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Secret Service Investigation Disrupts Identity Theft Ring

News Release: California Man Arrested on Wire Fraud, Identity Theft Charges


United States Secret Service Targets Cyber Criminals

News Release: Recent operations and arrests demonstrate importance of international law


National Computer Forensic Institute Unveiled

News Release: U.S. Secret Service to Develop Facility for Training Law Enforcement Partners



Edgewater Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud Scheme Involving Over $1.3 Million in Losses

News Release: Orlando, Florida United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Mrugesh G. Patel (38, Edgewater) today pleaded guilty to bank fraud. He faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been scheduled.


Secret Service Most Wanted Fugitive Captured in Nashville, Tennessee

News Release: (Atlanta, Georgia) Matthew Bevan Cox, wanted for mortgage fraud and identity theft, withadditional charges pending including conspiracy, stolen identification documents, mail andwire fraud, money laundering and social security number fraud, was arrested by the UnitedStates Secret Service today, Nov. 16, 2006, in Nashville, Tennessee. The arrest was


Brian K. Nagel Appointed As Deputy Director of the United States Secret Service

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) U.S. Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan has announced theappointment of Brian K. Nagel to the position of Deputy Director. Mr. Nagel is a 23-year veteran of the Secret Service and currently serves as the Assistant Director of theOffice of Investigations.


Mark Sullivan Sworn In as Director of the United States Secret Service

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) Mark Sullivan was sworn in as the 22nd Director of the United StatesSecret Service on May 31, 2006 in an Oval Office ceremony. Mr. Sullivan succeeds W. Ralph


U.S. Secret Service Forms Nine New Task Forces

News Release: Electronic Crimes Partnerships Bring Together Law Enforcement, Academia and Private Sector


United States Secret Services Operation Rolling Stone Nets Multiple Arrests

News Release: Ongoing Undercover Operation Targets Cyber Fraudsters


2006 State of the Union Address Designated a National Special Security Event

News Release: United States Secret Service Coordinates Joint Security Effort


Security Planning Underway for 2005 Presidential Inaugural

News Release: Initial Security Information Announced


U.S. Secret Services Operation Firewall Nets 28 Arrests

News Release: International Undercover Investigation Prevents Millions in Financial Loss



Deputy Director C. Danny Spriggs Announces Plans to Retire From the U.S. Secret Service

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) Deputy Director C. Danny Spriggs, a veteran of more than 28 yearswith the United States Secret Service, has announced plans to retire effective Sept. 18, 2004.


Secret Service and Cert Coordination Center Release Comprehensive Report Analyzing Insider Threats to Banking and Finance Sector

News Release: First of a Series of Reports to Focus on Threats to Information Systems and Data in Critical Infrastructure Sectors


United States Secret Service Joins Federal Task Force to Solve Major Network Intrusion Case

News Release: (Washington, DC) In what has been described as one of the most significant networkintrusion cases involving unauthorized access to personal data, the federal Grand Jury in


Security Planning Underway for Sea Island Summit

News Release: Initial Information for Area Residents Announced


Assistant Director Carl J. Truscott Announces Plans to Retire From the U.S. Secret Service

News Release: Named Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives


U.S. Secret Service Hosts 2004 Criminal Research Specialist Conference

News Release: (Chicago, IL) On Wednesday and Thursday, March 3 4, 2004, the United StatesSecret Service will host analysts from local, state and federal law enforcement, as well as