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

Apr

19

2018

(Washington, D.C.) – Wednesday, April 19, 1995, was a tragic day for the United States and no less for the Secret Service. Timothy McVeigh, a former Army Gulf War Veteran, and his co-conspirator, Terry Nichols, detonated a bomb…

Apr

18

2018

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, United States District Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr. sentenced Boakai Boker, 29, of Charlotte, to 57 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release, in connection with a stolen identity refund…

Apr

17

2018

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The owner of American Auto Pros in Corpus Christi has been ordered to federal prison after admitting he used numerous credit card accounts belonging to others in order to obtain things of value without…

Apr

17

2018

A South Florida resident pleaded guilty yesterday to wire fraud, in connection with purported hurricane relief aid for Puerto Rico.

Benjamin G. Greenberg, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida and Brian…

Apr

16

2018

Rapidly advancing technology is changing people’s lives in all sorts of ways but, unfortunately, not all of it is good. As we depend more and more on information technology, new vulnerabilities emerge. That is why the U.S. Secret…

Apr

12

2018

(Washington, D.C) The U.S. Secret Service has announced Kelli Lewis as the agency’s new Laboratory Director of the Forensic Services Division, a division of the Office of Investigations. Ms. Lewis brings 13 years of practical…

Apr

10

2018

(Washington, D.C.) Today, Verizon released their comprehensive 11th installment of the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR). The U.S. Secret Service is again proud to have collaborated with our private industry, academic…

Apr

09

2018

Following his conviction at trial, a North Miami resident was sentenced today to 12 years in prison for his participation in an elaborate automobile fraud scheme that netted over $1.8 million.

Benjamin G. Greenberg, United…

Apr

09

2018

United States Attorney Charles E. Peeler announces that Belinda Harris, age 33, of Valdosta, GA; Cynthia Clarkston, age 38, of Valdosta, GA; and Susie Hall Sherman, age 46, formerly of Valdosta, GA, all entered guilty pleas in U.S.…

Apr

05

2018

BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Teria Baker, also known as Tiara Baker, 25, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit access device fraud and aggravated identity theft, was…

Apr

05

2018

LAFAYETTE, La. – United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that a New Orleans man was sentenced Tuesday to two and a half years in prison for possessing 282 counterfeited credit/debit cards.

Bruce Daliet, 34, of New…

Apr

04

2018

(Washington, D.C.) President Donald J. Trump signed H.R. 3731 - the Secret Service Recruitment and Retention Act of 2018 - on Tuesday, April 3, 2018. U.S. Secret Service Director Randolph D. "Tex" Alles joined President Trump in the…

Apr

02

2018

(Washington, D.C.) Today, Thomas J. Sullivan was officially recognized as the 20th Chief of the U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division in a formal Assumption of Command Ceremony.

Chief Sullivan began his law enforcement…

Mar

28

2018

(Washington, D.C.) Over the course of the last two days, several media outlets have published articles regarding Ronald Kessler’s soon to be published book, "The Trump White House: Changing Rules of the Game." These outlets are…

Mar

23

2018

(Washington D.C.) Today, the United States Secret Service honored 120 of its employees during the 6th annual Director’s Awards program. This program formally recognizes the outstanding achievements, professional accomplishments, and exemplary…