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Project Safe Childhood Sweep Nets 29 Individuals Charged with Drug and Gun Charges in Brockton and Boston
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 23, 2018
News Release: As part of todays sweep, 25 defendants were arrested on federal and state charges, two defendants remain at-large, and two others were already in custody. Todays operation involved over 150 federal, state and local law enforcement agents from all over New England. The arrests are the culmination of two ...
Fourth Brazilian National Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Identity Theft in Card-Skimming Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 23, 2018
News Release: According to the court documents, MINGUZZI and three other Brazilian nationals were arrested by members of the Louisiana Financial Crimes Task Force at a hotel in the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans on Aug. 3, 2017. Federal and state law enforcement officers found the defendants in possession of ...
Romanian Nationals Plead Guilty in ATM Skimming Conspiracy
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 22, 2018
News Release: From November to late December 2017, NITA and IANEV conspired with others to commit bank fraud. NITA and IANEV installed ATM skimming devices on ATM machines at several financial institutions around the Baton Rouge area, among other locations in Louisiana. These ATM skimming devices captured the financial ...
Oklahoma Man Indicted for Unlawfully Possessing a Firearm
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 22, 2018
News Release: SCRANTON The United States Attorneys Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Jeffrey R. Boyd, age 55, a resident of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was indicted on Aug. 21, 2018, by a federal grand jury for unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition.
New York Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Mail and Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 21, 2018
News Release: CONCORD - Everton Ellis, 41, of Yonkers, New York, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
Investigation Into Puente 13 Street Gang Leads to Federal Charges Against 17 Defendants on Narcotics, Fraud and Identity Theft Charges
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: LOS ANGELES Federal authorities have arrested 12 defendants on federal narcotics and fraud charges stemming from an investigation into the Puente 13 street gang. Those arrested last night and this morning are among 17 defendants named in a series of indictments returned by a federal grand jury that allege various offenses, including narcotics, bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. The other five charged defendants were already in federal and state custody.
Mobile Police Department, U.S. Secret Service and Baldwin County Sheriffs Office Partner to Establish a Regional Center to Combat Violent Crime
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 13, 2018
News Release: 9:45 a.m. Press set up. 10:00 a.m. Press Event Speakers will include: Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson. City of Mobile Executive Public Safety Director James Barber. U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Michael Williams. Baldwin County Sheriff Hoss Mack. 10:30 a.m. Press Availability One-on-One Interviews ...
Inmate Sentenced for Mailing Threats, Powder to Federal Officials
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 13, 2018
News Release: CINCINNATI Rodney D. Cydrus, 48, formerly of Chillicothe, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 36 months in federal prison for mailing threatening letters to federal officials. Cydrus was an inmate at Lebanon Correctional Institution at the time of the offense.
Jefferson County, Ohio Man Sentenced for Counterfeit Charges
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 13, 2018
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA Travis Knight, of Mingo Junction, Ohio, was sentenced today to 37 months incarceration for counterfeit currency charges, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
Maryland Man Sentenced for Aiding and Abetting Aggravated Identity Theft
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 10, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Upper Marlboro, Maryland, man convicted of Aiding and Abetting Aggravated Identity Theft was sentenced on August 6, 2018, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
Katie Stygles Sentenced for Defrauding Bradford Employer
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 10, 2018
News Release: The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Katie Stygles, 29, of Piermont, New Hampshire, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Rutland to five years of probation following her guilty plea to a charge of credit card fraud. Chief U.S. District Judge Geoffrey Crawford also ordered that Stygles pay restitution totaling $71,583.
U.S. Secret Service Statement Regarding Weekend Events in the Nations Capital
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 10, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) The U.S. Secret Service has worked closely for weeks with the Metropolitan Police Department, the U.S. Park Police, the National Park Service and our other regional partners in the District of Columbia to ensure a safe weekend for everyone traveling to, or already visiting, the Nations Capital. We have a robust security plan in place consistent with our organizational and legislated responsibilities.
Catrina Bonus Becomes Agencys First Female Deputy Chief of the Uniformed Division
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 7, 2018
News Release: (Washington D.C.) In fifth grade, Catrina Bonus walked the neighborhoods surrounding her elementary school on safety patrol. She grew up wanting to be just like her mom, a patrol officer with the District of Columbias Metropolitan Police Department.
Jamaican National Charged in Conspiracy to Commit Mail and Wire Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 6, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ALEX SAUNDERS age 26, a resident of Jamaica and student athlete at Southern University in New Orleans, was charged on Aug. 3, 2018, in a one-count Bill of Information with Conspiracy to Commit Mail and Wire Fraud.
Canadian Man Sentenced to 18 Years Imprisonment for Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Targeting U.S. Lawyers
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 6, 2018
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorneys Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Henry Okpalefe, age 50, currently incarcerated and formerly of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was sentenced to 216 months imprisonment and three years supervised release by United States District Court ...
Owner of West Tennessee Travel Agency Sentenced to 27 Months Imprisonment for Wire Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 6, 2018
News Release: Jackson, TN A West Tennessee woman was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for wire fraud. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant for the Western District of Tennessee announced the sentence today.
U.S. Secret Service Response to the Guardian Reportng
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 2, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) On Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, The Guardian published an article by Nick Hopkins entitled, Exclusive: suspected Russian spy found working at US embassy in Moscow. The article is wrought with irresponsible and inaccurate reporting based on the claims of "anonymous" sources. Prior to the ...
Vallejo Man Sentenced to Two Years and Nine Months in Prison for Passing Counterfeit Currency
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 2, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. John Lamont Winn, 53, of Vallejo, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley to two years and nine months in prison for passing counterfeit $100 bills, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
Texas Men Sentenced for Using Card Skimmers to Steal Identities, Money
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 31, 2018
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced today that two men from Austin, Texas, were sentenced for using a credit card skimmer to steal peoples identities, then create fake credit cards and steal thousands of dollars from their private bank accounts.
Former Jasper School District Employee Sentenced for $145,000 Embezzlement Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 31, 2018
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. A former employee of the Jasper R-5 School District was sentenced in federal court today for embezzling more than $145,000 from the district.