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Five Western Pennsylvania Residents Charged with Passing Counterfeit Cash
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 14, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH Five residents of the Western District of Pennsylvania have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of conspiracy and passing and uttering counterfeit money, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
South Arkansas Tax Fraud Scheme Draws Over Eleven Years of Federal Imprisonment for Conspirators
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 14, 2017
News Release: El Dorado, Arkansas - Kenneth Elser, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Gregory A. Taylor, age 51 of Clanton, Alabama, was sentenced on Monday to 66 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of Conspiracy to Defraud the ...
Mother and Daughter Co-Owners of Seven Miami, Florida-Area Home Health Agencies Each Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Prison for Roles in $20 Million Home Health Care Fraud Schemes
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 14, 2017
News Release: A mother and daughter who secretly co-owned and operated seven home health care agencies in the Miami, Florida area were each sentenced to over 10 years in prison today for their roles in a $20 million Medicare fraud conspiracy that involved paying illegal health care kickbacks to patient recruiters and medical professionals.
Juan Thompson Pleads Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to Cyberstalking and Making Fake Bomb Threats to JCCs and Other Organizations That Serve the Jewish Community
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 13, 2017
News Release: Juan Thompson Admitted to Threatening Jewish Community Centers as Part of a Campaign to Harass and Intimidate His Victim
Chicago Men Sentenced for Printing, Spending Money
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: HAMMOND - Acting United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson announced that Christopher Pierce, 24, and Harold Jones, 20, both of Chicago, Illinois were sentenced before District Court Senior Judge James T. Moody for the passing of counterfeit securities.
Florida Man Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court to 18 Months in Prison for Attempting to Gain Unauthorized Access and Cause Damage to the Computer Network of a Charitable Organization
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that TIMOTHY SEDLAK was sentenced in Manhattan federal court to 18 months in prison for attempting to access without authorization the computer network of a global charitable organization based in New York, ...
Peoria Man Pleads Guilty to Receiving Child Pornography
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: PEORIA, Ill. On June 7, 2017, Timothy E. King, 30, of Peoria, Ill., pleaded guilty to one count of receipt and attempted receipt of child pornography. King waived indictment and entered his plea before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jonathan E. Hawley, pursuant to a plea agreement. Sentencing has been scheduled ...
Federal Authorities Successfully Prosecute Defendant in $190,000.00 Credit Card Fraud Scam
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 9, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Steve Butler of the Southern District of Alabama announces that United States District Court Senior Judge William H. Steele sentenced Jonathan Jernigan on June 6, 2017. Jernigan was sentenced to 5 years on probation and ordered to pay the total amount of loss, for wire fraud in ...
Two New York Men Sentenced to Prison for Roles in $1 Million Stolen Identity Refund Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. Two men from Bronx, New York, were each sentenced today to 61 months in prison for their roles in a scheme to obtain stolen identity information and use it to file phony tax returns with the IRS, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
Rochester Woman Indicted For Tax Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker announced a federal indictment charging ROSA MARGARITA MALDONADO with two counts of filing a false claim for tax refund, one count of theft of public money, and two counts of aggravated identity theft. MALDONADO will make her initial appearance in United States District Court on June 21, 2017.
Secret Service Investigation of a Cybercrime Ring Results in 63 Month Prison Sentence for a Filipino National
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: (Newark, N.J.) A Secret Service investigation into an organized cybercrime ring responsible
Advertising Executive Pleads Guilty in Fraud Conspiracy
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: Tampa, Florida Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces that Gary Todd Smith (Todd Smith) (47, Fayetteville, North Carolina) today pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud affecting a financial institution, and to wire fraud affecting a financial institution. He faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
Former Officer From Jacksonville Sheriffs Office Pleads Guilty to Attempted Commercial Sex Trafficking of a 4-Year-Old Child
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 7, 2017
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces that Michael Eugene Williams (60, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to attempted commercial sex trafficking of a child. He faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 15 years, up to life, in federal prison.
Members of Credit Card Theft Ring at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport Arrested
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 6, 2017
News Release: ATLANTA - Quentin Pickett and Cornelius Henderson have been arraigned on federal charges of wire fraud, wire fraud conspiracy, and aggravated identity theft. Pickett, Henderson, and three other individuals were indicted for, among other things, stealing credit cards from the baggage loading areas of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and using them to obtain cash advances throughout metro-Atlanta.
Two Arrested for Transporting Nearly Seven Kilos of Cocaine on Commercial Flight
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 5, 2017
News Release: BOSTON Two men were arrested for allegedly trafficking nearly seven kilos of cocaine that were sent from the Dominican Republic to Boston on a commercial airline.
Heroin Trafficker Sentenced to 245 Months in Federal Prison
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 5, 2017
News Release: DALLAS Rolando Benitez, aka San Luis, 35, arrested in July 2015 following a law enforcement operation that was led by the FBI, the Dallas Police Department and the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, has been sentenced, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
Sacramento Woman Sentenced for Making Counterfeit Currency
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 5, 2017
News Release: RENO, Nev. A California woman was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Miranda M. Du to 15 months in prison for making counterfeit $100 bills, then spending the counterfeit money at businesses in Northern Nevada, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Steven W. Myhre for the District of Nevada.
Pasco Man Sentenced to Over 8 Years for Conspiring to Defraud the Government and to Commit Wire Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: Spokane, WA Joseph H. Harrington, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Scott Johnson, age 43, of Pasco, Washington, was sentenced, after having previously pled guilty on Nov. 24, 2015, to Conspiracy to Defraud the Government and Conspiracy to Commit ...
Charlotte Woman Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft
By Homeland Newswire | May 31, 2017
News Release: Defendant Accessed the Victims Personally Identifying Information While Working for a Medical Practice in Charlotte
Seven Sentenced to Prison in Identity Theft and Credit Fraud Scam at Sams Club and Walmart Stores
By Homeland Newswire | May 31, 2017
News Release: Raleigh - United States Attorney John Stuart Bruce announced that today in federal court United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle sentenced seven defendants to federal prison for their participation in an identity theft and credit card scheme carried out at various Walmart and Sams Club stores. The Court also directed that each of the defendants serve terms of supervised release, and the forfeiture of the proceeds of their crimes.