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News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA Ana Amesquita, of Kearneysville, West Virginia, has admitted to bank fraud, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.

Three Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Bank and Wire Fraud

News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. Shawn Franklin, Sabrina Wiggins Branch and Anthony Maryland were each sentenced today to terms of imprisonment for conspiring with one another to commit bank and wire fraud. Franklin, currently residing in Georgia, was sentenced today to 126 months in prison for organizing and leading a ...

Boston Man Sentenced for Fraud Conspiracy

News Release: BOSTON A Boston man was sentenced today on fraud conspiracy charges in connection with the processing of fraudulent applications for store credit accounts using stolen identities.

Three Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Bank and Wire Fraud

News Release: PHILADELPHIA United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Malan Doumbia, 38, and Souleymane Diarra, 36, both of Philadelphia, PA, were convicted after trial of nine counts including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, access device fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiracy to ...

U.S. Secret Service Launches Cryptocurrency Awareness Hub

By Homeland Newswire | Feb 18, 2022

News Release: Washington The U.S. Secret Service has launched a cryptocurrency public awareness hub featuring a new public service announcement video and information on the security of digital assets and cryptocurrencies.

Georgia Man Sentenced in Bank Fraud Scheme that Exploited Homeless Rhode Islanders

News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. A Georgia man convicted for his role in a scheme in which Providence area homeless and transient individuals were recruited to cash hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of counterfeit business checks in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Maine, in exchange for cash payments, was sentenced today to 41 months in federal prison.

Local man sentenced for $317 million N95 mask scam

News Release: HOUSTON A 56-year-old Houston resident has been ordered to federal prison for scheming to fraudulently sell 50 million non-existent N95 facemasks to the Australian government, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.

Three Men Guilty in Scheme to Defraud Elderly and Vulnerable Victims of More Than $5 Million

News Release: United States Attorney Leonard C Boyle, Inspector in Charge Ketty Larco-Ward of the U.S. Postal Inspection Services Boston Division, and J. Russell George, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, today announced that a federal jury in Bridgeport has found three men guilty of offenses related to their participation in lottery and romance scams that defrauded primarily elderly victims across the country of millions of dollars.

A Southfield Woman Has Been Charged with Unemployment Insurance Benefit Fraud Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic

News Release: DETROIT A Southfield, Michigan woman was charged in a criminal complaint for allegedly making false and fraudulent unemployment insurance (UI) claims filed in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.

Hillsboro Man Sentenced to 120 Months in Prison for Enticement of a Minor

By Homeland Newswire | Feb 15, 2022

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. A Hillsboro, Illinois, man, Andrew Collins, 32, of the 200 Block of Main Street, was sentenced on Feb. 14, 2022, to 120 months of imprisonment and 10 years of supervised release for enticement of a minor. The sentencing hearing was held before U.S. District Court Judge Sue E. Myerscough,

Romanian National Sentenced for Role in Multi-State ATM Skimming Scheme

By Homeland Newswire | Feb 14, 2022

News Release: BOSTON A Romanian national was sentenced today in federal court in Boston on racketeering conspiracy charges relating to an ATM skimming operation that stretched throughout Massachusetts and other states including Connecticut, New York and South Carolina.

Nine Members Of Downtown Mafia Indicted For Cocaine Trafficking

By Homeland Newswire | Feb 10, 2022

News Release: Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Ricky J. Patel, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in New York, and Keechant L. Sewell, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (NYPD), announced the unsealing of an indictment ...

Secret Service investigation uncovers multi-million dollar money laundering operation

By Homeland Newswire | Feb 10, 2022

News Release: Victor Ahaiwe sentenced to 84 months in prison

Former Mexican Federal Police Commander Sentenced to 10 Years Imprisonment for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

By Homeland Newswire | Feb 9, 2022

News Release: Earlier today in federal court in Brooklyn, Ivan Reyes Arzate, a former Mexican Federal Police Officer and Commander of the Mexican Federal Polices Sensitive Investigative Unit (SIU), was sentenced by United States District Judge Brian M. Cogan to 10 years imprisonment for participating in a drug trafficking ...

Former Little Rock School District Administrator Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud

By Homeland Newswire | Feb 9, 2022

News Release: Defendant Admits Spending Over $230K of School Funds on Personal Items

St. Thomas Business Owner Sentenced on Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Wire Fraud Conviction

By Homeland Newswire | Feb 7, 2022

News Release: ST. THOMAS, USVI U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that Mashama Ferdinand, 38, of St. Thomas was sentenced on Friday to 33 months incarceration by Judge Robert A. Molloy on her wire fraud conviction. Judge Molloy also order Ferdinand to pay $383,397.00 in restitution to the United States. Ferdinand was remanded to the custody of the United States Marshals, and upon release from prison, must serve a term of four years on supervised release.

Secret Service Arrests Home Depot Employee for Passing $387,500 in Counterfeit Currency

By Homeland Newswire | Feb 4, 2022

News Release: PHOENIX United States Secret Service agents arrested Tempe Home Depot employee Adrian Jean Pineda for passing $387,500 in counterfeit U.S. currency. Pineda will appear in federal court in Phoenix for violation of 18 USC 472 Uttering of Counterfeit U.S. Currency.

Federal Grand Jury Returns Indictment in Benton County Email Fraud Case

By Homeland Newswire | Feb 3, 2022

News Release: Defendant Charged with Directing Co-Conspirators in Theft of More Than $740,000 from Benton County

Retired Firefighter Charged with Making Threats to Injure

By Homeland Newswire | Feb 3, 2022

News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. A former Warwick firefighter made an initial appearance in federal court in Providence on Wednesday, charged by way of a federal criminal complaint with threats to injure the person of another transmitted in interstate or foreign commerce, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.