.S. Secret Service Statement on Computer Forensic Procedures
News Release: The Secret Service Electronic Crimes Special Agent Program (ECSAP) is internationally recognized and special agents across the agency receive extensive training in computer forensics and undergo a rigorous certification process. Forensic examinations conducted by these personnel are done in accordance ...
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Carrollton, Texas Man Sentenced To 48 Months Probation, 8 Months Home Detention For Conspiracy To Commit Wire Fraud
News Release: The Indictment alleged that in or about November, 2017, to on or about March 27, 2018, in the Eastern District of Oklahoma and elsewhere, the defendant knowingly and willfully conspired with others known and unknown to the Grand Jury, to transmit or cause to be transmitted by means of a wire communication, ...
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New Orleans Man Charged With Wire Fraud
News Release: According to court documents, PICK was employed as an accountant for Company A between August 2016 and June 2018. Part of PICKs duties was handling the credit card accounts of Company A. Without authorization, PICK used Company As credit cards for his own personal expenses. In total, PICK stole approximately $129,741.40 from Company A.
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Turtle Creek Felon Sentenced to 4+ Years in Prison on Firearms Charges
News Release: Iklas Richard Davis, 38, was sentenced by United States District Judge Nora Barry Fischer.
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Beltsville Man Sentenced to 87 Months in Federal Prison for Stealing Over $4.2 Million in a Business E-Mail Compromise Scheme
News Release: The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert K. Hur; Acting Special Agent in Charge Cardell T. Morant of Homeland Security Investigations; and Special Agent in Charge Matthew S. Miller of the United States Secret Service, Washington Field Office.
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U.S. Secret Service Statement on Mar-a-Lago Security
News Release: With the exception of certain permanently protected facilities, such as the White House, the practice used at Mar-a-Lago is no different than that long-used at any other site temporarily visited by the President or other Secret Service protectees.
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Controller Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud, Tax Charge
News Release: Appearing before U.S. District Court Chief Judge William E. Smith, Jill Martinho, 43, of Swansea, Mass., pleaded guilty to wire fraud and willfully making a false tax return, announced United States Attorney Aaron L. Weisman, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Division Joseph R. Bonavolonta, Special Agent in Charge of Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Kristina O'Connell, and Special Agent in Charge of the United States Secret Service Stephen Marks.
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Brockton Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Distribution
News Release: Jorge Monteiro a/k/a Jay, 24, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to 51 months in prison and three years of supervised release. In December 2018, Monteiro pleaded guilty to distributing fentanyl.
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Members Of Fraudulent Jamaican Sweepstakes Ring Sentenced For Conspiracy, Money Laundering And Aggravated Identity Theft
News Release: A federal jury found Hassan and Alexander guilty on November 6, 2018.
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Cynthiana Man Sentenced to 210 Months for Attempting to Entice Minors to Engage in Sexual Activity
News Release: Today, U.S. District Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove sentenced Jeremy Wayne Martinez, 28, for using the Internet, with his cellular telephone, to knowingly attempt to persuade, induce, entice, and coerce a minor, to engage in sexual activity.
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U.S. Citizen Led an International Counterfeit Currency Operation Headquartered in Uganda
News Release: Ryan Andrew Gustafson, aka Jack Farrel, aka WillyClock, age 31, pleaded guilty to three counts before Chief United States District Judge Mark Hornak.
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Former Hedge Fund Manager Sentenced to 60 Months Imprisonment and Ordered to Pay $14.4 Million in Forfeiture for Role in International Securities Fraud and Computer Hacking Scheme
News Release: Hackers Traded on Press Releases Stolen from Major Newswire Companies
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Former Oroville Resident Sentenced to Home Detention for Making a False Bomb Threat
News Release: According to court documents, in August 2017, while Xiong was living in Oroville, Xiong mailed a letter to a company in Sunnyvale, informing the company that Xiong and others were going to bomb the location. The bomb threat was reported to the Sunnyvale Police Department who responded to the scene to ...