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Two Arrested in Connection with Cryptocurrency Investment Fund
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 5, 2020
News Release: A criminal complaint is simply the method by which a person is charged with criminal activity and raises no inference of guilt. An individual is presumed innocent until competent evidence is presented to a jury that establishes guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Four sentenced for intricate $1M counterfeiting scam
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 5, 2020
News Release: A jury convicted Harold Chaney, 49, Missouri City, Oct. 3, 2019, following a three-day trial and approximately four hours of deliberation. Also sentenced today were Charmine Godine, 46, and Marcus McNeal, 40, both of Missouri City, along with Frank Chaney, 55, Houston, who had all previously pleaded guilty for their roles in the scheme.
Providence Man Pleads Guilty in Bogus Check, Bank Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 4, 2020
News Release: Edmilson Rodrigues, 21, of Providence, admitted that he participated in a scheme to duplicate real checks provided to members of the conspiracy by insiders at local law firms, social services agencies, and local colleges.
Union County Man Charged With Offering Bribes To A Postal Service Employee And Receiving Stolen Mail
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: Jabre Beauvoir, 21, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, is charged by complaint with one count of bribery and one count of receiving stolen mail. He is scheduled to appear this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph A. Dickson in Newark federal court.
Dominican National Pleads Guilty in Fraudulent Credit Card, ID Document Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: Juan Jose Rodriguez-Castro, 36, and a fellow Dominican national, Wilberd Armando Reyes-Castro, 26, were arrested by Pawtucket Police on June 6, 2018, when officers responded to a 911 emergency call for an armed home invasion in progress at a Pawtucket residence.
Former Owner of Oil Field Construction Business Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: A federal grand jury indicted Young on December 4, 2018, on two counts of tax evasion. According to the indictment, Young operated Mickey Young Construction, a sole proprietorship that built concrete pits to hold millings at oil and gas well drilling sites. Evidence in the case showed that the business ...
Medical Clinic Worker Pleads Guilty To Aggravated Identity Theft And Wire Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: According to the plea agreement, Hendricks worked administrative jobs at several Florida medical clinics. She used these jobs to gain access to patient medical records to obtain patients birthdates and Social Security numbers. She then sold the stolen identities to others for cash, or used them herself ...
Charlotte Woman Is Sentenced To More Than Two Years For Stealing Over $458,000 From Retirees' Accounts
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: In addition to the prison term imposed, U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr. also ordered Williams-Singleton to pay $462,265.40 as restitution.
Upshur County woman admits to drug and counterfeit charges
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 29, 2020
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA Johnna Dee Courtney, of Buckhannon, West Virginia, has admitted to methamphetamine and counterfeit charges, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
Hartford Man Sentenced for Unlicensed Receipt of Explosive Materials
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 26, 2020
News Release: Gerald Jerry Eldon Gosmire, age 60, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison, followed by 2 years of supervised release, and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.
Pinole Woman Sentenced To More Than Two Years In Prison For Wire Fraud Embezzlement Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 23, 2020
News Release: Santos-Tan, 36, of Pinole, pleaded guilty to the charges on Oct. 18, 2019. According to her plea agreement, Santos-Tan admitted that over the course of more than two years she executed a scheme by which she defrauded her former employer and another individual by exploiting her access to credit cards ...
Venezuelan Man Sentenced for Aggravated Identity Theft and Access Device Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 22, 2020
News Release: ABDEL, a permanent resident alien from Venzuela, was named in a two-count Criminal Information charging Access Device Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft. ABDEL pled guilty to those charges on March 20, 2019.
Two Florence Residents Plead Guilty in Federal Court to Manufacturing and Passing Counterfeit Money
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 19, 2020
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Shanteley Latrice Howard, age 33, and Kermit Lee Smith, age 29, both of Florence, S.C., pled guilty in federal court in Florence, South Carolina. Howard pled guilty to conspiracy to manufacture and pass counterfeit money, ...
Jury Convicts Campbellsville Man On Child Porn Charges
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 17, 2020
News Release: Prey on our kids in the Western District of Kentucky and expect swift and aggressive federal prosecution, said U.S. Attorney Russell Coleman. This outcome is due to the fine work of the United States Probation Office, U.S. Secret Service, and a dedicated prosecutor.
Operators Of U.S. Coin Bullion Sentenced To Prison For More Than $9.3 Million In Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 10, 2020
News Release: Salvatore Esposito was sentenced to 7 years and 3 months in federal prison, and Joseph Esposito was sentenced to 5 years and 11 months in federal prison. Both were also ordered to serve 3 years of supervised release and to pay more than $9.3 in restitution.The Espositos had pleaded guilty on Oct. 2, 2019.
Trish Covey Charged with Credit Card Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 10, 2020
News Release: U.S. Magistrate Judge John M. Conroy released Covey on conditions pending trial, which has not been scheduled.
D.C. Man Pleads Guilty to Firearms Charge in ATF Firearms and Narcotics Investigation
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 9, 2020
News Release: Stackhouse pled guilty in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to one count of Using, Carrying, and Possessing a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Offense. He will be sentenced on March 30, 2020 by the Honorable Judge Amit P. Mehta. He faces a minimum term of incarceration of five years and up to life in prison.
U.S. Attorney Brady Recognizes the Work of Western Pennsylvanias Federally-Deputized Task Force Officers on Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 9, 2020
News Release: "Today we say a loud THANK YOU to the men and women of law enforcement, who each day go to the most dangerous parts of our communities and deal with our most violent citizens, so that we and our families can be safe," tweeted U.S. Attorney Brady. "We owe them a debt of gratitude we can never repay."
Bookkeeper Convicted Of Wire Fraud Sentenced To Probation for Three Years
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 8, 2020
News Release: Judge Vitter sentenced Britton to a term of probation for three (3) years, the first six (6) months to be served as a period of home incarceration. In addition, Britton was ordered to pay full restitution to the victims. Lastly, Britton will need to complete fifty (50) hours of community service.
Jefferson Dispatcher Sentenced For Wire Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 8, 2020
News Release: According to the Bill of Information, from around June 2010 through February 2017, NICOLE SERUNTINE worked as a secretary and dispatcher at Company A.M.M., located in Jefferson, Louisiana. Around October 2014 through Feb. 17, 2017, SERUNTINE devised a scheme to defraud Company A.M.M. out of more ...