News from 2017
Traveling Crew Sentenced for Using Stolen Debit Card Numbers from Local Bank
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2017
News Release: BOISE On March 15 and 16, 2017, Alejandro Hidalgo, 27, Dilcia Martinez-Marquez, 27, Enrique Matos-Herrera, 30, and Jose Salazar-Quintana, 30, were sentenced to prison for using stolen debit card numbers to make over $30,000 of fraudulent purchases at local Walmart stores and other businesses, Acting ...
Former Chairman and CEO of Credit Union and Operator of Unlawful Bitcoin Exchange Found Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court of Bribery and Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2017
News Release: Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that TREVON GROSS, the former Chairman and CEO of Helping Other People Excel Federal Credit Union (HOPE FCU), located in Lakewood, New Jersey, and YURI LEBEDEV, a former member of HOPE FCUs Board of Directors ...
Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit $5.3 Million in Advance Fee Grant Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2017
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. A Las Vegas man pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit a nearly $5.3 million advance fee fraud scheme targeting small business owners seeking grant funding, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Steven W. Myhre for the District of Nevada.
Official Statement: White House Fence Jumper
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) The Secret Service is providing the following information regarding the
Two Sentenced for Passing Counterfeit Currency
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 21, 2017
News Release: MADISON, WIS. Jeffrey M. Anderson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Danesha Phillips, 23, and Marlo Phillips, 19, both of Madison, Wis., were sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William Conley for passing counterfeit U.S. currency at numerous merchants in southern Wisconsin. Danesha Phillips and Marlo Phillips are sister and brother.
Charles County Man Sentenced to Over Six Years in Federal Prison for Credit Card Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 21, 2017
News Release: Also Violated His Supervised Release on a Previous West Virginia Federal Credit Card Fraud Conviction
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.
Fairlawn, New Jersey, Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 3, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. A Fairlawn, New Jersey, tax preparer today admitted preparing fraudulent income tax returns on behalf of her clients, causing losses of over $130,000, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
Wetzel County Man Convicted of Passing Counterfeit Money and Illegally Possessing a Firearm
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 3, 2017
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA Franklin K. Dotson, 32, of New Martinsville, West Virginia, was convicted today for passing counterfeit money and being a felon in possession of a firearm, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced. Dotson admits to using counterfeit money at the 7 Eleven in New Martinsville in February 2017.
Man Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Production of Child Pornography
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 4, 2017
News Release: Stephen A. Turner, 36, was sentenced today in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois to 27 years in federal prison for production of child pornography, announced Donald S. Boyce, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois. Turner will also be subject ...