News from May 2021
Four Defendants Charged In Coast-To-Coast Bank Fraud Conspiracy
By Homeland Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: Defendants Deposited Nearly $1 Million In Fraudulent Checks Between New York and California
VA Employee Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Veterans' Personal Information
By Homeland Newswire | May 25, 2021
News Release: LITTLE ROCKA former program analyst for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) was sentenced to prison on Thursday afternoon after stealing personal information from veterans and VA employees. Phillip Hill, 35, of Malvern, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison by United States District Judge Kristine G. Baker.
Melbourne Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Money Mule Activities
By Homeland Newswire | May 25, 2021
News Release: Orlando, Florida U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. has sentenced Joseph Daniel Harrison (43, Melbourne) to 12 months and 1 day in federal prison for participating in a wire fraud conspiracy. Harrison had pleaded guilty on Feb. 1, 2021.
Tampa Man Sentenced To Prison For Manufacturing Counterfeit Federal Reserve Notes While On Federal Supervised Release
By Homeland Newswire | May 25, 2021
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida United States District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Darius Jondi Edwards (42, Tampa) to four years and three months in federal prison for manufacturing counterfeit Federal Reserve notes and for violating his federal supervised release.
Nigerian national indicted for conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for fraud on Employment Security benefits
By Homeland Newswire | May 26, 2021
News Release: Defendant detained on criminal complaint in New York now facing additional charges handed up by federal grand jury
Members Of Identity Theft Ring Operating In Three States Are Sentenced To Prison
By Homeland Newswire | May 26, 2021
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. Four members of an identity theft ring operating in at least three states have been sentenced to prison, announced William T. Stetzer, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
Bulgarian National Sentenced for ATM Skimming
By Homeland Newswire | May 26, 2021
News Release: BOSTON A Bulgarian national was sentenced today in connection with a scheme to create counterfeit ATM cards and to withdraw money from the bank accounts of unsuspecting customers.