News Releases

WASHINGTON -- Nov. 5, 2003 -- Microsoft Corp. today announced the creation of the Anti- Virus Reward Program, initially funded with $5 million (U.S.), to help law enforcement agencies identify and bring to justice those who illegally release…

LOS ANGELES – El lunes 3 de noviembre de 2003, se cerró una investigación de 20 meses denominada “Operación Golden Financial”, con la sentencia del último de siete acusados involucrados en la compleja estratagema de fraude hipotecario. El…

LOS ANGELES – On Monday, November 3, 2003, a 20-month investigation dubbed “Operation Golden Financial” came to a close with the sentencing of the last of seven defendants involved in the complex mortgage fraud scheme. The leader of the…

WASHINGTON, D.C – In what has been described as one of the most significant arrests related to the Internet fraud known as “phishing,” the Romanian General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (DGCCOA), in cooperation with the United…

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Friday, August 29, United States Secret Service Director Ralph Basham issued the following statement on the arrest in the "Blaster" computer virus investigation: "The Secret Service's participation in this…

•  The Identity Crime Video/CD-Rom project is a joint effort between the U.S. Secret Service, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the Federal Trade Commission. It is designed…

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In an effort to help front-line officers understand and investigate identity crime, the United States Secret Service has joined with other federal agencies and police organizations to create an interactive resource…

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The United States Secret Service has announced the formation of four new Electronic Crimes Task Forces, a successful public-private partnership aimed at fighting high-tech computer-based crimes. The new task forces…

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The United States Secret Service, in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security, will sponsor a "Major Event Management Seminar," June 10-12, 2003, in Chicago, Illinois. The seminar'’s objective is to…

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In continuing cooperation with our law enforcement counterparts, the United States Secret Service has made adjustments to the security perimeter at the White House complex. Beginning over the weekend of May 3-4, 2003,…

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Wednesday, April 30, United States Secret Service Director Ralph Basham issued the following statement on the signing of the Prosecutorial Remedies and Tools Against the Exploitation of Children Today Act of…

CINCINNATI, OH -- On Thursday, April 24, 2003, the United States Secret Service Cincinnati Field Office and the National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) will present a seminar on the Safe School Initiative. The study, conducted by…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, April 3, 2003, agents from the United States Secret Service testified before a joint U.S. House of Representative subcommittee hearing on the agency’s efforts to protect America’s financial and…

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In cooperation with our law enforcement counterparts, the United States Secret Service has made adjustments to the security perimeter at the White House complex. Beginning at midnight, Tuesday, March 18, the…

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA --  On Wednesday, March 5, 2003, United States Secret Service officials attended a ceremony recognizing the latest additions to the arsenal of tools combating international counterfeiting -- counterfeit detection…