News Releases

DETROIT - A couple from Detroit was sentenced today for their role in a multi-million dollar unemployment insurance fraud scheme aimed at defrauding the State of Michigan and the U.S. Government of funds earmarked for unemployment…

Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DAYQUAN FITZGERALD-WILLIAMS, 26, formerly of Connecticut and currently residing in North Carolina, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today…

FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA —Quinae Shamyra Stephens, 41, of Douglasville, Georgia, was convicted following a jury trial in federal court for multiple charges relating to a multi-state identity theft and fraud ring she was running with her…

A former car dealership sales associate alleged to have been responsible for more than $ 1 million in fraudulent vehicle sales pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.

William Ray Turner, 31, of…

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Justice today announced the seizure of the Raidforums website, a popular marketplace for cybercriminals to buy and sell hacked data, and unsealed criminal charges against RaidForums’ founder and chief…

HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 23, 2022, Davida Algie Fortenberry, Laje Elise Ford, and Chartanae Ajanee Lovely, all from Oakland, California, were indicted by a…

Seattle – Robert S. Canestrari has been named special agent in charge (SAIC) of the U.S. Secret Service Seattle Field Office. With more than 20 years of experience with the Secret Service, Mr. Canestrari most recently served as the assistant…

Las Vegas – Karon Ransom has been named special agent in charge (SAIC) of the U.S. Secret Service Las Vegas Field Office. With more than 25 years of experience with the Secret Service, Ms. Ransom most recently served as the deputy special…

STATESBORO, GA:  A man who referred to himself and his girlfriend as a “modern-day Bonnie and Clyde” has been indicted on multiple federal charges for the unlawful use of information gleaned in thefts from mailboxes, while his girlfriend…

San Diego – Jason Reynolds has been named special agent in charge (SAIC) of the U.S. Secret Service San Diego Field Office. With more than 20 years of experience with the Secret Service, Mr. Reynolds most recently served as the assistant…

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A fourth Georgia man charged in federal court in Rhode Island with participating in a long-running scheme to entice homeless and transient individuals in the Providence area to cash counterfeit business checks in return for…

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Virginia Hernandez Covington has sentenced Anthony Wayne Smith (58, Bradenton) to 18 months in federal prison for manufacturing counterfeit currency. The Court also ordered Smith to forfeit a firearm and…

The Secret Service has worked, and continues to work, with its law enforcement partners on this ongoing investigation.  All personnel involved in this matter are on administrative leave and are restricted from accessing Secret Service…

NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that, on April 6, 2022, TIANNA HART, age 32, of LaPlace pled guilty to making a false statement to the United States Small Business Administration, in violation of Title 18, United…

TYLER, Texas – An Irving man has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in a cryptocurrency money laundering conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston.

Deependra Bhusal, 46, pleaded…