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News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA A Georgia resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, and access device fraud, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.

Two More Defendants Plead Guilty in Multimillion Dollar India-Based Call Center Scam Targeting U.S. Victims

News Release: An Indian national and a Texas man each pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges this week for their respective roles in liquidating and laundering victim payments generated through a massive telephone impersonation fraud and money laundering scheme perpetrated by India-based call centers.

Clinton Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Federal Court for Wire Fraud

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland John Calvin Baltimore, age 37, of Clinton, Maryland was sentenced to 30 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release and restitution of $239,609 by U.S. District Judge Marvin J. Garbis. Baltimore pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a scheme where he defrauded his employer by stealing cash from a large safe under his control.

Two New York Men Charged With Conspiracy to Counterfeit United States Currency

News Release: On July 18, 2017, two New York men were charged with Conspiracy to Counterfeit, and Passing Counterfeit United States currency, one of the men was also charged with making false statements, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Donald S. Boyce, announced today.

Florida Man Gets 17 Months in Prison for Role in $65 Million Stolen Identity Income Tax Refund Scheme

By Homeland Newswire | Jul 18, 2017

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. A Miami man was sentenced today to 17 months in prison for depositing over $4.7 million in fraudulently obtained tax refund checks as part of a massive stolen identity income tax scheme, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.

Miami-Based Physician Pleads Guilty for Role in Pain Pill Diversion and Medicare Fraud Scheme

By Homeland Newswire | Jul 14, 2017

News Release: A licensed physician in Miami pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday for his role in a multi-faceted $4.8 million health care fraud scheme that ran from April 2011 to February 2017, involving the submission of false and fraudulent claims to Medicare and the illegal prescribing of Schedule II (e.g., oxycodone and hydrocodone) and Schedule IV (e.g., alprazolam) controlled substances.

Dallas Man Sentenced to 230 Months in Federal Prison for Role in Cocaine Conspiracy

By Homeland Newswire | Jul 14, 2017

News Release: DALLAS A Dallas man who admitted to his role in a cocaine conspiracy was sentenced yesterday to a lengthy federal prison sentence, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.

Jamaican National Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud

News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ANDREW ONEIL BOWYER, age 26, a resident of Jamaica, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to a one-count Indictment for Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud.

Raytown Man Sentenced for Stealing $86,000 from Two Churches

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Raytown, Mo., man who worked or volunteered at two area churches was sentenced in federal court today for embezzling more than $86,000 from those parishes.

Massachusetts Man Pleaded Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud the IRS Using Stolen Ids of Puerto Rico Residents to Claim Tax Refunds

News Release: A Lawrence, Massachusetts man pleaded guilty today during his trial in the District of Massachusetts to conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), access device fraud, theft of government property, aggravated identity theft and money laundering, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Departments Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney William D. Weinreb for the District of Massachusetts.

Canadian Homicide Suspect Captured by U.S. Secret Service, San Antonio, TX

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) On July 11, 2017, Ager Hasan, Canadian homicide suspect, was arrested

Moments in History: Operation Firewall

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - In 2004, the Secret Service arrested more than 28

Three Louisiana Residents Indicted for Insider Trading in Connection With Shaw Group Acquisitionon With Shaw Group Acquisition

News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA Acting United States Attorney Corey Amundson announced today that three more individuals have been charged with insider trading in connection with the acquisition of the Shaw Group. A federal grand jury sitting in the Middle District of Louisiana has indicted KELLY LIU, age 31, SALVADOR ...

Miami-Based Physician Pleads Guilty for Role in Pain Pill Diversion and Medicare Fraud Scheme

News Release: A licensed physician in Miami pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday for his role in a multi-faceted $4.8 million health care fraud scheme that ran from April 2011 to February 2017, involving the submission of false and fraudulent claims to Medicare and the illegal prescribing of Schedule II (e.g., oxycodone and hydrocodone) and Schedule IV (e.g., alprazolam) controlled substances.

Brewer Man Sentenced to 69 Months for Possessing Child Pornography