News from May 2018
Federal Inmate Indicted on Charges of Threats to the President
By Homeland Newswire | May 1, 2018
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA A federal inmate was indicted by a federal grand jury today on charges involving threatening the President of the United States and threatening to blow up the White House, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
Second Ohio Man Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Pass Counterfeit $100 Bills at Western PA Stores
By Homeland Newswire | May 1, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH An Ohio resident pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
Man Pleads Guilty to $1.2 Million ATM Skimming Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | May 1, 2018
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. An Alexandria man pleaded guilty today to bank fraud in connection with a $1.2 million ATM skimming and cloned card scheme.
Pittsburgh Resident Pleads Guilty in Aggravated Identity Theft Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | May 2, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
Elkins Man Sentenced for Role in Counterfeit Money Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | May 2, 2018
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA Marc G. Collett, of Elkins, was sentenced today to 21 months incarceration for fraudulently using counterfeit money to obtain authentic currency and other goods, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
Former Comptroller of Toledo Company Indicted for Embezzling Nearly $500,000 From His Employer
By Homeland Newswire | May 2, 2018
News Release: The former comptroller of a Toledo company was indicted embezzling nearly $500,000 from his employer, U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman said.
Brazilian National Sentenced to 57 Months for Debit Card Fraud and Identity Theft in ATM Skimmer Case
By Homeland Newswire | May 2, 2018
News Release: Orlando, Florida U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton has sentenced Romany Cutolo Bonente (33, So Paulo, Brazil) to four years and nine months in federal prison for conspiring to produce and use counterfeit debit cards and for aggravated identity theft. He pleaded guilty on Dec. 1, 2017.
Cheektowaga Woman Sentenced on Fraud and Identity Theft Charges
By Homeland Newswire | May 2, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Danielle Hamilton, 29, of Cheektowaga, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit access device fraud and aggravated identity theft, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to 36 months in prison. Hamilton was also ordered to pay approximately $300,000 in restitution.
Update to Release Dated April 26, 2018 (CMR19-18)
By Homeland Newswire | May 2, 2018
News Release: Response to Reports Secret Service Personnel Forced to Intervene During Presidential Protective Mission Visit
Brazilian National Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Identity Theft in Card-Skimming Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | May 3, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Herik Lucian Enedino Dos Santos ("DOS SANTOS"), age 32, a citizen of Brazil, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Sarah S. Vance to aggravated identity theft.
Former High Point Regional Hospital Accountant Sentenced
By Homeland Newswire | May 3, 2018
News Release: Ordered to Pay Restitution of $3.88 Million and Serve 102 Month Prison Term
Jury Finds Vallejo Man Guilty of Passing Counterfeit Currency
By Homeland Newswire | May 3, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. A federal jury found John Lamont Winn, 53, of Vallejo, guilty today of passing counterfeit $100 bills, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
Florida Residents Charged With Using Stolen IDs to Make ATM Withdrawals Throughout Southeastern Wisconsin
By Homeland Newswire | May 4, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger for the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced today that a federal grand jury returned an eighteen-count indictment charging three Florida residents each with three counts of Wire Fraud and three counts of Aggravated Identity Theft in violation of Title 18, ...
Connecticut Man Found Guilty on Wire Fraud Charges for Credit and Gift Card Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | May 4, 2018
News Release: NEWARK N.J. A Connecticut man who defrauded credit card companies of hundreds of thousands of dollars was found guilty on stolen goods charges today, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
White River Man Indicted for Counterfeit Obligation Charges
By Homeland Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a White River, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Passing Counterfeit Obligations of the United States and Possession of Counterfeit Obligations of the United States.
Tahlequah Woman Pleads Guilty to Uttering, Passing Counterfeit Obligation
By Homeland Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA The United States Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Alyssia Marie Jae Carey, age 26, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, pled guilty to two counts of Uttering A Counterfeit Obligation Of The United States, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section ...
Three Charged With Conspiring to Distribute More Than 100 Grams of Carfentanil in the Bronx
By Homeland Newswire | May 11, 2018
News Release: Carfentanil, a Fentanyl Analogue 100 Times More Potent Than Fentanyl, can be Lethal in Doses of as Little as 20 Micrograms
Valdosta Man Sentenced for Tax Fraud and Stolen Treasury Checks
By Homeland Newswire | May 11, 2018
News Release: VALDOSTA: Charles E. Peeler, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, allnounces that on May 9,2018, United States District Court Judge Hugh Lawson sentenced Kendrick Manning, age 42, of Valdosta, GA, to 60 months imprisonment for Conspiracy to Embezzle Public Monies and Possess Stolen U.S. Treasury Checks. Mr. Manning pled guilty to the offense on Jan. 18, 2018.
Vista Man Sentenced to Almost 20 Years for Coercing Young Children into Sending Him Naked Pictures and Videos
By Homeland Newswire | May 11, 2018
News Release: SAN DIEGO Joseph Daniel Saucedo of Vista was sentenced in federal court today to 235 months in custody and 20 years of supervised release for attempting to manipulate two children, ages 11 and 16, into sending sexually explicit photographs of themselves, and then threatening to expose them if they refused to continue.
Three Romanian Nationals Sentenced for Racketeering Conspiracy and ATM Skimming
By Homeland Newswire | May 14, 2018
News Release: BOSTON Three Romanian nationals were sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with an ATM skimming scheme operating throughout Massachusetts and other states including Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York and South Carolina.