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Seaworld Manager Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Stealing More Than $1 Million

News Release: Show Producer Also Cheated on Taxes and Opened Credit Cards With Stolen Identity


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Romanian National Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Role in Computer Hacking Scheme

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. A Romanian citizen was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for orchestrating an international hacking scheme targeting retailers, security companies, medical offices and individuals in the United States, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


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Plea Deal for Issac Yeboah

News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA The United States Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that, ISSAC YEBOAH, age 30, of Grand Prairie, Texas, pled guilty to BANK FRAUD, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1344(2) and 2 and UNLAWFUL TRANSFER, POSSESSION OR USE OF A MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1028(a)(7) and 2.


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Canine Hurricane Honored for Service

News Release: Hurricane joined the Emergency Response Team Tactical Canine Unit in November of 2012.


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Partnership for Public Service Honors Special Agent Tate A. Jarrow as One of Americas Best in Government

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) Today, U.S. Secret Service Special Agent Tate Jarrow will receive the 2016 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal (Sammies Award) at a gala to be held in the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. This prestigious award is given to innovative and talented federal civil servants for outstanding service to the American public.



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Redding Woman Admits Stealing More Than $250K From Employer

News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that


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Plea Deal for Stacey Bortey

News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA The United States Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that, STACY BORLEY BORTEY, age 26, of Houston, Texas, pled guilty to BANK FRAUD, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1344(2) and 2 and UNLAWFUL TRANSFER, POSSESSION OR USE OF A MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1028(a)(7) and 2.



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Secret Service Field Office and Personnel Presented With Keys to the City of Cleveland

News Release: Cleveland, OH) On September 8, 2016, the Secret Service Cleveland Field Office and two Special Agents were honored by Mayor Frank Jackson and the City of Cleveland during a proclamation ceremony in Cleveland, Ohio. The Secret Service was recognized for coordinating security efforts for the Republican National Convention which was hosted by the City of Cleveland.


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Two Men Arrested for Allegedly Hacking Senior U.S. Government Officials

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. Andrew Otto Boggs, aka INCURSIO, 22, of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, and Justin Gray Liverman, aka D3F4ULT, 24, of Morehead City, North Carolina, were arrested today on charges related to their alleged roles in the computer hacking of several senior U.S. government officials and U.S. government computer systems.


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Romanian Hacker Guccifer Sentenced to 52 Months in Prison for Computer Hacking Crimes

News Release: Marcel Lehel Lazar, 44, of Arad, Romania, a hacker who used the online moniker Guccifer, was sentenced today to 52 months in prison for unauthorized access to a protected computer and aggravated identity theft.


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Kenneth Valetnine Appointed to Head U.S. Secret Service Oklahoma City Field Office

News Release: (Oklahoma City, OK) - United States Secret Service Director Joseph P. Clancy announced the appointment of a veteran agent with a distinguished record to the position of Special Agent in Charge in Oklahoma City.


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Michael A. Williams Appointed to Head U.S. Secret Service Birmingham Field Office

News Release: (Birmingham, AL) - United States Secret Service Director Joseph P. Clancy has announced the appointment of a veteran agent with a distinguished record to the position of Special Agent in Charge in Birmingham.


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Billy Joe Powers Appointed to Head U.S. Secret Service Tampa Field Office

News Release: (Tampa, FL) - United States Secret Service Director Joseph P. Clancy has announced the appointment of a veteran agent with a distinguished record to the position of Special Agent in Charge in Tampa.


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Secret Service Receives National Accreditation

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) The United States Secret Service Washington Field Office has


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Russian Cyber-Criminal Convicted of 38-Count Indictment Following 10-Year Secret Service Investigation

News Release: Hacking Scheme Involving Millions of Credit Card Numbers Defrauded Banks of More Than $169 Million


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Russian Cyber-Criminal Convicted of 38-Count Indictment Following 10-Year Secret Service Investigation

News Release: WASHINGTON A New Hampshire man pleaded guilty today to remotely hacking into the online accounts of almost a dozen female victims and sending them threatening online communications, in some instances containing sexually explicit photos, in order to force the victims to send him sexually explicit photos of themselves.


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Financial Services Company Executive Sentenced to 15 Months for Obstruction of Justice

News Release: WASHINGTON The CEO of Preferred Merchants LLC, a financial services company based in Napa, California, was sentenced today in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina to 15 months in prison for engaging in an elaborate obstruction of justice scheme to conceal from the government millions of dollars, which were subject to a freeze order and seizure warrant.


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Secret Service Investigative Case Summaries

News Release: Frazee Man Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Point-Of-Sale Credit Card Readers