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New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Access Device Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 2, 2017
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that RYAN CLAVERIE, age 37, of New Orleans, pled guilty today to conspiracy to commit access device fraud.
"Prince Charming" Behind Bars: Nigerian Romance Scammer Nets 27-Year Prison Sentence
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 2, 2017
News Release: The United States has no way of knowing the precise amount of money Sunmola and his
New York Man Found Guilty on Narcotics Trafficking Charges
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 30, 2017
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that STEVEN WILLIAMS was found guilty Friday of conspiring to distribute kilogram quantities of heroin and cocaine. WILLIAMS was convicted after a one-week jury trial before U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield.
Jacksonville Man Who Buried His Dead Mother in Her Backyard so He Could Steal Her Social Security and Pension Benefits Sentenced to Over Five Years in Federal Prison
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 30, 2017
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard today sentenced Brian Lee Adams (57, Jacksonville) to five years and four months in federal prison for theft of government property and aggravated identity theft. As part of the sentence, the Court also entered a money judgment in the amount of $33,292.36, the proceeds of the offenses. Adams pleaded guilty on Oct. 31, 2016.
Three New Yorkers Sentenced for Credit Card Scam
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 30, 2017
News Release: The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that three residents of Brooklyn, New York were recently sentenced in United States District Court in Brattleboro following their guilty pleas to charges involving credit card fraud. Today, U.S. District Judge J. Garvan Murtha sentenced ...
Naples Man Sentenced to More Than Eleven Years in Federal Prison for $2.2 Million Dollar Online Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 30, 2017
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida Senior United States District Judge John E. Steele today sentenced Jeffrey Ihm (49, Naples) to 11 years and 8 months in federal prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. The Court ordered him to pay restitution totaling more than $2.2 million to financial institutions Wells ...
Former Citibank Employee Pleads Guilty to Credit Card Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 27, 2017
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Marquise Dahryan Newman (25, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to access device (credit card) fraud. He faces up to 10 years in federal prison. As part of his plea agreement, Newman agreed to pay restitution to Citibank. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
Secret Service Director Announces New Leadership Appointments
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 27, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - United States Secret Service Director Joseph P. Clancy has announced the
Woman Convicted by Jury in Manhattan Federal Court of Impersonating a Federal Official
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 27, 2017
News Release: Sandra Zongo Claimed to be the Deputy Commissioner of Foreign Affairs While Passing Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Fake Purchase Orders.
Former Bank Employees Ordered to Prison
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 27, 2017
News Release: LAREDO, Texas Two former employees of IBC Bank in Laredo have been ordered to federal prison for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and ordered to pay more than $200,000 in restitution, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Antonieta De La Cruz, 36, and Anaiza Morales, 38, both of Laredo, pleaded guilty to the charges in December 2015 and February 2016, respectfully.
Duval County Man Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Identity Theft
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 27, 2017
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Jefferage Capice White (55, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft. He faces a mandatory minimum of two years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
Seng Xiong Convicted After Trial of Defrauding Hmong Elders
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 26, 2017
News Release: Eng Xiong Stole More Than $1.7 Million in Affinity Fraud Scheme
Birmingham Man Indicted on Counterfeiting and Firearms Charges
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 26, 2017
News Release: BIRMINGHAM A federal grand jury today indicted a Birmingham man on counterfeiting and firearms charges, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert O. Posey and U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Michael Williams.
Superseding Indictment Filed in Skimming Device Case
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 24, 2017
News Release: HARRISBURG- The United States Attorneys Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Jeshua Paonessa-Velez, age 25, and Luis E. Arochom age 39, both of York City, Pennsylvania, were indicted on Jan. 18, 2017, by a federal grand jury on a second superseding indictment charging them with bank fraud and identity theft.
Commission of Fine Arts Approves Final White House Fence Design Concept
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 23, 2017
News Release: (WASHINGTON) The design for a new White House fence, as proposed by the United States Secret Service (USSS) and National Park Service (NPS), was granted final approval today by the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) with some details to be further refined with commission's staff in the coming months. The agencies will seek approval from the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) in February.
Lexington Woman Sentenced to 61 Months for Identity Theft in Tax Refund Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 20, 2017
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. A Lexington, Ky., woman, who stole personal identifying information of dozens of individuals and used that information to file tax returns that would generate tax refunds, was sentenced on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, to 61 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $81,423.90 to the Internal Revenue Service.
Redding Woman Sentenced to Prison for Stealing More Than $400K from Employer
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 19, 2017
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that that LISA LANDMAN, 48, of Redding, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to three months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for embezzling more than $400,000 from her employer. Judge Bolden also ordered LANDMAN to serve the first six months of her supervised release in home confinement.
New York Man Pleads Guilty to Role in $2.89 Million Stolen Identity Refund Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 19, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. A Bronx, New York, man today admitted his role in a scheme to obtain stolen identity information and use it to file phony tax returns with the IRS, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
Use of Umbrellas at the Inaugural Swearing In Ceremony and Parade Route
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 19, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) Due to the forecast of rain during the 2017 Inauguration, umbrellas will be permitted in the areas of the parade route (Pennsylvania Avenue) and National Mall.
Former Resident of Medford Lake, NJ and Beaufort, SC Accused of Threatening President Obamas Life on Facebook
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 19, 2017
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - An indictment[1] was filed today charging William Peterman, Jr., formerly of Medford Lake, NJ and more recently of Beaufort, SC, with threatening to kill President Barack Obama. According to the indictment, on Jan. 10, 2017, posted on his Facebook page that he will kill President Barack Obama.