PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Francis J. Battista, 39, of Aston, Pennsylvania, was convicted at trial on all charges against him — 12 counts of wire fraud, three counts of aggravated identity theft,…
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Feb
03
2025
Feb
03
2025
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Marc Weiss, 50, of Charlotte, was sentenced today to 40 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for embezzling approximately $1.6 million from two small businesses, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney…
Jan
31
2025
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Secret Service, Fairfax, Montgomery, Prince George’s, Prince William, and Arlington County Police Departments, and the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department conducted a payment card skimming and Electronic Benefit…
Jan
29
2025
Danielle R. Sassoon, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Patrick J. Freaney, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the United States Secret Service (“USSS”), announced today that ERICK…
Jan
09
2025
A STATEMENT ON THE LAWSUIT FROM THE SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE OF THE NEW YORK FIELD OFFICE PATRICK J. FREANEY
Crimes of deception continue to evolve, driven by large windfalls stolen from unsuspecting victims. While this cyber…