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Chinese National Convicted at Trial of Entering the Restricted Grounds at Mar-a-Lago and Lying to U.S. Secret Service Agents
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 11, 2019
News Release: Zhang is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roy K. Altman, in Fort Lauderdale, on Nov. 22, 2019, at 10 a.m. Zhang faces a maximum statutory sentence of 1 year in prison, up to 1 year of supervised release and up to a $1,000 fine as to Count 1, and a maximum statutory sentence of 5 years in prison, up to 3 years of supervised release and up to a $250,000 fine as to Count 2.
New York Woman Charged With Possession Of Credit Card Manufacturing Equipment
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 11, 2019
News Release: Federal authorities arrested Bush on September 6, 2019. During the course of the court hearings, it was determined that Bush is currently on parole of out New York State for the crime of assault causing serious physical injury. Bush has been detained pending trial, which is set for November 4, 2019.
Six Individuals Admit Roles In Nationwide Credit Card Fraud Affecting Thousands Of Account Holders
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 11, 2019
News Release: Hamilton Eromosele, 29, of the Bronx, New York, the leader of the scheme, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge William Martini in Newark federal court to an information charging him with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud. George Edandison, 27, and Youssouf Traore, 21, both of the ...
281 Arrested Worldwide in Coordinated International Enforcement Operation Targeting Hundreds of Individuals in Cyber-enabled Financial Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: Operation reWired, a coordinated law enforcement effort by the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the U.S. Department of State, was conducted over a four-month period, resulting in 281 arrests in the United States and overseas, including 167 in Nigeria, 18 in Turkey and 15 in Ghana.
Former Director of a Law Enforcement Association Sentenced for Stealing Funds
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: According to court documents, between Feb. 1, 2018 and April 2019, Kesterson served as the Director of the St. Louis Area Law Enforcement Exploring Association (STLEEA) and as a Lieutenant with the Washington, Missouri Police Department. As the Director of STLEEA, Kesterson handled all of the finances and managed the Explorer Academy training.
Bookeeper Admits Stealing $300K+ From Physical Therapy Business
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: Defendant made 317 fraudulent payments benefitting herself or her ex-husband
Former Government Official In The Dominican Republic Charged With Conspiring To Import Cocaine Into The United States And Money Laundering Offenses
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 9, 2019
News Release: JIMENEZ CRUZ was arrested on September 6 and presented on September 7 before United States Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn. The second defendant has not yet been arrested. The case has been assigned to United States District Judge Kimba M. Wood. U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said: Jeremias Jimenez ...
Two Women Sentenced To Federal Prison For Credit Card Fraud Scheme Targeting Elderly Victims
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 5, 2019
News Release: On June 26, 2019, a third participant in the scheme, Shannon Bentley (34, Sorrento), was sentenced to nine years and three months in federal prison. She was also ordered to pay $812,990.53 in restitution.
Five former Verizon employees indicted for opening bogus accounts with stolen identity information
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 5, 2019
News Release: These former employees abused their positionsand numerous unsuspecting victimsby allegedly using stolen identity information to steal thousands of dollars, said U.S. Attorney Byung J. BJay Pak. Identity theft remains an all-too-common scourge causing widespread damage. We are targeting the problem through our valued partnerships with federal, state, and local authorities and with private companies.
Bronx Man Pleads Guilty to ID Theft, Bank Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: Angel L. Morales, 52, is one of ten individuals charged in a series of indictments, informations, and criminal complaints filed in U.S. District Court in Providence for their alleged participation in one or more conspiracies where individuals used stolen personal identifying information to open credit ...
Mint Hill, N.C. Man Is Charged With Wire Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft For Stealing More Than $800,000 From An Elderly Victim
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: Reginald A. DeMatteis, Special Agent in Charge of the United States Secret Service, Charlotte Field Office joined U.S. Attorney Murray in making todays announcement.
Ohio Woman Admits ATM Skimming Activity that Victimized Banks in Connecticut, Other States
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 30, 2019
News Release: According to court documents and statements in court today, between February and June 2017, a Connecticut bank experienced approximately 35 incidents of ATM skimming at locations in Stratford, Monroe, Trumbull, Greenwich, Fairfield and elsewhere in Connecticut. As part of the scheme, conspiracy members ...
Paralegal Arrested on Federal Grand Jury Indictment Alleging She Defrauded Clients of Immigration Law Firms
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 29, 2019
News Release: Tanya Garcia, 40, of Whittier, was arrested at her residence this morning. She has been charged with six counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. Garcia is scheduled to be arraigned on the charges this afternoon in United States District Court in Los Angeles.
Former Chief Financial Officer Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling Money From Two Area Businesses
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 29, 2019
News Release: Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, and Yvonne A. DiCristoforo, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Secret Service, announced the sentence imposed yesterday afternoon by U.S. District Judge Walter H. Rice.
Treyton Thomas Sentenced to 262 Months' Imprisonment for Multi-Million Dollar Investment Fraud Scheme and Income Tax Evasion
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 29, 2019
News Release: Judge Dever also ordered THOMAS to pay approximately $7.3 million in restitution to the victims of the investment and bank fraud schemes, the Internal Revenue Service and the United States Attorneys Office and to forfeit an additional $7.3 million to the United States.
Austin Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Felon in Possession and Fraud Conspiracy
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 29, 2019
News Release: According to court documents, between about Jan. 1, and Dec. 25, 2018, Dahl conspired with others to obtain money and goods through fraudulent use of stolen and fraudulently obtained PII. Dahl obtained mail stolen by other individuals who pried open mail receptacles in the Austin, Texas area.
Registered Sex Offender Sentenced to 30 Years For Producing Child Pornography With A 4-Year Old
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: Wigfalls crime first came to light on Jan. 26, 2019, when numerous local law enforcement agencies received calls that his Facebook Messenger account was distributing child pornography. Among the illicit photographs were images of Wigfall with a nude four-year old girl. The childs grandmother saw the ...
New Haven Man Charged with Credit Card Fraud, Wire Fraud and Identity Theft Offenses
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: The indictment was returned on August 8, 2019, and Finkler was arrested on August 15. He appeared yesterday before U.S. Magistrate Judge William I. Garfinkel in Bridgeport and pleaded not guilty to the charges. Finkler is detained pending trial.
New York Man Charged With Threats Against The President Of The United States
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 26, 2019
News Release: According to United States Attorney David J. Freed, the indictment alleges that Blake mailed a letter to FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C. on March 29, 2019, threatening to kill President Trump and blow up the White House, Trump Tower, the Pentagon, and United Nations Headquarters when he was released from prison. At the time he sent the letter, Blake was in custody on state charges at the Bradford County Correctional Facility in Troy, Pennsylvania.
Ex-Chairman for Christian Science Church in Los Angeles Arrested on Indictment Alleging $11.5 Million Bank and Wire Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 26, 2019
News Release: Charles Thomas Sebesta, 54, of Huntington Beach, is expected to make his initial court appearance this afternoon in United States District Court in Los Angeles. Sebesta has been charged with six counts of wire fraud, five counts of bank fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft.