News from 2019
Miami Man Admits to Laundering More than $1.5 Million in Proceeds from Business Email Compromise Schemes and to Selling Reptiles Without a License
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 30, 2019
News Release: Ariana Fajardo Orshan, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, Brian Swain, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Secret Service (USSS), Miami Field Office, and David Pharo, Resident Agent in Charge, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS), Office of Law Enforcement, Southeast, Florida, made the announcement.
Owner of Florida Medical Clinic Sentenced to Prison
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 30, 2019
News Release: Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Departments Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan of the Southern District of Florida, Special Agent in Charge George L. Piro of the FBIs Miami Field Office, Special Agent in Charge Shimon R. Richmond of the U.S. Department ...
Dominican National Convicted By Federal Jury Of Laundering Nearly $1 Million In Fraudulently-Obtained IRS Refund Checks
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 30, 2019
News Release: Francisco Oscar Frank Grullon, 52, was convicted following a six-day jury trial of one count of conspiracy, 15 counts of theft or conversion of United States property, and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin scheduled sentencing for July 24, 2019. Grullon was arrested in the Dominican Republic and extradited to the United States in 2018.
9th Person Arrested in Investigations Into ID Theft, Bank Fraud Conspiracies
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 30, 2019
News Release: Angel L. Morales, 51, of Bronx, New York, traveled to the Dominican Republic in September 2018, shortly after federal agents executed search warrants at the New Jersey apartment of one of his alleged co-conspirators. Morales returned to the United States on March 30, 2019, and was arrested in Fort Lauderdale, ...
James M. Murray Appointed Director of U.S. Secret Service
By Homeland Newswire | May 1, 2019
News Release: This is an exciting and invigorating time at the Secret Service and it is an honor to have been selected for this position, said James Murray, Director of the Secret Service. I look forward to the opportunity to lead this extraordinary agency and continue to build upon its success.
Owner of Florida Medical Clinic Sentenced To Prison
By Homeland Newswire | May 1, 2019
News Release: Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Departments Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan of the Southern District of Florida, Special Agent in Charge George L. Piro of the FBIs Miami Field Office, Special Agent in Charge Shimon R. Richmond of the U.S. Department ...
Former bookkeeper pleads guilty to stealing nearly $150,000 from Crowley company
By Homeland Newswire | May 2, 2019
News Release: According to the guilty plea, Lewis worked as a bookkeeper for a Crowley equipment company from March 2014 to May 2016. She used accounting software to transfer funds from the companys bank account to accounts and debit cards she and others controlled. She also attempted to hide her actions by covering for the payments using other employees names. Lewis stole $148,753.28 during the course of the scheme.
Harvey Man Indicted For Conspiracy to Commit Bank and Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
By Homeland Newswire | May 3, 2019
News Release: WATSON was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud, three counts of bank fraud, three counts of wire fraud, and four counts of aggravated identity theft.
International Malvertiser Extradited from Netherlands to Face Hacking Charges in New Jersey
By Homeland Newswire | May 3, 2019
News Release: Defendant Conspired to Expose Millions of Internet Users to Malicious Advertisements Designed to Hack and Infect Victims Computers with Malware
Special Agent in Charge of the Vice Presidential Protective Division Awarded Aguila Statue Award.
By Homeland Newswire | May 3, 2019
News Release: Thanks to the mentoring and friendship Hernandez received from the Hispanic American Police Command Officers Association (HAPCOA) and the Secret Service, he pressed forward. Now, he is the Special Agent in Charge of the Vice Presidential Protective Division and is receiving HAPCOAs most prestigious award.
Maine and New York Residents Arrested and Charged with
By Homeland Newswire | May 3, 2019
News Release: Christopher Cruz, 30, of Bronx; and Christopher Martinez, 29, of Bronx, were charged today by criminal. complaint in U.S. District Court with possession with intent to distribute cocaine. base. Timothy Cates, 40, of Cutler was charged today by criminal complaint in U.S. District Court with maintaining ...
CEO of medical equipment company sentenced to 40 months for Medicare fraud
By Homeland Newswire | May 3, 2019
News Release: Criminal enterprise is first sentence in nationwide 'Operation Brace Yourself'
Bronx Man Sentenced To 39 Months In Prison For Participating In Scheme To Take Over Ride-Sharing Driver Accounts
By Homeland Newswire | May 6, 2019
News Release: PINA previously pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit access device fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft before U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff, who imposed todays sentence. PINA is the eighth defendant to have pled guilty in this case.
Secret Service Graduates the First Female into the Motorcycle Support Unit
By Homeland Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: I grew up in a small town of 400 people, so I would take my motorcycle everywhere because I wanted to see everything, Gunawan said. My favorite ride was to Iowa, I would ride up and down the Mississippi river valley every chance I had.
Coral Springs Man Sentenced To More Than Four Years in Federal Prison for Check Counterfeiting Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: The court also ordered Griffin to pay nearly $80,000 in restitution to financial institutions. Griffin had pleaded guilty on Feb. 21, 2019, to seven counts of bank fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud.
Nevada Cardiologist Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Unlawful Distribution Of Opioids
By Homeland Newswire | May 8, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada, Special Agent in Charge Aaron C. Rouse of the FBIs Las Vegas Division, Resident Agent in Charge Marc C. Kuzmicki of the DEAs Reno Office, and Special Agent in Charge Christian J. Schrank of the Office of Inspector General, for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office Los Angeles Region made the announcement.
Man Indicted For Threating To Kill The President, A Judge, His Wife, and a Secret Service Agent
By Homeland Newswire | May 8, 2019
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Meghan A. Tokash, who is handling the case, stated that
Connecticut Resident Charged with Making
By Homeland Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: As alleged in the indictment, in September 2018, Gravelle used the U.S. mail, e-mail and telephone to threaten to harm people and explode property in Connecticut, Vermont and Washington. Certain letters that Gravelle mailed contained a white powdery substance and statements that the substance was Anthrax, ...
Savannah woman indicted for money laundering conspiracy
By Homeland Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: Money diverted from others retirement accounts
Orlando Woman Pleads Guilty To Committing Fraud While On Federal Supervised Release
By Homeland Newswire | May 14, 2019
News Release: According to court documents, in 2013, Williams was sentenced to five years and three months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for participating in a scheme involving counterfeit travelers checks that were passed at Target stores located throughout the southeastern United ...