News from December 2017
Miami Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud Conspiracy
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 15, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Yordani Ramirez Salgado, 28, of Miami, Florida, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
Guilty Verdict for Connecticut Man Charged With Identity Theft and Related Crimes
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 15, 2017
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA Acting United States Attorney Corey R. Amundson announced today that a federal jury unanimously convicted WALTER GLENN, of Connecticut, following a week-long jury trial before Chief U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson.
Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty for Nationwide Debit Card Fraud Scheme Targeting Apple Stores
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 19, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. Marcus Israel Butler, 33, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to access device fraud, United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Somerset County Man Admits Threatening the Vice President of the United States
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 19, 2017
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. A resident of Berlin, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of making a threat against the Vice President of the United States, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
Charlotte-Area Hip-Hop Group Indicted on Fraud Charges
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 20, 2017
News Release: Defendants Flaunted Cash and Goods Funded by $1.2 Million Bank & Identity Theft Schemes
Jewelry Distributor Pleads Guilty in Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 20, 2017
News Release: PROVIDENCE A Rhode Island jewelry distributor pleaded guilty today to federal charges that he orchestrated a long-running fraud scheme that defrauded a debtor finance company of more than $3.6 million dollars.
Joseph Jakubowski Sentenced to 14 Years for Gun Crimes
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 20, 2017
News Release: MADISON, WIS. Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Joseph Jakubowski, 33, Janesville, Wis., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 14 years in federal prison. Jakubowski was convicted following a two-day trial in U.S. District Court in Madison in September of stealing firearms and silencers from a firearms dealer and with being a felon in possession of those firearms and silencers.
Juan Thompson Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court to 60 Months in Prison for Cyberstalking and Making Hoax Bomb Threats to JCCs and Other Victim Organizations
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 20, 2017
News Release: Juan Thompson Admitted to Threatening Jewish Community Centers as Part of a Campaign to Harass and Intimidate His Victim.
Shelton Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Owner of Stamford Ice Skating Rink
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 20, 2017
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARK J. ZITO, 55, of Shelton, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to one count of wire fraud.
Former BB&T Bank Employee Sentenced for Stealing Over $500,000
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 20, 2017
News Release: Anna B. Holt to Serve 33 Months, Pay More Than $400,000 in Restitution
Citizen of the Dominican Republic Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Stolen Identity Refund Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 20, 2017
News Release: Cashed More Than $7 Million in Fraudulently Obtained IRS Refund Checks
Buffalo Men Sentenced for Conspiring to Commit Bank Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 20, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Michael Rosier, 23, and Cody Kross-Rosier, 23, both of Buffalo, NY, who were convicted of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and bank fraud, were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. Rosier was sentenced to 12 months in prison and Kross-Rosier was sentenced to time served and three years supervised release, to include six months of home detention.
Credit Card Scammers Sentenced in Federal Court
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 20, 2017
News Release: Used Skimming Machines in Gas Pumps to Steal Credit Card Numbers and Identities
Secret Service Conducts Readiness Exercise on the White House Complex
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 27, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) Earlier today, the Secret Service conducted a dynamic
Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Serve 188 Months in Federal Prison on Conspiracy Conviction
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 27, 2017
News Release: DALLAS A defendant charged in a major drug distribution conspiracy that operated in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and elsewhere was sentenced last week by U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle to 188 months in federal prison for his role in that conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox of the Northern District of Texas.
Two Romanian Suspects Charged With Hacking of D.C. Metropolitan Police Department Surveillance Cameras in Connection With Ransomware Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 28, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON A criminal complaint and arrest warrants were unsealed today charging two Romanian nationals with a conspiracy to illegally access approximately 123 computers associated with Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) surveillance cameras and to use those computers in connection with a scheme to distribute ransomware in January 2017.