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On This Day in History Deputy Chief Russell Daniel
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 6, 2019
News Release: Russell Buck Daniel was born Nov. 28, 1906, in Lancaster, Missouri. He began his career in the Secret Service in Kansas City, Missouri, as a stenographer on October 7, 1929. He served continuously, except for 2 years in the United States Army. In 1932, he became a Special Agent in Kansas City, and ...
Indictment: Defendants Went Shopping With Counterfeit $100 Bills
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 5, 2019
News Release: Steven Shane Escamilla, 30, Laguna Hills, Calif., Courtney Campbell, 37, Bouse, Ariz., John Sebestyen, 50, Mission Viejo, Calif., and Jonathan Washington, 33, no known address, are charged with conspiracy to commit counterfeiting. In addition, Escamilla is charged with one count of possessing counterfeit ...
Former President of Our Lady of the Lake Foundation Charged in Federal Court with Wire Fraud and Money Laundering
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: As alleged in the Bill of Information, FUNES was employed as President of the Our Lady of the Lake Foundation (the Foundation), a non-profit organization that supports the Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. Beginning in or about 2012, however, and continuing through September of 2018, FUNES ...
Former Tennessee State University Employee Indicted For Federal Student Loan Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: A 12-count indictment returned Wednesday, alleges that during 2014-2015, Clayton was an employee in the admissions office of Tennessee State University (TSU). While acting in that capacity, the indictment alleges that Clayton gained access to the personal identifying information of TSU students and others, changed bank account information, and diverted students federal student aid payments to bank accounts under his control.
Romanian National Sentenced for Multi-State ATM Card Skimming Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 3, 2019
News Release: Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Departments Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Andrew E. Lelling for the District of Massachusetts, Special Agent in Charge Stephen Marks of the U.S. Secret Services Boston Field Division, Special Agent in Charge Peter C. Fitzhugh of Immigration ...
Bookkeeper Charged In Nine Count Indictment for Wire Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 3, 2019
News Release: According to the indictment, on Jan. 22, 2018, BRITTON was hired as a bookkeeper in the client accounting services department at Accounting Firm A. Accounting Firm A was located in New Orleans, Louisiana and provided client accounting services to local businesses and individuals. Client B, a restaurant ...
Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 3, 2019
News Release: Matthew C. McPherson, 43, waived his right to indictment by a grand jury and pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to an information that charges him with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and major program fraud. By pleading guilty today, McPherson admitted that he participated ...
U.S. Secret Service Agents Receive U.S. Attorneys Office Prestigious Award
By Homeland Newswire | May 31, 2019
News Release: Investigation efforts led to arrest and prosecution of fraudsters who ran bogus fundraising scheme for wounded military veterans
Guilty Plea from Kent Man Who made Multiple Online Threats to Kill
By Homeland Newswire | May 29, 2019
News Release: CHASE BLISS COLASURDO, was arrested May 1, 2019. Chief U.S. District Judge Ricardo S. Martinez scheduled sentencing for Aug. 23, 2019. According to the criminal complaint, in March 2019, a member of the public reported to the FBI concerns about Instagram and other social media posts where COLASURDO ...
South Carolina Doctor Will Pay $92,506.30 for Allegedly Engaging in an Illegal Kickback Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | May 29, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Attorneys Office entered into a settlement agreement with Jerry Back, 62, a medical doctor, in an effort to recoup the costs to the U.S. government resulting from the illegal kickbacks. This is the eighth kickback settlement since January in the Northern District of Oklahoma. The civil settlements ...
St. Lucie County Resident Pleads Guilty to Orchestrating Wire Fraud Scheme and Embezzling Employers
By Homeland Newswire | May 24, 2019
News Release: Ariana Fajardo Orshan, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Brian Swain, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Secret Service (USSS), Miami Field Office, and Javaro Sims, Chief, Delray Beach Police Department, made the announcement. Brooks pled guilty to a criminal Information charging: seven ...
Former New Haven City Employee Admits Embezzling $100K
By Homeland Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: According to court documents and statements made in court, Lion was employed by the City of New Haven for approximately 40 years, most recently in the citys accounting department. New Haven has a policy where employees can be paid in advance if they are about to take approved vacation leave. As part ...
Somerset County Man Charged With Attempts to Provide Material Support to Hamas, Making False Statements, and Making Threat Against Pro-Israel Supporters
By Homeland Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: Jonathan Xie, 20, of Basking Ridge, New Jersey, was arrested this morning and is charged by complaint with two counts of attempting to provide material support to a designated terrorist organization, two counts of making false statements, and one count of transmitting a threat in interstate commerce.
Charter School Founder and CEO Sentenced to 2 Years in Federal Prison for Misappropriating $3.2 Million in Public Education Funds
By Homeland Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: Vielka Maritza McFarlane, 56, of Sylmar, was sentenced by United States District Judge R. Gary Klausner, who told her, If you want to help your students, you can teach them that if they make mistakes, they have to pay the price and be responsible for their own actions. McFarlane, who pleaded guilty on ...
Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Sealing Bank Account Information of Dozens of Victims
By Homeland Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron J. Mango, who is handling the case, stated that between Oct. 10, 2017, and Oct. 10, 2018, the defendant participated in a scheme to obtain the bank card information of customers utilizing gas pumps by installing skimming devices on the pumps. Alvarez used the information to produce counterfeit access devices and then used the devices to fraudulently obtain money.
Eleven Charged In Wide-Ranging Cape Cod Heroin Conspiracy
By Homeland Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: The following individuals were charged with conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute heroin: 1. Edwin Otero, 29, of Hyannis 2. Justin Joseph, 32, of Pawtucket, R.I. 3. Anthony Basilici, 35, of Pawtucket, R.I. 4. Vinicius Zangrande, 35, of Centerville 5. Krymeii Fray, 23, of Hyannis ...
Casino Employee Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Child Pornography
By Homeland Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: A federal grand jury indicted Pruitt on July 17, 2018, on one count of distributing and one count of accessing child pornography. According to Count 2, he used a cell phone to access child pornography stored on an Internet-based cloud storage service between Aug. 20, 2015, and March 13, 2018. Count ...
U.S. Postal Service Employee Sentenced for Embezzling Postal Money Orders
By Homeland Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: Rashayna Seney, 26, of Randolph, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Senior Judge Douglas P. Woodlock to time served (one day) and three years of supervised release with the special condition that during the first year she serve 74 days of intermittent confinement at a residential re-entry center. Judge ...
Jacksonville Woman Pleads Guilty To Committing Aggravated Identity Theft and Fraud While On Federal Supervised Release
By Homeland Newswire | May 17, 2019
News Release: According to court documents, in 2006, after being found guilty at trial for participating in a scheme involving the passing of counterfeit checks, Streeter was sentenced to seven years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. After she was released from prison and while on federal ...
Two Men Plead Guilty to Counterfeit Currency Conspiracy
By Homeland Newswire | May 17, 2019
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. Two Washington, D.C. men pleaded guilty this week to conspiring to pass counterfeit currency.