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DHS Announces Additional $374.9 Million in Funding to Boost State, Local Cybersecurity
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 8, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of Homeland Security announced the availability of $374.9 million in grant funding for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP). State and local governments face increasingly sophisticated cyber threats to their critical infrastructure...
Skimmer Gets Prison for Million-Dollar Financial Identity Theft Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 8, 2023
News Release: Potential Victims Urged to Contact Justice Department
NASA-JPL Employee Agrees to Plead Guilty to Defrauding COVID-19 Economic Relief Program, Using Some Proceeds to Grow Marijuana
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 8, 2023
News Release: LOS ANGELES A NASA-Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) employee has agreed to plead guilty to defrauding a government-sponsored loan program designed to help people and businesses survive the COVID-19 pandemics economic impact and has admitted that he used part of the proceeds to fund illegal marijuana cultivation, the Justice Department announced today.
Former Jacksonville Sheriffs Office Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty To COVID Relief Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 8, 2023
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, FL United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Deconna Burke (34, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to wire fraud involving COVID Relief Fraud through the Paycheck Protection Program. Burke faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prisonand payment of restitution to the United States government. No sentencing date has been set.
Clay County Woman Pleads Guilty To Fraud Charge In Online Romance Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 8, 2023
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, FL United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Iona K Coates (67, Orange Park) has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Coates faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison and payment of restitution to the victims in the case.
South Louisiana Man Sentenced for Counterfeiting
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 8, 2023
News Release: LAFAYETTE, LAGabriel Bates, 33, of Opelousas, Louisiana, was sentenced today for counterfeiting, announcedUnited StatesAttorney Brandon B. Brown. United States District Judge Robert R. Summerhays sentenced Bates to 26 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release. Bates pleaded guilty to the charge on April 12, 2023.
Fact Sheet: New Family Reunification Parole Processes Provide Lawful Pathway for Family Unity
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 8, 2023
News Release: The United States is making it easier for eligible individuals from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Colombia, Cuba and Haiti to be reunited with family in the United States, the latest example of the U.S. effort to expand lawful pathways and offer alternatives to dangerous and irregular migration.
Clay County Woman Pleads Guilty To Fraud Charge In Online Romance Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 3, 2023
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, FL United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Iona K Coates (67, Orange Park) has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Coates faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison and payment of restitution to the victims in the case.
Nine South Carolina Department of Corrections Inmates and Six Others Charged in Nearly $5 Million Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 3, 2023
News Release: COLUMBIA, S.C. A federal grand jury has returned a 51-count indictment against nine current or former inmates in the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) and six other individuals who were either friends or relatives of the inmates for wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Former Jacksonville Sheriffs Office Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty To COVID Relief Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 3, 2023
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, FL United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Deconna Burke (34, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to wire fraud involving COVID Relief Fraud through the Paycheck Protection Program. Burke faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prisonand payment of restitution to the United States government. No sentencing date has been set.
South Louisiana Man Sentenced for Counterfeiting
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 3, 2023
News Release: LAFAYETTE, LAGabriel Bates, 33, of Opelousas, Louisiana, was sentenced today for counterfeiting, announcedUnited StatesAttorney Brandon B. Brown. United States District Judge Robert R. Summerhays sentenced Bates to 26 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release. Bates pleaded guilty to the charge on April 12, 2023.
Federal Grand Jury Indicts 27 Individuals for Roles in a Fraudulent Scheme to Obtain COVID-19 Relief Funds
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 3, 2023
News Release: SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO W. Stephen Muldrow, U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, announced the indictment of 27 individuals for their participation in a scheme to illegally obtain federal recovery funds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The Grand Jury charged ...
NASA-JPL Employee Agrees to Plead Guilty to Defrauding COVID-19 Economic Relief Program, Using Some Proceeds to Grow Marijuana
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 3, 2023
News Release: LOS ANGELES A NASA-Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) employee has agreed to plead guilty to defrauding a government-sponsored loan program designed to help people and businesses survive the COVID-19 pandemics economic impact and has admitted that he used part of the proceeds to fund illegal marijuana cultivation, the Justice Department announced today.
Skimmer Gets Prison for Million-Dollar Financial Identity Theft Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 3, 2023
News Release: Potential Victims Urged to Contact Justice Department
TSA backs stronger Philippine aviation security
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
Release: WASHINGTON The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) affirmed its commitment to provide additional training and equipment to the Philippines Office for Transportation Security (OTS) as part of its sustainable security initiatives.
Skimmer Gets Prison for Million-Dollar Financial Identity Theft Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: Potential Victims Urged to Contact Justice Department
Transportation Security Administration publishes Open Architecture Roadmap
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
Release: WASHINGTON The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) published its Open Architecture (OA) Roadmap that defines TSAs long-term strategy to enhance screening capabilities. Open Architecture is a technology-design approach for software and hardware that uses widely accepted standards to ensure interoperability...
NASA-JPL Employee Agrees to Plead Guilty to Defrauding COVID-19 Economic Relief Program, Using Some Proceeds to Grow Marijuana
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: LOS ANGELES A NASA-Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) employee has agreed to plead guilty to defrauding a government-sponsored loan program designed to help people and businesses survive the COVID-19 pandemics economic impact and has admitted that he used part of the proceeds to fund illegal marijuana cultivation, the Justice Department announced today.
Federal Grand Jury Indicts 27 Individuals for Roles in a Fraudulent Scheme to Obtain COVID-19 Relief Funds
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO W. Stephen Muldrow, U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, announced the indictment of 27 individuals for their participation in a scheme to illegally obtain federal recovery funds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The Grand Jury charged ...
DHS Issues Guidance for Stateless Noncitizens in the United States
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), today issued new guidance to assist stateless noncitizens in the United States who wish to obtain immigration benefits or have submitted other requests to USCIS. Stateless individuals are...