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Owners Of Florida Teacher Certification Preparation Company Sentenced To Federal Prison For Racketeering Conspiracy And Conspiracy To Commit Theft Of Trade Secrets

News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA Kathleen M. Jasper, 43, and Jeremy M. Jasper, 41, of Estero, Florida, were sentenced today to ten months and four months in federal prison, respectively, plus six months of home confinement, after previously pleading guilty to charges of racketeering conspiracy and conspiracy to commit theft of trade secrets. The sentences were announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.


Leader and Organizer of South Florida Drug-Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Charges in the Southern District of Florida

News Release: Miami, Florida Broward County resident Palacio Valdes Farley pled guilty in federal court in Miami to conspiring to traffic marijuana, eutylone, and MDMA, as well as conspiring to launder proceeds of the illegal drug activity.


Cross Lanes Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Operating Fencing Scheme

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. Nedeltcho Vladimirov, 53, a native of Bulgaria, was sentenced today to eight years and one month in federal prison for conspiring to commit money laundering and money laundering. A federal jury convicted Vladimirov after a three-day trial in July 2021 of one count of conspiring to commit money laundering and three counts of money laundering.


New Orleans Man Sentenced for Defrauding Customers Through Unlicensed Bitcoin Business

News Release: NEW ORLEANS U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced thatMICHAEL YUSKO, III, age 47, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison by U.S. District Judge Barry W. Ashe for operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, a violation of 18 U.S.C. 1960. The charge stems ...


Georgia woman sentenced to federal prison for COVID-19 fraud

News Release: Funds were intended to help struggling small businesses


Former Chick-fil-A Employees Sentenced for Scheme to Steal Funds

News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. A federal judge today sentenced two former Chick-fil-A employees for their roles in a conspiracy to defraud their former employer, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Patrick M. Davis.


U.S. Secret Service Assistance to Waterford Police Department Results in Voyeurism and Criminal Trespassing Charges

News Release: Waterford, Conn. -U.S. Secret Service specialized technical support to the Waterford Police Department has resulted in charges of voyeurism and criminal trespassing.


Radio Personality Charged With Producing Child Pornography

News Release: A DFW radio DJ has been charged with producing sexually explicit images of a prepubescent child, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.


ID thief who bought personal information with Bitcoin sent to prison

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas A 43-year-old Houston man has been ordered to prison after fraudulently purchasing two expensive vehicles using information purchased on the dark web, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Baltimore Non-Profit Owner Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges Related to the Gambling of Federal Funds Intended for His Youth Focused Non-Profit and for Filing False Tax Returns

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland Tyrone Sherrod, age 49, of Aberdeen, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to federal charges of wire fraud and filing a false tax return.


Edmond Woman Pleads Guilty to Cares Act Main Street Lending Program Fraud

News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY Today,Jill Nicole Ford, 31, of Edmond, Oklahoma, pleaded guilty to bank fraud and money laundering related to a loan obtained through the Main Street Lending Program, a lending facility established by the Federal Reserve Board and supported with funding authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.


Repeat offender sentenced to 3 years in prison for bank fraud and identity theft

News Release: Committed new federal crimes while on supervision for illegal possession of ammunition


Southfield Resident Pleads Guilty In COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

News Release: DETROIT- Southfield resident Mykia King pleaded guilty today to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft arising out of a pandemic-related unemployment insurance fraud scheme, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.


Bronx Man Charged With Possession Of Over 20 Kilos Of Fentanyl

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Tim Foley, Acting Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and Keechant Sewell, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (NYPD), announced that SUCRE ALMANZAR-ALBA ...


U.S. Secret Service Counterfeit Investigation Leads To Arrest Of Florida Man Facing 20 Years In Prison

News Release: Tampa, Fla. A U.S. Secret Service investigation has led to the arrest of a Florida man who has pleaded guilty to manufacturing counterfeit currency.


Banker sentenced for obtaining hundreds of thousands of dollars in fraudulent loans

News Release: Former loan officer used another mans identity without consent


Secret Service Celebrates 100 Years of Uniformed Division

News Release: On Sept. 14, 2022, the U.S. Secret Service will celebrate 100 years of the Uniformed Division (UD). In preparation for this significant milestone in the agencys history, the Secret Service will celebrate various facets of the UDs specializations, workforce and history over the course of the coming year.


Mexican citizen sentenced to federal prison for using disabled veterans Social Security number for benefits

News Release: CINCINNATI Fernando Arroyo-Alonso, 59, was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to one year and one day in prison for stealing the identity of a disabled United States veteran.


East Providence Man Sentenced for Laundering Proceeds of Email and Online Scams

News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. An East Providence man who played a critical role in an international money laundering conspiracy that moved nearly $1.8 million to Nigeria obtained through various scams perpetrated in the United States was sentenced today to 42 months in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


South Florida Man Charged with Covid-19 Relief Fraud, Buying Lamborghini, Rolex, and Louis Vuitton with Loan Money

News Release: Miami, Florida A Florida man charged with fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) made his first appearance today in federal magistrate court in Ft. Lauderdale.