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Mar

17

2020

Rodriguez had previously pleaded guilty to Wire Fraud. The court also ordered Ms. Rodriguez to pay $171,631 in restitution for the losses sustained by the victim.

Ms. Rodriguez and her mother, co-defendant Margaret Gastelum, provided…

Mar

16

2020

Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Secret Service can confirm that an employee was the victim of a criminal act in which our Agency issued laptop computer was stolen.

Secret Service issued laptops contain multiple layers of security including…

Mar

13

2020

Defendant Nicole Dunlap was sentenced to 57 months imprisonment; and defendant Marcus Smith was sentenced to 63 months imprisonment. The sentences were handed down by the Honorable Susan Illston, Senior United States District Judge.

Mar

12

2020

It is alleged that Rolando E. Estrella, 32, of Dracut, Mass., conspired with others to defraud financial institutions in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and numerous other states across the country.

It is alleged in the indictment that…

Mar

09

2020

In November 2019, Tan pleaded guilty to theft of a trade secret, unauthorized transmission of a trade secret, and unauthorized possession of a trade secret. From June 2017 until December 2018, Tan was employed as an associate scientist at the…

Mar

09

2020

The Coronavirus is no different. In fact, the Coronavirus is a prime opportunity for enterprising criminals because it plays on one of the basic human conditions…fear. Fear can cause normally scrupulous individuals to let their guard down and…

Mar

09

2020

In addition to the prison time for this new conviction, Stewart also received an additional 12-month sentence based upon the revocation of his federal supervision for a prior conviction for passing counterfeit currency. The 12-month sentence…

Mar

08

2020

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A resident of Berlin, Pa., has been sentenced in federal court to six months incarceration, followed by six months home detention with electronic monitoring; immediate mental health evaluation/treatment program…

Mar

07

2020

“The Secret Service is committed to aggressively investigating and disrupting organized criminal groups who prey on our most vulnerable citizens,” said Secret Service Director Randolph “Tex” Alles. “The results of the elder fraud sweep…

Mar

07

2020

(Fairview Heights, IL) – A Secret Service child pornography investigation concluded with the imposition of a lengthy prison sentence for a Smithton, Il, man.

Kyle W. Oberg, was sentenced March 3, 2017, on two counts of sexual…

Mar

05

2020

The Agency remains fully prepared to execute this vital mission and any suggestion to the contrary breeds unfounded public concern and irresponsibly misrepresents the skill and professionalism of our workforce.

CANDIDATE PROTECTION…

Feb

26

2020

More than 3,000 law enforcement officers, educators and administrators, and mental health professionals in Washington, D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles, and Miami attended specialized briefings of the report and its findings. NTAC Chief Dr. Lina…

Feb

25

2020

Kevin A. Johnson, 48, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to time served in prison (almost 15 months) and three years of supervised release. In November 2019, Johnson pleaded guilty to two counts of conveying false…

Feb

25

2020

VOLODYMYR KVASHUK, 25, a Ukrainian citizen residing in Renton, Washington, worked first as a contractor at Microsoft and then as an employee from August 2016 until he was fired in June 2018. Today, following a five-day trial, KVASHUK was…

Feb

24

2020

Yvonne Dozier, 50, of Boomer, West Virginia, previously pled guilty to wire fraud on November 18, 2019. She was sentenced to one year and one day of incarceration and was also ordered to pay restitution to the West Virginia Department of…