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TRENTON, N.J. – A Hicksville, New York, man was sentenced today to 63 months in prison for his role in one of the largest credit card fraud schemes ever charged by the Justice Department, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Ijaz Butt, 57…

NEW BERN - United States Attorney John Stuart Bruce announced that today in federal court United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced MAURICE ANTHONY DRUMMOND, 30, of Charlotte, to serve a total of 75 months in prison, followed…

ALEXANDRIA, VA – Karen Holtz, 50, of Haymarket, was arrested today on charges related to her role in a financial fraud and identity theft scheme while working for JMS Ventures, Inc.

Holtz, who was indicted on October 26, is charged with…

Baltimore, Maryland – Martin Aleksandrov Enev, age 27, a Bulgarian national residing in Randallstown, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to possession of device-making equipment with the intent to defraud.

The guilty plea was announced by…

A mother and son from Toledo were charged for their roles in a conspiracy to defraud people out of tens of thousands of dollars and then launder the stolen money, said Carole S. Rendon, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.

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Charlotte McEwen, 50, of Nashville, Tenn., pleaded guilty yesterday to eight counts of wire fraud in connection with a scheme to embezzle approximately $466,331 from her former employer, announced David Rivera, United States Attorney for the…

WASHINGTON – Antwon Pitt, 22, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 60 years in prison on charges involving two home invasions, including one in which he sexually assaulted a woman in Southeast Washington, announced U.S. Attorney…

Markeith L. Milton, 24, and Dominic L. Hudson, both of Chicago, was indicted for using other people's credit card numbers to obtain property, said U.S. Attorney Carole S. Rendon.

If convicted, the defendant’s sentence will be…

NORFOLK, Va. – Lindsay Kneff, 36, of Virginia Beach, was indicted by a federal grand jury today on six counts of wire fraud, six counts of mail fraud, one count of falsely altering Postal Service money orders and three counts of engaging in…

DALLAS — Following a four-day trial before Chief U.S. District Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn, a federal jury has convicted Latonya Carson, 42, of Dallas, on several federal offenses stemming from her role in a scheme to steal personal identifying…

Baltimore, Maryland – On October 14, 2016, U.S. District Judge George L. Russell III sentenced Junaidu Saljan Savage, a/k/a James Kamara, age 30, of Lanham, Maryland, to 87 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for…

RICHMOND, Va. – Reginald Jake Farrow, 31, of Richmond, was sentenced today to five years in prison for conspiracy to make, forge, counterfeit and pass federal reserve notes. Farrow was also sentenced to three years of supervised release and…

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Moises Morales Cano, 32, of Astoria, N.Y., was sentenced today to 24 months in federal prison for his participation in a conspiracy to manipulate ATMs in order to steal personal identifying information belonging to bank…

The final member of a large bank fraud ring responsible for nearly a million dollars in fraud was sentenced last week in U.S. District Court in Seattle, announced United States Attorney Annette L. Hayes. SHAWN ANDRE TURNER, 26, of Kent,…

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The United States Secret Service plays a pivotal role in securing the nation’s financial infrastructure, specifically in the areas of cyber, banking and finance. Follow these tips to safeguard your online banking.

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