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ATLANTA – Kevin Kirton has been sentenced for running an access device fraud scheme that involved stealing over $600,000 in fraudulent tax refunds from the Internal Revenue Service.

“Kirton created technical ‘solutions’ to conduct his…

ROANOKE, Va. – United States Attorney Christopher R. Kavanaugh announced that Gregory Thomas Holland, 64, of Roanoke, Virginia, and a former American Electric Power (AEP) employee, was sentenced today to 36 months in federal prison for wire…

BILLINGS — A Billings woman accused of stealing money from an elderly resident while employed at a Billings nursing home today admitted to fraud and identity theft charges, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.

Elizabeth Marie Stephenson…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A Charlotte business owner is facing federal charges for allegedly selling stolen Apple iPhones (iPhones) and other electronic devices overseas, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina…

PROVIDENCE, R.I. –   Two Providence men who admitted to participating in a scheme to defraud credit card companies and home improvement stores out of more $160,000 were sentenced to federal prison today, announced United Sates…

Spokane, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today the creation of a new, interagency COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force to combat fraud arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S.…

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced that the Dominican Republic’s former Consul General to Jamaica, JEREMIAS JIMENEZ CRUZ, was sentenced today to 179 months in prison for using his…

Fort Myers, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Amber Rewis Bruey (35, Lehigh Acres) today pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and illegal monetary…

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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A New Jersey man was sentenced today to 5 years in prison for manufacturing counterfeit currency.

According to court documents, Hollis Forteau, 38, was the leader of a multi-defendant counterfeiting conspiracy. The members of the…

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Ghanaian national pleaded guilty to his role in a romance fraud scheme.  

According to court documents and statements made during the plea hearing, Banabas Ganidekam, 24, received fraudulent proceeds from a…

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…

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…

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…

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…