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Former Controller Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud

News Release: St. Louis, MO Jennifer L. Saake pled guilty to wire fraud related to her scheme to defraud the St. Louis-based company she worked for as a controller.


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Brazilian National Sentenced for ATM Skimming

News Release: Defendant withdrew thousands from ATMs throughout Metro Boston


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Secret Service Agent Tops List of Cybercrime Investigators

News Release: (New Haven, CT) The abundance of news reports regarding financial cybercrime may make it seem like a losing battle, but a U.S. Secret Service agent in Connecticut is seen by the financial services industry as someone who knows how to fight back.


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Connecticut Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for National Multi-Million Dollar Identity Theft Scheme

News Release: United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced today that Chief U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson sentenced WALTER GLENN of Connecticut to one hundred and twenty (120) months in federal prison for his leading role in a prolific identify theft scheme. This sentencing follows GLENN being convicted by a federal jury of all charges against him after a weeklong trial in December.


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Jamesy Havens Sentenced as Leader of Fraud Ring

News Release: Approximately $1.5 Million in Fraudulent Loans Obtained From Car Loan Companies -Fraudsters Concealed Scheme by Filing False Claims of Identity Theft


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Federal Grand Jury Indictments

News Release: United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon stated today that a Federal Grand Jury in Greenville, South Carolina, returned Indictments against the following


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Crossett Man Sentenced to 6 Years in Federal Prison for Receiving and Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: El Dorado, Arkansas Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced today that Ian Mitchell Ashcraft, age 28, of Crossett, Arkansas was sentenced yesterday to 72 months in federal prison followed by fifteen years of supervised release on one count each of Receiving Child Pornography and Possession of Child Pornography. The Honorable Susan O. Hickey presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in El Dorado.


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Findlay Market Vendor Charged With Food Stamp Fraud

News Release: DAYTON A federal grand jury has charged the owner and manager of Buschs Country Corner, Inc. with fraud charges related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in a 42-count indictment returned here today.


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Historic Special Agent Training Class #350 Graduates From Secret Service Training Center

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) The U.S. Secret Service is proud to announce the graduation of its 350th Special Agent Training Class from the James J. Rowley Training Center (RTC) on June 8, 2018. The Secret Service maintains an extensive training history and proud tradition of training classes whose members enjoy ...


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Medical Assistant Charged With Stealing Patient Information And Defrauding Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency

News Release: A medical assistant was indicted on charges of defrauding the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) and stealing patients Personal Identifying Information (PII) from a doctors office in Pontiac, Michigan, announced United States Attorney Matthew Schneider.


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Guardians of the Wire: U.S. Secret Service Continues Fight to Defeat Business Email Compromise 23 Indicted in South Florida in Transnational Cyber-Enabled Financial Fraud Scam

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) A massive transfer of wealth is occurring in the United States and the Secret Service is working doggedly to put a stop to it. Over the course of the last 12 months, Secret Service agents in Miami, FL, have indicted 23 suspects in South Florida who are part of transnational fraud ring that spans the globe.


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U.S. Secret Service Statement Regarding Apprehension of Martese Edwards

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) In response to questions regarding the lapse of time from the issuance of the arrest warrant for Martese Edwards in Prince Georges County, MD on May 17, 2018 and his arrest by Secret Service Uniformed Division Officers on June 5, 2018



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U.S. Secret Service Statement Regarding Apprehension of Martese Edwards

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) On June 4, 2018, the U.S. Secret Service was notified by the Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) that Martese Edwards was the subject of a warrant issued out of Prince Georges County, MD. On June 5, 2018, Edwards was promptly arrested by Secret Service Uniformed Division Officers at a checkpoint outside of the White House complex when he was reporting to work as a contractor. Edwards was transported to MPD Second District for processing.


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Five Florida Residents Admit to Fraud Charges Involving Gas Station Skimmers

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA Five Florida residents have admitted to their involvement with a gas station skimming fraud scheme, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


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Hudson County Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Production and Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA Five Florida residents have admitted to their involvement with a gas station skimming fraud scheme, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


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Credit Card Fraudster Sentenced to Prison

News Release: SAN DIEGO The leader of a credit card fraud ring that stole account information from dozens of San Diego residents and used it to purchase over $70,000 of merchandise at area retailers was sentenced in federal court today to 51 months in prison.


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Three Men Sentenced to Prison for Crimes Involving Counterfeit Currency and Firearms

News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. On May 29, 2018, Osmar Bustamante-Figueroa, 21, of Tucson, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 65 months imprisonment. Bustamante was the third of three defendants convicted of crimes involving producing and passing counterfeit U.S. currency and unlawfully possessing ...


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Son of House-Stealing Scheme Mastermind Sentenced to 119 Months in Federal Prison

News Release: PHILADELPHIA Terrell Hampton who, along with his father and several other family members, defrauded the City of Philadelphia, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and innocent owners and purchasers of Philadelphia real estate, was sentenced to 119 months in prison today, announced U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain.


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Indiana Man Pleads Guilty to Counterfeiting at Dayton Dragon's Game

News Release: DAYTON Kenneth Stopkotte, 53, of Unionville, Ind., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to using counterfeit money.