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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Former Insider for Defrauding Baton Rouge Company
News Release: U.S. Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced today that a federal grand jury has indicted KATHERINE T. CANCIENNE, age 40, on multiple counts of wire fraud in connection with a scheme to embezzle more than $387,000 from her employer, Engineers & Constructors International, Inc. ("ECI"), a consulting firm that provides engineering and managerial staffing to oil and gas companies. If convicted, the defendant faces a significant prison term, fines, and restitution orders.
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District Teenager Found Guilty of Charges in Two Murders Over Four-Month Period
News Release: Found Guilty of Killing Off-Duty Secret Service Officer in Robbery, and 15-Year-Old in Attack at Metro Station
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Illegal Alien Sentenced for Trafficking in Counterfeit Identity Documents and Alleged Document Producer Arrested
News Release: Orlando, Florida U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton has sentenced Gerard Ibarra (57, Mexico) to 10 months in federal prison for fraud and misuse of visas, permits, and other documents. The court also ordered him to forfeit $5,752, which is traceable to proceeds of the offense. Ibarra pleaded guilty on Sept. 25, 2017.
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Former Controller Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Money Laundering Charges
News Release: St. Louis, MO Jason Arnold pled guilty to bank fraud and money laundering charges related to a scheme to defraud a financial institution and the company he worked for as a controller.
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Update to March 3, 2018 Shotting Indictment Near White House
News Release: The deceased has been identified as Cameron Ross Burgess, 26, of Marylene, Alabama.
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Louisiana Woman Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
News Release: Evaded Taxes on Over $490,000 in Income
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Mandeville Woman Guilty of Tax Evasion
News Release: United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MARCIA DENISE JORDAN, age 46, a resident of Mandeville, pled guilty today to one-count of tax evasion, in violation of Title 26, United States Code, Section 7201.
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USSS Official Statement
News Release: The Secret Service is aware of the allegations resulting in the arrest of an
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Secret Service Statement Regarding March 2, 2018 Shotting Indictment Near the White House
News Release: At approximately 11:46 AM, a white male suffered a self-inflicted gun-shot wound to the head outside the North White House fence line.
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Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud and I-D Theft
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Ricky Butler, 41 of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty, before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo, to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
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Massachusetts Man Arrested for Mailing Threatening Letters Containing Suspicious White Powder
News Release: BOSTON, Massachusetts A Beverly, Mass., man was arrested today in connection with mailing five threatening letters containing suspicious white powder to high-profile individuals around the country.
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Secret Service Investigation Leads to a Grand Jury Indictment Against Four Brazillian Men in ATM Skimming Conspiracy
News Release: DAYTON, ohio A Secret Service investigation has led to a federal grand jury indictment against four men from Brazil in an ATM skimming conspiracy to defraud the United States. ATM skimming is a process that allows thieves to obtain cardholders personal identification information.
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Tennessee Woman Arrested for Intentionally Driving Vehicle into White House Barrier
News Release: Today, Friday, February 23rd at 2:53 pm, Jessica Ford, a 35-year-old white female from LaVergne, Tennessee, intentionally drove a white van into a security barrier near the White House at 17th and E Street.
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Twenty Charged in Southern District of Florida as Part of Largest Elder Fraud Sweep in Department of Justice History
News Release: Attorney General Jeff Sessions and U.S. Attorney Benjamin G. Greenberg for the Southern District of Florida announced the largest ever coordinated sweep of elder fraud cases in the Department of Justices history involving more than 250 charged defendants around the globe who victimized more than a million ...
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L.A. Man Convicted of ATM Shoulder Surfing That Allowed Him to Withdraw Cash After Bank Customers Left ATMs
News Release: SANTA ANA, California A federal judge has convicted a Los Angeles man of three counts of aggravated identity theft for using the secret codes of elderly Bank of America customers to make fraudulent withdrawals at ATMs in Los Angeles and Orange County.
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Pittsburgh Man Passed Counterfeit $100 Bills at Western Pennsylvania Target Stores
News Release: PITTSBURGH A resident of Pittsburgh pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of passing and uttering counterfeit money, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
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New York Woman Admits to Embezzling $1.1 Million From Darien Auto Dealership
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that VANESSA VENCE-SMALL, 50, of New Windsor, New York, waived her right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Alker Meyer in New Haven to one count of wire fraud arising from an embezzlement scheme.
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Pennsylvania Woman Sentenced for Stealing Funds Which Resulted in Closing of Credit Union
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Norma Gold, 57, of Eldred, PA, who was convicted of making false entries in federal credit union reports, was sentenced to 30 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The defendant was also ordered to pay restitution totaling $179,939.21.
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Mi Salud Program Technician Sentenced to Four Years in Prison in Bribery and Health Care Fraud Case
News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R. On Feb. 22, 2018, defendant Karen Curet-Nieves was sentenced to a term of 48 months (four years) of imprisonment, and two years of supervised release term by District Judge Pedro A. Delgado for her participation in a bribery and health care fraud scheme that occurred from approximately ...
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Louisville Financial Planner Charged During Nationwide Elder Fraud Sweep of More Than 250 Defendants
News Release: Justice Department Coordinates Largest Nationwide Elder Fraud Sweep More Than One Million Victims