News from 2018
Fourteenth and Final Member of the Felony Lane Gang Pleads Guilty in $1 Million Bank Fraud Conspiracy
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 18, 2018
News Release: Traveled From Florida to Maryland to Break into Cars and Commit Bank Fraud and Identity Theft in Columbia, Millersville, and Edgewater
Broussard woman sentenced to 2 years for stealing nearly $275,000 from bank customer accounts
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 18, 2018
News Release: Derlena Carrier, 59, of Broussard, Louisiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge S. Maurice Hicks Jr. on one count of theft, embezzlement or misapplication by a bank officer or employee. She was also sentenced to five years of supervised released and was ordered to pay $274,980. According to the May ...
Secret Service Statement Regarding Interception of Suspicious Packages
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 24, 2018
News Release: Late on Oct. 23, 2018, the Secret Service recovered a single package addressed to Former First Lady Hillary Clinton in Westchester County, New York. Early this morning, Oct. 24, 2018, a second package addressed to the residence of Former President Barack Obama was intercepted by Secret Service personnel in Washington, DC.
Secret Service Investigation Leads to 46 Month Sentence for
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 25, 2018
News Release: Beginning in April 2010, Saake, a resident of St. Louis, used her position as the controller for a real estate company based in Creve Couer, Missouri to defraud her employer on multiple occasions over the course of seven years. The investigation revealed that Saake created a fraudulent bank account and ...
Secret Service Takes the Fight to Cyberspace
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 26, 2018
News Release: On Tuesday, October 23rd, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace hosted a Forum entitled, Inside the Business of Cybercrime in which Secret Service Assistant to the Special Agent in Charge Matthew ONeill discussed information about the Secret Services investigative mission in combatting cybercrime.
Huntsville Man Indicted on Multiple Counts of Tampering with Vehicle Odometers
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 29, 2018
News Release: A 15-count indictment filed in U.S. District Court charges RANDY EUGENE GREEN, 62, d/b/a RJs Auto Sales of Huntsville, with 12-counts of tampering with vehicle odometers and 3-counts of bank fraud. In the twelve counts related to odometer tampering, the offenses occurred between approximately October ...
Two Tampa Men Indicted for Conspiracy to Commit Identity Theft Crimes
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 29, 2018
News Release: This case involved use of counterfeit access devices debit or credit cards trailing from South Carolina to Alabama to purchase goods or pre-paid gift cards. A three-count federal indictment charges OSMANI RAMIREZ CHAVEZ and YANKO TORRES VADELLA ALBA of Tampa, Florida, with conspiring in October 2018 ...
Tulsa Labor Union Employee Sentenced for Embezzlement
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 30, 2018
News Release: According to her plea on July 23, 2018, Hand admitted to stealing $23,031.59 in payments made to the union as well as illegally spending an additional $21,776.96 on the unions credit cards. As office manager, Hand received monies payed to the labor organization in the form of cash, checks, or money orders ...
Killeen Husband and Wife Plead Guilty to Federal Child Exploitation Charges
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 30, 2018
News Release: The Almaguers each face a mandatory minimum term of 15 years up to 30 years in federal prison on each count. Appearing before United States Magistrate Judge Jeffrey C. Manske, the Almaguers admitted that in December 2017 they uploaded sexually explicit videos of themselves sexually assaulting children ...
Jefferson Dispatcher Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 30, 2018
News Release: According to the Bill of Information, from around June 2010 through February 2017, NICOLE SERUNTINE worked as a secretary and dispatcher at Company A.M.M., located in Jefferson, Louisiana. Around October 2014 through Feb. 17, 2017, SERUNTINE devised a scheme to defraud Company A.M.M. out of more ...
Romanian National Sentenced and Two Others Plead Guilty in Connection with ATM Skimming Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: Nicusor Bonculescu, 24, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge William G. Young to three years in prison and three years of supervised release. Judge Young also ordered Bonculescu to pay restitution of $72,922. In March 2018, Bonculescu pleaded guilty to conspiracy to conduct enterprise affairs through ...
Equine Insurance Agent Charged in $1.3 Million Dollar Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: Randall N. Levesque, 57, of Middletown, owner of Equine Insurance Services, LLC and Randall Levesque Agency, has been charged by way of a federal criminal complaint with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, announced United States Attorney Stephen G. Dambruch, Special Agent in Charge of the United ...
Ohio Man Sentenced to Prison for Passing Counterfeit Notes
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: United States District Judge David S. Cercone imposed the sentence on David Edward Johnson, 51. According to information presented to the court, on eight separate dates, Johnson passed 65 counterfeit United States Federal Reserve notes in Western Pennsylvania. Assistant United States Attorney Christian ...
Former O'Fallon Resident Pleads Guilty to Receiving Child Pornography
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: Buse pleaded guilty to a one-count federal indictment without a plea agreement. He faces a prison sentence of 5 to 20 years on the charge. Facts elicited at the plea hearing established that, from January to November 2016, Buse had been offering child pornography files to share over the internet through ...
Cambria County Investment Advisor Pleads Guilty in $4.5M Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 2, 2018
News Release: Douglas P. Simanski, 53, pleaded guilty to five counts before United States District Judge Kim R. Gibson. In connection with the guilty plea, the United States presented information to the Court that established that between February 2002 and May 2016, Simanski, an investment advisor and broker, devised ...
U.S. Secret Service Director Alles Receives Leadership Award
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 2, 2018
News Release: I want to take the opportunity to thank the hard-working men and women of the United States Secret Service, they are the true un-sung heroes, said Director Alles at the ceremony.
All in a Day's Work: U.S. Secret Service Agent and Officer Run Along Estonian President in New York City Marathon
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 4, 2018
News Release: Youre well-trained and are prepared for just about anything. You expect to accompany your assigned protectee wherever they go, whether its an office building, a basketball game, or dinner at a local restaurant. You are briefed on your assignment: President Kersti Kaljulaid of Estonia will be running ...
Hungarian Nationals Charged with Aggravated Identity Theft
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 5, 2018
News Release: The bill of information charges DANIEL TANASE, age 39, and GABRIELLA TEKSE, age 31, with one count each of aggravated identity theft. Should they be convicted, they each face a mandatory term of imprisonment of two years, a maximum $250,000.00 fine, and up to one year of supervised release. According ...
Thibodeaux Woman Charged Stealing More Than Half a Million Dollars from Metairie Architect
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: The indictment alleged that SCHMIDT stole more than $550,000 from a local architectural firm while employed therein as a bookkeeper. The indictment alleged that starting in 2007 and continuing through 2017, through a series of fraudulent activities, SCHMIDT committed the offense. The indictment further ...
Arkansas Man Admits to Identity Theft and Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: In his plea, McDonald admitted to possessing personal identifiers for more than 700 individuals and more than 70 counterfeit bank card, credit cards and personal checks with his co-defendant, Brittany Cook. Cook pleaded guilty to the same charge in September and awaits sentencing in December. McDonald ...