News Releases

MEMPHIS - The U.S. Secret Service, U.S Department of Agriculture Special Investigations Unit, the Memphis Police Department, Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, the Tennessee Highway Patrol Criminal Investigative Division, the Tennessee Department…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The U.S. Secret Service, in conjunction with multiple state and local law enforcement partners in three major cities within North Carolina, conducted a payment card skimming and Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) fraud…

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Secret Service, the Seattle Police Department, the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office and the Fife Police Department conducted a payment card skimming and Electronic Benefit Transfer fraud outreach operation in Washington…

HOUSTON ‐ A man and woman who illegally resided in Houston have admitted their roles in installing and removing ATM skimmers from machines at multiple banks in the Houston area, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. 

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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Secret Service, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the Nevada State Police Investigation Division, the Nevada Gaming and Control Board, the Clark County School District Police Department, and the Henderson…

LOS ANGELES – A former resident of the Fairfax District of Los Angeles was sentenced today to 36 months in federal prison his role in a scheme that involved using illegal skimmers on ATMs to harvest data, creating counterfeit debit cards using…

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Secret Service, Fairfax, Montgomery, Prince George’s, Prince William, and Arlington County Police Departments, and the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department conducted a payment card skimming and Electronic Benefit…

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Secret Service, in collaboration with state and local law enforcement partners, conducted a community outreach operation targeting payment card skimming and Electronic Benefit Transfer fraud on Dec. 19 and 20 in San…

DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Yamany Guerra-Pena, 36, a Cuban national and Miami, Florida resident, was sentenced to 55 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release…

CHICAGO – The U.S. Secret Service and state and local law enforcement partners completed a two-day payment card skimming and Electronic Benefit Transfer fraud outreach operation in Chicago and the surrounding areas, saving residents an…

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Secret Service and state and local law enforcement partners conducted a payment card skimming and Electronic Benefit Transfer fraud outreach operation Sept. 5 in Birmingham, Ala., and the surrounding area. 

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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Secret Service, alongside state and local law enforcement partners, conducted a payment card skimming and Electronic Benefit Transfer fraud outreach operation Aug. 1-2 in several Alaskan cities. 

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ORLANDO - The U.S. Secret Service, in conjunction with multiple state and local law enforcement partners in three major cities within Florida, conducted a payment card skimming and Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) fraud outreach operation on…

LAS VEGAS - The U.S. Secret Service, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the Nevada State Police, the Clark County School District Police Department, and the Henderson Police Department conducted a payment card skimming and…

WASHINGTON – In coordination with our law enforcement partners, the United States Secret Service conducted “Operation April Fools” in San Diego and Oakland, Calif., targeting transnational organized crime organizations engaged in Electronic…