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News Release: ATLANTA More than three dozen individuals have been sentenced for their involvement in a large-scale fraud and money laundering operation that targeted individuals, corporations, and financial institutions throughout the United States. The defendants used business email compromise schemes, romance fraud scams, and retirement account scams, among other frauds, to steal more than $30 million from numerous victims.

Public press releases: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration publishes 631 in May

There were 631 press releases published by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration in May.

California Man Pleads Guilty in Identity Theft and Fraud Scheme

News Release: RICHMOND, Va. A Los Angeles, California, man pleaded guilty today to fraud and identity theft charges in connection with stealing the identity of the owner of a Richmond auto shop, Lotsey & Hardy Tire Company.

“Constitutional Authority and Single Subject Statements for H.R. 3769” published by the Congressional Record in the House section on May 31

“Constitutional Authority and Single Subject Statements for H.R. 3769“ was published in the House section on page H2709 on May 31

Baton Rouge Woman Pleads Guilty to Filing Numerous PPP and EIDL Loan Applications Totaling More than $1 Million and Laundering the Fraudulent Proceeds

News Release: United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that Tiera R. Lands, age 30, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson to wire fraud and money laundering in connection with numerous false and fraudulent applications that she filed to obtain funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program in 2020 and 2021.

DHS-DHS offers new grant application process starting June 5

Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 National Dam Safety Program (NDSP) State Assistance grant opened on June 5.

Nine press releases published in May by United States Secret Service

There were nine press releases published by the United States Secret Service in May.

House Committee on Homeland Security publishes 77 press releases in May

There were 77 press releases published by the House Committee on Homeland Security in May.

Public notices: Homeland Security Department publishes 64 in April

There were 64 notices published by the Homeland Security Department in April, according to the Federal Register.

Disaster Survivor Assistance Crews Hit the Streets in Guam

News Release: Guam residents will start seeing FEMA’s Disaster Survivor Assistance (DSA) crews in neighborhoods today to help Typhoon Mawar survivors apply for federal disaster assistance and to identify needs within communities.

California Man Pleads Guilty in Identity Theft and Fraud Scheme

News Release: RICHMOND, Va. A Los Angeles, California, man pleaded guilty today to fraud and identity theft charges in connection with stealing the identity of the owner of a Richmond auto shop, Lotsey & Hardy Tire Company.

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Disaster Declaration for Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to supplement commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Typhoon Mawar during the period of May 22, 2023, and continuing.

Baton Rouge Woman Pleads Guilty to Filing Numerous PPP and EIDL Loan Applications Totaling More than $1 Million and Laundering the Fraudulent Proceeds

News Release: United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that Tiera R. Lands, age 30, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson to wire fraud and money laundering in connection with numerous false and fraudulent applications that she filed to obtain funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program in 2020 and 2021.

Public notices: Homeland Security Department publishes 2 in week ending May 20

There were two notices published by the Homeland Security Department in week ending May 20, according to the Federal Register.

Dozens sentenced for their roles in Atlanta-based fraud and money laundering operation that stole over $30 million from individuals and companies

News Release: ATLANTA More than three dozen individuals have been sentenced for their involvement in a large-scale fraud and money laundering operation that targeted individuals, corporations, and financial institutions throughout the United States. The defendants used business email compromise schemes, romance fraud scams, and retirement account scams, among other frauds, to steal more than $30 million from numerous victims.

Chairmen Green, Garbarino Statement on Compromise of U.S. Critical Infrastructure by Chinese State-Sponsored Hackers

Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) and Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Chairman Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) released the following statement on Chinese state-sponsored hackers, code-named Volt Typhoon, compromising U.S. critical infrastructure for surveillance purposes as detailed in a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory by the National Security Agency (NSA), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and international partner agencies:

Chairman Green Statement on Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz

Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) released the following statement on the announced retirement of U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz:

Peters, Johnson, Sinema & Hoeven Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Help Protect Communities From Threats Posed By Unmanned Aircraft Systems

U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Ron Johnson (R-WI), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) and John Hoeven (R-ND) introduced bipartisan legislation to significantly enhance our nation’s ability to counter the security threats posed by unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly known as drones.

Peters, Stabenow & Slotkin Call On Fda To Take All Possible Actions To Mitigate Cancer Drug Shortages

U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Debbie Stabenow (MI), along with U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin (MI-07), wrote to Dr. Robert Califf, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner to ask that the FDA do everything in its power to mitigate the dire shortage of cancer drugs that has reached crisis levels in recent months.

Dr. Paul National Review Op-ed: Keep Artificial Intelligence Out Of Government Surveillance