News Releases

PEORIA, Ill. – A federal jury returned guilty verdicts against Christopher Simmons, 40, of Chicago, Illinois, on October 26, 2021, for three counts of financial institution fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. Sentencing for…

EVANSVILLE – Two Fort Branch, Indiana women have been sentenced in connection with a well-organized Nigerian fraud ring exploiting the COVID-19 crisis to commit large-scale fraud against state unemployment insurance programs.

Andrea…

A Detroit woman was sentenced today to 58 months in federal prison after having pleaded guilty for her role in a multi-million dollar unemployment insurance fraud scheme aimed at defrauding the State of Michigan and the U.S. Government of…

Manchester, N.H. – The U.S. Secret Service today welcomed five newly deputized task force officers to the New England Cyber Fraud Task Force (NECFTF).

The NECFTF is composed of officials from state and local law enforcement throughout…

Greenbelt, Maryland – Justin Ryan Best, age 46, of Laurel, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances.   

The guilty plea was announced…

BOSTON – A Boston man pleaded guilty today to fraud conspiracy charges in connection with processing fraudulent applications for store credit accounts using stolen identities.

Ricardo Voltaire, 35, pleaded guilty to one count of…

PLANO, Texas – A Nigerian national has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.

Sobanke Idris Sunday Adereti, 24, pleaded guilty to…

PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 18 months in prison, three years supervised release and restitution of $4,600.00 on his conviction of violating federal counterfeit laws,…

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Hugo Hernandez, age 34, of Miami Lakes, Florida, pled guilty today to a superseding indictment charging him with being part of access device fraud and money laundering conspiracies for his roles in a nationwide gas station…

CAMDEN, N.J. – A California man was sentenced today to 51 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to steal 94,000 credit and debit cards from customers at approximately 80 Michaels’ Stores in 19 states and to then use that information to…

Greenbelt, Maryland – After a five-day trial, a federal jury yesterday convicted Francis Arthur, age 35, of Silver Spring, Maryland, for a money laundering conspiracy and for money laundering in connection with a scheme to defraud victim…

BOSTON – A Hull man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with submitting fraudulent documentation in order to receive CARES Act small business loans.  

Shane Spierdowis, 31, pleaded guilty to one count of…

HOOVER, Ala. – Today, the U.S. Secret Service announced the Columbia, S.C. team as the winner of the National Computer Forensics Institute’s (NCFI) “Cyber Games” competition.  During the competition, teams of NCFI-trained local law…

Miami, Florida – This week, a federal district judge sent six South Florida residents and one New Jersey resident to federal prison for their roles in a fraud scheme that involved stealing identities, creating and using fake foreign passports…

Miami, Florida – South Florida native and former National Football League (NFL) Player Kenbrell Armod Thompkins, 33, pled guilty this week in federal district court to stealing other peoples’ identities to fraudulently obtain Covid-19-related…