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Miami Man Pleads Guilty in Connection with Nationwide Gas Station Skimming Scheme
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK Joan Jesus Manso Dieguez, age 35, of Miami, Florida, pled guilty today to a superseding indictment charging him with taking part in an access device fraud conspiracy and a related money laundering conspiracy.
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U.S. Secret Service Welcomes New Task Force Officers in New England
News Release: Manchester, N.H. The U.S. Secret Service today welcomed five newly deputized task force officers to the New England Cyber Fraud Task Force (NECFTF).
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United States Naval Intelligence Software Engineer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances
News Release: Possessed More Than 8,000 Doses of Illegal Steroids and More Than 160 Firearms
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Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud Conspiracy
News Release: BOSTON A Boston man pleaded guilty today to fraud conspiracy charges in connection with processing fraudulent applications for store credit accounts using stolen identities.
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Nigerian National Guilty of Elder Fraud Related Violations in the Eastern District of Texas
News Release: PLANO,Texas A Nigeriannationalhas pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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Former Philadelphia Man Sentenced to Prison for Making. Passing Counterfeit $100 Bills
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 18 months in prison, three years supervised release and restitution of $4,600.00 on his conviction of violating federal counterfeit laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
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Miami Man Pleads Guilty to Participating in Access Device Fraud and Money Laundering Conspiracies for his Roles in Nationwide Gas Station Skimming Scheme
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK Hugo Hernandez, age 34, of Miami Lakes, Florida, pled guilty today to a superseding indictment charging him with being part of access device fraud and money laundering conspiracies for his roles in a nationwide gas station skimming scheme that involved stealing banking and personal information ...
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U.S. Secret Service Announces the Winner of the Nationwide Cyber Games
News Release: More than 200 Participated in the National Computer Forensics Institutes Training and Cyber Games Competition
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Long-Time Fugitive Sentenced To 51 Months In Prison For Scheme To Steal 94,000 Debit And Credit Cards From Michaels Stores In 19 States
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. A California man was sentenced today to 51 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to steal 94,000 credit and debit cards from customers at approximately 80 Michaels Stores in 19 states and to then use that information to make fraudulent withdrawals from the bank accounts of those customers, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
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Hull Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charge Arising from Fraudulent CARES Act Small Business Loans
News Release: Defendant submitted fraudulent documentation purporting that he was president of two LLCs when he was actually in federal custody
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Silver Spring Man Found Guilty of a Money Laundering Conspiracy and of Money Laundering After a Five-Day Trial
News Release: Francis Arthur and his Co-conspirators Used the Proceeds of a Fraud Scheme to Purchase High-End Automobiles
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Seven Defendants Sentenced in $10 Million Mortgage Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme
News Release: Miami, Florida This week, a federal district judge sent six South Florida residents and one New Jersey resident to federal prison for their roles in a fraud scheme that involved stealing identities, creating and using fake foreign passports, impersonating homeowners, and falsifying loan documents to trick lenders into providing millions of dollars of mortgage loans on unencumbered residential properties.
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Virginia Man Indicted For Investment Scheme
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. A federal grand jury in Charlotte has indicted a Virginia man for allegedly orchestrating an investment scheme that defrauded victims of more than $740,000, announced William T. Stetzer, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
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Eight Nigerians Charged Following Large-Scale, Secret Service International Money Laundering Investigation
News Release: Charges Include Conspiring to Engage in Internet Scams
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Former NFL Player Pleads Guilty to Access Device Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft Scheme Involving CARES Act Unemployment Insurance Funds
News Release: Miami, Florida South Florida native and former National Football League (NFL) Player Kenbrell Armod Thompkins, 33, pled guilty this week in federal district court to stealing other peoples identities to fraudulently obtain Covid-19-related unemployment insurance benefits.
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Defendant Who Stole More Than $16,000 in Cryptocurrency and Orchestrated a Swat Attack on His Accomplice Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Identity Theft
News Release: During a scheme to steal more than $16,000 from a cictim, Bryan orchestrated a Swatting attack to exact revenge on a co-conspirator
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Former Mexican Federal Police Commander Pleads Guilty to Drug-Trafficking Conspiracy
News Release: Ivan Reyes Arzate Received Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Bribes from a Mexico-Based Cartel
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Disbarred Columbus Lawyer Sentenced to Prison, Ordered to Pay $1.6 Million in Restitution in Fraud Case
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ga. A former Columbus-based attorney was sentenced to federal prison and was ordered to pay $1.6 million in restitution for mail fraud after a U.S. Secret Service investigation revealed he had stolen a settlement fee from two clients in a personal injury case.
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Tampa Woman Sentenced To Federal Prison For Access Device Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft
News Release: Tampa, Florida U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington has sentenced Antoinette Thomas (32, Tampa) to three years in federal prison for access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. As part of her sentence, the court also ordered Thomas to pay $27,885.58 in restitution.
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Hillsboro Man Pleads Guilty to Enticing a Minor
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Andrew B. Collins, 32, of the 200 block of Main Street, in Hillsboro, Illinois, pleaded guilty to the charge of enticement of a minor on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. Sentencing has been scheduled for Feb. 14, 2022, in U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois in Springfield.