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Avoid and Report Disaster Fraud

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

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

News Release: PRATTVILLE, Ala. - The two FEMA-state Disaster Recovery Centers in Dallas County will close permanently March 16.



FEMA Urges California and Nevada Residents to Heed Flood Warnings

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

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

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

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.



Raimondo: Tariffs are 'denying Russia an important market for its aluminum'

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

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

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

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

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

News Release: Defendant Used False and Stolen Identification to Benefit and Enrich Himself



Former Account Manager for Two Churches in Belleville Sentenced for Embezzling Funds

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

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

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

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.