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Naples Pill Mill Doctor Pleads Guilty And Agrees To Forfeit 9 Luxury Vehicles And More Than $400,000

News Release: Fort Myers, Florida Gerald Michael Abraham (76, Naples) has pleaded guilty to three counts of dispensing controlled substances for no legitimate medical purpose. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison on each count.


Secret Service Hosts Cyber Incident Response Simulation

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today the U.S. Secret Service hosted a virtual Cyber Incident Response Simulation with business leaders, law enforcement and other private sector partners focused on ransomware and cryptocurrency attacks and mitigation strategies.


Fort Myers Businessman Sentenced To Three Years In Federal Prison For COVID Relief Fraud And Mortgage Fraud

News Release: Fort Myers, Florida Senior U.S. District Judge John Steele has sentenced Casey David Crowther (35, Fort Myers) to three years and one month in federal prison for two counts of bank fraud, two counts of making a false statement to a lending institution, and two counts of money laundering. The court also ...


Marine Corps Official Sentenced to Prison for Taking $100,000 In Bribes in Exchange for Directing Over $2,000,000 Worth of Transportation Contracts to Associate

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced thatERIK MARTIN, aged 49, was sentenced on June 29, 2021 to 45 months in prison by the Honorable Wendy B. Vitter for taking bribes in exchange for directing transportation contracts to Darrel Fitzpatrick, an Atlanta businessman, after ...


$1.3 Million Fraud Ringleader Sentenced to Federal Prison

News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI The leader of a multi-state conspiracy that executed multiple schemes to defraud banks, finance companies, car dealerships, and retailers of more than $1.3 million was sentenced today to more than seven years in federal prison.


Secret Service Hosts Cyber Incident Response Simulation

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today the U.S. Secret Service hosted a virtual Cyber Incident Response Simulation with business leaders, law enforcement and other private sector partners focused on ransomware and cryptocurrency attacks and mitigation strategies.


Altoona Man Sentenced for $1.2 Million Fraud Scheme and Failing to Pay Taxes

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Blair County, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 33 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release on charges of tax evasion and wire fraud, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.


State Contractor Pleads Guilty in $3 million Unemployment Fraud Scheme

News Release: A Detroit woman pleaded guilty today for her role in a multi-million dollar unemployment insurance fraud scheme aimed at defrauding the State of Michigan and the U.S. Government of funds earmarked for unemployment assistance during the COVID19 pandemic, announced Acting United States Attorney Saima Mohsin.


Defendant Pleads Guilty to Stealing $24 Million in COVID-19 Relief Money Through Fraud Scheme that Used Synthetic Identities

News Release: Miami, Fl. -- Today, Hasan Hakim Brown, 45, pled guilty in Ft. Lauderdale federal district court to working with co-conspirators to steal $24 million of COVID-19 relief money by using synthetic identities and shell companies they had created years earlier to commit other bank fraud.


Two felons sentenced to prison for scheme to steal thousands in COVID-19 unemployment insurance funds

News Release: Duo of long-time felons stole more than $130,000 in COVID benefits


Defendant Pleads Guilty to Stealing $24 Million in COVID-19 Relief Money Through Fraud Scheme that Used Synthetic Identities

News Release: Miami, Fl. -- Today, Hasan Hakim Brown, 45, pled guilty in Ft. Lauderdale federal district court to working with co-conspirators to steal $24 million of COVID-19 relief money by using synthetic identities and shell companies they had created years earlier to commit other bank fraud.


Man caught attempting to pass counterfeit currency sentenced to federal prison

News Release: Threatened to put a bullet in his victim and kill the victims family after caught


Arizona Man Pleads Guilty to Submitting 70 Fraudulent Loan Applications in $4 Million Covid-19 Relief Wire Fraud Scheme

News Release: DENVER Michael Lain, 56, of Queen Creek, Arizona, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud in front of U.S. District Judge William J. Martinez. His sentencing hearing has been set for Dec. 3, 2021.


Secret Service Announces the Retirement of Robert Diehl After More Than 50 Years of Service

News Release: On June 16, following a career with the Secret Service that spanned more than 50 years, Robert (Bob) Diehl left theRowley Training Center for the last time. During the retirement ceremony, Diehl was celebrated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and U.S. Secret Service Director James Murray, along with friends he has made over the last 50 years.


Secret Service Exposes Threat of Romance Scams

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Secret Service investigators participated in the Capital Regional Virtual Cybersecurity Summit on Romance Scams, hosted by Data Connectors. The Secret Service Global Investigative Operations Center along with its partners at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the American ...


Secret Service Team Honored with FinCEN Director's Award

News Release: WASHINGTON On June 24, 2021, a team of U.S. Secret Service employees was recognized with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Directors Award for investigative work and successful prosecution of cybercriminal Ghaleb Alaumary and his co-conspirators. The team was nominated and awarded within the Cyber Threat award category.


New Orleans Man Selling Bitcoin Charged with Operating Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business

News Release: NEW ORLEANS U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced thatMICHAEL YUSKO, III, age 46, a resident of New Orleans, was charged yesterday in a bill of information with operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1960.


Secret Service Announces Most Wanted Fugitives

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Secret Service relaunched its Most Wanted Fugitives page on the agencys website. Featuring the latest available information on these wanted fugitives, the website encourages the public to submit any relevant information they may have to mostwanted@usss.dhs.gov.


Former KUMC Employee Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling $556,000

News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. Michael Tae Kim Ahlers, 50, of Lenexa, Kansas, was sentenced to two years in prison after stealing more than $556,000 from his former employer, the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC), as well as from KUMC Research Institute and from KU Endowment. In February, Ahlers pleaded ...


Disbarred Columbus Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud

News Release: COLUMBUS, Ga. A former Columbus-based attorney has pleaded guilty to mail fraud after a U.S. Secret Service investigation revealed he had stolen a settlement fee from two clients in a personal injury case.