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North Carolina Men Sentenced To Prison For Transporting Fraudulently Obtained Phones Out Of State

News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. Two North Carolina family members, Lal H. Mahtani, 58, of Statesville and Vivek Ramesh Mahtani, 41, of Cornelius were sentenced yesterday in federal court before Judge Kenneth D. Bell for conspiring to transport fraudulently obtained and stolen new Apple iPhones and other electronic devices to buyers in other states and overseas, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.



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Northwood Man Sentenced for Defrauding U.S. Taxpayers

News Release: CONCORD A Northwood man was sentenced today in federal court for attempting to fraudulently obtain over $6 million in CARES Act funds from the United States government, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.


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Queen City Motors Owner Sentenced for $783,000 Fraud Scheme

News Release: Used Customers Stolen Identity Information to Obtain Fraudulent Loan Funds


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Secret Service Welcomes Veteran Special Agent Ronald Rowe as Deputy Director

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Ronald L. Rowe Jr. has been named Deputy Director of the U.S. Secret Service (USSS). His tenure will begin in the coming months, marking the latest step in a career with the agency that began in 1999. Rowe replaces outgoing Deputy Director Faron Paramore, who will retire after dedicating more than three decades of service to the agency and its protectees.


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Florida Man Admits Buying Gift Cards with Stolen Bank Account Information

News Release: ST. LOUIS A man from Florida caught with more than $12,000 in Walmart gift cards that hed bought using stolen bank account information pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal felony.


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Final Defendant Sentenced for Million-Dollar Credit Card Fraud Scheme Involving Arlington Coffee Shop

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. Two Washington D.C. women and a Clinton, Maryland, man were sentenced for their roles in a conspiracy to commit bank fraud.


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Detroit Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing $1.6M in Unemployment Insurance Benefits

News Release: DETROIT A Detroit man pleaded guilty today to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft arising out of a scheme to defraud multiple states out of more than $1.6 million in pandemic-related unemployment insurance benefits, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.


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Six Individuals Indicted by Federal Grand Jury for perpetrating a Multimillion Dollar Fraudulent Scheme to obtain COVID recovery assistance funds under the Federal CARES Act

News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico W. Stephen Muldrow, U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, announced the indictment of six individuals for a multi-million-dollar fraudulent scheme to illegally obtain federal recovery funds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The Grand ...


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New Braunfels Men Plead Guilty to Selling Misbranded Drugs

News Release: SAN ANTONIO Two New Braunfels men pleaded guilty in a federal court in San Antonio to selling non-controlled but dangerous substances through the mail.


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DHS Signs MOU with GSA: Reinforcing A Green Footprint for Earth Day 2023 and Posterity

News Release: The concept behind “Earth Day" is to preserve and protect the existence of the environment, the natural resources of our planet, and foster- not - hinder its growth with our actions. And here at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), we are proactively taking steps to support this global effort by integrating climate adaptation into the Department to strengthen mission operations and infrastructure. 


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Final Defendant Sentenced for Million-Dollar Credit Card Fraud Scheme Involving Arlington Coffee Shop

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. Two Washington D.C. women and a Clinton, Maryland, man were sentenced for their roles in a conspiracy to commit bank fraud.


Public Safety

Florida Man Admits Buying Gift Cards with Stolen Bank Account Information

News Release: ST. LOUIS A man from Florida caught with more than $12,000 in Walmart gift cards that hed bought using stolen bank account information pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal felony.


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Detroit Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing $1.6M in Unemployment Insurance Benefits

News Release: DETROIT A Detroit man pleaded guilty today to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft arising out of a scheme to defraud multiple states out of more than $1.6 million in pandemic-related unemployment insurance benefits, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.


Public Safety

Queen City Motors Owner Sentenced for $783,000 Fraud Scheme

News Release: Used Customers Stolen Identity Information to Obtain Fraudulent Loan Funds


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TSA checkpoint at Adirondack Regional Airport now equipped with new state-of-the-art 3-D checkpoint scanner to improve explosives detection

Release: SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. A new state-of-the-art advanced technology computed tomography scanner that provides 3-D imaging has been installed at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK), providing critical explosives detection capabilities for screening carry-on items.


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Northwood Man Sentenced for Defrauding U.S. Taxpayers

News Release: CONCORD A Northwood man was sentenced today in federal court for attempting to fraudulently obtain over $6 million in CARES Act funds from the United States government, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.


Public Safety

North Carolina Men Sentenced To Prison For Transporting Fraudulently Obtained Phones Out Of State

News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. Two North Carolina family members, Lal H. Mahtani, 58, of Statesville and Vivek Ramesh Mahtani, 41, of Cornelius were sentenced yesterday in federal court before Judge Kenneth D. Bell for conspiring to transport fraudulently obtained and stolen new Apple iPhones and other electronic devices to buyers in other states and overseas, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.


Public Safety

New Braunfels Men Plead Guilty to Selling Misbranded Drugs

News Release: SAN ANTONIO Two New Braunfels men pleaded guilty in a federal court in San Antonio to selling non-controlled but dangerous substances through the mail.