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News Releases

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


Aug

29

2017

ATLANTA - Kim A. Earlycutt, Shannon A. King, and Marcia Farmer, have been sentenced for conspiring to submit false tax returns totaling more than $5 million over the course of four years.

"The defendants went to great lengths to steal…

Aug

25

2017

Orlando, FL – Andre Bernard, of Mount Kisco, New York, pleaded guilty today for his participation in a multi-state scheme to defraud biodiesel buyers and U.S. taxpayers by fraudulently selling biodiesel credits and fraudulently claiming tax…

Aug

25

2017

(SAVANAH, GA) – A United States Secret Service investigation into an oil investment fraud scheme has led to two guilty pleas and two additional arrests.

A federal indictment was unsealed on August 10, 2017, charging Richard…

Aug

25

2017

HOUSTON – A 64-year-old Houston woman has been taken into custody following the return of a 16-count indictment alleging wire and mail fraud and filing false tax returns, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez.

A federal grand jury…

Aug

25

2017

(NEW YORK, NY) - A Secret Service investigation into an organized cybercrime marketplace has resulted in the guilty plea of a Macedonia citizen.

Djevair Ametovski, a/k/a "xhevo," a/k/a "sindrom" a/k/a "sindromx," pleaded…

Aug

25

2017

CONCORD, N.H. - Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced that Karl Edward Hahn, 44, of Manchester, Connecticut and formerly of New Castle, New Hampshire pleaded guilty on Tuesday to participating in a wire fraud…

Aug

25

2017

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The United States Secret Service has a no fail mission that requires the constant assessment of how we can effectively evaluate threats and mitigate vulnerabilities.

In an effort to enhance situational…

Aug

25

2017

Earlier today, Djevair Ametovski, a Macedonian citizen also known as "xhevo," "sindrom" and "sindromx," pleaded guilty to access device fraud and aggravated identity theft, crimes related to his operation of "Codeshop," a website he created…

Aug

24

2017

Eight people tied to a ten-state theft and bank fraud scheme were indicted today by a grand jury in Seattle on 18 federal crimes including bank fraud, money laundering, and aggravated identity theft, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes.…

Aug

23

2017

Acting United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker today announced the indictment of JULIE ANN LEE, 53, former controller of the Town & Country Club in St. Paul, Minn., on four counts of wire fraud and six counts of filing false tax returns…

Aug

23

2017

TRENTON, N.J. – A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man appeared in federal court today to face charges that he operated a $530,000 check-kiting scheme using stolen Social Security numbers, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.…

Aug

22

2017

Washington, D.C. - In August 1938, a routine Secret Service counterfeiting investigation led to the discovery of one of the largest mass murder enterprises ever conducted in the United States. Agent Stanley Phillips worked undercover to meet…

Aug

22

2017

PITTSBURGH - A resident of Jamaica, NY, has been sentenced in federal court to 21 months imprisonment with credit for time served on any federal detainer, to be served consecutively to the sentence imposed by the Albany County Criminal Court…

Aug

22

2017

A Toledo man was indicted for receipt and distribution of child pornography, said U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman.

Russell Smith, 50, received numerous images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, This took place between at…

Aug

21

2017

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Timothy Meacham, 32, of Rochester, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with fraudulently selling counterfeit coins. The charge carries a maximum…