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Uniformed Division Promotion Ceremony
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 10, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, the United States Secret Service held their annual Uniformed Division promotion ceremony.
New York Man Indicted on Bank Fraud Conspiracy, Producing/Passing Fictitious Obligations, Access Device Fraud, and Aggravated Identity Theft
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 10, 2018
News Release: WILMINGTON Robert J. Higdon, Jr., the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announced that a Federal grand jury in Wilmington returned a seven-count indictment charging GIANNI ARMANI VINCENT, age 20, of Brooklyn, New York, with one count of Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud, two counts of Producing/Passing Fictitious Obligations, two counts of Access Device Fraud, and two counts of Aggravated Identity Theft.
Odemnis Prats Leiva Sentenced to Serve 54 Months in Federal Prison for Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 9, 2018
News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. On July 9, 2018, Odemnis Prats Leiva, 31, of Pompano Beach, Florida, was sentenced by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, U.S. District Judge, to serve 54 months in federal prison for his role in a wire fraud and aggravated identity theft conspiracy involving credit card skimmers. Upon his release from prison, he will be supervised by U.S. Probation for three years. Leiva was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $21,114.84.
Update: U.S. Secret Service Statement Regarding Felony Hit and Run That Occurred on Sunday, July 8, 2018
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 8, 2018
News Release: On 07/08/18, at approximately 4:35 am, a U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division Officer observed a red Chevrolet Sonic traveling in the wrong direction on I Street NW and then onto K Street NW, Washington, DC.
Two Defendants Convicted on All Counts for International Computer Hacking and Securities Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 6, 2018
News Release: Defendants Were Part of a Scheme That Made $30 Million in Profits by Trading on Press Releases Stolen by Hackers From Major Newswire Companies
Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Firearms Offense Following Discovery of Weapons in Car in Downtown Washington
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 6, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON Bryan D. Moles, 44, of Edinboro, Pa., pled guilty today to a firearms offense stemming from the discovery of a semi-automatic pistol and an AR-15-style rifle in the car he parked last year at the Trump International Hotel in downtown Washington.
Repeat Bank Fraudster Sentenced to 5+ Years in Prison for Theft Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 3, 2018
News Release: Defendant Created Fake IDs and Business Checks to Steal From Banks and Businesses
U.S. Secret Service Leads Skimmer Disruption Week V2 in Advance of Fourth of July High Motorist Travel Period
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 3, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) This week, Secret Service agents are participating in a nationwide initiative to locate and recover illegal credit card skimming devices from fueling stations in advance of the upcoming Fourth of July holiday. Operations are being conducted at locations across 21 states and involving 36 Secret Service field offices. Agents will inspect pumps for illegal skimming devices.
U.S. Secret Service Statement Regarding Arrest of Subject in Lafayette Park
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 2, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) On June 30, 2018, at 9:05 p.m., Secret Service Uniformed Division Officers were alerted to a subject in Lafayette Park who was making threatening statements towards another individual. The subject also declared he had an explosive device in his backpack. Metropolitan PD EOD personnel ...
Secret Service Inaugural Podcast
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 2, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. The U.S. Secret Service will launch our inaugural podcast, "Standing Post" on July 5, 2018. The podcast is the latest platform in Secret Service social media and will debut on the agencys 153rd anniversary. The podcast will provide listeners exclusive insight into the worlds most elite ...
New Orleans Woman Charged With Identity Theft and Attempted Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 29, 2018
News Release: If convicted, GABLE faces the following penalties. If convicted of attempted access device fraud, she faces a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, a $250,000.00 fine, and up to three years of supervised release after imprisonment, pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 1029(a)(2). If convicted ...
Two Men Charged In White Plains Federal Court With Mail Theft Spree
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 28, 2018
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Peter Rendina, Inspector-in-Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service ("USPIS"), announced today the arrest of STEVEN CARSON and DEREK BROWN, both of whom were charged in a complaint with ...
Florida Man Sentenced to 32 Months for Credit Card Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 28, 2018
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Jose Castillo Febles, 31, of Doral, Florida, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Chief Judge Nancy Torresen to 32 months in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. He was also ordered to pay over $25,000 in restitution. He pleaded guilty on Aug. 25, 2017.
Former Shelton Resident Admits Embezzling $326K From Employer
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 26, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MIRIAM DUBAY, 65, of Purcellville, Virginia, waived her right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to one count of wire fraud related to her embezzlement of over $326,000 from her employer.
North Carolina Man Sentenced to 90 Months for Securities Fraud and Tax Evasion
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 26, 2018
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. Today, U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr. sentenced Richard Wyatt Davis, Jr. 41, formerly of Cornelius, N.C., to 90 months in prison and two years of supervised release for securities fraud and tax evasion, announced the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Western District of North Carolina.
Maryland Men Indicted on Charges Relating to Dark Web Drug Distribution and Money Laudering; Government Seized More Than $22 Million in Assets
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 26, 2018
News Release: Case Part of Nationwide Operation Dark Gold Targeting Vendors of Illicit Goods on the Darknet
Parma Men Among Those Charged as Part of Crackdown on Darknet Vendors
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 26, 2018
News Release: Today, the Department of Justice, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcements Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the U.S. Secret Service (USSS), the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), announced the results of a year-long, coordinated national ...
Disbarred Attorney Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison in Million-Dollar Mortgage Modification Scam Targeting O.C. Homeowners
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 25, 2018
News Release: SANTA ANA, California A disbarred California attorney who previously pleaded guilty in a mortgage modification scheme that defrauded about 75 distressed Orange County homeowners out of more than $1 million was sentenced today to four years in federal prison.
Greenbrier, Tennessee Man Charged With Making Threats Against the President
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: Andrew Long Ryan, 37, of Greenbrier, Tennessee, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury and charged with two counts of making threats against the President, announced U.S. Attorney Don Cochran of the Middle District of Tennessee. Ryan was initially charged in a criminal complaint on June 18, 2018, and is currently in federal custody.
U.S. Secret Service on a Campaign to Defeat Nationwide Skimming Operations
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 20, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) From the streets of Boston to the bayous of Louisiana, the U.S. Secret Service is continuing the fight against bank card access device fraud, also known as Skimming.