News from September 2018
U.S. Secret Service Statement Regarding Unlawful Entry Arrest on September 2, 2018
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 3, 2018
News Release: Secret Service Uniformed Division Officers apprehended Hensley and transported him to Metropolitan Police Department. Hensley was processed and charged with Unlawful Entry and Failure to Obey. For additional details regarding this incident please contact the U.S. Attorneys Office.
Florida Residents Sentenced for Credit Card Fraud Offenses
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 5, 2018
News Release: Caal was sentenced to 10 months in prison, Teruel was sentenced to 1 year, and Valido was sentenced to nine months. The defendants were also ordered to serve three years of supervised release upon their release from prison. The defendants pleaded guilty on January 3. Court records show that between October ...
Sex Trafficker Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Victimizing Minor Girls And Adult Women For Nearly Two Decades
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 6, 2018
News Release: Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said: The defendant spent most of his adult life profiting from his victimization of girls and women through extreme physical and psychological abuse. All the while, he bragged about being a pimp and a player. Thanks to the extraordinary work of the FBI, the ...
Former YWCA Childcare Director Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Stealing from Non-profit Employer
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 6, 2018
News Release: U.S. District Judge Abdul K. Kallon sentenced RIKKI ROSS, 38, of Hoover, on one count of federal program fraud for stealing from an agency that received more than $10,000 in federal benefits annually between 2012 and 2017 through grants or other assistance. Ross pleaded guilty to the charge in April.
Massachusetts Man Agrees to Plead Guilty to Sending Threatening Letters Containing Suspicious White Powder
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 7, 2018
News Release: Daniel Frisiello, 25, has agreed to plead guilty to 13 counts of mailing a threat to injure the person of another and six counts of false information and hoaxes. On March 1, 2018, Frisiello was arrested and charged with five counts of mailing a threat to injure and five counts of false information and hoaxes. He has since remained in home detention under restrictions.
Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Two Separate Fraud Schemes for Stealing $668,000 from Employer and Incapacitated Relative
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 7, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu for the District of Columbia, Brian J. Ebert, Special Agent in Charge, Washington Field Office, U.S. Secret Service, and Robert B. Wemyss, Inspector in Charge, Washington Division, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, made the announcement.
Extradition of Russian Hacker Responsible for Massive Network Intrusions at U.S. Financial Institutions, U.S. Brokerage Firms, A Major News Publication, And Other Companies
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 7, 2018
News Release: ANDREI TYURIN, a/k/a Andrei Tiurin, was extradited from the country of Georgia. TYURIN was arrested by Georgian authorities at the request of the United States for charges arising from his participation in a massive computer hacking campaign targeting U.S. financial institutions, brokerage firms, financial ...
Seattle Man Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking Campaign
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 10, 2018
News Release: Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Departments Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes of the Western District of Washington made the announcement. Joel Kurzynskis guilty plea demonstrates that conduct occurring online can cause victims serious harm and anguish ...
Memphis Man Sentenced to 65 Months Imprisonment for Aggravated Identity Theft
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 10, 2018
News Release: According to information presented in court, between June 2011 and July 2016, Melvin Gene Griggs Jr., 32, used the identifying information of multiple victims to access victims credit card and bank accounts. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant said, "Aggravated identity theft and schemes to defraud or ...
Ricardo Viera and Luis Raul Hernandez-Ugando Sentenced to Serve Time in Federal Prison for Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 11, 2018
News Release: Ricardo Viera, 49, of Homestead, Florida, was sentenced, to serve a total of 40 months. Luis Raul Hernandez-Ugando, 37, of Coral Gables, Florida, was sentenced to serve a total of 48 months. Upon their release from prison, each will be supervised by U.S. Probation for three years. Additionally, both ...
Essex County, New Jersey, Couple and Son Charged in Food Stamp Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 11, 2018
News Release: Juan Perdomo, 59, and his son, Jose Perdomo, 34, both of Newark, are charged by complaint with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The Perdomos and Maria Rodriguez, 58, Juans wife and Joses mother, were also charged with money laundering conspiracy. All three had their initial court appearances before U.S. Magistrate Judge Steven C. Mannion in Newark federal court.
Man Convicted at Trial of ATM Skimming Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 13, 2018
News Release: He faces a possible sentence of up to ten years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 for the possession count and an additional two years in prison for each of the identity theft counts. According to the trial testimony, Muresanu, along with a juvenile companion, was involved in an ATM skimming scheme, ...
Sixteen Indicted In Methamphetamine, Cocaine And Marijuana Conspiracy
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 13, 2018
News Release: A federal criminal indictment was filed on Aug. 23, 2018, and was unsealed today in federal court. The 16 individuals charged in the criminal indictment are alleged to have been part of a drug ring that distributed methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana in Western North Carolina, said U.S. Attorney ...
Foreign National Pleads Guilty to Theft of Government Property, Identity Theft, Money Laundering
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 14, 2018
News Release: According to court documents, in 2012, Hector Antonio Cruz-Mercedes, attempted to negotiate ten U.S. Treasury income tax refund checks totaling $75,808 generated from false tax returns filed in the names of stolen identities of Puerto Rican residents. Cruz-Mercedes also conspired to lauder the proceeds ...
Husband And Wife Convenience Store Owners Indicted For Fraud Involving Food Stamp Program
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 17, 2018
News Release: If convicted, each faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. The indictment also notifies Russell and Maria Dotson that the United States is seeking a money judgment in the amount of $886,130, the proceeds of the alleged conspiracy. The couple made their initial appearance in federal court ...
Brazilian National Pleads Guilty and Another Sentenced in Card-Skimming Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 18, 2018
News Release: In the same case, Judge Vance sentenced ANDRE LION GONCALVES PEREIRA (PEREIRA), age 29, also a citizen of Brazil, to two years of imprisonment for aggravated identity theft. According to the court documents, Pereira and three other Brazilian nationals were arrested by members of the Louisiana Financial ...
Reno Man Pleads Guilty To Possession Of Nearly $30,000 In Counterfeit U.S. Currency
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 18, 2018
News Release: William Allen Griffin, 54, of Reno, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of counterfeit obligations of the United States before U.S. District Judge Miranda Du. He has a prior felony conviction for burglary in Carson City. Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 17, 2018. The maximum statutory penalty ...
Southern Meat Market Owner Sentenced to 51 Months Imprisonment for Major Fraud against the United States
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 19, 2018
News Release: According to the information presented in court, Guy Randal Stockard, a/k/a Randy, 59, defrauded the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, of more than $1.2 million over an approximately 28-month period. As part of the scheme, Stockard owned ...
Tampa Man Sentenced To More Than Ten Years For Credit Card Fraud And Identity Theft Offenses Involving Gas Pump Skimmers
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 19, 2018
News Release: A federal jury found Noel Graveran-Palacios and his twin brother, Yoel Graveran-Palacios, guilty on April 24, 2018. Yoel Graveran-Palacios was sentenced on September 4, 2018, to 9 years in federal prison. According to testimony and evidence presented at trial, Noel and Yoel Graveran-Palacios worked together, ...
Greenwich Man Charged with Investment Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 20, 2018
News Release: POLLAK was arrested this morning. He appeared this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert M. Spector in New Haven and was ordered detained. As alleged in the indictment, POLLAK owned a Norwalk-based company that organized trade shows and expositions throughout the U.S. In mid-2013, POLLAK induced ...