News Releases

(Washington, D.C.) – As a child during World War I, Albert Routier was an orphan on the streets of Paris. During the war he took up with a U.S. Marine Unit in France. He was befriended by Sergeant Thomas “Ted” Vaughan. He traveled with the…

PEORIA, Ill. – Darin E. Eldridge, 55, of Pekin, Ill., has been sentenced to 80 months (6 years, 8 months) in prison for receiving and possessing child pornography. U.S. District Judge Michael M. Mihm sentenced Eldridge on June 23. Judge Mihm…

(Buffalo, NY) – The United States Secret Service Buffalo Electronic Crimes Task Force recently hosted a Cyber and Operational Resilience Tabletop Exercise. The training was facilitated by Secret Service cyber investigations subject matter…

Greenbelt, Maryland – On June 23, 2017, U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel sentenced Hussain Abdullah, age 39 of Forestville, Maryland, to 60 months in prison, followed by 3 years supervised release, for conspiracy to commit wire fraud,…

Baltimore, Maryland – On June 21, 2017, Greg Ramsey, 55, of Baltimore, Maryland, pled guilty to use of fire to commit wire fraud, malicious destruction of property by fire, and attempted witness tampering. Ramsey’s plea came on the third day…

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell today sentenced Fontella James (37, Plant City) to two years and eight months in federal prison for conspiracy and aggravated identity theft. She pleaded guilty on April 11, 2017…

Abingdon, VIRGINIA – Acting United States Attorney Rick A. Mountcastle announced today that Operation Rolling Thunder, a joint investigation conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, has resulted in twenty-four…

CAMDEN, N.J. – A Riverside, California, man today admitted his role in a conspiracy to steal 94,000 credit and debit cards from customers at approximately 80 Michaels’ Stores and use that information to make fraudulent withdrawals from the…

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Attorney’s Office today honored more than 100 law enforcement officers, agents, and investigators for their outstanding work on dozens of cases that led to the convictions of murderers, sexual predators, fraudsters, and…

CHICAGO — Six suburban men have been indicted on fraud charges for their alleged roles in a “card cracking” scheme that targeted members of the U.S. military and defrauded a federally-insured savings bank out of more than $830,000.

The…

ALEXANDRIA, La. – Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that a Georgetown woman pleaded guilty last week to making fake U.S. $20 bills.

Gena Armstrong, 20, of Georgetown, La., pleaded guilty Friday before U.S. District…

SAN DIEGO – Two local tax preparers and their recruiter were sentenced today in federal court to 30 months in prison for their involvement in a tax preparation scam that resulted in the filing of hundreds of false…

DALLAS – A McKinney, Texas, man, Moiz Mumtaz Ali, 36, appeared last week before U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater and pleaded guilty to one count of failure to develop, implement, and maintain an anti-money laundering program, announced…

Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced Audrey Montserrate (50, Dania), Benancio Lopez (53, St. Cloud), Richard Ellis (30, Miami), and Donald S. Sutliff (42, Kissimmee) to federal prison terms for laundering proceeds…

Tampa, Florida – Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces that Rebecca Smith (46, Spring Hill) today pleaded guilty to mail fraud. She faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been…