News from November 2021
Former Montgomery County Deputy Sheriff Sentenced to 15 Years for Conspiring to Import and Distribute Deadly Opioids Nationwide
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 2, 2021
News Release: PHILADELPHIA Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that David Landis, 44, of Norristown, PA, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a special assessment of $6,300 by United States District Court Judge Gerald J. Pappert for numerous charges related to his participation in a global drug-trafficking conspiracy.
Birmingham Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Kidnapping
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 2, 2021
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. A Birmingham man was sentenced today for kidnapping and collecting ransom money, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona, Federal Bureau of Investigation Johnnie Sharp, Jr., and United States Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Patrick Davis.
Union County Man Sentenced to 17 Months in Prison for Offering Bribes to Postal Service Employees
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 2, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. A Union County, Jersey, man was sentenced today to 17 months in prison for offering bribes to a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee to steal check books and credit cards from the mail, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
Final guilty pleas expose multi-state identity fraud ring
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 2, 2021
News Release: Authorities in Georgia, Alabama collaborated on prosecutions
Former Bookkeeper at Alexandria School Sentenced to Federal Prison
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 2, 2021
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La.Carlina Moore, 37, of Alexandria, Louisiana, was sentenced today by United States District Judge David C. Joseph to 12 months and 1 day in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, on wire fraud charges. Moore was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $121,600.50.
Irondale Missouri man pleads guilty to producing child pornography
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 2, 2021
News Release: ST. LOUIS United States District Court Judge Stephen R. Clark accepted a plea of guilty from Andrew Hotchkiss on todays date for the production of child pornography. A grand jury in the Eastern District of Missouri previously indicted Hotchkiss for the charge.
Final Defendant Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges Related to a Conspiracy to Steal Mail
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 2, 2021
News Release: Also Admits Possessing Information Associated with at least 20 Credit and Debit Cards Issued to Other People, Some Used to Make Fraudulent Purchases
Former Clayton County police officer sentenced for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 2, 2021
News Release: ATLANTA Andre Jackson, who at the time of the offense was employed by the Clayton County, Georgia Police Department, has been sentenced for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud.
Kirkwood resident pleads guilty for identity theft
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
News Release: ST. LOUIS United States District Court Judge Stephen R. Clark accepted a plea of guilty from Glenda Seim, 81 years old of Kirkwood, Missouri on Nov. 2, 2021 for two counts of identity theft related to her participation as a money mule in various fraudulent schemes on behalf of her online romantic ...
Ukrainian Arrested and Charged with Ransomware Attack on Kaseya
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 8, 2021
News Release: Justice Department Seizes $6.1 million Related to Alleged Ransomware Extortionists
Miami Man Who Laundered Tax and Computer Scam Money Sentenced to Federal Prison
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 9, 2021
News Release: Miami, Florida Fifty-one-year-old Kevin Dewayne Kirby was sentenced yesterday in federal district court in Ft. Lauderdale to 57 months in federal prison for laundering over $500,000 connected to two wire fraud scams.
Prince Georges County Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for a Heroin Distribution Conspiracy Conducted Over the Dark Web
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 9, 2021
News Release: Greenbelt,Maryland U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel sentenced Russell Ramseur, age 44, of Largo, Maryland, to seven years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute at least one kilogram of heroin and for possession with intent to distribute heroin.
Romanian Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud and Identity Theft
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 9, 2021
News Release: CONCORD -Stefan Catalin Bereanda, 45, a Romanian citizen unlawfully present in the United States, pleaded guilty in federal court on Monday to bank fraud and identity theft, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.
Romanian National Sentenced for Stealing $80K from Credit Union Accounts
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: TULSA, Okla. A Romanian national was sentenced today in federal court for conspiring with others to steal close to $80,000 from credit union customers accounts after installing skimmers and pinhole cameras on ATM machines in Yukon, Moore, south Oklahoma City and Tulsa, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Distributing Opioids at His Pain Management Clinic
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: Miami, Florida A Florida man pleaded guilty yesterday to unlawfully distributing opioids at his pain management clinic in Miami, Florida.
Union County Woman Admits Obstructing Justice
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. A Union County, New Jersey, woman today admitted that she obstructed an investigation by destroying documents, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
Defendants Charged in $4M Unemployment Fraud Case
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: DETROIT Two Michigan men have been charged via criminal complaint for their roles in a large-scale, multi-state Unemployment Insurance benefit fraud scheme, announced Acting United States Attorney Saima S. Mohsin.
New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 12, 2021
News Release: BOSTON A New Jersey man pleaded guilty today in connection with his involvement in a scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19-related unemployment assistance.
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Two for Child Exploitation Offenses as a Result of Undercover Law Enforcement Operation in Owensboro
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 15, 2021
News Release: BOWLING GREEN, KY A federal grand jury in Bowling Green returned two indictments on Nov. 10, 2021, charging a Utica, Kentucky man and a Georgetown, Indiana man with federal child exploitation offenses. The charges were announced by Michael A. Bennett, Acting United States Attorney, Western District of Kentucky, Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, and United States Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Robert Holman of the Louisville Field Office.
Three U.S. Secret Service Special Agents Awarded for Key Contributions to Aggravated Identify Theft Case
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 16, 2021
News Release: BALTIMORE Today, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland recognized U.S. Secret Service special agents Matthew Ott, Rahul Vinayak and Emily Zagone for their key contributions to an investigation leading to the arrest and prosecution of Nicholas White for aggravated identify theft.