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Avoid and Report Disaster Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 16, 2023
News Release: LAKE MARY, Fla. - A survivor recently reported getting a text that their “federal government check in the amount of $2800 has been disbursed". The text instructed the survivor to visit a link and provide personal information for FEMA to verify. This is a scam. Scam attempts can be made over the phone, ...
And the Rest is History
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 16, 2023
News Release: The title of this blog comes directly from this week’s Tech Speak, a mini episode of our Technologically Speaking podcast. While I’ll give you a brief highlight here of what’s in store in the episode, I hope you won’t just take it from me when I say that our guests are some of the finest public servants that S&T has to offer. Listening to them directly will give you a glimpse into the character (and characters) that drives what we do and who we do it for.
Two Disaster Recovery Centers in Dallas County to Close March 16
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 16, 2023
News Release: PRATTVILLE, Ala. - The two FEMA-state Disaster Recovery Centers in Dallas County will close permanently March 16.
Homeland Security Department discusses Safety Zone; South Fork Wind Farm Project Area, Outer Continental Shelf, Lease OCS-A 0517, Offshore Rhode Island, Atlantic Ocean; Corrections on March 15
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 16, 2023
The US Homeland Security Department published a two page proposed rule on March 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
FEMA Urges California and Nevada Residents to Heed Flood Warnings
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 16, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON -- Residents in parts of central California and western Nevada are urged to pay attention to local officials as additional heavy rains and flooding are predicted.
One Day Left for Jan. 12 Alabama Storm Survivors to Apply for Federal Assistance
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 16, 2023
News Release: PRATTVILLE, Ala.- Alabama homeowners and renters who sustained damage to their primary property due to the Jan. 12 severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes have one day left to apply for federal assistance.
FEMA Awards Over $1.5 Million to City of Boston for COVID-19 School Cleaning
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 16, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $1.5 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse the City of Boston for the cost of overtime to clean and disinfect public schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.
FEMA Offers Free Rebuilding Tips at Marvin’s in Selma
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 16, 2023
News Release: PRATTVILLE, Ala.- Repairing or rebuilding your home? Disaster survivors who are working on their homes after the Jan. 12 severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes can visit Marvin’s Hardware Store in Selma to speak with FEMA mitigation specialists about their damage and discuss how to best repair their homes.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection for the State, Local, Tribal and Private Sector (SLTPS) Clearance Program discussed on March 13 by Homeland Security Department
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 16, 2023
The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on March 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Raimondo: Tariffs are 'denying Russia an important market for its aluminum'
By Commerce Newswire Report | Mar 2, 2023
Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said President Joe Biden imposed higher tariffs on imports of Russian aluminum one year after Russia began its invasion of Ukraine.
Four Charged after a Mail Theft Sting Operation
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 22, 2023
News Release: LITTLE ROCKFour individuals have been charged by federal criminal complaint for their alleged involvement in stealing mail from blue postal collection boxes in central Arkansas. Over the weekend, law enforcement conducted numerous sting operations at a number of post office locations. In the early morning ...
Two Men Sentenced for Laundering Proceeds of a Business Email Compromise Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 22, 2023
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. Two men were sentenced today to over 14 years in prison combined for money laundering as part of a business email compromise (BEC) scheme.
Virginia Woman Sentenced in Cryptocurrency Money Laundering Conspiracy
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 21, 2023
News Release: TYLER, Texas A Virginia woman has been sentenced to federal prison for her role in a cryptocurrency money laundering conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston.
Owner Of Insurance Firm Pleads Guilty In $40 Million Scheme To Steal Client Healthcare Funds And Defraud Lenders
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 21, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ANTHONY RICCARDI, an owner and manager of the Connecticut insurance firm Employee Benefit Solutions LLC (EBS), pled guilty today in White Plains federal court to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and ...
District Man Admits to Perpetrating Sophisticated Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 21, 2023
News Release: Defendant Used False and Stolen Identification to Benefit and Enrich Himself
Ex-Mexican Secretary of Public Security Genaro Garcia Luna Convicted of Engaging in a Continuing Criminal Enterprise and Taking Millions in Cash Bribes from the Sinaloa Cartel
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 21, 2023
News Release: The Once-Highest Ranking Law Enforcement Official in Mexico Is Now a Convicted Felon
Former Account Manager for Two Churches in Belleville Sentenced for Embezzling Funds
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
News Release: BENTON, Ill. A U.S. District Court judge sentenced a Freeburg woman to 15 months in prison after she admitted to committing bank fraud while employed by St. Teresa and St. Luke Catholic parishes in Belleville.
Shawnee Man Sentenced for Child Porn
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. A Kansas man was sentenced to 96 months in prison time followed by five years of supervised release after he admitted to possessing child pornography images.
U.S. Secret Service Opens Regional Cyber Training Program in Tallinn
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 13, 2023
News Release: Today, the U.S. Secret Service, in partnership with the Estonian Academy of Security Sciences and Baltic regional law enforcement authorities, opened a new cyber training program. The Baltic Computer Forensics Training Program (CFTP) will bring together law enforcement officers from around the Baltic region to develop new techniques to investigate and prosecute cyber criminals.
Russian National Charged with Bank Fraud Related to Hacking Campaign
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 9, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. A Russian national was charged in an indictment unsealed today in connection with a series of computer system intrusions that occurred in 2009 and 2010, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.