News from June 2021
Secret Service Team Honored with FinCEN Director's Award
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 25, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON On June 24, 2021, a team of U.S. Secret Service employees was recognized with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Directors Award for investigative work and successful prosecution of cybercriminal Ghaleb Alaumary and his co-conspirators. The team was nominated and awarded within the Cyber Threat award category.
Secret Service Exposes Threat of Romance Scams
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 25, 2021
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Secret Service investigators participated in the Capital Regional Virtual Cybersecurity Summit on Romance Scams, hosted by Data Connectors. The Secret Service Global Investigative Operations Center along with its partners at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the American ...
Secret Service Announces the Retirement of Robert Diehl After More Than 50 Years of Service
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 25, 2021
News Release: On June 16, following a career with the Secret Service that spanned more than 50 years, Robert (Bob) Diehl left theRowley Training Center for the last time. During the retirement ceremony, Diehl was celebrated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and U.S. Secret Service Director James Murray, along with friends he has made over the last 50 years.
Arizona Man Pleads Guilty to Submitting 70 Fraudulent Loan Applications in $4 Million Covid-19 Relief Wire Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 28, 2021
News Release: DENVER Michael Lain, 56, of Queen Creek, Arizona, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud in front of U.S. District Judge William J. Martinez. His sentencing hearing has been set for Dec. 3, 2021.
Man caught attempting to pass counterfeit currency sentenced to federal prison
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 28, 2021
News Release: Threatened to put a bullet in his victim and kill the victims family after caught
Defendant Pleads Guilty to Stealing $24 Million in COVID-19 Relief Money Through Fraud Scheme that Used Synthetic Identities
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 29, 2021
News Release: Miami, Fl. -- Today, Hasan Hakim Brown, 45, pled guilty in Ft. Lauderdale federal district court to working with co-conspirators to steal $24 million of COVID-19 relief money by using synthetic identities and shell companies they had created years earlier to commit other bank fraud.
Two felons sentenced to prison for scheme to steal thousands in COVID-19 unemployment insurance funds
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 29, 2021
News Release: Duo of long-time felons stole more than $130,000 in COVID benefits
Defendant Pleads Guilty to Stealing $24 Million in COVID-19 Relief Money Through Fraud Scheme that Used Synthetic Identities
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 29, 2021
News Release: Miami, Fl. -- Today, Hasan Hakim Brown, 45, pled guilty in Ft. Lauderdale federal district court to working with co-conspirators to steal $24 million of COVID-19 relief money by using synthetic identities and shell companies they had created years earlier to commit other bank fraud.
State Contractor Pleads Guilty in $3 million Unemployment Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 30, 2021
News Release: A Detroit woman pleaded guilty today for her role in a multi-million dollar unemployment insurance fraud scheme aimed at defrauding the State of Michigan and the U.S. Government of funds earmarked for unemployment assistance during the COVID19 pandemic, announced Acting United States Attorney Saima Mohsin.