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Former bookkeeper pleads guilty to stealing nearly $150,000 from Crowley company
By Homeland Newswire | May 2, 2019
News Release: According to the guilty plea, Lewis worked as a bookkeeper for a Crowley equipment company from March 2014 to May 2016. She used accounting software to transfer funds from the companys bank account to accounts and debit cards she and others controlled. She also attempted to hide her actions by covering for the payments using other employees names. Lewis stole $148,753.28 during the course of the scheme.
Owner of Florida Medical Clinic Sentenced To Prison
By Homeland Newswire | May 1, 2019
News Release: Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Departments Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan of the Southern District of Florida, Special Agent in Charge George L. Piro of the FBIs Miami Field Office, Special Agent in Charge Shimon R. Richmond of the U.S. Department ...
James M. Murray Appointed Director of U.S. Secret Service
By Homeland Newswire | May 1, 2019
News Release: This is an exciting and invigorating time at the Secret Service and it is an honor to have been selected for this position, said James Murray, Director of the Secret Service. I look forward to the opportunity to lead this extraordinary agency and continue to build upon its success.
9th Person Arrested in Investigations Into ID Theft, Bank Fraud Conspiracies
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 30, 2019
News Release: Angel L. Morales, 51, of Bronx, New York, traveled to the Dominican Republic in September 2018, shortly after federal agents executed search warrants at the New Jersey apartment of one of his alleged co-conspirators. Morales returned to the United States on March 30, 2019, and was arrested in Fort Lauderdale, ...
Dominican National Convicted By Federal Jury Of Laundering Nearly $1 Million In Fraudulently-Obtained IRS Refund Checks
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 30, 2019
News Release: Francisco Oscar Frank Grullon, 52, was convicted following a six-day jury trial of one count of conspiracy, 15 counts of theft or conversion of United States property, and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin scheduled sentencing for July 24, 2019. Grullon was arrested in the Dominican Republic and extradited to the United States in 2018.
Owner of Florida Medical Clinic Sentenced to Prison
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 30, 2019
News Release: Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Departments Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan of the Southern District of Florida, Special Agent in Charge George L. Piro of the FBIs Miami Field Office, Special Agent in Charge Shimon R. Richmond of the U.S. Department ...
Miami Man Admits to Laundering More than $1.5 Million in Proceeds from Business Email Compromise Schemes and to Selling Reptiles Without a License
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 30, 2019
News Release: Ariana Fajardo Orshan, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, Brian Swain, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Secret Service (USSS), Miami Field Office, and David Pharo, Resident Agent in Charge, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS), Office of Law Enforcement, Southeast, Florida, made the announcement.
Syracuse Man Sentenced to 46 Months for Threats Against Public Officials
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 30, 2019
News Release: Stephen J. Taubert Threatened Congresswoman and Former President Obama
Seven Indicted in "Card Cracking" Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 29, 2019
News Release: Counterfeiters allegedly targeted college students and their bank accounts
Romanian Pleads Guilty in Fraud Scheme Targeting ATMs at Washington County Banks
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 29, 2019
News Release: Elvis E. Roman, 33, of Romania, pleaded guilty to a two-count Indictment and one-count Information before United States District Judge Nora Barry Fischer.
Bookkeeper Pleads Guilty To Embezzling Money from Best Western Oak Mountain Inn; Co-Conspirator Indicted on Related Charges
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 25, 2019
News Release: In a one-count information filed in U.S. District Court, the United States Attorney charged DELAINE DAWSON SUMMERVILLE, 50, with wire fraud for her role in an embezzlement scheme targeting one of her accounting firms clients, the Best Western Oak Mountain Inn, located in Pelham, Alabama. A plea agreement ...
Inland Empire Man Sentenced to More than 6 Years in Federal Prison for Stealing Disaster Relief Funds Intended for Hurricane Victims
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 24, 2019
News Release: Ikponmwosa Eugene Idemudia, 40, of Rancho Cucamonga, was sentenced at a Monday hearing by United States District Judge Percy Anderson, who also ordered him to pay $1,328,982 in restitution. Idemudia pleaded guilty in October 2018 to one felony count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Passaic County, New Jersey, Man Admits Role in Business Email Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 24, 2019
News Release: Lawrence Espaillat, 41, of Clifton, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Peter G. Sheridan in Trenton federal court to an information charging him with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 23, 2019
News Release: U.S. District Judge Gregory K. Frizzell sentenced Shaun Cruz Conine, 46, to 30 years in federal prison for his crimes. Conine previously pleaded guilty on Jan. 17, 2019, admitting to possessing with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine and other controlled substances, brandishing a firearm at officers and counterfeiting U.S. currency with intent to pass it off as genuine.
Brazilian Citizens Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Federal Prison for Using Counterfeit Credit Cards to Purchase Over $52,000 in Merchandise and for Aggravated Identity Theft
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 19, 2019
News Release: Lucas Pimenta Diogo Das Gracas, age 23, was sentenced on April 11, 2019, and his co-conspirator, Diogo Miranda Araujo, age 23, was sentenced on April 1, 2019. Judge Bennett ordered the defendants to pay restitution totaling $41,116. Das Gracas was ordered to pay $34,540 and Araujo was ordered to pay $6,576.
Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Sending White Powder and Threatening Letters from 2015 through 2018
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 19, 2019
News Release: Daniel Frisiello, 25, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to five years of probation, with one year to be served in home detention with location monitoring, and restitution. During the period of probation, Frisiello is prohibited from contacting the victims in the case, sending ...
Former Coschocton Public Housing Director Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling HUD Funds
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 18, 2019
News Release: Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio; Brad Geary, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Inspector General; Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost; Tommy D. Coke, Inspector in Charge, U.S. Postal Inspection Service; Coshocton ...
New York Man Pleads Guilty to Credit Card Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 18, 2019
News Release: According to court records, on Sept. 27, 2018, the defendant provided false identity information to three Home Depot stores located in Biddeford, South Portland and Windham to obtain credit cards. The defendant used his fraudulently obtained credit cards to purchase over $15,500 worth of items from those stores. The defendant was in the process of attempting to fraudulently obtain a credit card from a Home Depot store in Auburn when he was arrested.
Cuban and Venezuelan Men Sentenced for Aggravated Identity Theft and Access Device Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 18, 2019
News Release: AROSTEGUI was named in a two-count Criminal Information filed on Oct. 10, 2018. CORREA-CISNEROS was named in a two-count Criminal Information filed on Oct. 23, 2018. Both men pled guilty to one-count of Access Device Fraud and Aiding and Abetting and one-count of Aggravated Identity Fraud and Aiding and Abetting. AROSTEGUI was sentenced on April 17, 2019 and CORREA-CISNEROS was sentenced on April 2, 2019.
Four More Charged in Ongoing Investigation of Widespread Identity Fraud in Central Ohio
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 18, 2019
News Release: Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Tracey Thanos, Special Agent in Charge, Social Security Administration Office of Inspector General, and Yvonne DiCristoforo, Special Agent in Charge, United States Secret Service, announced the charges.