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Fort Myers, Florida – Senior U.S. District Judge John Steele has sentenced Casey David Crowther (35, Fort Myers) to three years and one month in federal prison for two counts of bank fraud, two counts of making a false statement to a lending…

A Detroit woman pleaded guilty today 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 funds earmarked for unemployment assistance during the COVID19…

Miami, Fl. -- Today, Hasan Hakim Brown, 45, pled guilty in Ft. Lauderdale federal district court to working with co-conspirators to steal $24 million of COVID-19 relief money by using synthetic identities and shell companies they had created…

Miami, Fl. -- Today, Hasan Hakim Brown, 45, pled guilty in Ft. Lauderdale federal district court to working with co-conspirators to steal $24 million of COVID-19 relief money by using synthetic identities and shell companies they had created…

SAVANNAH, GA:  Two Florida residents who crashed their car while fleeing from a traffic stop have been sentenced to federal prison for colluding in a scheme to steal pandemic unemployment funds.

Malik Abdul McCaully, 43, of…

A man who purchased printers and counterfeiting materials at Wal-Mart in in an attempt to create and pass off counterfeit notes in order to defraud a victim was sentenced today to two years in federal prison.

Peter Hobart, age 23, from…

DENVER – Michael Lain, 56, of Queen Creek, Arizona, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud in front of U.S. District Judge William J. Martinez.  His sentencing hearing has been set for December 3, 2021.

On March 27, 2020, the…

WASHINGTON – On June 24, 2021, a team of U.S. Secret Service employees was recognized with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Director’s Award for investigative work and successful prosecution of cybercriminal Ghaleb Alaumary…

On June 16, following a career with the Secret Service that spanned more than 50 years, Robert (Bob) Diehl left the Rowley Training Center for the last time. During the retirement ceremony, Diehl was celebrated by the Department of…

(Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Secret Service investigators participated in the Capital Regional Virtual Cybersecurity Summit on Romance Scams, hosted by Data Connectors. The Secret Service Global Investigative Operations Center along with…

NEW ORLEANS –  U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MICHAEL YUSKO, III, age 46, a resident of New Orleans, was charged yesterday in a bill of information with operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, in violation…

Washington, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Secret Service relaunched its Most Wanted Fugitives page on the agency’s website. Featuring the latest available information on these wanted fugitives, the website encourages the public to submit any relevant…

KANSAS CITY, KAN. – Michael Tae Kim Ahlers, 50, of Lenexa, Kansas, was sentenced to two years in prison after stealing more than $556,000 from his former employer, the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC), as well as from KUMC Research…

COLUMBUS, Ga. – A former Columbus-based attorney has pleaded guilty to mail fraud after a U.S. Secret Service investigation revealed he had stolen a settlement fee from two clients in a personal injury case.

George W. Snipes, 68,…

DAYTON, Ohio – Karen Lamb, 61, of Trotwood, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to six months in prison followed by six months in home detention for stealing Social Security benefits and COVID-19 stimulus money in the name of her…