News from September 2018
Romanian Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges in Hacking of Metropolitan Police Department Surveillance Cameras
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 20, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu for the District of Columbia, and Brian J. Ebert, Special Agent in Charge, Washington Field Office, U.S. Secret Service, made the announcement. Cismaru, 28, and a co-defendant, Mihai Alexandru Isvanca, 25, were arrested on Dec. 15, 2017, in Bucharest, Romania. Both were charged ...
Six Paterson, New Jersey, Men Charged with Stealing $300,000 in Checks from Dozens of Mail Collection Boxes
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 24, 2018
News Release: Ismael Alicea, Jr., 25, Yerrisson Garcia-Rodriguez, 23, Jerry Lake-Rodriguez, 25, Johan Lake-Rodriguez, 26, Brayan Ulloa-Ulloa, 24, and Jefersson Quezada, 21, are each charged by complaint with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Each defendant, except Alicea, is also charged with one count ...
Special Agent to Receive Medal of Honor
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 24, 2018
News Release: For actions as Soldier in Afghanistan, agent earns highest military honor
ON-SCENE DOC KEEPS SECRET SERVICE EMPLOYEES, PROTECTEES, FIT FOR UNGA
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 25, 2018
News Release: During UNGA 73, Dr. Asa Margolis expects to treat 100 agents
New York Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison For Role in Identity Theft and Bank Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 25, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu, Brian J. Ebert, Special Agent in Charge, Washington Field Office, U.S. Secret Service and Peter R. Rendina, Inspector in Charge of the Washington Division, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, made the announcement. Marsh pled guilty in July 2018, in the U.S. District Court for ...
Springfield Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in ATM "Jackpotting" Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 26, 2018
News Release: According to court documents and statements made in court, the matters stems from investigation into malware attacks on ATM machines in Connecticut and elsewhere. In a scheme commonly referred to as jackpotting, individuals use malware that is designed to cause an ATM to eject all of the U.S. currency ...
Pinellas County Man Pleads Guilty To Stealing Millions By Using Stolen IdentitiesAnd Attempted Bank Robbery
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 26, 2018
News Release: Kendall faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison for the bank fraud, up to 20 years for the attempted bank robbery, up to 10 years for the counterfeiting, and a mandatory consecutive term of two years for the aggravated identity theft. A sentencing date has not yet been set. According to ...
Shreveport man pleads guilty to using counterfeit $100 bills to buy car
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 26, 2018
News Release: Tyler B. Jilg, 33, of Shreveport, Louisiana, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark L. Hornsby to one count of passing or uttering counterfeit obligations or securities. The plea will become final when accepted by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote. According to the guilty plea, Shreveport ...
White River Man Sentenced for Passing Counterfeit $20 Bills
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 26, 2018
News Release: Gabriel Angelo May, age 38, was sentenced to time served equal to approximately six months in federal prison, 2 years of supervised release, restitution in the amount of $40, and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100. May was indicted by a federal grand jury on ...
Secret Service Looks at the Science of Crime-Solving During Forensic Focus Week
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 26, 2018
News Release: Experts in USSS Forensic Services Division advance 500 cases a year
Eight Members of Organized Fraud Ring in Detroit Indicted
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 26, 2018
News Release: Members Targeted Walmart Stores Across the Country, Linked to Millions in Fraud
Louisville Man Sentenced for Attempted Distribution of Obscene Material to a Minor
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 28, 2018
News Release: According to court records and the plea agreement, during April 2017, an investigator with the Kentucky Attorney Generals Office Department of Criminal Investigations conducted an online undercover investigation. During that investigation, the investigator (in his undercover capacity), was contacted ...