News from 2019
Goznym Cyber-Criminal Network Operating Out of Europe Targeting American Entities Dismantled in International Operation
By Homeland Newswire | May 17, 2019
News Release: GozNym infected tens of thousands of victim computers worldwide, primarily in the United States and Europe. The operation was highlighted by the unprecedented initiation of criminal prosecutions against members of the network in four different countries as a result of cooperation between the United States, Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova, Germany, Bulgaria, Europol and Eurojust.
Pelion Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Loan Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | May 17, 2019
News Release: Facts presented in court established that Jeffcoat is an accountant who was producing false documentation in support of loan applications and giving that information to an Arthur State Bank loan officer. The officer than facilitated approvals for mortgages and other loans using the fake documents. Some ...
Texas Woman Sentenced For Conspiracy to Commit Mail and Wire Fraud as Part of Lottery Scam
By Homeland Newswire | May 17, 2019
News Release: According to court documents, in or before August 2013, and continuing through December 2015, KROM and others operated a scheme to contact elderly individuals and people with diminished capacity. The scheme involved contacting victims by telephone through Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and informing them that they had won a lottery and needed to pay KROM and others monies by cash, check, wire, or other methods in order to claim their lottery winnings.
Two Men Plead Guilty to Counterfeit Currency Conspiracy
By Homeland Newswire | May 17, 2019
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. Two Washington, D.C. men pleaded guilty this week to conspiring to pass counterfeit currency.
Jacksonville Woman Pleads Guilty To Committing Aggravated Identity Theft and Fraud While On Federal Supervised Release
By Homeland Newswire | May 17, 2019
News Release: According to court documents, in 2006, after being found guilty at trial for participating in a scheme involving the passing of counterfeit checks, Streeter was sentenced to seven years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. After she was released from prison and while on federal ...
U.S. Postal Service Employee Sentenced for Embezzling Postal Money Orders
By Homeland Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: Rashayna Seney, 26, of Randolph, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Senior Judge Douglas P. Woodlock to time served (one day) and three years of supervised release with the special condition that during the first year she serve 74 days of intermittent confinement at a residential re-entry center. Judge ...
Casino Employee Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Child Pornography
By Homeland Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: A federal grand jury indicted Pruitt on July 17, 2018, on one count of distributing and one count of accessing child pornography. According to Count 2, he used a cell phone to access child pornography stored on an Internet-based cloud storage service between Aug. 20, 2015, and March 13, 2018. Count ...
Eleven Charged In Wide-Ranging Cape Cod Heroin Conspiracy
By Homeland Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: The following individuals were charged with conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute heroin: 1. Edwin Otero, 29, of Hyannis 2. Justin Joseph, 32, of Pawtucket, R.I. 3. Anthony Basilici, 35, of Pawtucket, R.I. 4. Vinicius Zangrande, 35, of Centerville 5. Krymeii Fray, 23, of Hyannis ...
Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Sealing Bank Account Information of Dozens of Victims
By Homeland Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron J. Mango, who is handling the case, stated that between Oct. 10, 2017, and Oct. 10, 2018, the defendant participated in a scheme to obtain the bank card information of customers utilizing gas pumps by installing skimming devices on the pumps. Alvarez used the information to produce counterfeit access devices and then used the devices to fraudulently obtain money.
Charter School Founder and CEO Sentenced to 2 Years in Federal Prison for Misappropriating $3.2 Million in Public Education Funds
By Homeland Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: Vielka Maritza McFarlane, 56, of Sylmar, was sentenced by United States District Judge R. Gary Klausner, who told her, If you want to help your students, you can teach them that if they make mistakes, they have to pay the price and be responsible for their own actions. McFarlane, who pleaded guilty on ...
Somerset County Man Charged With Attempts to Provide Material Support to Hamas, Making False Statements, and Making Threat Against Pro-Israel Supporters
By Homeland Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: Jonathan Xie, 20, of Basking Ridge, New Jersey, was arrested this morning and is charged by complaint with two counts of attempting to provide material support to a designated terrorist organization, two counts of making false statements, and one count of transmitting a threat in interstate commerce.
Former New Haven City Employee Admits Embezzling $100K
By Homeland Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: According to court documents and statements made in court, Lion was employed by the City of New Haven for approximately 40 years, most recently in the citys accounting department. New Haven has a policy where employees can be paid in advance if they are about to take approved vacation leave. As part ...
St. Lucie County Resident Pleads Guilty to Orchestrating Wire Fraud Scheme and Embezzling Employers
By Homeland Newswire | May 24, 2019
News Release: Ariana Fajardo Orshan, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Brian Swain, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Secret Service (USSS), Miami Field Office, and Javaro Sims, Chief, Delray Beach Police Department, made the announcement. Brooks pled guilty to a criminal Information charging: seven ...
South Carolina Doctor Will Pay $92,506.30 for Allegedly Engaging in an Illegal Kickback Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | May 29, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Attorneys Office entered into a settlement agreement with Jerry Back, 62, a medical doctor, in an effort to recoup the costs to the U.S. government resulting from the illegal kickbacks. This is the eighth kickback settlement since January in the Northern District of Oklahoma. The civil settlements ...
Guilty Plea from Kent Man Who made Multiple Online Threats to Kill
By Homeland Newswire | May 29, 2019
News Release: CHASE BLISS COLASURDO, was arrested May 1, 2019. Chief U.S. District Judge Ricardo S. Martinez scheduled sentencing for Aug. 23, 2019. According to the criminal complaint, in March 2019, a member of the public reported to the FBI concerns about Instagram and other social media posts where COLASURDO ...
U.S. Secret Service Agents Receive U.S. Attorneys Office Prestigious Award
By Homeland Newswire | May 31, 2019
News Release: Investigation efforts led to arrest and prosecution of fraudsters who ran bogus fundraising scheme for wounded military veterans
Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 3, 2019
News Release: Matthew C. McPherson, 43, waived his right to indictment by a grand jury and pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to an information that charges him with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and major program fraud. By pleading guilty today, McPherson admitted that he participated ...
Bookkeeper Charged In Nine Count Indictment for Wire Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 3, 2019
News Release: According to the indictment, on Jan. 22, 2018, BRITTON was hired as a bookkeeper in the client accounting services department at Accounting Firm A. Accounting Firm A was located in New Orleans, Louisiana and provided client accounting services to local businesses and individuals. Client B, a restaurant ...
Romanian National Sentenced for Multi-State ATM Card Skimming Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 3, 2019
News Release: Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Departments Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Andrew E. Lelling for the District of Massachusetts, Special Agent in Charge Stephen Marks of the U.S. Secret Services Boston Field Division, Special Agent in Charge Peter C. Fitzhugh of Immigration ...
Former Tennessee State University Employee Indicted For Federal Student Loan Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: A 12-count indictment returned Wednesday, alleges that during 2014-2015, Clayton was an employee in the admissions office of Tennessee State University (TSU). While acting in that capacity, the indictment alleges that Clayton gained access to the personal identifying information of TSU students and others, changed bank account information, and diverted students federal student aid payments to bank accounts under his control.