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North Carolina Woman Admits to Embezzling More Than $130K from Connecticut Company
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 13, 2019
News Release: According to court documents and statements made in court, Kurus formerly resided in Connecticut and was employed as the accounting manager for a company based in Stratford. Between approximately October 2014 and June 2017, Kurus used the companys financial accounting software to transfer customer credits to at least six personal debit card accounts, and then used the money for her personal benefit. Through this scheme, she stole $133,870.55.
Equine Insurance Agent Sentenced in $1.3 Million Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 12, 2019
News Release: At sentencing, U.S. District Court Judge John J. McConnell, Jr., also ordered Randall N. Levesque, 57, of Middletown, owner of Equine Insurance Services, LLC and Randall Levesque Agency, to serve 3 years supervised release upon completion of his term of incarceration and to pay restitution to the victims of his schemes totaling $1,382,815.08.
Page County Man Sentenced to Prison for Counterfeiting
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 12, 2019
News Release: In March 2018, Clarinda Police were called to Caseys General Store regarding a patron that passed a counterfeit bill. Upon review of the surveillance tape, officers identified Alexander Milledge as the person who passed the counterfeit money. A search warrant was obtained for his residence and officers recovered numerous computers, printers, printer paper and approximately $35,000 in counterfeit Federal Reserve notes in different stages of manufacturing.
Romanian National Sentenced for ATM Skimming
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 11, 2019
News Release: Group Used Skimming Devices to Steal Debit Card Numbers, PINs from ATMs in Olathe, KCK, Riverside
Secret Service Director Names Alfonso Dyson Sr. as Assistant Chief of the Uniformed Division
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 8, 2019
News Release: Dyson is a veteran of the Secret Service with over 29 years of experience in the agency. He began his career with the Secret Service in February 1990 as an Officer assigned to the White House Branch.
Four Romanian Nationals Indicted for Using the Identity of Another to Obtain "Skimmer" Equipment
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 8, 2019
News Release: On Feb. 13, 2019, officers with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department discovered a package that was being mailed to a UPS store in Richmond Heights, Missouri. After obtaining a search warrant for the package they discovered that it contained two point-of-sale terminals with skimming devices ...
Southern District takes part in largest-ever nationwide elder fraud sweep
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 8, 2019
News Release: Attorney General focuses on threats posed by technical-support fraud
Repeat Offender Sentenced To 54 Months In Federal Prison For ATM Skimming Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: Manso pleaded guilty on December 5, 2018.
Man Who Stole $889K from Employers Sentenced to More Than 3 Years in Federal Prison
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: According to court documents and statements made in court, between July 2013 and October 2016, Avridor stole personal bank checks from two Greenwich residents who employed him as a driver. He made the checks payable either to Cash or to himself for various amounts of money and forged the signature of ...
Remaining EPMI Property Managers Sent to Prison for Defrauding Homeowner Associations
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 4, 2019
News Release: The Powells and Ellerbrock had previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering for using stolen Homeowners Association (HOA) fees to enrich themselves. Last month, Harlow White - the father of Kelsey Powell and Rachel Ellerbrock - was sentenced to prison for 15 months and ordered to pay $291,420 in restitution.
Tennessee Man Pleads Guilty in Ugandan-Made Counterfeit Currency Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 4, 2019
News Release: Cole M. Harris, aka Ink, 23, of Knoxville, TN pleaded guilty to two counts before United States District Judge Mark Hornak.
St. Clair County Man Charged With Producing Child Pornography
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 4, 2019
News Release: The one-count federal indictment alleges that the offense occurred in St. Clair County between Dec. 1, 2018, and Jan. 26, 2019. Wigfall, 47, made his initial appearance in federal district court late last week and pleaded not guilty to the charges. He was ordered held without bond pending an April 30, 2019 jury trial.
Former Canton Resident Extradited From Ireland Sentenced On Mortgage Fraud Charges
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 1, 2019
News Release: First Extradition to the United States from Ireland since 2012
9 Members Of Bronx Drug Trafficking Organization Charged With Distributing Heroin, Fentanyl, And Cocaine Out Of Auto Body Shops
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said: As alleged, these defendants were a network that outwardly offered to fix cars but was really an organization that would supply a fix of heroin or cocaine. Thanks to the work of the DEA and its Strike Force partners, we have delivered a body blow to these allegedly drug-peddling body shops.
Duval County Man Sentenced To Prison In Counterfeit Currency Investigation
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 26, 2019
News Release: The court also ordered Jolly to forfeit computer media used in the production of counterfeit Federal Reserve notes. Jolly had pleaded guilty on October 9, 2018.
13 Cuban Nationals Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Wire and Mail Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 26, 2019
News Release: Jose Livan Rodriguez Espinosa, age 27, of Miami, Florida, to 108 months in federal prison
Arrested in Granite Bay, Contra Costa County Woman Pleads Guilty in Northern California Mail Theft Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 26, 2019
News Release: According to court documents, between February and August 2018, Tinay participated in a scheme to defraud banks in which she and others used counterfeit U.S. Postal Service keys to break into residential mailboxes throughout the Eastern and Northern Districts of California. Tinay stole mail from mailboxes ...
Vinalhaven Man Sentenced to Over Two Years for Making Interstate Threats
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 26, 2019
News Release: Malmstrom was convicted on Aug. 27, 2018, after a one-day jury trial.
Florida Man Charged With Money Laundering in $8.5 Million Account Takeover Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 21, 2019
News Release: Igor Buzyukov, 51, is charged by criminal complaint with one count of money laundering. He is scheduled to appear tomorrow in Miami federal court.
Former Hospital Employee Sentenced for Embezzling Hospital Funds
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 21, 2019
News Release: They trusted him and, had they not caught him, he would still be stealing from them today, said United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Hospitals like Pleasant Valley are under assault financially, let alone having to protect themselves from thieves like Durst. We all pay more for healthcare to make up for ...