News from March 2021
Houston resident charged with fraudulently receiving millions under CARES Act after Secret Service Investigation
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 1, 2021
News Release: HOUSTON A Secret Service investigation led to a criminal indictment of a 37-year-old Houston resident. The indictment alleges the fraudulent submission of two Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, and was announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
Elizabethtown Man Sentenced To 25 Years In Federal Prison For Child Exploitation
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
News Release: Convicted of online enticement, sex trafficking, production, and distribution of child pornography
Capitol Heights Man Pleads Guilty to Manufacturing and Passing Counterfeit Currency following Secret Service Investigation
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
News Release: Loss to Retailers Was At Least $95,000
Local woman charged with fraudulently receiving millions under CARES Act
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
News Release: HOUSTON A 37-year-old Houston resident is set to appear in federal court for her alleged submission of two Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
Romanian National Sentenced to 45 Months Imprisonment For Bank Fraud and Identity Theft Offenses
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 3, 2021
News Release: SCRANTON The United States Attorneys Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 2, 2021, Costel Aparaschivei, age 38, of Romania, was sentenced to 45 months imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani, for bank fraud and identity theft offenses.
Guilty Plea Entered in Wide-Ranging Bank Fraud Conspiracy
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 3, 2021
News Release: PROVIDENCE A Lawrence, MA, man, one of nine individuals indicted by a federal grand jury in Providence, RI, in July 2020, for their alleged participation in a wide-ranging conspiracy to defraud financial institutions in several states, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Providence.
Pennsylvania man indicted on false ID charges
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 3, 2021
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA Ray Roberto Carrion-Susana, of Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, appeared today in federal court to face charges of fraud involving false identification, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
Faron K. Paramore Named U.S. Secret Service Deputy Director
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 4, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON- Today, U.S. Secret Service Director James M. Murray announced that Faron K. Paramore has been named as the agencys 22nd Deputy Director, effective March 14.
Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty To Central Florida Investment Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 4, 2021
News Release: Orlando, Florida Jeremy Kee Anderson (50, Minnesota) has pleaded guilty to 12 counts of wire fraud, 7 counts of mail fraud, and 1 count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud. He faces up to 20 years in federal prison on each count. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
Catoosa Woman Charged with Defrauding 7 Banks of $735,396
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 4, 2021
News Release: A Catoosa woman has been indicted for defrauding seven Oklahoma banks when she falsified and submitted documents to apply for $735,396 in loans, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
Four Charged in Scheme Employing Homeless to Cash Bogus Checks
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 4, 2021
News Release: PROVIDENCE Four men from the Atlanta, GA, area have been charged in federal court in Providence, RI, for allegedly operating a long-running scheme in which homeless and transient individuals from the Providence area were recruited to cash counterfeit business checks in exchange for a cash payment.
Hull Man Arrested on Fraud Charge Arising From Fraudulent CARES Act Small Business Loans
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 5, 2021
News Release: Defendant allegedly submitted fraudulent documentation purporting that he was president of two LLCs when he was actually in federal custody
Talala Man Sentenced for Writing String of Counterfeit Checks at 4 Oklahoma Dealerships
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: A Talala man who knowingly wrote counterfeit checks to purchase vehicles at dealerships in Tulsa, Sand Springs, and Collinsville was sentenced in federal court, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
Leicester Man Arrested for Involvement in Unemployment Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: BOSTON A Leicester man was arrested on Friday, March 5, 2021 in connection with allegedly using a stolen identity to fraudulently claim unemployment benefits from the State of Nevada.
Convicted Felon Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Firearm Possession
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 9, 2021
News Release: Jackson, TN Orlando Mays, 41, has been sentenced to 88 months in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Joseph C. Murphy, Jr., Acting United States Attorney announced the sentence today.
Miami Man Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy in Connection with Nationwide Gas Station Skimming Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK Yanio Montes De Oca, age 33, of Miami, Florida, pled guilty today to participating in a conspiracy to launder funds derived from anationwide gas station skimming scheme that involved stealing the banking and personal information of residents of Upstate and Central New York who used the pay at the pump feature to make gasoline purchases.
Man Who Brandished Assault Rifle at Black Lives Matter Protest Sentenced to 46 Months
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: A man who brandished an assault rifle at a Black Lives Matter protest in Lubbock has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah.
West Springfield Man Sentenced for Child Pornography Charges
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 11, 2021
News Release: BOSTON A West Springfield man was sentenced today in federal court in Springfield on child pornography charges.
Secret Service Participates in COVID-19 Fraud Task Force, Warns About Fraudsters Stealing Personal Information And Claiming COVID-19 Benefits Using Fake Websites
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 12, 2021
News Release: MACON, Ga. The Department of Justices National Unemployment Insurance Fraud Task Force (NUIFTF) is warning that criminals are creating websites mimicking unemployment benefit websites, including state workforce agency (SWA) websites, to steal personal information and file fraudulent unemployment insurance (UI) benefits provided as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, said Peter D. Leary, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia.
Repeat Sex Offender to Serve 47 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 16, 2021
News Release: PEORIA, Ill. U.S. District Judge James E. Shadid today sentenced Harold L. Williams, 40, of Pekin, Ill., a previously convicted sex offender, to serve 47 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a minor while he was on federal supervised release. The sentence consists of 45 years for enticing an out-of-state ...