News from January 2021
Tampa Man Charged With Possession Of Credit Card Manufacturing Equipment And Producing Counterfeit Credit Cards
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 4, 2021
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return of an indictment charging Eugene Stephan Cole (30, Tampa) with possession of credit card manufacturing equipment and producing counterfeit credit cards. If convicted on both counts, Cole faces a maximum penalty of 25 ...
Former Marine Corps Reserve Official Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy to Commit Bribery for Facilitating Over $1,900,000 in Defense Contracts
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 4, 2021
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser announces that ERIK MARTIN, aged 48, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, to a Bill of Information charging him with Conspiracy to Commit Bribery, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 371 and 201(b)(2). MARTIN ...
New Bedford Woman Charged with Embezzling Nearly $600,000 from Employer
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 6, 2021
News Release: BOSTON The former bookkeeper of a New Bedford-based seafood company has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty in connection with embezzling nearly $600,000 from her employer.
Russian Hacker Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Involvement in Massive Network Intrusions at U.S. Financial Institutions, Brokerage Firms, a Major News Publication, and Other Companies
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ANDREI TYURIN, a/k/a Andrei Tiurin, was sentenced in Manhattan federal court to 144 months in prison for computer intrusion, wire fraud, bank fraud, and illegal online gambling offenses in connection ...
Statement from the U.S. Secret Service on Inauguration Security
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 8, 2021
News Release: The inauguration of the President of the United States is a foundational element of our democracy. The safety and security of all those participating in the 59th Presidential Inauguration is of the utmost importance.
Owner of Bitcoin Exchange Sentenced to Prison for Money Laundering
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 12, 2021
News Release: A Bulgarian national who was convicted by a federal jury for his role in a transnational and multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud American victims was sentenced today to 121 months in prison.
2021 Presidential Inaugural Subcommittees Announce Joint Transportation Plan
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 14, 2021
News Release: This information is accurate as of Jan. 19 at 1:30 p.m.
Public Safety and Law Enforcement Agencies Stand Up National Special Security Event Virtual Joint Information Center for the 59th Presidential Inauguration
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 15, 2021
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) On Friday, Jan. 15, public information offices from across government representing numerous public safety and law enforcement entities at the federal, state and local levels began full virtual staffing of the National Special Security Event Joint Information Center (NSSE JIC) in support of the 59th Presidential Inauguration. In 2018, the Secretary of Homeland Security designated the Presidential Inauguration as a recurring NSSE.
U.S. Secret Service Announces Conclusion of National Special Security Event
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 21, 2021
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) Today the U.S. Secret Service announced the conclusion of the 67th National Special Security Event, the 59th Presidential Inauguration, effective 12:00 p.m.
U.S. Secret Service Releases Arrest Data Following the 59th Presidential Inauguration
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 21, 2021
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) The U.S. Secret Service has released the following comprehensive arrest data from Jan. 13 to Jan. 20 following the 59th Presidential Inauguration.
Brooklyn Attorney Charged With Defrauding Real Estate Investors
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 27, 2021
News Release: Defendant Allegedly Misappropriated At Least $4 Million From His Victims