News from 2018
Five Florida Residents Admit to Fraud Charges Involving Gas Station Skimmers
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 4, 2018
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA Five Florida residents have admitted to their involvement with a gas station skimming fraud scheme, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
U.S. Secret Service Statement Regarding Apprehension of Martese Edwards
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 5, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) On June 4, 2018, the U.S. Secret Service was notified by the Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) that Martese Edwards was the subject of a warrant issued out of Prince Georges County, MD. On June 5, 2018, Edwards was promptly arrested by Secret Service Uniformed Division Officers at a checkpoint outside of the White House complex when he was reporting to work as a contractor. Edwards was transported to MPD Second District for processing.
Five People Indicted for Compromising Targets Gift Card System and Defrauding Victims Out of Nearly $800,000
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 5, 2018
News Release: Deciphered Gift Card Identifying Numbers to Steal Balances and Commit Fraud
U.S. Secret Service Statement Regarding Apprehension of Martese Edwards
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 6, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) In response to questions regarding the lapse of time from the issuance of the arrest warrant for Martese Edwards in Prince Georges County, MD on May 17, 2018 and his arrest by Secret Service Uniformed Division Officers on June 5, 2018
Guardians of the Wire: U.S. Secret Service Continues Fight to Defeat Business Email Compromise 23 Indicted in South Florida in Transnational Cyber-Enabled Financial Fraud Scam
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) A massive transfer of wealth is occurring in the United States and the Secret Service is working doggedly to put a stop to it. Over the course of the last 12 months, Secret Service agents in Miami, FL, have indicted 23 suspects in South Florida who are part of transnational fraud ring that spans the globe.
Medical Assistant Charged With Stealing Patient Information And Defrauding Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: A medical assistant was indicted on charges of defrauding the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) and stealing patients Personal Identifying Information (PII) from a doctors office in Pontiac, Michigan, announced United States Attorney Matthew Schneider.
Historic Special Agent Training Class #350 Graduates From Secret Service Training Center
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) The U.S. Secret Service is proud to announce the graduation of its 350th Special Agent Training Class from the James J. Rowley Training Center (RTC) on June 8, 2018. The Secret Service maintains an extensive training history and proud tradition of training classes whose members enjoy ...
Findlay Market Vendor Charged With Food Stamp Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: DAYTON A federal grand jury has charged the owner and manager of Buschs Country Corner, Inc. with fraud charges related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in a 42-count indictment returned here today.
Crossett Man Sentenced to 6 Years in Federal Prison for Receiving and Possession of Child Pornography
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 13, 2018
News Release: El Dorado, Arkansas Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced today that Ian Mitchell Ashcraft, age 28, of Crossett, Arkansas was sentenced yesterday to 72 months in federal prison followed by fifteen years of supervised release on one count each of Receiving Child Pornography and Possession of Child Pornography. The Honorable Susan O. Hickey presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in El Dorado.
Federal Grand Jury Indictments
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon stated today that a Federal Grand Jury in Greenville, South Carolina, returned Indictments against the following
Jamesy Havens Sentenced as Leader of Fraud Ring
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: Approximately $1.5 Million in Fraudulent Loans Obtained From Car Loan Companies -Fraudsters Concealed Scheme by Filing False Claims of Identity Theft
Connecticut Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for National Multi-Million Dollar Identity Theft Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced today that Chief U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson sentenced WALTER GLENN of Connecticut to one hundred and twenty (120) months in federal prison for his leading role in a prolific identify theft scheme. This sentencing follows GLENN being convicted by a federal jury of all charges against him after a weeklong trial in December.
Secret Service Agent Tops List of Cybercrime Investigators
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: (New Haven, CT) The abundance of news reports regarding financial cybercrime may make it seem like a losing battle, but a U.S. Secret Service agent in Connecticut is seen by the financial services industry as someone who knows how to fight back.
Brazilian National Sentenced for ATM Skimming
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 19, 2018
News Release: Defendant withdrew thousands from ATMs throughout Metro Boston
Former Controller Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 20, 2018
News Release: St. Louis, MO Jennifer L. Saake pled guilty to wire fraud related to her scheme to defraud the St. Louis-based company she worked for as a controller.
U.S. Secret Service on a Campaign to Defeat Nationwide Skimming Operations
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 20, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) From the streets of Boston to the bayous of Louisiana, the U.S. Secret Service is continuing the fight against bank card access device fraud, also known as Skimming.
Greenbrier, Tennessee Man Charged With Making Threats Against the President
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: Andrew Long Ryan, 37, of Greenbrier, Tennessee, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury and charged with two counts of making threats against the President, announced U.S. Attorney Don Cochran of the Middle District of Tennessee. Ryan was initially charged in a criminal complaint on June 18, 2018, and is currently in federal custody.
Disbarred Attorney Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison in Million-Dollar Mortgage Modification Scam Targeting O.C. Homeowners
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 25, 2018
News Release: SANTA ANA, California A disbarred California attorney who previously pleaded guilty in a mortgage modification scheme that defrauded about 75 distressed Orange County homeowners out of more than $1 million was sentenced today to four years in federal prison.
Parma Men Among Those Charged as Part of Crackdown on Darknet Vendors
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 26, 2018
News Release: Today, the Department of Justice, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcements Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the U.S. Secret Service (USSS), the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), announced the results of a year-long, coordinated national ...
Maryland Men Indicted on Charges Relating to Dark Web Drug Distribution and Money Laudering; Government Seized More Than $22 Million in Assets
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 26, 2018
News Release: Case Part of Nationwide Operation Dark Gold Targeting Vendors of Illicit Goods on the Darknet