News from June 2020


Secret Service Statement on Closures Around the White House

News Release: Washington D.C. The U.S. Secret Service, in coordination with the U.S. Park Police, is announcing the closure of the areas in and around the White House complex. These closures are in an effort to maintain the necessary security measures surrounding the White House complex, while also allowing for peaceful ...


Secret Service Did Not Use Tear Gas in Lafayette Park

News Release: Washington D.C. The Secret Service has determined that no agency personnel used tear gas or capsicum spray during its efforts to secure the area near Lafayette Park on Monday, June 1st, 2020.


Pharmacist Indicted for Presenting Forged Prescriptions for Opioid and Anti-Malaria Prescription

News Release: St. Louis, MO Tamara Jo Nyachira, 40, of Pittsburg, Kansas, was indicted today with three felony charges of obtaining anti-malaria and narcotic opioid prescription drugs with forged prescriptions.


Fifteen Defendants Plead Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy

News Release: Guilty Pleas Include Owner of Romanian Bitcoin Exchange and Hacker Who Also Pleaded Guilty in Separate Phishing Scheme


Statement by the U.S. Secret Service

News Release: Washington D.C. On June 5, the U.S. Secret Service released information stating that the agency had concluded that no agency personnel used tear gas or capsicum spray during efforts to secure the area near Lafayette Park on Monday, June 1, based on the records and information available at that time.



Russian National Sentenced to Prison for Operating Websites Devoted to Fraud and Malicious Cyber Activities

News Release: A Russian national was sentenced today to nine years in prison for his operation of two websites devoted to the facilitation of payment card fraud, computer hacking, and other crimes before Senior U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III in the Eastern District of Virginia.


Five Dayton Men Indicted for ID Theft Conspiracy Involving Gas Stolen From Area Gas Stations

News Release: DAYTON A federal grand jury has charged five Dayton men in an identity theft conspiracy that involved re-encoding gift and credit cards in order to steal gasoline at approximately 50 Dayton-area gas stations and convenience stores.