News from 2019
Two Ukrainian Nationals Indicted in Computer Hacking and Securities Fraud Scheme Targeting U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 15, 2019
News Release: Hacking and Trading Scheme Involved Theft of Thousands of EDGAR Filings, Including Draft Earnings Reports of Publicly Traded Companies before Reports were Made Public
Secret Service Investigation Leads to Indictment of Two Ukrainian Nationals In U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Hacking Conspiracy
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 15, 2019
News Release: According to the indictment, the defendants, using a variety of different methods, hacked into SEC Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval (EDGAR) system which is used to house financial information of public companies. This information, also known as test filings, included annual and quarterly earnings filings of publicly traded companies and is considered highly confidential prior to being reported to the public.
Secret Service Springfield, IL Electronic Crimes Task Force Investigation Leads to 35 Year Sentence for Texas Man in Sextortion Case
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 16, 2019
News Release: Sextortion is a term used to describe a form of online exploitation where a sexual predator obtains explicit photos of victims and threatens to publish them online if the victim does not comply with additional requests typically additional explicit photos, sexual favors, or money.
Secret Service Identity Theft Investigation Leads to a 102-Month Sentence for Tennessee Man
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 18, 2019
News Release: Jeremy Jones was originally indicted in February 2016, and in November 2017, was found guilty of using stolen identities to defraud over 100 individual victims and several financial institutions of more than 1.9 million dollars. Furthermore, Jones was found guilty on two counts of tampering with a government witness.
Secret Service Task Force Investigation Leads to Federal Charges Against Columbus Group for Manufacturing Counterfeit Currency
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 25, 2019
News Release: Brian Keith Kiser, 38, and Alan Curtis Jarrell, 37, both of Columbus, were arrested this week after members of the Secret Service Southern District of Ohio Electronic and Financial Crimes Task Force executed a search warrant at their residence. Approximately $3,400.00 in counterfeit currency, in various denominations, as well as, electronic media, paper, ink and other items used in the production of counterfeit U.S. currency, were seized during the search of the home.
Federal Crackdown on Financial Fraud and ATM Skimming Continues with Guilty Pleas
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 28, 2019
News Release: Julio Lopez Da Silva, 38, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, while Anderson Santos, 41, pled guilty to one count of aggravated identity theft, in U.S. District Court in Brunswick, said United States Attorney Bobby L. Christine. Da Silva faces sentencing of up to 30 years in ...
Secret Service San Francisco Electronic Crimes Task Force Investigation Leads to 186 Month Sentence for California Man in Child Pornography Case
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: Grant Ridder of Mountain View, CA, was indicted by a federal grand jury in May, 2017, and charged with two counts of production of child pornography, three counts of distribution of child pornography, one count of possession of child pornography, three counts of cyberstalking, and one count of coercion and enticement of a minor.
The U.S. Secret Service Prepares for the 2019 State of the Union Address
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2019
News Release: The Secret Service is the lead agency responsible for coordinating security operations for the State of the Union, as it was designated as a National Special Security Event, also known as an NSSE, on Sep. 24, 2018, by Secretary Kirstjen M. Nielsen, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. A NSSE is an event ...
Clairton Woman Sentenced in Counterfeit Cash Conspiracy
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2019
News Release: United States District Judge Nora Barry Fischer imposed the sentence on Seleste M. Foster, 25, of Clairton, PA.
Man Sentenced to Prison for Vending Machine Scam
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2019
News Release: According to court documents, Brendyn J. Andrew, 27, of Gaithersburg, aided by a co-conspirator, used hundreds of stolen credit and debit card accounts to steal more than $150,000. In one part of the fraud scheme, Andrew obtained a full-size snack vending machine and created multiple bogus shell companies ...
Former Echo Housing Corporation executive director indicted on three counts of theft
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 4, 2019
News Release: Echo Housing Corporation is a non-profit organization based in Evansville. Echos mission is to create and sustain safe and affordable housing, provide supportive services, and promote community development for homeless men, women, children, and veterans.
Secret Service Issues Tax Season Phishing Alert
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 4, 2019
News Release: Citizens are looking for W-2s, 1099s, and various other financial documents in the hope of minimizing what they owe, or better yet, the possibility of increasing the amount the government owes them. While searching through kitchen drawers and filing cabinets, the Secret Service wants to add one more ...
Federal Jury Convicts in Multi-Million-Dollar
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 5, 2019
News Release: According to an 11-count indictment filed on Jan. 16, 2018, Foust was employed by Chesapeake Operating, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Chesapeake Energy Corporation, from April 2002 until September 2011. In July 2011, Foust formed Platinum Express, LLC, which became an approved vendor for Chesapeake ...
Tyler County woman indicted on threat charges
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 5, 2019
News Release: Henthorn, age 25, was indicted on three counts of Threatening to Kill the President of the United States. Henthorn is accused of threatening on Facebook and elsewhere to kill President Donald Trump in January 2019 in Tyler County.
Secret Service Investigation Leads to Indictment
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 7, 2019
News Release: Criminals Use Popular Online Auction Sites To Steal Millions
United States and International Law Enforcement Dismantle Online Organized Crime Ring Operating out of Romania that Victimized Thousands of U.S. Residents
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 7, 2019
News Release: Twelve Foreign Nationals Extradited to the United States
Massachusetts and New York Men Sentenced on Credit Card Fraud Charges
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 7, 2019
News Release: On Jan. 25, 2019, Chief Judge Jon D. Levy sentenced Trim to 40 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release for using a counterfeit credit card, possessing 15 or more counterfeit credit cards and conspiracy to commit credit card fraud. Trim was also ordered to pay over $23,000 in restitution.
Two South Florida Doctors Arrested on Charges of Unlawfully Dispensing Opioids
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 7, 2019
News Release: Ariana Fajardo Orshan, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, Shimon R. Richmond, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), ...
Shreveport man found guilty for role in check fraud scheme that resulted in nearly $200,000 stolen
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 8, 2019
News Release: Evidence admitted at trial showed that Spann, 41, Phelix K. Williams, 28, and Anthony E. Johnson, 23, all of Shreveport, conspired to cash counterfeit checks using fraudulent identities at banks and retail establishments throughout Louisiana. During the conspiracy, the co-defendants negotiated more than 100 counterfeit checks resulting in nearly $200,000 in illegally obtained proceeds.
Former Property Manager Sent to Prison for Defrauding Homeowner Associations
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 8, 2019
News Release: White was the President and CEO of Eagle Property Management, Inc., a property management company whose clients included Homeowners Associations throughout the metropolitan area. In 2005, ownership transferred to Whites daughter and the company began operating as EPMI. Between January 2010 and May 2014, ...