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Bedford Woman Accused of Embezzling $288,000 From Her Employer
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 15, 2017
News Release: A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Catherine I. Wilson, 71, of Bedford, with bank fraud after she embezzled nearly $300,000 from her employer, said David A. Sierleja, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
Mexican Businessman Sentenced to Federal Prison in Pyramid Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 15, 2017
News Release: In El Paso today, a federal judge sentenced 40-year-old self-proclaimed licensed investment broker Roberto
Virginia Woman Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Return and Using Customer Ids to Make Fraudulent Credit Card Charges
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 13, 2017
News Release: Failed to Report More Than $305,000 in Income
Two Sentenced in Multi-Million Dollar ID Theft, Tax Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 10, 2017
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. Two Central Falls women were sentenced to 3 years in federal prison today for their roles in a long-running scheme to use the stolen identities of more than 400 individuals on fraudulent tax returns resulting in the theft of more than $2.6 million in fraudulent tax refunds.
Tampa Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Stolen Identities
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 9, 2017
News Release: Tampa, FL United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Jordan Tito (23, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft. He faces a mandatory penalty of two years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
Mableton, Georgia Woman Pleads Guilty to Passing Counterfeit
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Tasha Ajibogun, age 35, of Mabelton, Georgia, pled guilty today in federal court in Florence, to passing counterfeit $50.00 Federal Reserve Notes, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 472. United States ...
Elkins Man Indicted for Manufacturing and Using Counterfeit Money
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 7, 2017
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA Anthony Francis Silvester, III, 37, of Elkins, West Virginia, was charged by a grand jury sitting in Clarksburg in a five-count indictment with making and possessing counterfeit money, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.
Cyberstalking Charge Brought In Manhattan Federal Court Against Missouri Man for a Pattern of Harassment Involving Threats to Jewish Community Centers
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 3, 2017
News Release: Juan Thompsons Campaign to Harass and Intimidate His Victim Allegedly Included Eight Threats Made to Jewish Community Organizations
Fraudster Heads to Prison for Counterfeit Money and Other Charges
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas A 43-year-old Corpus Christi man has been ordered to federal prison for counterfeiting U.S. currency, credit card fraud and aggravated identity theft, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Arturo Garcia pleaded guilty Nov. 18, 2016.
Two Women Plead Guilty to Orchestrating $20 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme at Seven Miami Area Home Health Agencies
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: Two Miami residents pleaded guilty today to fraud charges stemming from their roles in a $20 million home health care fraud scheme.
19 People Indicted Following Investigations Into International Fraud and Money Laundering Rings
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 1, 2017
News Release: Charges Unsealed as Takedowns Are Carried Out in United States and Overseas
Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft in Scheme to Defraud Retirement Accounts
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 28, 2017
News Release: BOSTON A Boston man pleaded guilty today in connection with his role in a scheme to steal personal information and bank account numbers to withdraw money from retirement accounts.
Ohio Man Admits Defrauding Essex County, New Jersey, Company Out of More Than $950,000
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 28, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. A Milford, Ohio, man today admitted using an Essex County, New Jersey, medical companys credit card without the companys permission or consent to fraudulently obtain more than $950,000, U.S. Attorney Paul J Fishman announced.
Niagara County Man Sentenced for Threatening the President Second Time
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 24, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that
Indictment Unsealed Charging Brothers With Conspiracy to Counterfeit United States Currency and Drug Charges
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 24, 2017
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma An indictment was unsealed today charging DANIEL TIMOTHY JOHNSON, 33, of Bethany, Oklahoma, and BENJAMIN LEE JOHNSON, 31, of Oklahoma City, with conspiracy to counterfeit United States currency and drug charges, announced Mark A. Yancey, United States Attorney for the Western ...
Miami-Dade County Man Sentenced to 100 Years in Prison for Child Pornography Offenses
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 23, 2017
News Release: Manuel Perez Gonzalez, 39, of Miami, was sentenced yesterday to 100 years in prison, by U.S. District Judge Ursula Ungaro, after having been convicted at trial of distribution, receipt and possession of child pornography. Gonzalez was also sentenced to 25 years of supervised release and ordered to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison.
Two Individuals Charged for a Gas Station Debit Card Skimming Operation That Involved Multiple States
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 23, 2017
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama- Two individuals are facing federal charges for using skimming devices on gas pumps, announced George Beck Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, and Steven T. Marshall, Attorney General for the State of Alabama. These charges are the result of a continuing multi-agency ...
Longtime Scam Artist Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison for Telemarketing Fraud and Obstruction of Justice
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 23, 2017
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: Stacy Paul Waddell, 45, of Savannah and elsewhere, was sentenced earlier this week by U.S. District Court Judge William T. Moore, Jr. to 183 months of in prison for wire fraud, selling counterfeit coins and tampering with official proceedings. Waddells sentencing followed his conviction in August of 2016 after a one-week jury trial. Under federal law, the Courts sentence was imposed without the possibility of parole.
Member of Large-Scale ATM Skimming Scheme Sentenced to 57 Months Prison for Bank Fraud Conspiracy
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 23, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. A native of Romania who was arrested in Spain and extradited to the United States was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to steal bank account information from thousands of customers by installing secret card-reading devices and pinhole cameras on ATMs throughout New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Florida, and elsewhere, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening to Damage Government Buildings
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 22, 2017
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA Jeremy E. Smith, 37, an incarcerated individual at the United States Penitentiary at Hazelton, pled guilty to threatening to destroy government buildings, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen, announced.