News Releases

LAS VEGAS, Nev.-The British citizen who was arrested for attempting to seize the firearm of a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officer at a Donald Trump rally in June 2016, was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in prison,…

NEWARK, N.J. – A native of Romania who was arrested in Spain and extradited to the United States was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to steal bank account information from thousands of customers by…

(Washington, D.C.) - United States Secret Service Director Joseph P. Clancy has announced the appointment of Susan A. Yarwood to the position of Chief Human Capital Officer, effective December 11, 2016.

Yarwood possesses more than 30…

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that, MARQUE DESHARD THOMAS, age 41, of Austell, Georgia, was sentenced to 33 months imprisonment for POSSESSION OF A COUNTERFEIT…

BOISE – On December 5, 2016, a federal jury returned guilty verdicts on all counts against Alejandro Hidalgo, 27, Dilcia Martinez-Marquez, 26, Enrique Matos-Herrera, 30, and Jose Salazar-Quintana, 29, of Amarillo, Texas for using stolen debit…

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Cecil Sylvester Chester, age 70, of Mitchellville, Maryland today to two years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for a mortgage fraud scheme involving…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A former employee of the Charleston Marriott Town Center who defrauded the hotel out of close to a million dollars was sentenced today to two and a half years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto…

TRENTON, N.J. – A New Jersey jewelry store owner who used his business to further one of the largest credit card fraud schemes ever charged by the Justice Department was sentenced today to 24 months in prison, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman…

RICHMOND, Va. – Pamela Minor-Chiles, 47, of Chesterfield, was sentenced today to one year in prison for misappropriating approximately $200,000 from a medical practice.

Minor-Chiles pleaded guilty to a criminal information on August 17…

Washington, D.C.) – Deputy Director Craig Magaw, a veteran of more than 30 years with the United States Secret Service, will retire effective November 30, 2016.

“Craig Magaw’s unwavering commitment to the men and women of the Secret…

WASHINGTON – The 94rd National Christmas Tree Lighting will be held on Thursday, December 1rd beginning at 5 p.m on the Ellipse in President’s Park. The National Park Service, United States Park Police and United States Secret Service are…

HARRISBURG- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Chelsea Miller, age 19, of Stuart, Florida, pleaded guilty on November 22, 2016, before United States District Court Judge John E.…

NEW YORK – The planning and execution of security at Secret Service protected venues in New York City is a collaborative effort between the Secret Service, the New York Police Department, and the New York Mayor's Office. The security plan is…

PITTSBURGH – A Westmoreland County resident pleaded guilty in federal court jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of fraudulent official seals, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.

Christopher Diiorio, 53, of Greensburg,…

Chris Suhail Folad, 37, of Franklin, Tenn., and Khaled Nabil Abdel Fattah, 38, of Antioch, Tenn. were convicted today by a federal jury, after a 3-day trial, of conspiracy to commit computer access fraud and wire fraud as well as 19 individual…