News from March 2017
Grand Terrace, California Man Sentenced to 37 Months for Firearm Possession; 24 Months for Aggravated Identity Theft
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 21, 2017
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA The United States Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that GRIFFIN MICHAEL SKYLER TAYLOR, age 31, of Grand Terrace, California, was sentenced to 37 months imprisonment, and 3 years of supervised release for FELON IN POSSESSION OF FIREARM, in violation of ...
Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 22, 2017
News Release: Greenville, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated that Katie Marie Reavely, age 26, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, entered a guilty plea in federal court in Greenville to Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud, in violation of Title 18 U.S.C. 1349. United States District Judge Bruce H. Hendricks of Charleston accepted the guilty plea and will impose the sentence after she has reviewed the presentence report, which will be prepared by the U.S. Probation Office.
Former Jefferson County Resident Indicted on Identity Theft and Student Loan Fraud Charges
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 22, 2017
News Release: St. Louis, MO On Oct. 12, 2016, a federal grand jury returned a ten-count indictment charging Malachi Duncan, a/k/a "Demarcus Brewster" with multiple fraud charges for orchestrating a scheme to commit student loan fraud, mail fraud, bank fraud, social security fraud and identity theft. Duncan had his first appearance in federal court today.
Edgewater Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Bank Fraud Scheme Involving Over $1.3 Million in Losses
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 22, 2017
News Release: Orlando, Florida U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron today sentenced Mrugesh G. Patel (38, Edgewater) to 18 months in federal prison for bank fraud. The Court also entered a money judgment in the amount of $405,087.99, the proceeds of the offense. Patel pleaded guilty on Dec. 19, 2016.
Leader of Fraudulent Credit Card Scheme Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 22, 2017
News Release: Used the Personal Information of Victims to Fraudulently Obtain Credit, With Losses of More Than $225,000
Miami-Based Physician Charged for Role in Pain Pill Diversion and Medicare Fraud Schemes
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 23, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON A physician licensed in Puerto Rico, who was practicing medicine in
Jewelry Store Owners Sentenced for Roles in International, $200 Million Credit Card Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 27, 2017
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. The two owners of a New Jersey jewelry store who used the business to further one of the largest credit card fraud schemes ever charged by the Justice Department were both sentenced today for their respective roles in the scheme, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
This Day in History: President Ronald Reagan Assasination Attempt
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 30, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan had just spoken to
Former Hotel Clerk Indicted for Fraud and Identity Theft
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 31, 2017
News Release: BIRMINGHAM A federal grand jury today indicted a former hotel desk clerk on fraud and identity theft charges for unauthorized use of a customers bankcard, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert O. Posey and U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Michael Williams.
Atlanta Area Brothers Sentenced for Corporate Hijacking Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 31, 2017
News Release: ATLANTA - Antonio Sandridge and Rodney Sandridge have been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for mail fraud conspiracy. The defendants, who are brothers, operated a fraud ring where they hijacked corporate identities and used them to fraudulently order over $500,000 in electronics. Both defendants were previously convicted of similar conduct in 2006.
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Two Credit Card Cases Investigated by Jefferson County Regional Financial Fraud Task Force
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 31, 2017
News Release: BIRMINGHAM A federal grand jury on Wednesday returned two separate indictments charging individuals from outside of Alabama with traveling to the state to commit access device fraud, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert O. Posey, and U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Michael Williams.