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Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes of the Western District of Washington made the announcement. “Joel Kurzynski’s guilty plea demonstrates that…

According to information presented in court, between June 2011 and July 2016, Melvin Gene Griggs Jr., 32, used the identifying information of multiple victims to access victims’ credit card and bank accounts. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant…

ANDREI TYURIN, a/k/a “Andrei Tiurin,” was extradited from the country of Georgia. TYURIN was arrested by Georgian authorities at the request of the United States for charges arising from his participation in a massive computer hacking campaign…

Daniel Frisiello, 25, has agreed to plead guilty to 13 counts of mailing a threat to injure the person of another and six counts of false information and hoaxes. On March 1, 2018, Frisiello was arrested and charged with five counts of mailing…

U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu for the District of Columbia, Brian J. Ebert, Special Agent in Charge, Washington Field Office, U.S. Secret Service, and Robert B. Wemyss, Inspector in Charge, Washington Division, U.S. Postal Inspection Service,…

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said: “The defendant spent most of his adult life profiting from his victimization of girls and women through extreme physical and psychological abuse. All the while, he bragged about…

U.S. District Judge Abdul K. Kallon sentenced RIKKI ROSS, 38, of Hoover, on one count of federal program fraud for stealing from an agency that received more than $10,000 in federal benefits annually between 2012 and 2017 through grants or…

Caal was sentenced to 10 months in prison, Teruel was sentenced to 1 year, and Valido was sentenced to nine months. The defendants were also ordered to serve three years of supervised release upon their release from prison. The defendants…

Secret Service Uniformed Division Officers apprehended Hensley and transported him to Metropolitan Police Department. Hensley was processed and charged with Unlawful Entry and Failure to Obey. For additional details regarding this incident…

Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Yvonne DiCristoforo, Special Agent in Charge, United States Secret Service, and Dayton Police Chief Richard S. Biehl announced the sentence imposed today by U.S.…

Barnwell, of Whitehouse, Texas entered guilty pleas in Peoria before U.S. District Judge Joe Billy McDade on Aug. 29. Sentencing is scheduled on Jan. 9, 2019. According to admissions made in connection with his guilty plea, Barnwell, a…

Barnwell, of Whitehouse, Texas entered guilty pleas in Peoria before U.S. District Judge Joe Billy McDade on Aug. 29. Sentencing is scheduled on Jan. 9, 2019. According to admissions made in connection with his guilty plea, Barnwell, a…

The Secret Service is leading the charge to protect U.S. consumers against this growing cyber-enabled financial crime. Skimming is a technique that uses electronic devices to steal encoded information on credit cards to commit fraud. Criminals…

According to the charging instrument, from calendar years 2015 to 2016, Michael B. Gaines, branch manager of Tri-State, developed a scheme to activate many dormant accounts and withdraw funds from said accounts with the help of another…

Upon his release from prison, he will be supervised by U.S. Probation for three years. Campanon was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $21,114.84. In April 2018, Campanon pleaded guilty to three counts of a September 2017 federal…