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New Hampshire Man Sentenced for Trafficking Stolen Retail Debit Cards

News Release: BOSTON A New Hampshire man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for trafficking in more than $350,000 in stolen retail gift cards.


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Central Ohio Group Charged With Running Identity Theft Ring

News Release: Co-Conspirators Allegedly Fraudulently Used Lines of Store Credit to Buy Merchandise


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Fifth Person Sentenced for Scheme to Pass Counterfeit $100 Bills

News Release: MADISON, WIS. Jeffrey M. Anderson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Parish Barbary-Wheatherby, 21, Madison, Wis., was sentenced today to three years of probation by U.S. District Judge William Conley for his role in passing counterfeit U.S. currency at numerous merchants in southern Wisconsin. Barbary-Wheatherby pleaded guilty to this charge on Jan. 27, 2017.


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Counterfeiter Sentenced for Scheme in Southern Missouri, Nevada, California

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a man who lived in his travel trailer was sentenced in federal court today for a counterfeiting scheme that victimized businesses across the United States.


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Former Attorney Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Defrauding Clients of More Than $900K

News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that JOHN OBRIEN, 53, of North Kingstown, R.I., was sentenced yesterday by Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in Bridgeport to 36 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for stealing more than $950,000 from clients of his law practice.


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Executive Director of Ocean City, New Jersey, Housing Authority Admits Embezzling Federal Funds

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. The executive director of the Ocean City, New Jersey, Housing Authority (OCHA) today admitted embezzling federal funds received by authority from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.


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Michigan Residents Plead to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud

News Release: BOISE Michigan residents Devin Arthur Searcy, 23, and Juwuan Demilo Gordon, 27, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael Gonzalez announced. Searcy pleaded guilty today and Gordon pleaded guilty on April 24. They were indicted by a federal grand jury in Boise in February 2017.


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Secret Service Director Announces Uniformed Division Promotions

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) Twenty-five members of the Secret Service Uniformed Division


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Philadelphia Pair Charged With Counterfeiting

News Release: Garmonyou Wiles, 31, of Philadelphia, PA, and Michael Barnes, 29, of Camden, NJ, were charged today by Grand Jury Indictment with counterfeiting and narcotics charges announced Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen. Wiles and Barnes were charged with possession and sale of counterfeit currency, ...


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New Orleans Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Access Device Fraud

News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that RYAN CLAVERIE, age 37, of New Orleans, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty today to conspiracy to commit access device fraud.


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Eight Residents of Florida and Missouri Charged in $1.67 Million Fraud Scheme

News Release: Eight defendants have been charged in a multi-count indictment, for their participation in an elaborate automobile fraud scheme that netted over $1.67 million.


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Peruvian National Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Counterfeit Currency Through Logan Airport

News Release: BOSTON A Peruvian national pleaded guilty and was sentenced on April 26, 2017, for smuggling counterfeit U.S. currency into the United States.


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Former Investment Advisor Who Stole Clients Retirement Savings Guilty On All Counts Of Wire Fraud and Investment Advisor Fraud

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. A former financial advisor entrusted with advising clients on investments was convicted by a federal jury today for defrauding his client, a former factory worker, out of his retirement savings and using the funds for his own benefit, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.


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Susan Blaue Pleads Not Guilty to Central Vermont Embezzlement

News Release: The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Susan Blaue, 39, of Woodstock, pleaded not guilty today in United States District Court in Burlington to charges that she stole money from her former employer. Chief U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss released Blaue on conditions pending trial.


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Georgia Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud

News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Alpharetta, Georgia, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of bank fraud, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.



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Norwalk Man Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Money and Tax Evasion

News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARK W. ERRICO, 64, of Norwalk, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to federal embezzlement and tax evasion offenses.



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Two South Florida Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Aggravated Identity Theft and Wire Fraud Conspiracy

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida U.S. District Judge Harvey E. Schlesinger has sentenced Wilbert Theodore (33, Miami) to four years and nine months in federal prison and Ralph August Lohier (30, Miami) to three years and six months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.


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Eight Individuals Sentenced For Scheme Involving Money Laundering and Drug Trafficking

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced eight individuals for their roles in a money laundering scheme. They were indicted in May 2015.