News from March 2018
Massachusetts Man Arrested for Mailing Threatening Letters Containing Suspicious White Powder
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: BOSTON, Massachusetts A Beverly, Mass., man was arrested today in connection with mailing five threatening letters containing suspicious white powder to high-profile individuals around the country.
Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud and I-D Theft
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Ricky Butler, 41 of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty, before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo, to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
Secret Service Statement Regarding March 2, 2018 Shotting Indictment Near the White House
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 3, 2018
News Release: At approximately 11:46 AM, a white male suffered a self-inflicted gun-shot wound to the head outside the North White House fence line.
USSS Official Statement
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 7, 2018
News Release: The Secret Service is aware of the allegations resulting in the arrest of an
Mandeville Woman Guilty of Tax Evasion
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 7, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MARCIA DENISE JORDAN, age 46, a resident of Mandeville, pled guilty today to one-count of tax evasion, in violation of Title 26, United States Code, Section 7201.
Louisiana Woman Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 7, 2018
News Release: Evaded Taxes on Over $490,000 in Income
Update to March 3, 2018 Shotting Indictment Near White House
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: The deceased has been identified as Cameron Ross Burgess, 26, of Marylene, Alabama.
Former Controller Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Money Laundering Charges
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: St. Louis, MO Jason Arnold pled guilty to bank fraud and money laundering charges related to a scheme to defraud a financial institution and the company he worked for as a controller.
Illegal Alien Sentenced for Trafficking in Counterfeit Identity Documents and Alleged Document Producer Arrested
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: Orlando, Florida U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton has sentenced Gerard Ibarra (57, Mexico) to 10 months in federal prison for fraud and misuse of visas, permits, and other documents. The court also ordered him to forfeit $5,752, which is traceable to proceeds of the offense. Ibarra pleaded guilty on Sept. 25, 2017.
District Teenager Found Guilty of Charges in Two Murders Over Four-Month Period
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 9, 2018
News Release: Found Guilty of Killing Off-Duty Secret Service Officer in Robbery, and 15-Year-Old in Attack at Metro Station
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Former Insider for Defrauding Baton Rouge Company
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 9, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced today that a federal grand jury has indicted KATHERINE T. CANCIENNE, age 40, on multiple counts of wire fraud in connection with a scheme to embezzle more than $387,000 from her employer, Engineers & Constructors International, Inc. ("ECI"), a consulting firm that provides engineering and managerial staffing to oil and gas companies. If convicted, the defendant faces a significant prison term, fines, and restitution orders.
Statement re Homeland Security Reauthorization Bill Provision
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 12, 2018
News Release: "The intent of the U.S. Secret Service is grossly mischaracterized in a recent Boston Globe article. Our mission is apolitical as is the carrying out of our duties. The intent of a provision in a Homeland Security reauthorization bill is to simply allow us to protect those we are mandated to do so under Title 18 USC 3056 when at the election polls, and not violate the law.
Defendant Pleads Guilty in International Business Email Compromise Scam
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 12, 2018
News Release: ATLANTA - Kerby Rigaud, who participated in an international business email compromise scheme, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud and money laundering.
Romanian National Sentenced for ATM Skimming and Money Laundering
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 12, 2018
News Release: BOSTON A Romanian national was sentenced today, and another pleaded guilty, in federal court in Boston in connection with an ATM skimming scheme operating throughout Massachusetts and other states including Connecticut, New York and South Carolina.
California Man Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Scheme To Steal 94,000 Debit And Credit Cards From Michaels Stores In 19 States
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 14, 2018
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. A Riverside, California, man was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to steal 94,000 credit and debit cards from customers at approximately 80 Michaels Stores and use that information to make fraudulent withdrawals from the customers bank accounts, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
2 New York Men Plead Guilty to Using Counterfeit Credit Cards at Giant Eagle Stores
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 14, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH Two New York residents have pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
Federal Grand Jury Indictments
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 14, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that a Federal Grand Jury in Greenville, South Carolina, returned Indictments against the following
Madigan Charges Six in Gas Station Identity Theft Ring
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 15, 2018
News Release: Attorney General Madigan & Secret Service Announce Charges Against Florida Defendants for Gas Station Credit & Debit Card Skimming Scheme
Self-Proclaimed Commissioner of the Office of the Commissioner, His Excellency Brandon Jones, Guilty of All Charges
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 15, 2018
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that BRANDON JONES, a/k/a "Brandon McGeer," a/k/a "Brandon Jones-McGeer," was convicted on all counts charged in a three-count Indictment of passing fictitious government obligations, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud, following an eight-day jury trial presided over by U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan.
Three Men Indicted for Conspiracy Involving Passing $20,000 Worth of Counterfeit $50 Bills at Dozens of Stores Across Northeast Ohio
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 15, 2018
News Release: Three men were indicted in federal court for their roles in a counterfeiting conspiracy in which they passed more than $20,000 in counterfeit currency in nearly three dozen stores throughout Northeast Ohio, U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman said.