News from August 2017
Indictment: Child Pornography Found on Employees Company Phone
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 16, 2017
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging a Kansas City, Kan., man with producing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
Rochester Man Arrested for Selling Counterfeit Coins
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 21, 2017
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Timothy Meacham, 32, of Rochester, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with fraudulently selling counterfeit coins. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 15 years prison and a $250,000 fine.
Statement by U.S. Secret Service Director Randolph Tex Alles
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 21, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) "I am extremely proud of the hard work performed by the men and women of the Secret Service. Their devotion to duty is unparalleled in federal law enforcement.
Moments in History: Poison for Profit: The Philadelphia Arsenic Murder Cases
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 22, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - In August 1938, a routine Secret Service counterfeiting investigation led to the discovery of one of the largest mass murder enterprises ever conducted in the United States. Agent Stanley Phillips worked undercover to meet with Herman Petrillo, a food distributor and insurance man ...
Toledo Man Indicted for Having Images of Child Sexual Exploitation and Rape
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 22, 2017
News Release: A Toledo man was indicted for receipt and distribution of child pornography, said U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman.
New York Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Use Fake Credit Cards to Buy Gift Cards
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 22, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Jamaica, NY, has been sentenced in federal court to 21 months imprisonment with credit for time served on any federal detainer, to be served consecutively to the sentence imposed by the Albany County Criminal Court at Case No. 16-21078; three years Supervised Release, and restitution in the amount of $28,106.27 on his conviction of conspiracy, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
Former Controller Of Saint Paul Golf Club Indicted for Million Dollar Embezzlement Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker today announced the indictment of JULIE ANN LEE, 53, former controller of the Town & Country Club in St. Paul, Minn., on four counts of wire fraud and six counts of filing false tax returns. LEE is expected to make her initial appearances in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis later this week.
Monmouth County, New Jersey, Man Charged with Identity Theft and Check Kiting
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man appeared in federal court today to face charges that he operated a $530,000 check-kiting scheme using stolen Social Security numbers, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
Bank Fraud Ring That Stole Wallets and More Than $700,000 in Ten States Indicted in Seattle
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 24, 2017
News Release: Stole Wallets in Grocery Stores; Drained Bank Accounts, Got Cash Advances or Made Large Purchases Using Stolen Credit Cards, Checks and Debit Cards
Former New Hampshire Investment Banker Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Client Of $2 Million
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 25, 2017
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced that Karl Edward Hahn, 44, of Manchester, Connecticut and formerly of New Castle, New Hampshire pleaded guilty on Tuesday to participating in a wire fraud scheme that defrauded a victim of approximately $2 million.
Transnational Investigation Into Access Device Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft Results in Guilty Plea
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 25, 2017
News Release: (NEW YORK, NY) - A Secret Service investigation into an organized cybercrime marketplace has resulted in the guilty plea of a Macedonia citizen.
Secret Service Investigation of $15 Million Oil Investment Scheme Results in Arrests and Guilty Pleas
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 25, 2017
News Release: (SAVANAH, GA) A United States Secret Service investigation into an oil investment fraud scheme has led to two guilty pleas and two additional arrests.
Secret Service to Test Gunshot Detection System
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 25, 2017
News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) The United States Secret Service has a no fail mission that requires the constant assessment of how we can effectively evaluate threats and mitigate vulnerabilities.
Houston Bookkeeper Charged in a Scheme to Embezzle from a Client
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 25, 2017
News Release: HOUSTON A 64-year-old Houston woman has been taken into custody following the return of a 16-count indictment alleging wire and mail fraud and filing false tax returns, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez.
Operator of Global Cybercrime Marketplace Pleads Guilty to Access Device Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 25, 2017
News Release: Cybercriminals Codeshop Website Sold Troves of Stolen Credit Card Data and Bank Account Logins on the Black Market
New York Man Pleads Guilty to Multi-State Biodiesel Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 25, 2017
News Release: Orlando, FL Andre Bernard, of Mount Kisco, New York, pleaded guilty today for his participation in a multi-state scheme to defraud biodiesel buyers and U.S. taxpayers by fraudulently selling biodiesel credits and fraudulently claiming tax credits, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey H. Wood of the Justice Departments Environment and Natural Resources Division and Acting U.S. Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow.
Three Sentenced for Five Million Dollar Tax Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 29, 2017
News Release: ATLANTA - Kim A. Earlycutt, Shannon A. King, and Marcia Farmer, have been sentenced for conspiring to submit false tax returns totaling more than $5 million over the course of four years.
Charlotte Man Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 30, 2017
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Stanley Fard Harper, age 32, of Charlotte, pled guilty in federal court in Columbia to Aggravated Identity Theft, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, 1028A. United States District Judge J. Michelle Childs, of Columbia, accepted the guilty plea and will sentence him at a later date.
Defendants Plead Guilty to Upstate Counterfeiting Conspiracy
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 30, 2017
News Release: Greenville, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated that Crystal Hudson, age 36, of Honea Path, South Carolina, Travis Attaway, age 26, of Belton, South Carolina, and Evan Tatham, age 26, of Anderson, South Carolina, entered guilty pleas yesterday in federal court in Greenville to ...
Mustang Woman Pleads Guilty to $1.3 Million Embezzlement and Tax Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 30, 2017
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma VANESSA L. POLLARD, of Mustang, Oklahoma, pled guilty today to wire fraud and signing a false federal income tax return in connection with a $1.3 million embezzlement from an insurance agency in Canadian County, Oklahoma, announced Mark A. Yancey, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.