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Secret Service Assistant Director Michael DAmbrosio Named a Finalist for the 2019 Frank B. Rowlett Award
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today the United States Secret Service announced Assistant Director (AD) Michael DAmbrosio was named a finalist for the 2019 Frank B. Rowlett award for Individual Achievement. The Frank B. Rowlett Trophy for Individual Achievement is awarded to the individual, within a U.S. Government organization, ...
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Brooklyn Attorney Charged With Defrauding Real Estate Investors
News Release: Defendant Allegedly Misappropriated At Least $4 Million From His Victims
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U.S. Secret Service Releases Arrest Data Following the 59th Presidential Inauguration
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) The U.S. Secret Service has released the following comprehensive arrest data from Jan. 13 to Jan. 20 following the 59th Presidential Inauguration.
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U.S. Secret Service Announces Conclusion of National Special Security Event
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) Today the U.S. Secret Service announced the conclusion of the 67th National Special Security Event, the 59th Presidential Inauguration, effective 12:00 p.m.
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Public Safety and Law Enforcement Agencies Stand Up National Special Security Event Virtual Joint Information Center for the 59th Presidential Inauguration
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) On Friday, Jan. 15, public information offices from across government representing numerous public safety and law enforcement entities at the federal, state and local levels began full virtual staffing of the National Special Security Event Joint Information Center (NSSE JIC) in support of the 59th Presidential Inauguration. In 2018, the Secretary of Homeland Security designated the Presidential Inauguration as a recurring NSSE.
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2021 Presidential Inaugural Subcommittees Announce Joint Transportation Plan
News Release: This information is accurate as of Jan. 19 at 1:30 p.m.
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Owner of Bitcoin Exchange Sentenced to Prison for Money Laundering
News Release: A Bulgarian national who was convicted by a federal jury for his role in a transnational and multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud American victims was sentenced today to 121 months in prison.
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Statement from the U.S. Secret Service on Inauguration Security
News Release: The inauguration of the President of the United States is a foundational element of our democracy. The safety and security of all those participating in the 59th Presidential Inauguration is of the utmost importance.
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Russian Hacker Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Involvement in Massive Network Intrusions at U.S. Financial Institutions, Brokerage Firms, a Major News Publication, and Other Companies
News Release: Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ANDREI TYURIN, a/k/a Andrei Tiurin, was sentenced in Manhattan federal court to 144 months in prison for computer intrusion, wire fraud, bank fraud, and illegal online gambling offenses in connection ...
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New Bedford Woman Charged with Embezzling Nearly $600,000 from Employer
News Release: BOSTON The former bookkeeper of a New Bedford-based seafood company has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty in connection with embezzling nearly $600,000 from her employer.
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Former Marine Corps Reserve Official Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy to Commit Bribery for Facilitating Over $1,900,000 in Defense Contracts
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser announces that ERIK MARTIN, aged 48, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, to a Bill of Information charging him with Conspiracy to Commit Bribery, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 371 and 201(b)(2). MARTIN ...
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Tampa Man Charged With Possession Of Credit Card Manufacturing Equipment And Producing Counterfeit Credit Cards
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return of an indictment charging Eugene Stephan Cole (30, Tampa) with possession of credit card manufacturing equipment and producing counterfeit credit cards. If convicted on both counts, Cole faces a maximum penalty of 25 ...
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Miami Ringleader of Nationwide Counterfeit Check Cashing and Identity Theft Scheme Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Federal Prison
News Release: Miami, Fl. A federal district judge has sentenced a Miami man convicted of running a nationwide counterfeit check cashing and identity theft scheme while illegally possessing a firearm to 129 months in prison. The man, who used fraud proceeds to buy personal luxury items, including a 39-foot Midnight Express powerboat with triple 400 horsepower Mercury engines, also was ordered to pay over $1.8 million in restitution to victims.
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Two Oregon Men Face Federal Charges for COVID-Relief Fraud
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.In separate criminal cases, two Oregon men are facing federal charges for fraudulently converting to their personal use loans intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams.
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Member of Monument Street Drug Trafficking Organizations in East Baltimore Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison and Another Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Distribution Charges
News Release: Defendant Agrees to Sentence of Ten Years in Federal Prison; Law Enforcement Seized Kilo Quantities of Drugs, a Loaded Gun, and More Than $41,000 in Drug Proceeds
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Former St. Albans Property Developer Sentenced to Prison for Wire Fraud
News Release: The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Jeremy Fairbanks, 44, formerly of St. Albans, Vermont, was sentenced on Dec. 18, 2020 upon his guilty plea to two counts of wire fraud: one stemming from his conduct in Vermont, and one relating to a subsequent fraud in Tennessee.
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Secret Service Launches Redesigned Website
News Release: WASHINGTON Today, the U.S. Secret Service launched a redesigned public website, including updates to modernize agency communication and access for both the public and law enforcement partners working in support of the agencys integrated missions.
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Tucson Caregivers Charged with Defrauding Elderly Victim
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. On Nov. 24, a federal grand jury in Tucson returned a three-count indictment against Michael Tagle Santos, 33, and Cherry Mae Santos, 28, husband and wife, of Tucson, Arizona for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud.
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Frankfort Man Sentenced to 120 Months for Attempting to Entice a Minor Online
News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. -A Frankfort man, Ricky Joe Cornish Jr., 33, was sentenced to 120 months in prison on Tuesday, by U.S. District Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove, after previously pleading guilty to using the internet to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity.
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Multiple Secret Service Employees Honored with DHS Secretarys Awards
News Release: WASHINGTON Two U.S. Secret Service individuals and 21 employees with the Safety, Health and Environmental Programs Division (SAF) were recipients of the 2020 Department of Homeland Security Secretarys Awards.