News from 2018
Two Duval County Men Indicted On Counterfeit Currency Charges
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 23, 2018
News Release: Jolly made his initial appearance on Aug. 15, 2018, and was detained on Aug. 21, 2018. His trial is set for Oct. 1, 2018. Hamilton will make his initial appearance in federal court on Aug. 28, 2018. An indictment is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations ...
Albany Man Pleads Guilty To Possession Of Counterfeit Currency
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 23, 2018
News Release: In his plea agreement, Mr. Coleman admitted to buying iPhones on two occasions from Albany residents knowingly using counterfeit currency. Those Albany residents later attempted to use the currency they had obtained from Mr. Coleman to purchase items, only to have businesses refuse the money as counterfeit ...
Stolen U-Haul, AR-15, and Counterfeit Money
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 23, 2018
News Release: On Sept. 20, 2017, Antwan Crossland was stopped by officers with the St. Peters Police Department driving a stolen U-Haul truck. The officers found an AR15 rifle in his lap, counterfeit United States Currency, and a drivers license in the name of another individual. Prior to the stop by the police ...
Two Men Sentenced For Gas Pump Card Skimming Bank Fraud Scheme Following Their Arrest In Salisbury, NC
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 24, 2018
News Release: ELIO ARTURO RODRIGUEZ-MENDEZ of Miami, Florida, and JEAN JESUS RODRIGUEZ-SILVA of Louisville, Kentucky, both pleaded guilty on May 10, 2018, to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Each was sentenced by United States District Judge William L. Osteen, Jr., to 33 months of imprisonment, followed ...
Waterloo Man Indicted for Child Pornography
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 24, 2018
News Release: The one-count indictment alleges that the offense occurred in Waterloo on or about Feb. 15, 2017. Earlier today, Brueggemann made his initial appearance in federal court. Brueggemann pleaded not guilty to the charge and was released on bond with electronic location monitoring and other special conditions.
Ukrainian Sentenced for Trafficking in Hacked Financial Information
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 24, 2018
News Release: $31 Million Estimated Loss to Victims Online Banking Accounts and Credit Cards
Former Center Point Bank Vice President Pleads Guilty to Aiding and Abetting the Obstruction of an FDIC Examination
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 28, 2018
News Release: Martin Smith, age 38, from Center Point, Iowa, was convicted of Aiding and Abetting the Obstruction of the Examination of a Financial Institution. At the plea hearing, Smith admitted that he backdated a refinancing loan to obstruct an FDIC investigation. Sentencing before United States District Court ...
Amaurys Mendez Campanon Sentenced to Serve 57 Months In Federal Prison for Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: Upon his release from prison, he will be supervised by U.S. Probation for three years. Campanon was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $21,114.84. In April 2018, Campanon pleaded guilty to three counts of a September 2017 federal indictment. Details of the scheme are outlined in his plea ...
U.S. Secret Service Leads Third Skimmer Disruption Week in Advance of Labor Day Weekend
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: The Secret Service is leading the charge to protect U.S. consumers against this growing cyber-enabled financial crime. Skimming is a technique that uses electronic devices to steal encoded information on credit cards to commit fraud. Criminals surreptitiously install the small devices, known as skimmers, ...
Former Local Bank Manager Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: According to the charging instrument, from calendar years 2015 to 2016, Michael B. Gaines, branch manager of Tri-State, developed a scheme to activate many dormant accounts and withdraw funds from said accounts with the help of another employee. Gaines and the employee used their Tri-State computer and ...
Indiana Man Sentenced for Counterfeiting at Dayton Dragons Game
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 31, 2018
News Release: Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Yvonne DiCristoforo, Special Agent in Charge, United States Secret Service, and Dayton Police Chief Richard S. Biehl announced the sentence imposed today by U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Rose. According to the Statement of ...
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to "Sextorting" Minors in Illinois
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 31, 2018
News Release: Barnwell, of Whitehouse, Texas entered guilty pleas in Peoria before U.S. District Judge Joe Billy McDade on Aug. 29. Sentencing is scheduled on Jan. 9, 2019. According to admissions made in connection with his guilty plea, Barnwell, a registered sex offender, used false personas on Facebook and controlled ...
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to "Sextorting" Minors in Illinois
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 31, 2018
News Release: Barnwell, of Whitehouse, Texas entered guilty pleas in Peoria before U.S. District Judge Joe Billy McDade on Aug. 29. Sentencing is scheduled on Jan. 9, 2019. According to admissions made in connection with his guilty plea, Barnwell, a registered sex offender, used false personas on Facebook and controlled ...
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 ...