News from 2023
Council Bluffs Man Sentenced to 121 Months in Federal Prison for Child Pornography Offense
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 3, 2023
News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA James Matthew Hargens, age 37, of Council Bluffs, was sentenced on Dec. 15, 2022, to 121 months in prison following his plea of guilty to Receipt of Child Pornography. Hargens will be required to register as a sex offender and serve five years of supervised release following his release from prison. Hargens was also ordered to pay restitution.
Belleville Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and Transportation with Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 5, 2023
News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. Larry W. Hale, 54 of Belleville, Illinois, was sentenced to 15 years in the Bureau of Prisons in a U.S. District Court on Wednesday for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and Transportation with Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity.
Maryland Man Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Federal Prison for His Role in a $28 Million Ponzi Scheme Involving 1st Million Dollars Wealth Management Company
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 6, 2023
News Release: To Recruit Investors, the Defendant Falsely Promised Investor Victims that Investing with 1st Million Would Help Them Achieve Personal Wealth and Financial Freedom
New Secret Service Research Examines for the First Time Five Years of Mass Violence Data
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 25, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. Today, the U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) released, a comprehensive report examining 173 incidents of targeted violence and highlighting the observable commonalities among the attackers.
Grand jury indicts Cincinnati man for COVID relief fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2023
News Release: Defendant allegedly claimed to run a taxi business during period of incarceration
Raytown Man Sentenced to 20 Years for $10 Million Meth Conspiracy and Fraud Scheme That Used Stolen Identities of Johnson County Employees
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2023
News Release: Convicted in Two Separate Federal Criminal Cases
Kanawha County Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud Crimes
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 2, 2023
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. Karen L. Hodges, also known as Karen Igo, Karen Clay, Karen Richmond, and Karen Gessel, 49, of St. Albans, pleaded guilty today to three counts of securities fraud.
California Man Who Made Lavish Purchases with CARES Act Funds Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 3, 2023
News Release: CONCORD Pierre Rogers, 44, of Irvine, California, was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, United States Attorney Jane E. Young, William A. Kalb, Special Agent in Charge, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, Northeast Field Division, and Timothy R. Benitez, Resident Agent in Charge, U.S. Secret Service, announced today.
Bixby Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Acquiring Almost $28,000 Worth of Commercial Products from a California Company
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 7, 2023
News Release: A man who attempted to fraudulently acquire more than $92,000 worth of commercial products from a California-based company pleaded guilty in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
Tennessee Woman Sentenced to 78 Months for PPP Loan Fraud and Violating Supervised Release
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 7, 2023
News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. On February 6, 2023, Leslie D. Bethea, 30, currently of Surgoinsville, TN, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Greeneville.
Federal Jury Finds Man Guilty of Procuring U.S. Citizenship Illegally During Execution of Multi-Million Dollar Covid-19 Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 8, 2023
News Release: MIAMI Following a trial in Fort Lauderdale federal court, a jury has found Joff Stenn Wroy Philossaint, 32, guilty of illegally obtaining his U.S. citizenship by lying about fraud that he committed while his citizenship application was pending.
Russian National Charged with Bank Fraud Related to Hacking Campaign
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 9, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. A Russian national was charged in an indictment unsealed today in connection with a series of computer system intrusions that occurred in 2009 and 2010, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
U.S. Secret Service Opens Regional Cyber Training Program in Tallinn
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 13, 2023
News Release: Today, the U.S. Secret Service, in partnership with the Estonian Academy of Security Sciences and Baltic regional law enforcement authorities, opened a new cyber training program. The Baltic Computer Forensics Training Program (CFTP) will bring together law enforcement officers from around the Baltic region to develop new techniques to investigate and prosecute cyber criminals.
Shawnee Man Sentenced for Child Porn
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. A Kansas man was sentenced to 96 months in prison time followed by five years of supervised release after he admitted to possessing child pornography images.
Former Account Manager for Two Churches in Belleville Sentenced for Embezzling Funds
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
News Release: BENTON, Ill. A U.S. District Court judge sentenced a Freeburg woman to 15 months in prison after she admitted to committing bank fraud while employed by St. Teresa and St. Luke Catholic parishes in Belleville.
Ex-Mexican Secretary of Public Security Genaro Garcia Luna Convicted of Engaging in a Continuing Criminal Enterprise and Taking Millions in Cash Bribes from the Sinaloa Cartel
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 21, 2023
News Release: The Once-Highest Ranking Law Enforcement Official in Mexico Is Now a Convicted Felon
District Man Admits to Perpetrating Sophisticated Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 21, 2023
News Release: Defendant Used False and Stolen Identification to Benefit and Enrich Himself
Owner Of Insurance Firm Pleads Guilty In $40 Million Scheme To Steal Client Healthcare Funds And Defraud Lenders
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 21, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ANTHONY RICCARDI, an owner and manager of the Connecticut insurance firm Employee Benefit Solutions LLC (EBS), pled guilty today in White Plains federal court to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and ...
Virginia Woman Sentenced in Cryptocurrency Money Laundering Conspiracy
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 21, 2023
News Release: TYLER, Texas A Virginia woman has been sentenced to federal prison for her role in a cryptocurrency money laundering conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston.
Two Men Sentenced for Laundering Proceeds of a Business Email Compromise Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 22, 2023
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. Two men were sentenced today to over 14 years in prison combined for money laundering as part of a business email compromise (BEC) scheme.