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Russian Cyber-Criminal Convicted of 38-Count Indictment Following 10-Year Secret Service Investigation

News Release: Hacking Scheme Involving Millions of Credit Card Numbers Defrauded Banks of More Than $169 Million


Russian Cyber-Criminal Convicted of 38-Count Indictment Following 10-Year Secret Service Investigation

News Release: WASHINGTON A New Hampshire man pleaded guilty today to remotely hacking into the online accounts of almost a dozen female victims and sending them threatening online communications, in some instances containing sexually explicit photos, in order to force the victims to send him sexually explicit photos of themselves.


Financial Services Company Executive Sentenced to 15 Months for Obstruction of Justice

News Release: WASHINGTON The CEO of Preferred Merchants LLC, a financial services company based in Napa, California, was sentenced today in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina to 15 months in prison for engaging in an elaborate obstruction of justice scheme to conceal from the government millions of dollars, which were subject to a freeze order and seizure warrant.


Secret Service Investigative Case Summaries

News Release: Frazee Man Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Point-Of-Sale Credit Card Readers


Secret Service Investigative Case Summaries

News Release: Dorchester Man Charged in $4 Million Bank Fraud Conspiracy


United States Secret Service Special Agent Andrew Baker Selected As the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers Honor Graduate of the Year

News Release: GLYNCO, GEORGIA- The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) is proud to announce that the 2015 Honor Graduate of the Year is United States Secret Service (USSS) Special Agent Andrew Baker, assigned to the Services Washington Field Office.


Secret Service Investigative Case Summaries

News Release: Lebanese National Extradited to Face Charges in Counterfeit Currency Plot


Law Enforcement and Public Safety Agencies Announce Security and Traffic Restrictions for the 2016 Republican National Convention Cleveland, OH July 1721

News Release: Partners: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. City of Cleveland Mayors Office. Cleveland Division of Emergency Medical Service. Cleveland Division of Fire. Cleveland Division of Police. Cuyahoga County Prosecutors Office. Cuyahoga County Sheriffs Department. Federal Aviation Administration ...


Secret Service Director Announces New Leadership Appointments

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - United States Secret Service Director Joseph P. Clancy has announced the appointment of eight veteran agents to the position of Special Agent in Charge of local Secret Service Field Offices in Birmingham, Boston, Buffalo, Dallas, Louisville, Newark, Oklahoma City, and Tampa.


Secret Service Investigation Leads to Conviction of Habitual Identity Thief

News Release: Man Targeting Elderly Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison


Commission of Fine Arts Votes on Concept Approval for Refined Preliminary White House Fence Designs

News Release: (WASHINGTON) The United States Secret Service (USSS) and the National Park Service (NPS) today presented concepts for a new White House fence to the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) for concept approval. The CFA voted to approve the essential components of the agencies preferred concept, which will be further developed and refined in the coming months.


Secret Service Incident

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) Today, at approximately 3:06 pm, an adult male subject, carrying a firearm, approached an outer perimeter checkpoint accessible to the general public on E Street. Secret Service Uniformed Division Officers gave numerous verbal commands for the subject to stop and drop the firearm.


Philadelphia Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Pittsburgh-Area Banks

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA A resident of Philadelphia, PA, has pleaded guilty in federal court on a charge of fraud conspiracy, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.


Secret Service 2016 Directors Awards

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) On May 13, 2016, Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy recognized twenty-six outstanding members of the workforce at the Directors Awards Program. The annual program recognizes those who have embodied the agencys core values Duty, Justice, Loyalty, Honesty, and Courage which symbolize the five points of the Secret Service Star.


Leader in Timeshare Resale Fraud Scheme Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison

News Release: Orlando, Florida U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced Eugene Warren Brewington (34, Orlando) to nine years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud for his role as a leader in a timeshare resale fraud scheme. The Court also entered a money judgment against Brewington ...


Former Marriott Employee Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud for Embezzling Close to $1 Million

News Release: Defendant Embezzled the Funds Over Roughly 10 Years and Spent the Money on Island Vacations and Cars


Agencies Present Preliminary Concepts for New White House Fence During Informational Presentation to the Commission of Fine Arts

News Release: (WASHINGTON) The United States Secret Service (USSS) and National Park Service (NPS) today provided an informational presentation before the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) on preliminary concepts for a new White House fence. The agencies will provide the same informational presentation to the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) in May. USSS and NPS will present refined concepts for approval to both commissions later this summer.


U.S. Secret Service Issues Street Closures and Traffic Restrictions for the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit on 3/27/16 4/2/16

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - The U.S. Secret Service is working closely with our state, local and federal law enforcement partners in planning for and conducting motorcade movements and security zones for the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit on 3/27/16 4/2/16 in Washington, D.C.


Secret Service Announces Meeting of the San Antonio Electronic Crimes Task Force

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) The Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Force (ECTF) in San Antonio, Texas will hold a meeting on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. The South Texas Regional Task Force/Electronic Crimes Task Force is comprised of local, state and federal law enforcement agencies as well as private sector companies and representatives from the world of academia.


U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center Releases Report on Attacks on Federal Government 2001 2013: Threat Assessment Considerations

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) Today, the U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) is releasing a report, Attacks on Federal Government 2001 2013: Threat Assessment Considerations. The report analyzes the lone actors and groups who carried out 43 attacks directed toward federal facilities and/or federal officials between 2001 and 2013.