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Southern Meat Market Proprietor Indicted on Federal Food Stamp Fraud, Theft and Conspiracy Charges
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 30, 2018
News Release: Memphis, TN On Jan. 11, 2018, a federal grand jury charged one defendant with defrauding the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program ("SNAP"), formerly known as the food stamp program. United States Attorney D. Michael Dunavant announced the indictment today.
Financial Management Consultant Sentenced for Embezzling Medical Firm & Employee Pension Funds
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 29, 2018
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. A former office manager of New England Anesthesiologists, Inc., and president of Anesthesia Management Consultants, LLC, was sentenced today to 37 months in federal prison for embezzling more than $700,000 dollars from bank accounts belonging to the medical firm and to an employee 401(k) pension fund. The total amount of restitution to be paid has bot yet been determined.
Secret Service Warns of Sophisticated ATM Jackpotting Attack
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 26, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) On this date, The United States Secret Service issued warnings to financial institutions about cyberattacks on ATMs known as "jackpotting."
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Shreveport Businessman for Defrauding $96 Million From Investors and Financial Institutions
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 25, 2018
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that a federal grand jury returned a five-count indictment charging a Shreveport businessman with scamming more than $96 million from investors and financial institutions.
Investigators Stop Former Department of Veterans Affairs Employee From Selling the Personal Information of Veterans and Federal Employees
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 25, 2018
News Release: LITTLE ROCKCody Hiland, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced today the unsealing of an indictment charging Phillip Hill, a former Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) database manager, with attempting to sell the personal information of Veterans and VA employees.
Coral Gables Resident Charged With Wire Fraud in Connection With Hurricane Relief Efforts for Puerto Rico
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 25, 2018
News Release: Reynaldo Martinez opened, used retail credit accounts worth tens of thousands of dollars using stolen identities
Central Falls Man Sentenced in Stolen Identity, Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 25, 2018
News Release: Reynaldo Martinez Opened, Used Retail Credit Accounts Worth Tens of Thousands of Dollars Using Stolen Identities
Two Argentine Men Sentenced for Passing Counterfeit Currency
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 24, 2018
News Release: Jackson, Miss. Gonzalo De La Fuente, 23, and Alejandro Boynak, 35, both citizens of Argentina who came to the United States on tourist visas, were sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate to serve 17 months in federal prison for possessing and passing counterfeit currency in Meridian, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and United States Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Michael Williams.
Former O'Fallon, Illinois Resident Indicted for Receipt of Child Pornography
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 23, 2018
News Release: Christopher R. Buse, 42, of Staunton, Illinois, was indicted on Jan. 17, 2018 on one count of receipt of child pornography, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Donald S. Boyce, announced today. The case is set for trial on March 27, 2018 in East St. Louis, Illinois. Buse was released on bond pending trial with special conditions that include home detention and electronic location monitoring.
ID Thieves Get Federal Prison Time
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 23, 2018
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas Two local men have been ordered to federal prison following their convictions of identity theft, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Vernon Sonsteng, 56, and Michael Anthony Villegas, 33, both of Corpus Christi, pleaded guilty in October 2017 to aggravated identity theft and possessing with the intent to unlawfully use five or more false identification documents.
Yukon Woman Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for Stealing Over $450,000 From Unions Welfare Fund
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 23, 2018
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma SUSAN MICHELLE TYSON, 51, of Yukon, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for stealing $467,352.43 from the Oklahoma Operating Engineers Welfare Plan, announced Robert J. Troester, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.
Credit Card Theft Ringleader Sentenced
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 19, 2018
News Release: ATLANTA - Quentin Pickett has been sentenced for operating a credit card theft ring that stole hundreds of credit cards that were being mailed to accountholders. Pickett and his co-conspirators stole credit cards from the secured baggage loading area of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and a ...
Serial Fraudster Convicted; Daniel Stephen Wray Directed Fraudulent Credit Card Scheme Targeting San Diego Retailers
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 18, 2018
News Release: SAN DIEGO Daniel Stephen Wray pleaded guilty in federal court today, admitting that he was the leader of an elaborate scheme to steal identities and make and use fraudulent credit cards at multiple San Diego retailers.
Sulphur Man Charged With Over $4 Million in Fraudulent Oil and Gas Invoices
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 18, 2018
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma A federal grand jury has charged JUSTIN LANE FOUST, 41, of Sulphur, Oklahoma, with defrauding Chesapeake Energy of more than $4 million through fraudulent invoices, announced Mark A. Yancey, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.
Two Brazilian Nationals Indicted After Being Arrested With Credit Card Skimmers, 250 Counterfeit Credit or Bank Cards and Nearly $140,000 in Cash
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 18, 2018
News Release: Two Brazilian nationals were indicted after police arrested them with two credit card skimmers, more than 250 counterfeit credit or bank cards and nearly $140,000 in cash, law enforcement officials said.
Inmate Pleads Guilty to Mailing Threats, Powder to Federal Officials
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 18, 2018
News Release: CINCINNATI Rodney D. Cydrus, 48, formerly of Chillicothe, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to mailing threatening communications. Cydrus was an inmate at Lebanon Correctional Institution at the time of this offense.
Empire Man Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud in Connection to Deepwater Horizon Compensation Fund
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 18, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that TONY RILEY, age 49, of Empire, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo to committing mail fraud in relation to the BP settlement fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion.
Crown Point Man Sentenced for Identity Theft
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 18, 2018
News Release: HAMMOND The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, Thomas L. Kirsch II, announced that Elbert Johnson, age 40, of Crown Point, Indiana was sentenced before U.S. District Court Judge James T. Moody. Johnson was sentenced to 61 months imprisonment, 2 years supervised release, and ordered to pay $551,647 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service and the Indiana Department of Revenue.
Michael Mickey Munday Convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud and Mail Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 17, 2018
News Release: A Miami Jury Convicted North Miami Resident Michael Mickey Munday of Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud and Mail Fraud After a Four-Day Trial.
11 Members of New York Drug Trafficking Organization Charged With Distributing Potent Heroin and Fentanyl
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 17, 2018
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael E. McMahon, the District Attorney for Richmond County, James J. Hunt, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA"), Angel M. Melendez, the Special Agent-in-Charge ...