News from 2017
Hardin County, Kentucky, Resident and Others Charged With Possessing and Using Multiple Counterfeit Credit Cards and Possessing the Equipment to Make the Fraudulent Cards
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 10, 2017
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. A Hardin County, Kentucky resident and others, were arraigned in United States District Court today, before Magistrate Judge Dave Whalin, on multiple charges of possessing and using counterfeit credit cards and possessing the equipment to make the fraudulent cards announced United States Attorney John E, Kuhn, Jr.
Secret Service Family Mourns the Passing of Former Director John R. Simpson
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 10, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) John R. Simpson, 16th Director of the U.S. Secret Service, died peacefully at
Leader of Three Worldwide Cyberattacks Sentenced to 8 Years for Computer Intrusion and Access Device Fraud Conspiracies
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 10, 2017
News Release: Defendant Was the Principal Organizer of Cybercrimes That Netted More Than $55 Million in Proceeds for the Members of a Cybercrime Organization
Former ZeekRewards CEO Sentenced to More Than 14 Years for Operating $900 Million Internet Ponzi Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 13, 2017
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. U.S. Attorney Jill Westmoreland Rose announced today that U.S. District Court Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr. sentenced the former CEO of ZeekRewards to 176 months in prison for operating a $900 million Internet Ponzi scheme. Paul Burks, 70, of Lexington, N.C. was also ordered to serve three ...
Check Casher Sentenced to Prison for Cashing Fraudulently Obtained Tax Refund Checks
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 14, 2017
News Release: Cashed More Than 250 Checks Worth Approximately $645,000
Retirement of Director Joseph P. Clancy
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 14, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) United States Secret Service Director Joseph P. Clancy is
Sacramento Woman Pleads Guilty to Making Counterfeit Currency
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 15, 2017
News Release: RENO, Nev. A California woman pleaded guilty today to making counterfeit $100 bills and spending the money at businesses in Northern Nevada, announced U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden for the District of Nevada. She faces the statutory maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Sentencing is scheduled for June 5, 2017, before U.S. District Judge Miranda M. Du.
Identity Thief Gets Five Years in Federal Prison for RV Swindle
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 15, 2017
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas A 41-year-old woman has been ordered to serve five years in federal prison for aggravated identity theft and fraudulent use of a Social Security number, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Cecile Cole, of Atlanta, Georgia, pleaded guilty in Corpus Christi federal court Nov. 30, 2016.
Sentencing of Issac Yeboah
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 16, 2017
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA The United States Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that ISSAC YEBOAH, age 30, of Grand Prairie, Texas, was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment, and 3 years of supervised release for BANK FRAUD, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1344(2) and 2; and for UNLAWFUL TRANSFER, POSSESSION OR USE OF A MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1028(a)(7) and 2.
Ukrainian Citizen Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Using Army of 13,000 Infected Computers to Loot Log-In Credentials, Payment Card Data
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 16, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. The administrator of two criminal online hacking forums was sentenced today to 41 months in prison for stealing log-in and payment card data as part of an international hacking conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
Hodgenville, Kentucky, Bookkeeper Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Embezzling From Her Employer
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 16, 2017
News Release: Ordered to pay $541,224.88 in restitution
Inmate Charged With Mailing Threats, Powder to Federal Officials
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 16, 2017
News Release: CINCINNATI A federal grand jury has charged Rodney D. Cydrus, 47, formerly of Chillicothe, with charges related to threatening United States judges and federal law enforcement officials in an indictment returned in Cincinnati. Cydrus is currently an inmate at Lebanon Correctional Institution.
Two Lockport Men Indicted on Fraud Charges
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 16, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an eight-count indictment charging Michael Rosier, 22, and Cody Kross-Rosier, 22, both of Lockport, NY, with bank fraud and conspiracy to commit bank fraud. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 30 years in jail and a $1,000,000 fine.
Atlanta Store Owner Found Guilty of Operating Black Market for Fraudulent and Stolen Phones
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 17, 2017
News Release: ATLANTA - Tony Archie has been found guilty after a seven-day trial of wire fraud conspiracy, wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering. Archie, while the manager of ACE Wholesale and later the owner of Westside Wireless, bought tens of thousands of brand new cell phones from sellers who obtained them through fraudulent means.
ID Thieves Sentenced to Prison for Scheme Targeting Unemployment Benefits and Credit Unions
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 21, 2017
News Release: Used Stolen Personal Information to Claim Benefits and Open Fraudulent Accounts
Port Sulphur Oysterman Sentenced for $300,000 B.P. Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 22, 2017
News Release: The U.S. Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana announced that STEVE COLLINS TURNER, SR., age 73, of Port Sulphur, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to mail fraud in connection with a false claim of $300,000 related to the BP Oil Spill.
Raleigh Man Convicted in Fraudulent Credit Card Scam at Walmart and Sams Club
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 22, 2017
News Release: RALEIGH The United States Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced that today in federal court, PA AMBROSE MENDY, 31, of Raleigh, was convicted following a two-day trial before United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle. The jury found the defendant guilty of Conspiracy to Commit Access Device Fraud, Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering, and two counts of Access Device Fraud.
Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening to Damage Government Buildings
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 22, 2017
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA Jeremy E. Smith, 37, an incarcerated individual at the United States Penitentiary at Hazelton, pled guilty to threatening to destroy government buildings, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen, announced.
Member of Large-Scale ATM Skimming Scheme Sentenced to 57 Months Prison for Bank Fraud Conspiracy
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 23, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. A native of Romania who was arrested in Spain and extradited to the United States was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to steal bank account information from thousands of customers by installing secret card-reading devices and pinhole cameras on ATMs throughout New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Florida, and elsewhere, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
Longtime Scam Artist Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison for Telemarketing Fraud and Obstruction of Justice
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 23, 2017
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: Stacy Paul Waddell, 45, of Savannah and elsewhere, was sentenced earlier this week by U.S. District Court Judge William T. Moore, Jr. to 183 months of in prison for wire fraud, selling counterfeit coins and tampering with official proceedings. Waddells sentencing followed his conviction in August of 2016 after a one-week jury trial. Under federal law, the Courts sentence was imposed without the possibility of parole.