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Florida Residents Charged With Using Stolen IDs to Make ATM Withdrawals Throughout Southeastern Wisconsin
By Homeland Newswire | May 4, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger for the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced today that a federal grand jury returned an eighteen-count indictment charging three Florida residents each with three counts of Wire Fraud and three counts of Aggravated Identity Theft in violation of Title 18, ...
Jury Finds Vallejo Man Guilty of Passing Counterfeit Currency
By Homeland Newswire | May 3, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. A federal jury found John Lamont Winn, 53, of Vallejo, guilty today of passing counterfeit $100 bills, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
Former High Point Regional Hospital Accountant Sentenced
By Homeland Newswire | May 3, 2018
News Release: Ordered to Pay Restitution of $3.88 Million and Serve 102 Month Prison Term
Brazilian National Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Identity Theft in Card-Skimming Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | May 3, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Herik Lucian Enedino Dos Santos ("DOS SANTOS"), age 32, a citizen of Brazil, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Sarah S. Vance to aggravated identity theft.
Update to Release Dated April 26, 2018 (CMR19-18)
By Homeland Newswire | May 2, 2018
News Release: Response to Reports Secret Service Personnel Forced to Intervene During Presidential Protective Mission Visit
Cheektowaga Woman Sentenced on Fraud and Identity Theft Charges
By Homeland Newswire | May 2, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Danielle Hamilton, 29, of Cheektowaga, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit access device fraud and aggravated identity theft, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to 36 months in prison. Hamilton was also ordered to pay approximately $300,000 in restitution.
Brazilian National Sentenced to 57 Months for Debit Card Fraud and Identity Theft in ATM Skimmer Case
By Homeland Newswire | May 2, 2018
News Release: Orlando, Florida U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton has sentenced Romany Cutolo Bonente (33, So Paulo, Brazil) to four years and nine months in federal prison for conspiring to produce and use counterfeit debit cards and for aggravated identity theft. He pleaded guilty on Dec. 1, 2017.
Former Comptroller of Toledo Company Indicted for Embezzling Nearly $500,000 From His Employer
By Homeland Newswire | May 2, 2018
News Release: The former comptroller of a Toledo company was indicted embezzling nearly $500,000 from his employer, U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman said.
Elkins Man Sentenced for Role in Counterfeit Money Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | May 2, 2018
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA Marc G. Collett, of Elkins, was sentenced today to 21 months incarceration for fraudulently using counterfeit money to obtain authentic currency and other goods, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
Pittsburgh Resident Pleads Guilty in Aggravated Identity Theft Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | May 2, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
Man Pleads Guilty to $1.2 Million ATM Skimming Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | May 1, 2018
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. An Alexandria man pleaded guilty today to bank fraud in connection with a $1.2 million ATM skimming and cloned card scheme.
Second Ohio Man Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Pass Counterfeit $100 Bills at Western PA Stores
By Homeland Newswire | May 1, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH An Ohio resident pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
Federal Inmate Indicted on Charges of Threats to the President
By Homeland Newswire | May 1, 2018
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA A federal inmate was indicted by a federal grand jury today on charges involving threatening the President of the United States and threatening to blow up the White House, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
Unique Training Class Graduates From U.S. Secret Service Training Center
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) Today, the U.S. Secret Service is proud to announce the graduation of the 20th Mixed Basic Training Class (MBTC 20) after completion of a 9-week intensive course at the Services own James J. Rowley Training Center (RTC). The class was assembled to meet current needs of the Service across an array of responsibility areas. The innovative course curriculum and training was made possible by the Secret Services professional instructor cadre at RTC.
Response to Reports Secret Service Personnel Forced to Intervene During Presidential Protective Mission Visit
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 26, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) Over the last 48 hours, media outlets have alleged that U.S. Secret Service personnel were forced to intervene during a Presidential foreign travel assignment in order to prevent disturbing (former) President Barack Obama. The Secret Service has no such record of any incident; specifically, ...
Secret Service Information Regarding Shooting Suspect Travis Reinking
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 22, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) Travis Jeffrey Reinking has been identified by local law enforcement authorities as the suspect in the shooting that occurred today in Antioch, TN. Reinking became of record with the U.S. Secret Service following a July 7, 2017 arrest by Secret Service Uniformed Division Officers. Reinking was charged with unlawful entry after crossing an exterior security barrier near the White House Complex.
Women Jumps Fence at the White House Complex
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 20, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) Today, at approximately 5:30 pm, a female jumped a security barrier (fence) located in the vicinity of the southeast corner of the Treasury Building within the greater White House complex. She was immediately apprehended by U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division personnel.
Miami Man Sentenced to More than Eight Years in Prison for Role in $10 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 20, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON A Miami, Florida man was sentenced to 97 months in prison today for his role in an approximately $10 million health care fraud scheme involving a now-defunct home health clinic and two sham physical rehabilitation clinics located in Miami.
Secret Service Remembers Fallen Colleagues on the 22nd Anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) Wednesday, April 19, 1995, was a tragic day for the United States and no less for the Secret Service. Timothy McVeigh, a former Army Gulf War Veteran, and his co-conspirator, Terry Nichols, detonated a bomb inside a rental truck near the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma ...
Charlotte Man Sentenced to Prison for Refund
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 18, 2018
News Release: Defendant Used Stolen Identities to File Dozens of Fraudulent Tax Returns