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Romanian National Sentenced to 45 Months Imprisonment For Bank Fraud and Identity Theft Offenses
News Release: SCRANTON The United States Attorneys Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 2, 2021, Costel Aparaschivei, age 38, of Romania, was sentenced to 45 months imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani, for bank fraud and identity theft offenses.
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Local woman charged with fraudulently receiving millions under CARES Act
News Release: HOUSTON A 37-year-old Houston resident is set to appear in federal court for her alleged submission of two Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
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Capitol Heights Man Pleads Guilty to Manufacturing and Passing Counterfeit Currency following Secret Service Investigation
News Release: Loss to Retailers Was At Least $95,000
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Elizabethtown Man Sentenced To 25 Years In Federal Prison For Child Exploitation
News Release: Convicted of online enticement, sex trafficking, production, and distribution of child pornography
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Houston resident charged with fraudulently receiving millions under CARES Act after Secret Service Investigation
News Release: HOUSTON A Secret Service investigation led to a criminal indictment of a 37-year-old Houston resident. The indictment alleges the fraudulent submission of two Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, and was announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
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Prince Georges County Felon Facing Federal Charge After Firing a Weapon at Security Guards at a U.S. Secret Service Facility in Beltsville, MD
News Release: Fired the Gun at Security Officers After Being Asked to Leave the Front of the Facility; Defendant is on Probation for a Previous Felony Conviction and is Prohibited from Possessing a Firearm or Ammunition
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U.S. Attorney's Office Files Civil Complaint Seeking The Forfeiture Of Over $1 Million Seized From A Money Mule Bank Account Used To Defraud A Virgin Islands Business
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, announced today the filing of a federal civil complaint seeking the forfeiture of $1,047,535 seized from a money mule bank account being used to defraud a Virgin Islands business via a business email compromise scheme.
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Virginia Man Charged With Passing Counterfeit Currency
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorneys Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Dale Richard Estep II, age 34, of Woodbridge, Virginia, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Feb. 24, 2021, for passing counterfeit currency.
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Final Member of Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 14 Years In Prison
News Release: ABINGDON, Va. James Sebastian, a member of a conspiracy that trafficked methamphetamine from the West coast into Southwest Virginia, was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Abingdon to 168 months in prison, Acting United States Attorney Daniel P. Bubar announced.
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Local, state and federal prosecutors launch Georgia Cyber Fraud Task Force
News Release: ATLANTA The U.S. Attorneys Office for the Northern District of Georgia has joined forces with Metro-Atlanta District Attorneys, the Office of the Attorney General, the FBI Atlanta Field Office, U.S. Secret Service, state, and local law enforcement to combat the criminal movement of cyber fraud proceeds through banks in the Atlanta area by employing Business Email Compromise (BEC) fraud schemes.
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Peoria Sex Offender Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Receiving, Possessing Child Pornography
News Release: Homeless Defendant Used Local Police Wi-Fi to Download Child Pornography
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New Orleans Man Sentenced To Six Years in Prison for Charges Related To Credit Card Fraud Conspiracy
News Release: NEW ORLEANS U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced thatJEFFERY JOSEPH, age 26, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on Feb. 18, 2021 to 74 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Barry W. Ashe. He was the fourth defendant to be sentenced in this seven-defendant conspiracy case.
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Serial Con Artist Charged With Embezzlement Scheme
News Release: Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Kathy A. Michalko, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the United States Secret Service (USSS), and New York Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Dermot Shea, announced the arrest today of TRACII SHOW-HUTSONA ...
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Two Indicted for Fraud Scheme Targeting El Dorado County Victim
News Release: New Jersey Residents Allegedly Instructed Victim to Transfer Money Using Bitcoin
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3 North Korean Military Hackers Indicted in Wide-Ranging Scheme to Commit Cyberattacks and Financial Crimes Across the Globe
News Release: Indictment Expands 2018 Case that Detailed Attack on Sony Pictures and Creation of WannaCry Ransomware by Adding 2 New Defendants and Recent Schemes to Steal Money and Cryptocurrency from Banks and Businesses
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Chicago Man Sentenced To Nine Months Imprisonment For Passing Counterfeit Currency At Harrisburg Area Stores
News Release: HARRISBURG The United States Attorneys Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Anthony Derrell Manuel, age 32, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced on Feb. 16, 2021, to 9 months imprisonment followed by one year of supervised release by United States District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner, for passing $1,700 in counterfeit United States currency.
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Career Criminal Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Credit Card Fraud and Identity Theft Offenses
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that STEVEN A. FINKLER, also known as Andrew Finkler, 56, last residing inNew Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill to 96 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for credit card fraud and identity theft offenses.
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U.S. Attorneys Office Honors 14 Individuals For Outstanding Contributions To Public Safety In 2020
News Release: Harrisburg Acting U.S. Attorney Bruce D. Brandler recently honored 14 members of law enforcement for their outstanding contributions to public safety in 2020. These awards are made each year to a select group of individuals who perform in an exceptional manner and who make significant contributions to our Offices efforts to promote public safety.
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Secret Service Hosts Cyber Incident Response Simulation
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today the Secret Service hosted a virtual Cyber Incident Response Simulation for financial services, real estate, retail and hospitality executives who trained on mitigation strategies during a simulated business email compromise (BEC) attack. Business email compromise is a sophisticated ...
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Brits arrested for SIM swapping attacks on U.S. celebs
News Release: Well-known sports stars, musicians and influencers targeted