News from February 2021
Secret Service Assistant Director Michael DAmbrosio Named a Finalist for the 2019 Frank B. Rowlett Award
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 5, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today the United States Secret Service announced Assistant Director (AD) Michael DAmbrosio was named a finalist for the 2019 Frank B. Rowlett award for Individual Achievement. The Frank B. Rowlett Trophy for Individual Achievement is awarded to the individual, within a U.S. Government organization, ...
Brits arrested for SIM swapping attacks on U.S. celebs
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 9, 2021
News Release: Well-known sports stars, musicians and influencers targeted
Secret Service Hosts Cyber Incident Response Simulation
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 10, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today the Secret Service hosted a virtual Cyber Incident Response Simulation for financial services, real estate, retail and hospitality executives who trained on mitigation strategies during a simulated business email compromise (BEC) attack. Business email compromise is a sophisticated ...
U.S. Attorneys Office Honors 14 Individuals For Outstanding Contributions To Public Safety In 2020
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: Harrisburg Acting U.S. Attorney Bruce D. Brandler recently honored 14 members of law enforcement for their outstanding contributions to public safety in 2020. These awards are made each year to a select group of individuals who perform in an exceptional manner and who make significant contributions to our Offices efforts to promote public safety.
Career Criminal Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Credit Card Fraud and Identity Theft Offenses
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 17, 2021
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that STEVEN A. FINKLER, also known as Andrew Finkler, 56, last residing inNew Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill to 96 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for credit card fraud and identity theft offenses.
Chicago Man Sentenced To Nine Months Imprisonment For Passing Counterfeit Currency At Harrisburg Area Stores
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 17, 2021
News Release: HARRISBURG The United States Attorneys Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Anthony Derrell Manuel, age 32, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced on Feb. 16, 2021, to 9 months imprisonment followed by one year of supervised release by United States District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner, for passing $1,700 in counterfeit United States currency.
3 North Korean Military Hackers Indicted in Wide-Ranging Scheme to Commit Cyberattacks and Financial Crimes Across the Globe
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 17, 2021
News Release: Indictment Expands 2018 Case that Detailed Attack on Sony Pictures and Creation of WannaCry Ransomware by Adding 2 New Defendants and Recent Schemes to Steal Money and Cryptocurrency from Banks and Businesses
Two Indicted for Fraud Scheme Targeting El Dorado County Victim
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 18, 2021
News Release: New Jersey Residents Allegedly Instructed Victim to Transfer Money Using Bitcoin
Serial Con Artist Charged With Embezzlement Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 19, 2021
News Release: Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Kathy A. Michalko, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the United States Secret Service (USSS), and New York Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Dermot Shea, announced the arrest today of TRACII SHOW-HUTSONA ...
New Orleans Man Sentenced To Six Years in Prison for Charges Related To Credit Card Fraud Conspiracy
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 19, 2021
News Release: NEW ORLEANS U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced thatJEFFERY JOSEPH, age 26, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on Feb. 18, 2021 to 74 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Barry W. Ashe. He was the fourth defendant to be sentenced in this seven-defendant conspiracy case.
Peoria Sex Offender Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Receiving, Possessing Child Pornography
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 22, 2021
News Release: Homeless Defendant Used Local Police Wi-Fi to Download Child Pornography
Local, state and federal prosecutors launch Georgia Cyber Fraud Task Force
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 22, 2021
News Release: ATLANTA The U.S. Attorneys Office for the Northern District of Georgia has joined forces with Metro-Atlanta District Attorneys, the Office of the Attorney General, the FBI Atlanta Field Office, U.S. Secret Service, state, and local law enforcement to combat the criminal movement of cyber fraud proceeds through banks in the Atlanta area by employing Business Email Compromise (BEC) fraud schemes.
Final Member of Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 14 Years In Prison
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 24, 2021
News Release: ABINGDON, Va. James Sebastian, a member of a conspiracy that trafficked methamphetamine from the West coast into Southwest Virginia, was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Abingdon to 168 months in prison, Acting United States Attorney Daniel P. Bubar announced.
Virginia Man Charged With Passing Counterfeit Currency
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorneys Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Dale Richard Estep II, age 34, of Woodbridge, Virginia, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Feb. 24, 2021, for passing counterfeit currency.
U.S. Attorney's Office Files Civil Complaint Seeking The Forfeiture Of Over $1 Million Seized From A Money Mule Bank Account Used To Defraud A Virgin Islands Business
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, announced today the filing of a federal civil complaint seeking the forfeiture of $1,047,535 seized from a money mule bank account being used to defraud a Virgin Islands business via a business email compromise scheme.
Prince Georges County Felon Facing Federal Charge After Firing a Weapon at Security Guards at a U.S. Secret Service Facility in Beltsville, MD
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: Fired the Gun at Security Officers After Being Asked to Leave the Front of the Facility; Defendant is on Probation for a Previous Felony Conviction and is Prohibited from Possessing a Firearm or Ammunition