News from April 2020


Bookkeeper Admits to Embezzling Client Funds

News Release: HOUSTON A local woman has entered a guilty plea to 12 counts of mail and wire fraud and four counts of filing a false tax return, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.


Rochester Man Sentenced for Selling Counterfeit Coins

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today Timothy Meacham, 32, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of selling counterfeit coins, was sentenced to three years probation and ordered to pay $5,184.00 in restitution by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.


Brooklyn Man Conspired to Purchase $90K in Gift Cards and Merchandise Using Counterfeit Credit Cards

News Release: Corey W. Howard, 25, pleaded guilty to one count before United States District Judge Nora Barry Fischer. In connection with the guilty plea, the court was advised that in June 2016, Corey W. Howard and conspirators used counterfeit credit cards at multiple Giant Eagle stores in Western Pennsylvania to ...


Know Your U.S. Treasury Check Campaign

News Release: U.S. Secret Service in Partnership With the U.S. Department of the Treasury Launch Anti-Fraud Campaign