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California Man Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Scheme To Steal 94,000 Debit And Credit Cards From Michaels Stores In 19 States
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 14, 2018
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. A Riverside, California, man was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to steal 94,000 credit and debit cards from customers at approximately 80 Michaels Stores and use that information to make fraudulent withdrawals from the customers bank accounts, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
Romanian National Sentenced for ATM Skimming and Money Laundering
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 12, 2018
News Release: BOSTON A Romanian national was sentenced today, and another pleaded guilty, in federal court in Boston in connection with an ATM skimming scheme operating throughout Massachusetts and other states including Connecticut, New York and South Carolina.
Defendant Pleads Guilty in International Business Email Compromise Scam
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 12, 2018
News Release: ATLANTA - Kerby Rigaud, who participated in an international business email compromise scheme, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud and money laundering.
Statement re Homeland Security Reauthorization Bill Provision
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 12, 2018
News Release: "The intent of the U.S. Secret Service is grossly mischaracterized in a recent Boston Globe article. Our mission is apolitical as is the carrying out of our duties. The intent of a provision in a Homeland Security reauthorization bill is to simply allow us to protect those we are mandated to do so under Title 18 USC 3056 when at the election polls, and not violate the law.
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Former Insider for Defrauding Baton Rouge Company
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 9, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced today that a federal grand jury has indicted KATHERINE T. CANCIENNE, age 40, on multiple counts of wire fraud in connection with a scheme to embezzle more than $387,000 from her employer, Engineers & Constructors International, Inc. ("ECI"), a consulting firm that provides engineering and managerial staffing to oil and gas companies. If convicted, the defendant faces a significant prison term, fines, and restitution orders.
District Teenager Found Guilty of Charges in Two Murders Over Four-Month Period
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 9, 2018
News Release: Found Guilty of Killing Off-Duty Secret Service Officer in Robbery, and 15-Year-Old in Attack at Metro Station
Illegal Alien Sentenced for Trafficking in Counterfeit Identity Documents and Alleged Document Producer Arrested
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: Orlando, Florida U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton has sentenced Gerard Ibarra (57, Mexico) to 10 months in federal prison for fraud and misuse of visas, permits, and other documents. The court also ordered him to forfeit $5,752, which is traceable to proceeds of the offense. Ibarra pleaded guilty on Sept. 25, 2017.
Former Controller Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Money Laundering Charges
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: St. Louis, MO Jason Arnold pled guilty to bank fraud and money laundering charges related to a scheme to defraud a financial institution and the company he worked for as a controller.
Update to March 3, 2018 Shotting Indictment Near White House
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: The deceased has been identified as Cameron Ross Burgess, 26, of Marylene, Alabama.
Louisiana Woman Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 7, 2018
News Release: Evaded Taxes on Over $490,000 in Income
Mandeville Woman Guilty of Tax Evasion
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 7, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MARCIA DENISE JORDAN, age 46, a resident of Mandeville, pled guilty today to one-count of tax evasion, in violation of Title 26, United States Code, Section 7201.
USSS Official Statement
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 7, 2018
News Release: The Secret Service is aware of the allegations resulting in the arrest of an
Secret Service Statement Regarding March 2, 2018 Shotting Indictment Near the White House
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 3, 2018
News Release: At approximately 11:46 AM, a white male suffered a self-inflicted gun-shot wound to the head outside the North White House fence line.
Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud and I-D Theft
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Ricky Butler, 41 of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty, before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo, to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
Massachusetts Man Arrested for Mailing Threatening Letters Containing Suspicious White Powder
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: BOSTON, Massachusetts A Beverly, Mass., man was arrested today in connection with mailing five threatening letters containing suspicious white powder to high-profile individuals around the country.
Secret Service Investigation Leads to a Grand Jury Indictment Against Four Brazillian Men in ATM Skimming Conspiracy
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 27, 2018
News Release: DAYTON, ohio A Secret Service investigation has led to a federal grand jury indictment against four men from Brazil in an ATM skimming conspiracy to defraud the United States. ATM skimming is a process that allows thieves to obtain cardholders personal identification information.
Tennessee Woman Arrested for Intentionally Driving Vehicle into White House Barrier
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 23, 2018
News Release: Today, Friday, February 23rd at 2:53 pm, Jessica Ford, a 35-year-old white female from LaVergne, Tennessee, intentionally drove a white van into a security barrier near the White House at 17th and E Street.
Twenty Charged in Southern District of Florida as Part of Largest Elder Fraud Sweep in Department of Justice History
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 23, 2018
News Release: Attorney General Jeff Sessions and U.S. Attorney Benjamin G. Greenberg for the Southern District of Florida announced the largest ever coordinated sweep of elder fraud cases in the Department of Justices history involving more than 250 charged defendants around the globe who victimized more than a million ...
L.A. Man Convicted of ATM Shoulder Surfing That Allowed Him to Withdraw Cash After Bank Customers Left ATMs
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 23, 2018
News Release: SANTA ANA, California A federal judge has convicted a Los Angeles man of three counts of aggravated identity theft for using the secret codes of elderly Bank of America customers to make fraudulent withdrawals at ATMs in Los Angeles and Orange County.
Pittsburgh Man Passed Counterfeit $100 Bills at Western Pennsylvania Target Stores
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 23, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH A resident of Pittsburgh pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of passing and uttering counterfeit money, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.