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Skimmer Gets Prison for Million-Dollar Financial Identity Theft Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 30, 2023
News Release: Potential Victims Urged to Contact Justice Department
Federal Grand Jury Indicts 27 Individuals for Roles in a Fraudulent Scheme to Obtain COVID-19 Relief Funds
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 30, 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 ...
Skimmer Gets Prison for Million-Dollar Financial Identity Theft Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 29, 2023
News Release: Potential Victims Urged to Contact Justice Department
Nine South Carolina Department of Corrections Inmates and Six Others Charged in Nearly $5 Million Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 29, 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.
Federal Grand Jury Indicts 27 Individuals for Roles in a Fraudulent Scheme to Obtain COVID-19 Relief Funds
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 29, 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 ...
TSA recruiting officers to work at Syracuse Airport, application assistance available Aug. 16
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 29, 2023
Release: SYRACUSE, N.Y. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hiring officers to work at Syracuse Hancock International Airport and will be conducting an application assistance event at the Northern Onondaga Public Library in North Syracuse on August 16 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. The library is located at 100 Trolley Barn Lane, North Syracuse.
Clay County Woman Pleads Guilty To Fraud Charge In Online Romance Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 29, 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.
NASA-JPL Employee Agrees to Plead Guilty to Defrauding COVID-19 Economic Relief Program, Using Some Proceeds to Grow Marijuana
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 29, 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 | Jul 28, 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 ...
Skimmer Gets Prison for Million-Dollar Financial Identity Theft Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: Potential Victims Urged to Contact Justice Department
Official Statement on the Investigation of a Substance Found in the White House
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - On the evening of July 2, officers from the U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division found an unknown substance inside a vestibule leading to the lobby area of the West Executive Avenue entrance to the White House.
NASA-JPL Employee Agrees to Plead Guilty to Defrauding COVID-19 Economic Relief Program, Using Some Proceeds to Grow Marijuana
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 28, 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.
Nine South Carolina Department of Corrections Inmates and Six Others Charged in Nearly $5 Million Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 28, 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.
Joint Statement from Canada, Mexico, and the United States Following the Second Trilateral Fentanyl Committee Meeting
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON -- On July 25, 2023 Mexico’s Secretary of Security Rosa Icela Rodriguez hosted Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristie Canegallo, U.S. Homeland Security Advisor Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall and Canada’s National Security and Intelligence Advisor Jody Thomas (virtually) in the second meeting of the Trilateral Fentanyl Committee to propel and expand actions on our shared commitment to combat the trafficking of synthetic drugs.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Recognizes 56 Employees at Award Ceremony in Washington, D.C.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - On July 27, 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) hosted an awards ceremony at DHS Headquarters to celebrate the workforce. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas officiated the ceremony, where 56 employees received a Secretary’s Award in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the mission.
Clay County Woman Pleads Guilty To Fraud Charge In Online Romance Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 28, 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.
Charleston Man Sentenced to One Year in Federal Prison for Fraud Relating to Coronavirus Funds
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: CHARLESTON, S.C. Antonio Brown-Sanders, 26, of Charleston, was sentenced to one year and a day in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraudulently applying for an Emergency Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
DHS Implements New Pay Plan for TSA Workforce
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security, through the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), has officially implemented its new Transportation Security Compensation Plan, previously referred to as “pay equity" for all TSA employees. This plan honors the commitment by Secretary of Homeland...
Transportation Security Administration Implements New Compensation Plan
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
Release: WASHINGTONThe Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has officially implemented its new Transportation Security Compensation Plan, previously referred to as pay equity for all TSA employees. This plan honors the commitment by Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) Alejandro N. Mayorkas to invest...
DHS S&T Awards Funds to PNNL to Research the Future of Emergency Management
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON -The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded $1.67 million to the Department of Energy (DOE) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to conduct research on strengthening and reimagining the future emergency response structure. Tactical actions...