News from 2017
Waterbury Man Arrested in Credit Card "Bust Out" Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 4, 2017
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JANZAYB KHAN, 28, of Waterbury, was arrested today on a criminal complaint charging him with bank fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and making a false oath and false statement under penalty of perjury in a bankruptcy case. The charges stem from an alleged credit card bust-out scheme that defrauded over a dozen financial institutions.
Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty to Having Counterfeit Money
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA Nicholas Ross McCullen, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, was convicted today for possessing counterfeit money, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen, announced.
Madison Man Sentenced for Scheme to Pass Counterfeit $100 Bills
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: MADISON, WIS. Jeffrey M. Anderson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Dominique Gaunichaux, 19, Madison, Wis., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William Conley to eight months in federal prison for his role in passing counterfeit U.S. currency ...
Former Organization Director Sentenced to a Year in Prison for Theft of Nearly $250,000 From Employer
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 7, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) Tamara Kukla, who worked as the Director of Membership for
Secret Service Directors Awards Ceremony
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 7, 2017
News Release: The United States Secret Service honored 61 of its employees during the 5th annual Directors Awards
Austin Attorney and Business Partner Plead Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar Investment Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 11, 2017
News Release: Austin residents Robert Allen Helms and Janniece S. Kaelin pleaded guilty today to federal charges of defrauding investors in companies that presumably were in the business of purchasing oil and gas royalties, announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr.; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) ...
Home Health Care Owners Indicted for Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 13, 2017
News Release: A Houston couple is set to appear in federal court on charges they fraudulently billed more than $24 million to Medicare through several home health companies, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Oluyemisi Amos, 35, and her husband Felix Amos, 66, are charged in an eight-count indictment with conspiracy to commit health care fraud, health care fraud and money laundering.
Man Admits Guilt in Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme Using Hacked UPMC Employee Information
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 17, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A foreign national residing outside of the United States pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of money laundering and aggravated identity theft, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
Cincinnati Woman Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement Scheme, Defrauding IRS
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 17, 2017
News Release: CINCINNATI Angelia Zwick, also known as Angelia Strunk, 46, of Cincinnati, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to charges related to an embezzlement scheme that defrauded her employer. Specifically, she pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of willfully filing a false income tax return with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Member of ATM Skimming Conspiracy Targeting Multiple New Jersey Bank Locations Pleads Guilty
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 18, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. A member of a scheme that used secret card-reading devices and pinhole cameras on PNC and Bank of America ATMs to steal at least $428,581 pleaded guilty today in Newark federal court.
Fugitive Pleads Guilty in $200 Million Credit Card Fraud Scam
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 18, 2017
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. A New York man today admitted his role in one of the largest credit card fraud schemes ever charged by the Justice Department, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
South Florida Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Tax Return Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 18, 2017
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA Roosevelt Williams Jr., 25, of Miami, Florida, has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison after pleading guilty in December 2016 for crimes arising from the filing of fraudulent federal income tax returns. The sentence was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
Tampa Man Charged With Trafficking in Credit Card Manufacturing Equipment
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 18, 2017
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces the return of an indictment charging Joseph Xavier Murphy (27, Tampa) with trafficking in credit card manufacturing equipment. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison. Murphy was arrested by ...
Secret Service Remembers Fallen Colleagues on the 22nd Anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. Wednesday, April 19, 1995, was a tragic day for the United States and no less for the Secret Service. Timothy McVeigh, a former Army Gulf War Veteran, and his coconspirator, Terry Nichols, detonated a bomb inside a rental truck near the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, ...
New York Man Sentenced to Prison for Leading Multi-State Scheme to Obtain New Cell Phones
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 20, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A New York man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with a fraudulent scheme to obtain and re-sell more than $330,000 worth of new cell phones and for resuming the scheme after being indicted and released pending trial.
Nigerian Citizen Convicted of Defrauding at Least Half a Million Dollars from U.S. Victims
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 20, 2017
News Release: HOUSTON A 25-year-old Nigerian man who was residing in Houston has pleaded guilty to perpetuating a wire fraud scheme involving various Internet scams, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez.
Metairie Man Pleads Guilty to Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 20, 2017
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that RANDOLPH B. MARTIN, age 39, of Metairie, pled guilty today to a one-count Bill of Information with violation of the Federal Gun Control Act.
Eight Individuals Sentenced For Scheme Involving Money Laundering and Drug Trafficking
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 20, 2017
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced eight individuals for their roles in a money laundering scheme. They were indicted in May 2015.
Two South Florida Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Aggravated Identity Theft and Wire Fraud Conspiracy
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 20, 2017
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida U.S. District Judge Harvey E. Schlesinger has sentenced Wilbert Theodore (33, Miami) to four years and nine months in federal prison and Ralph August Lohier (30, Miami) to three years and six months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
10-Year U.S. Secret Service Cyber-Crime Investigation Culminates in 27 Year Prison
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 21, 2017
News Release: Over 400 Victim Companies Defrauded of More Than $169 Million