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Moments in History: A Remarkable Story of a Secret Service Father and Son

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) As a child during World War I, Albert Routier was an orphan on


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Pekin Man Sentenced to 6 1/2 Years in Prison for Receiving, Possessing Child Pornography

News Release: PEORIA, Ill. Darin E. Eldridge, 55, of Pekin, Ill., has been sentenced to 80 months (6 years, 8 months) in prison for receiving and possessing child pornography. U.S. District Judge Michael M. Mihm sentenced Eldridge on June 23. Judge Mihm also ordered that Eldridge remain on supervised release for 10 ...


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Secret Service Buffalo Electronic Crimes Task Force Promotes Robust Partnerships Through Tabletop Exercise

News Release: (Buffalo, NY) The United States Secret Service Buffalo Electronic Crimes Task Force recently


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Leader Of Fraudulent Credit Card Scheme Sentenced To Five Years In Prison

News Release: Used the Personal Information of Victims to Fraudulently Obtain Credit, With Losses of More Than $225,000



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Plant City Woman Sentenced in Identity Theft Scheme

News Release: Tampa, Florida U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell today sentenced Fontella James (37, Plant City) to two years and eight months in federal prison for conspiracy and aggravated identity theft. She pleaded guilty on April 11, 2017.


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California Man Admits Scheme to Steal 94,000 Debit and Credit Cards From Michaels Stores in 19 States

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. A Riverside, California, man today admitted 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, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.


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Defendants Arrested for Methamphetamine Trafficking

News Release: Multi-jurisdictional Investigation Leads to Twenty-Four Arrests



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Georgetown Woman Pleads Guilty to Copying U.S. Money, Printing Counterfeit Versions

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that a Georgetown woman pleaded guilty last week to making fake U.S. $20 bills.


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Six Defendants Charged in Card Cracking Scheme That Targeted U.S. Military Members

News Release: CHICAGO Six suburban men have been indicted on fraud charges for their alleged roles in a card cracking scheme that targeted members of the U.S. military and defrauded a federally-insured savings bank out of more than $830,000.


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McKinney Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining and Cashing $16 Million in U.S. Treasury Checks

News Release: DALLAS A McKinney, Texas, man, Moiz Mumtaz Ali, 36, appeared last week before U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater and pleaded guilty to one count of failure to develop, implement, and maintain an anti-money laundering program, announced John Parker, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.


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Tax Preparers and Recruiter Who Preyed on Immigrants Sentenced to Prison

News Release: SAN DIEGO Two local tax preparers and their recruiter were sentenced today in federal court to 30 months in prison for their involvement in a tax preparation scam that resulted in the filing of hundreds of false returns, the theft of dozens of victims personal information and the receipt of more than $882,000 in bogus federal income tax refunds.


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Four Floridians Sentenced for Laundering Proceeds of a Costa Rican Sweepstakes Scheme

News Release: Orlando, Florida U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced Audrey Montserrate (50, Dania), Benancio Lopez (53, St. Cloud), Richard Ellis (30, Miami), and Donald S. Sutliff (42, Kissimmee) to federal prison terms for laundering proceeds from a fraudulent sweepstakes scheme. As part of the sentences, the Court also entered a money judgment for the proceeds of the charged criminal conduct. Each previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering.


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Spring Hill Woman Pleads Guilty to Embezzling From Employer

News Release: Tampa, Florida Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces that Rebecca Smith (46, Spring Hill) today pleaded guilty to mail fraud. She faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.


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Columbia County Man Indicted for Forced Labor and Theft of Social Security Benefits

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces the return of a superseding indictment charging Guarino Edwards Broccoli, a/k/a Gary Broccoli, a/k/a Gary Edwards (53, Fort White), with three counts of theft of Social Security benefits and one count of forced labor with ...


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Five Western Pennsylvania Residents Charged with Passing Counterfeit Cash

News Release: PITTSBURGH Five residents of the Western District of Pennsylvania have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of conspiracy and passing and uttering counterfeit money, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.


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South Arkansas Tax Fraud Scheme Draws Over Eleven Years of Federal Imprisonment for Conspirators

News Release: El Dorado, Arkansas - Kenneth Elser, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Gregory A. Taylor, age 51 of Clanton, Alabama, was sentenced on Monday to 66 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of Conspiracy to Defraud the ...


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Mother and Daughter Co-Owners of Seven Miami, Florida-Area Home Health Agencies Each Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Prison for Roles in $20 Million Home Health Care Fraud Schemes

News Release: A mother and daughter who secretly co-owned and operated seven home health care agencies in the Miami, Florida area were each sentenced to over 10 years in prison today for their roles in a $20 million Medicare fraud conspiracy that involved paying illegal health care kickbacks to patient recruiters and medical professionals.