News from July 2017
Georgia Man Facing Fraud and Identity Theft Charges
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 19, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA A Georgia resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, and access device fraud, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
Metairie Man Sentenced for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 20, 2017
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that RANDOLPH B. MARTIN, age 39, of Metairie, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to a one-count Bill of Information for a violation of the Federal Gun Control Act.
South Florida Man Charged With Credit Card Fraud and Identity Theft Involving Personal Information From Veterans
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 20, 2017
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces the return of an indictment charging Dwayne Thomas (21, Miami) with one count of credit card fraud and nine counts of identity theft. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in federal prison for the credit card fraud count and up to 5 years imprisonment on each of the identity theft counts.
Wholesale Jewelry Distributor Charged in Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 20, 2017
News Release: PROVIDENCE Gerald Kent, 51, of Groton, CT, owner and operator of Kent Jewelry in Johnston, RI., made an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Providence today and was ordered detained in federal custody, charged by way of a criminal complaint with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
Texas Man Wanted by Federal Authorities Charged With Credit Card Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 20, 2017
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces the return on an indictment charging Jose Carlos Terra Izquierdo (23, Amarillo, TX) with credit card fraud. If convicted, he faces an enhanced penalty of up to 20 years in federal prison and forfeiture of his computer media.
Ukrainian Casher Sentenced for Role in Worldpay Hacking Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 20, 2017
News Release: ATLANTA- Evgeny Tarasovich Levitskyy, a/k/a Vinchenco, a/k/a Vinch, a/k/a M.U.R.D.E.R.E.R, has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit bank fraud for his role as a "casher" (one who withdraws cash using stolen bank account information) in the 2008 hack of RBS WorldPay.
Empire Resident Indicted for Deepwater Horizon Settlement Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 24, 2017
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that TONY RILEY, age 48, of Empire, Louisiana, was charged Friday in a one-count Indictment for committing mail fraud in relation to the BP settlement fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion.
Florida Man Sentenced to 73 Months in Prison for Leading Stolen Credit Card Trafficking Ring Involving More Than 114,000 Accounts and Losses of $23 Million
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 25, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. A Florida man was sentenced today to 73 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to possess and traffic stolen credit card data held by New Jersey residents, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
Prison Inmate Sentenced for Threatening to Kill Former President Obama
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 26, 2017
News Release: BOSTON A former inmate at Old Colony Correctional Center in Bridgewater was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for threatening to kill the President of the United States.
San Diego Launches Electronic Crimes Task Force
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 26, 2017
News Release: Opening Marks 40th ECTF in Secret Service enterprise
Russian National and Bitcoin Exchange Charged in 21-Count Indictment for Operating Alleged International Money Laundering Scheme and Allegedly Laundering Funds From Hack of Mt. Gox
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 26, 2017
News Release: Defendant Alexander Vinnik Was Arrested in Greece to Face Charges in the United States; Bitcoin Exchange Alleged to Have Received Deposits Valued at Over $4 Billion
Armed Con Artist Convicted Of Bank Fraud and Federal Firearms Offenses
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 26, 2017
News Release: Savannah, GA: Yesterday, following a two-day trial before U. S. District Court Judge Lisa Godbey Wood, a federal jury convicted Savannah resident Maynard Sanders, 33, of 15 counts of bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, and aiding and abetting theft by a bank employee. Sanders convictions came on the ...
Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to Federal Prison in Multi-Million-Dollar Pyramid Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 27, 2017
News Release: In El Paso today, a federal judge sentenced 61-year-old David Brian Binder of Pittsburg, PA, to 30 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for his role in a Ponzi scheme that resulted in an estimated $14 million loss announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr.
Former Coral Springs Resident Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison for Access Device Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 27, 2017
News Release: A former Coral Springs resident was sentenced to 87 months in prison for possession of fifteen or more unauthorized access devices, possession of device-making equipment, and aggravated identity theft.
South Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Interstate Stalking Charge
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 28, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Clover, South Carolina pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of interstate stalking, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
Two Men Sentenced for Separate Credit and Debit Card Fraud Schemes
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 31, 2017
News Release: BOISE Juwuan Demilo Gordon, 27, of Westland, Michigan, and Yulian Cruz Santa
Akron Men Indicted for Passing Counterfeit Cash
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 31, 2017
News Release: Three Akron men were indicted for trying to pass counterfeit currency at the Summit Mall, said Acting U.S. Attorney David A. Sierleja.
Richmond Man Sentenced to 33 Months for Embezzlement
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 31, 2017
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. A Richmond, Ky., man, who previously admitted to embezzling money from several related commercial real estate companies in Lexington, has been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison.