Tourists headed to Italy have one less scam to worry about, thanks to a collaboration between the U.S. Secret Service and the Polizia di Stato, Italy's national police force.
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WASHINGTON -The Justice Department announced today coordinated actions against the BlackSuit (Royal) Ransomware group which included the takedown of four servers and nine domains on July 24, 2025. The takedown was conducted by the Department of…
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ATLANTA - The U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Special Investigation Unit, and local law enforcement partners from throughout Georgia concluded a two-day outreach operation aimed at combatting illegal payment card skimming and…
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HOUSTON – A 45-year-old Houston man has admitted to running a fraudulent investment scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
From July through November 2017, Samuel Ayala-Ibarra operated JASTBITME, a Houston-based company that…
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INDIANAPOLIS - Cory Todd Cox, 38, of Noblesville, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, after pleading guilty to two counts of receipt and distribution of child sexual abuse material.
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MIAMI - The U.S. Secret Service, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Special Investigations Unit, the City of Miami Police Department, Miami Gardens, Miami Beach, Aventura, Doral, Hialeah, Wilson Manors, North Miami Beach, Hollywood, Sunny Isles,…
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CLEVELAND – A popular former podcaster was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for orchestrating a real estate Ponzi scheme that took in over $7.3 million from at least 63 victims from across the United States, involving a wide range of…
Chinese National Facing Federal Charges for Posing as a Federal Agent to Defraud a Belleville Senior
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EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A Federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging a Chinese national for allegedly participating in an imposter scam and trying to defraud a Belleville senior out of more than $70,000.
Zhigang Lian, 42, a…
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STATEMENT FROM SAIC PATRICK J. FREANEY
This murder-for-hire scheme arose from — of all things — a feud on social media. An innocent woman was killed because of a perceived slight. The Secret Service stands ready to support all…
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CROWN POINT, Ind. – A Lake County, Indiana, man has been charged with multiple counts of possessing child sexual abuse material, following an investigation led by the Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the U.S. Secret Service…