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News Releases

Stay up-to-date with the latest news from Secret Service.


May

21

2019

Vielka Maritza McFarlane, 56, of Sylmar, was sentenced by United States District Judge R. Gary Klausner, who told her, “If you want to help your students, you can teach them that if they make mistakes, they have to pay the price…

May

21

2019

The following individuals were charged with conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute heroin: 1. Edwin Otero, 29, of Hyannis 2. Justin Joseph, 32, of Pawtucket, R.I. 3. Anthony Basilici, 35, of Pawtucket, R.I. 4.…

May

21

2019

Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron J. Mango, who is handling the case, stated that between October 10, 2017, and October 10, 2018, the defendant participated in a scheme to obtain the bank card information of customers utilizing gas pumps by…

May

17

2019

Approximately 30 of these counterfeit passes were reported and captured by surveillance footage, and the U.S. Secret Service has collected thousands of dollars in counterfeit federal reserve notes connected to this conspiracy.  Brown and…

May

17

2019

GozNym infected tens of thousands of victim computers worldwide, primarily in the United States and Europe. The operation was highlighted by the unprecedented initiation of criminal prosecutions against members of the network in four different…

May

17

2019

According to court documents, in or before August 2013, and continuing through December 2015, KROM and others operated a scheme to contact elderly individuals and people with diminished capacity. The scheme involved contacting victims by…

May

17

2019

According to court documents, in 2006, after being found guilty at trial for participating in a scheme involving the passing of counterfeit checks, Streeter was sentenced to seven years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised…

May

17

2019

Facts presented in court established that Jeffcoat is an accountant who was producing false documentation in support of loan applications and giving that information to an Arthur State Bank loan officer. The officer than facilitated approvals…

May

14

2019

According to court documents, in 2013, Williams was sentenced to five years and three months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for participating in a scheme involving counterfeit travelers’ checks…

May

10

2019

Karen Dickerson has been indicted for Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering, Money Laundering, Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business and Structuring, said Bobby L. Christine, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. The charges,…

May

10

2019

As alleged in the indictment, in September 2018, Gravelle used the U.S. mail, e-mail and telephone to threaten to harm people and explode property in Connecticut, Vermont and Washington. Certain letters that Gravelle mailed…

May

08

2019

Assistant U.S. Attorney Meghan A. Tokash, who is handling the case, stated that according to the indictment, on March 25, 2019, the defendant made a threat to take the life of, and to inflict bodily harm upon, the President of the United…

May

08

2019

United States Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada, Special Agent in Charge Aaron C. Rouse of the FBI’s Las Vegas Division, Resident Agent in Charge Marc C. Kuzmicki of the DEA’s Reno Office, and Special Agent in Charge…

May

07

2019

The court also ordered Griffin to pay nearly $80,000 in restitution to financial institutions. Griffin had pleaded guilty on February 21, 2019, to seven counts of bank fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud. According to court…

May

06

2019

PINA previously pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit access device fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft before U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff, who imposed today’s sentence. PINA is the eighth defendant to have pled…