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Traveling Crew Sentenced for Using Stolen Debit Card Numbers from Local Bank

News Release: BOISE On March 15 and 16, 2017, Alejandro Hidalgo, 27, Dilcia Martinez-Marquez, 27, Enrique Matos-Herrera, 30, and Jose Salazar-Quintana, 30, were sentenced to prison for using stolen debit card numbers to make over $30,000 of fraudulent purchases at local Walmart stores and other businesses, Acting ...


Mansfield Man Sentenced for Threatening President of the United States

News Release: BOSTON A Mansfield man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with posting online threats to the President of the United States.


Oklahoma Inmate Sentenced to 46 Months for Role in Prison-Based Phone Fraud and Extortion Scheme

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) The U.S. Secret Service, New Haven Resident Office, successfully


Akron Man Indicted on Firearms and Counterfeiting Charges

News Release: An Akron man was indicted on firearms and counterfeiting charges, said Acting U.S. Attorney David A. Sierleja.


Bedford Woman Accused of Embezzling $288,000 From Her Employer

News Release: A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Catherine I. Wilson, 71, of Bedford, with bank fraud after she embezzled nearly $300,000 from her employer, said David A. Sierleja, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


Mexican Businessman Sentenced to Federal Prison in Pyramid Scheme

News Release: In El Paso today, a federal judge sentenced 40-year-old self-proclaimed licensed investment broker Roberto



Two Sentenced in Multi-Million Dollar ID Theft, Tax Fraud Scheme

News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. Two Central Falls women were sentenced to 3 years in federal prison today for their roles in a long-running scheme to use the stolen identities of more than 400 individuals on fraudulent tax returns resulting in the theft of more than $2.6 million in fraudulent tax refunds.


Tampa Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Stolen Identities

News Release: Tampa, FL United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Jordan Tito (23, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft. He faces a mandatory penalty of two years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.


Mableton, Georgia Woman Pleads Guilty to Passing Counterfeit

News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Tasha Ajibogun, age 35, of Mabelton, Georgia, pled guilty today in federal court in Florence, to passing counterfeit $50.00 Federal Reserve Notes, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 472. United States ...


Elkins Man Indicted for Manufacturing and Using Counterfeit Money

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA Anthony Francis Silvester, III, 37, of Elkins, West Virginia, was charged by a grand jury sitting in Clarksburg in a five-count indictment with making and possessing counterfeit money, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.


Cyberstalking Charge Brought In Manhattan Federal Court Against Missouri Man for a Pattern of Harassment Involving Threats to Jewish Community Centers

News Release: Juan Thompsons Campaign to Harass and Intimidate His Victim Allegedly Included Eight Threats Made to Jewish Community Organizations


Fraudster Heads to Prison for Counterfeit Money and Other Charges

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas A 43-year-old Corpus Christi man has been ordered to federal prison for counterfeiting U.S. currency, credit card fraud and aggravated identity theft, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Arturo Garcia pleaded guilty Nov. 18, 2016.


Two Women Plead Guilty to Orchestrating $20 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme at Seven Miami Area Home Health Agencies

News Release: Two Miami residents pleaded guilty today to fraud charges stemming from their roles in a $20 million home health care fraud scheme.


19 People Indicted Following Investigations Into International Fraud and Money Laundering Rings

News Release: Charges Unsealed as Takedowns Are Carried Out in United States and Overseas


Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft in Scheme to Defraud Retirement Accounts

News Release: BOSTON A Boston man pleaded guilty today in connection with his role in a scheme to steal personal information and bank account numbers to withdraw money from retirement accounts.


Ohio Man Admits Defrauding Essex County, New Jersey, Company Out of More Than $950,000

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. A Milford, Ohio, man today admitted using an Essex County, New Jersey, medical companys credit card without the companys permission or consent to fraudulently obtain more than $950,000, U.S. Attorney Paul J Fishman announced.


Niagara County Man Sentenced for Threatening the President Second Time

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that


Indictment Unsealed Charging Brothers With Conspiracy to Counterfeit United States Currency and Drug Charges

News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma An indictment was unsealed today charging DANIEL TIMOTHY JOHNSON, 33, of Bethany, Oklahoma, and BENJAMIN LEE JOHNSON, 31, of Oklahoma City, with conspiracy to counterfeit United States currency and drug charges, announced Mark A. Yancey, United States Attorney for the Western ...


Miami-Dade County Man Sentenced to 100 Years in Prison for Child Pornography Offenses

News Release: Manuel Perez Gonzalez, 39, of Miami, was sentenced yesterday to 100 years in prison, by U.S. District Judge Ursula Ungaro, after having been convicted at trial of distribution, receipt and possession of child pornography. Gonzalez was also sentenced to 25 years of supervised release and ordered to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison.