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Former Mexican Federal Police Commander Pleads Guilty to Drug-Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: Ivan Reyes Arzate Received Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Bribes from a Mexico-Based Cartel


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Disbarred Columbus Lawyer Sentenced to Prison, Ordered to Pay $1.6 Million in Restitution in Fraud Case

News Release: COLUMBUS, Ga. A former Columbus-based attorney was sentenced to federal prison and was ordered to pay $1.6 million in restitution for mail fraud after a U.S. Secret Service investigation revealed he had stolen a settlement fee from two clients in a personal injury case.


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Tampa Woman Sentenced To Federal Prison For Access Device Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft

News Release: Tampa, Florida U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington has sentenced Antoinette Thomas (32, Tampa) to three years in federal prison for access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. As part of her sentence, the court also ordered Thomas to pay $27,885.58 in restitution.


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Hillsboro Man Pleads Guilty to Enticing a Minor

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Andrew B. Collins, 32, of the 200 block of Main Street, in Hillsboro, Illinois, pleaded guilty to the charge of enticement of a minor on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. Sentencing has been scheduled for Feb. 14, 2022, in U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois in Springfield.


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Judge Sentences Michigan Man to 7 Years in Prison for Hacking UPMC HR Databases and Stealing Employees Personal Information

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA Justin Sean Johnson was sentenced on Friday to the statutory maximum sentence of 60 months' incarceration for Conspiracy to Defraud the U.S., and the statutory maximum of 24 months for Aggravated Identity Theft, for a total of 84 months of incarceration, for hacking the human resources ...


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New Orleans Man Who Sold Fake Louisiana Drivers Licenses Sentenced To 42 Months for Access Device Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft Violations

News Release: NEW ORLEANS U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced thatRYAN CLARK, age 35, of New Orleans, LA, was sentenced on Oct. 13, 2021 to 42 months of incarceration by U.S. District Judge Lance M. Africk for having committed conspiracy to commit access device fraud and aggravated identity theft (count 1) and aggravated identity theft (count 3).



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Romanian National Sentenced in Connection with ATM Skimming Scheme

News Release: BOSTON A Romanian national was sentenced on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2021 in federal court in Boston in connection with an ATM skimming scheme operating throughout Massachusetts and other states including Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York and South Carolina.


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Salisbury Man Pleads Guilty to Large-Scale Heroin Distribution Operation on the Dark Web

News Release: Investigators Seize Drugs, Cash, and Six Firearms and a Body Armor Vest


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The U.S. Secret Service Hosts Cyber Simulation Focusing On Business Email Compromise Attacks Targeting Real Estate Market

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today the U.S. Secret Service hosted a cyber incident response simulation with business leaders, law enforcement and other private sector partners focused on business email compromise attacks and mitigation strategies.


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Secret Service Investigation Results In Charges Against 11 Members Of Money Laundering And Bank Fraud Ring

News Release: Over 50 Victims Sent More Than $9 Million to Defendants as a Result of Online Fraud Schemes


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Munhall Woman Charged with Filing Fraudulent Applications for Pandemic-Relief Funds

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - One resident of Munhall, PA, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of wire fraud, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.


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Former Bath County Deputy Sheriff Pleads Guilty to the Production of Child Pornography

News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. A Morehead, Ky., man, and former Bath County Deputy Sheriff, Joshua Preece, 40, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, before U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell to the enticing a minor victim to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing child pornography.


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Waterbury Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Heroin While on Supervised Release

News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LANCE BAPTISTE, 43, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 36 months of imprisonment for distributing heroin while on supervised release for a prior heroin trafficking conviction.


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Leader of $2.4 Million Dollar Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty

News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. A Massachusetts used car dealer admitted to a federal court judge in Providence, RI, that he led a wide-ranging conspiracy to defraud financial institutions in several states of more than $2.4 million dollars by obtaining and attempting to obtain car loans using stolen personal identifying information of others and fraudulent documents, announced Acting United States Attorney Richard B. Myrus.



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Atlanta Man Sentenced to Jail for Bribing U.S. Marine Corps Official in Exchange For $2,000,000 In Transportation Contracts

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021, the Honorable Judge Carl J. Barbier sentencedDARREL FITZPATRICK, aged 31, to 60 months in the Bureau of Prisons in what the Judge called a massive bribery and fraud scheme involving the United States Marine Corps.


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Two South Louisiana Men Sentenced in Federal Court

News Release: LAFAYETTE, La.- Acting United StatesAttorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that two men from South Louisiana have been sentenced by United States District Judge Robert R. Summerhays.


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Three Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud Financial Institutions and Other Credit Issuers

News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. Shawn Franklin, Anthony Maryland, and Sabrina Wiggins Branch pleaded guilty today to defrauding financial institutions and other lenders by using synthetic identities to obtain credit cards and consumer loans with no intention of payment. All three individuals were living in the Eastern District during the multi-year conspiracy.


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Lexington Man Sentenced to 120 Months for Investment Fraud

News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky.A Lexington, Ky., man, William S. Evans, III, 69, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison Tuesday, by U.S. District Court Judge Karen K. Caldwell, for commodities fraud and wire fraud.