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Washington, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) released Hot Yoga Tallahassee: A Case Study of Misogynistic Extremism, a new analysis highlighting the role of misogyny in targeted violence.

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Los Angeles – James G. Huse has been named special agent in charge (SAIC) of the U.S. Secret Service Los Angeles Field Office. With more than 25 years of experience with the Secret Service, Mr. Huse most recently served as the deputy special…

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday evening, former U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division K-9 Officer “Hurricane” was awarded a Distinguished Service Medal during the Second Annual Animals in War and Peace ceremony.

K-9 “Hurricane,” a…

TYLER, Texas –A 75-year-old woman and a 33-year-old man have been indicted for their roles in a cryptocurrency money laundering scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston.

Lois Boyd, of Amelia…

A man charged with conducting ransomware attacks against multiple victims, including the July 2021 attack against Kaseya, made his initial appearance and was arraigned today in the Northern District of Texas.

According to an August…

BANGOR, Maine: A Presque Isle woman was sentenced today in federal court for passing counterfeit money, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced.

U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker sentenced Jessica Jones, 31, to two months…

SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio man was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for stealing mail and cashing fraudulent checks.

According to court documents, Zachary Wayne Crowell, 35, was part of a group who broke into mailboxes to steal…

 LITTLE ROCK—A Sherwood woman was sentenced today for bank fraud and theft of government funds. Kelli Hogue, formerly known as Kelli Cashion, 59, was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison by United States District Judge Lee P. Rudofsky…

ROANOKE, Va. – A Romanian national, who traveled to the United States and participated in an ATM skimming conspiracy, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison.

Marius Catalui, 47, pleaded guilty in June 2021 to one count of access…

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Augustine Amechi, 24, a Nigerian national, was sentenced today to one year and a day in federal prison for receipt of stolen money.  Amechi pleaded guilty to the charge in November 2021 and as part of  his plea…

NEWARK, N.J. – A New Jersey man was convicted by a federal jury today of threatening to assault and murder federal law enforcement officers, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Frank Monte, 51, of New Jersey, was convicted…

SAN DIEGO - Darris Cotton of Vista pleaded guilty in federal court today to a fraud charge, admitting that he submitted false applications for unemployment benefits to California’s Employment Development Department.

As admitted in the…

United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Pablo Leyva, age 28, of South Sioux City, Nebraska, and Chrystian Townsley, age 34, of Sioux City, Iowa, were both sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for conspiring to distribute…

A Romanian hacker has been charged with selling millions of stolen credit card numbers obtained through the use of malware, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E.  Meacham.

Sorin Becheru, a 34-year-old…

WASHINGTON – A federal indictment was unsealed yesterday charging 18 alleged members of the Simon City Royals gang with a racketeering conspiracy involving murder, attempted murder, narcotics trafficking, witness tampering, obstruction of…