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


May

01

2018

RICHMOND, Va. – An Alexandria man pleaded guilty today to bank fraud in connection with a $1.2 million ATM skimming and cloned card scheme.

According to court documents, Roberto De Miranda Martinez, 43, was apprehended in…

May

01

2018

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – A federal inmate was indicted by a federal grand jury today on charges involving threatening the President of the United States and threatening to blow up the White House, United States Attorney Bill…

Apr

27

2018

(Washington, D.C.) Today, the U.S. Secret Service is proud to announce the graduation of the 20th Mixed Basic Training Class (MBTC 20) after completion of a 9-week intensive course at the Service’s own James J. Rowley Training…

Apr

26

2018

(Washington, D.C.) Over the last 48 hours, media outlets have alleged that U.S. Secret Service personnel were forced to intervene during a Presidential foreign travel assignment in order to prevent disturbing (former) President Barack Obama.…

Apr

22

2018

(Washington, D.C.) Travis Jeffrey Reinking has been identified by local law enforcement authorities as the suspect in the shooting that occurred today in Antioch, TN. Reinking became of record with the U.S. Secret Service…

Apr

20

2018

(Washington, D.C.) Today, at approximately 5:30 pm, a female jumped a security barrier (fence) located in the vicinity of the southeast corner of the Treasury Building within the greater White House complex. She was immediately apprehended by…

Apr

20

2018

WASHINGTON – A Miami, Florida man was sentenced to 97 months in prison today for his role in an approximately $10 million health care fraud scheme involving a now-defunct home health clinic and two sham physical rehabilitation…

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

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…

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

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,…

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…