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Jul
10
2025
WASHINGTON – As we approach the one-year anniversary of the assassination attempt of President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, the U.S. Secret Service remembers Corey Comperatore, who was tragically killed, as well as David Dutch and James…
Jul
07
2025
CHICAGO — A drug and firearm investigation centered on the South Side of Chicago has resulted in federal criminal charges against seven individuals.
A superseding indictment returned by a grand jury in U.S. District Court in Chicago…
Jun
30
2025
STATEMENT FROM SAIC OF NEW YORK PATRICK J. FREANEY
The guilty plea in this blatant scheme is a testament to the excellent investigation carried out by the members of the New Haven Resident Office, their law enforcement…
Jun
26
2025
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A British man, Scott West, 40, of Manchester, United Kingdom, was sentenced on June 23, 2025, to 42 years in prison following his convictions for three counts of sexual exploitation of a child.
At the sentencing…
Jun
18
2025
United States Files Civil Forfeiture Complaint Against $225 Million in Funds Involved in Cryptocurrency Investment Fraud Money LaunderingWASHINGTON – The U.S. Attorney’s Office filed a civil forfeiture complaint in U.S. District Court for the…
Jun
17
2025
MIAMI — Ernesto Ortega Padgett, a Nicaraguan national who was previously residing in Miami, Florida and was deported from the United States in January 2020, made his initial appearance in a federal court in Miami on June 16. Ortega, a fugitive…
Jun
16
2025
The Defendants’ Crimes Involved Brutal Assaults, Extortion, Drug Trafficking, Production and Sale of Fraudulent Identification Documents, and Counterfeit Currency
NEW YORK - Earlier today in federal court in Brooklyn, an indictment was…
Jun
13
2025
Louisville, KY – A Canadian citizen was sentenced to 5 years and 1 month in federal prison for his role in a sweeping “grandparent scam” that targeted victims in Kentucky and across the United States through Canadian-based call centers.
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Jun
13
2025
MOLINE, IL – Luisito Espanola, 65, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was sentenced on May 21, 2025, to 32 months in the Federal Bureau of Prisons following his convictions for wire fraud and money laundering. United States District Judge Sara Darrow…
Jun
11
2025
Tampa – U.S. District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Pranav Patel (33, New Jersey) to six years and three months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit money laundering. The court also entered an order of forfeiture in…
Jun
09
2025
WASHINGTON - Increased local security measures will be in place in the days leading up to, during and immediately following the Army’s 250th Birthday Parade on June 14, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
The Army’s 250th Birthday Parade is…
Jun
09
2025
LOS ANGELES – Five men have pleaded guilty for their roles in laundering more than $36.9 million from victims of an international digital asset investment scam conspiracy that was carried out from scam centers in Cambodia, the Justice…
Jun
04
2025
ALEXANDRIA, VA – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced today the seizure of approximately 145 darknet and traditional internet domains, and cryptocurrency funds associated with the BidenCash marketplace. The…
Jun
02
2025
STATEMENT FROM SAIC PATRICK J. FREANEY
The Secret Service works closely with its many law enforcement partners on a wide array of local criminal cases — providing technical expertise that moves investigations forward. In this…