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News Releases

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


May

29

2019

CHASE BLISS COLASURDO, was arrested May 1, 2019. Chief U.S. District Judge Ricardo S. Martinez scheduled sentencing for August 23, 2019.  According to the criminal complaint, in March 2019, a member of the public reported to the FBI…

May

24

2019

Ariana Fajardo Orshan, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Brian Swain, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Secret Service (USSS), Miami Field Office, and Javaro Sims, Chief, Delray Beach Police Department, made the announcement.…

May

22

2019

According to court documents and statements made in court, Lion was employed by the City of New Haven for approximately 40 years, most recently in the city’s accounting department. New Haven has a policy where employees can be paid in advance…

May

22

2019

Jonathan Xie, 20, of Basking Ridge, New Jersey, was arrested this morning and is charged by complaint with two counts of attempting to provide material support to a designated terrorist organization, two counts of making false statements, and…

May

21

2019

Rashayna Seney, 26, of Randolph, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Senior Judge Douglas P. Woodlock to time served (one day) and three years of supervised release with the special condition that during the first year she serve 74 days of…

May

21

2019

A federal grand jury indicted Pruitt on July 17, 2018, on one count of distributing and one count of accessing child pornography. According to Count 2, he used a cell phone to access child pornography stored on an Internet-based cloud storage…

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

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

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 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

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

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

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…