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Two Russian Nationals Sentenced to Prison for Massive Data Breach Conspiracy

News Release: Hackers Targeted Major Payment Processors, Retailers and Financial Institutions Around the World


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Man Sentenced for Stealing Identity of Deceased Child

News Release: Richmond VA A Henrico man was sentenced today to four years in prison for stealing the identity of a deceased child, stealing approximately $33,000 from his employer, and unlawfully purchasing a firearm.


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Toledo Man Charged With Producing and Selling False Identification Documents

News Release: A Toledo man was charged in federal court in relation to the production of false identification documents, law enforcement officials said.


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Texas Woman Charged in Conspiracy to Commit Mail and Wire Fraud as Part of Lottery Scam

News Release: United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that DEBRA KROM, age 36, a resident of Wylie, Texas was charged yesterday in a one-count Bill of Information for Conspiracy to Commit Mail and Wire Fraud.


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Cincinnati Woman Sentenced for Embezzling from Employer, Defrauding IRS

News Release: CINCINNATI Angelia Zwick, also known as Angelia Strunk, 47, of Cincinnati, was sentenced to 21 months in prison for defrauding her employer.


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New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Over $437,000 From Local Employer

News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that WAYNE SONIAT, age 61, of New Orleans, pled guilty today after previously being charged with a two-count Bill of Information for wire fraud and making false statements on federal income tax returns.


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Jasper School District Employee Pleads Guilty to $145,000 Embezzlement Scheme

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Timothy A. Garrison, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that an employee of the Jasper R-5 School District pleaded guilty in federal court today to embezzling more than $145,000 from the district.


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2 New York Men Sentenced for Credit Card Fraud

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that two New York men have been sentenced in New Haven federal court for their roles in a credit card fraud scheme.


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Former High Point Regional Hospital Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $3 Million

News Release: GREENSBORO, N.C. B United States Attorney Matthew G.T. Martin of the Middle District of North Carolina announced that KIMBERLY RUSSELL HOBSON, 46, of Kernersville, North Carolina, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Winston-Salem before the Honorable Thomas D. Schroeder to felony charges of wire fraud, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft.


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Saudi Citizen Charged in Oklahoma With Concealing Attendance at Al Qaeda Training Camp

News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Naif Abdulaziz M. Alfallaj, 34, a citizen of Saudi Arabia and a current resident of Weatherford, Oklahoma, has been arrested for visa fraud and making a false statement to the FBI by, among other things, concealing his application to and attendance at an al Qaeda training camp in Afghanistan in late 2000.


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Two Men Charged in ATM "Jackpotting" Scheme

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ALEX ALBERTO FAJIN-DIAZ, 31, a citizen of Spain, and ARGENYS RODRIGUEZ, 21, of Springfield, Massachusetts, have been charged by federal criminal complaint with bank fraud stemming from an alleged ATM "jackpotting" scheme.


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Annapolis Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Real Estate and Credit Card Fraud Schemes

News Release: Two Co-Defendants in Credit Card Fraud Scheme Also Sentenced to Prison Time


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Oil and Gas Repairman Pleads Guilty to Over $400,000 in Fraudulent Invoices

News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma LUIS ENRIQUE DAMAZO, also known as Luis Enrique Cassinelli, 54, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to defrauding a Texas company of more than $400,000 through fraudulent invoices, announced Robert J. Troester, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.


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Duquesne Woman Admits Passing Counterfeit Bills throughout Western PA

News Release: PITTSBURGH An Allegheny County resident pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of conspiracy and passing and uttering counterfeit money, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


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East Pittsburgh Man Sentenced to Time Served for Participating in Counterfeit Currency Scheme

News Release: PITTSBURGH A Pittsburgh-area resident has been sentenced in federal court on his conviction of conspiracy and passing and uttering counterfeit money, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


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Pineville Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Cashing Counterfeit Checks

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that a Pineville man was sentenced Wednesday to 30 months in prison for counterfeiting and cashing checks.


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Port Byron Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Possessing, Receiving, Distributing Child Pornograhy

News Release: ROCK ISLAND, Ill. Scott Brian Griffith, 54, of Port Byron, Ill., has been sentenced to 20 years (240 months) in prison for possessing, receiving and distributing child pornography. U.S. District Judge Sara L. Darrow sentenced Griffith on Jan. 31, 2018. Judge Darrow also ordered that Griffith remain on ...


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Secret Service Cio Selected for Federal 100 Award by Federal Computer Week Magazine

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) U.S. Secret Service Chief Information Officer Kevin Nally has been selected to receive Federal Computer Week magazines 2018 Federal 100 Award. This prestigious award recognizes the accomplishments of government and industry leaders in the federal government IT community.


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Secret Service and Partners Ready for the State of the Union

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) It takes planning, preparation, partnerships and flawless execution to make a National Special Security Event (NSSE) look easy, and as it turns out the U.S. Secret Service specializes in occasions like that, such as the State of the Union Address (SOTU) on Jan. 30, 2018.


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Two Men Sentenced to Prison in International $200 Million Credit Card Fraud Conspiracy

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. A New York man and a Middlesex County, New Jersey, man were sentenced to today to federal prison terms for their respective roles in one of the largest credit card fraud schemes ever charged by the Justice, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.