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Two Atlanta Women Indicted in Counterfeit Credit Card Scheme

News Release: BIRMINGHAM A federal grand jury today indicted two Atlanta women on federal charges related to an interstate counterfeit credit card scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Michael Williams.


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Second Individual Pleads Guilty to $10 Million Investment Fraud

News Release: Orlando, Florida United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Eric Leon Ager (77, Clearwater) today pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. Ager has agreed to pay over $10.3 million in restitution to his victims. His sentencing hearing has been set for March 13, 2017.


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Vista Man Arrested for Trying to Coerce an 11-Year-Old Boy and a 16-Year-Old Girl to Send Him Naked Pictures of Themselves

News Release: SAN DIEGO Joseph Daniel Saucedo of Vista was arraigned in federal court yesterday on charges that he attempted to coerce two children, ages 11 and 16, into sending naked and sexually explicit photographs of themselves, and then threated to expose them if they didnt continue.


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Ringleaders of Million-Dollar Shipping Theft Scheme Sentenced

News Release: Memphis, TN Two men have been sentenced for their roles in a lucrative shipping theft scheme that defrauded FedEx and wireless carriers of more than $1.8 million. Edward L. Stanton III, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the sentences today.


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Americus Man Sentenced for Child Pornography Possession

News Release: United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia G.F. Peterman, III announced William C. Jones, age 61, of Americus, Georgia was sentenced by the Honorable Clay D. Land, United States District Court Judge, in Columbus, Georgia, December 8, 2016 to 120 months imprisonment for possession of child pornography which had been shipped or transported for interstate commerce. Mr. Jones pled guilty to Count One of the indictment on Aug. 2, 2016.


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Mecklenburg Co. Man Facing Federal Charges in Connection With $19 Million Investment Fraud Scheme

News Release: Defendant Misused Victim-Investors Funds to Pay for Vacation Homes, Vehicles, a Chef and


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Kenner Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Access Device Fraud

News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that JOHN PAUL PIERRE, age 29, of Kenner, pled guilty today to conspiracy to commit access device fraud.



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Member of Large-Scale ATM Skimming Scheme Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Role in Bank Fraud Conspiracy

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.


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British Man Who Was Arrested at Trump Rally Sentenced on Weapon and Disruption Charges

News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev.-The British citizen who was arrested for attempting to seize the firearm of a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officer at a Donald Trump rally in June 2016, was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in prison, announced U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden for the District of Nevada.


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Susan A. Yarwood Appointed Secret Service Chief Human Capital Officer

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - United States Secret Service Director Joseph P. Clancy has announced the appointment of Susan A. Yarwood to the position of Chief Human Capital Officer, effective Dec. 11, 2016.


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Georgia Man Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Possession of Counterfeit Obligation of the United States

News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA The United States Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of


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Boise Federal Jury Convicts Texas Residents in Retail Fraud Scheme

News Release: BOISE On December 5, 2016, a federal jury returned guilty verdicts on all counts against Alejandro Hidalgo, 27, Dilcia Martinez-Marquez, 26, Enrique Matos-Herrera, 30, and Jose Salazar-Quintana, 29, of Amarillo, Texas for using stolen debit card numbers to make over $30,000 of fraudulent purchases at ...


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Former Marriott Employee Sentenced to Federal Prison for Embezzling Nearly $1 Million

News Release: Defendant Embezzled the Funds Over Roughly 10 Years and Spent the Money on Island Vacations and Cars


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Accountant Sentenced to Federal Prison for $1.4 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme Involving Baltimore City Properties

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Cecil Sylvester Chester, age 70, of Mitchellville, Maryland today to two years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for a mortgage fraud scheme involving the fraudulent purchase of seven properties in Baltimore, using ...


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Jewelry Store Owner Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Role in International, $200 Million Credit Card Fraud Scam

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. A New Jersey jewelry store owner who used his business to further one of the largest credit card fraud schemes ever charged by the Justice Department was sentenced today to 24 months in prison, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Vinod Dadlani, 53, of Lyndhurst, New Jersey, previously ...


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Deputy Director Craig Magaw to Retire From United States Secret Service

News Release: Washington, D.C.) Deputy Director Craig Magaw, a veteran of more than 30 years with the United States Secret Service, will retire effective Nov. 30, 2016.


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Road Closures and Security Restrictions Announced for National Christmas Tree Lighting

News Release: WASHINGTON The 94rd National Christmas Tree Lighting will be held on Thursday, December 1rd beginning at 5 p.m on the Ellipse in Presidents Park. The National Park Service, United States Park Police and United States Secret Service are working in collaboration with local and federal law enforcement and public safety personnel to provide


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Medical Office Manager Sentenced for $200K Bank Fraud

News Release: RICHMOND, Va. Pamela Minor-Chiles, 47, of Chesterfield, was sentenced today to one year in prison for misappropriating approximately $200,000 from a medical practice.


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Florida Woman Guilty of Interstate Stolen Credit Card Scheme

News Release: HARRISBURG- The United States Attorneys Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Chelsea Miller, age 19, of Stuart, Florida, pleaded guilty on Nov. 22, 2016, before United States District Court Judge John E. Jones, III, to conspiring to use stolen credit cards.