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News Releases

Stay up-to-date with the latest news from Secret Service.

Apr

16

2024

Note: Click here to view the wanted poster for Alexander Lefterov 

PITTSBURGH - A Moldovan national has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh for computer fraud crimes, aggravated identity theft, and conspiracy to commit…

Apr

12

2024

NEW YORK –The U.S. Secret Service, the New York City Police Department, and the New York State Unified Court System are working together to ensure the highest level of safety and security for the upcoming legal proceedings in New York City…

Apr

09

2024

NEW YORK - Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Patrick J. Freaney, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the U.S. Secret Service (“USSS”), announced today the unsealing of…

Apr

04

2024

WASHINGTON – In coordination with our law enforcement partners, the United States Secret Service conducted “Operation April Fools” in San Diego and Oakland, Calif., targeting transnational organized crime organizations engaged in Electronic…

Apr

04

2024

OAKLAND, CA – Three individuals were charged with the use of unauthorized access devices were filed this week, announced United States Attorney…

Apr

02

2024

MILWAUKEE – The U.S. Secret Service and Milwaukee Fire Department hosted an informational security event for local fire and emergency medical services departments on April 2 in preparation for the 2024 Republican National Convention.

The…

Mar

25

2024

INDIANAPOLIS - Dustin Rose, 33, of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to sexual exploitation of…

Mar

25

2024

EVANSVILLE, IN -- Ryan Watkins, 47, of Loogootee, Martin County, Indiana, has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison after pleading guilty…

Mar

22

2024

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO – A Bayamón man was arrested on March 19, 2024, on criminal charges related to various schemes involving bank fraud,…

Mar

01

2024

SAN DIEGO – Alvin Pates of San Diego was sentenced in federal court today to 41 months in prison for participating in a scheme to deceive banks by using straw…

Feb

29

2024

New York - Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, an indictment charging defendants with fraud and aggravated identity theft for various ATM skimming-related crimes perpetrated between May 2022 and February 2023, was partially…

Feb

21

2024

MILWAUKEE – On Feb. 21, the U.S. Secret Service released a map of the general areas expected to be affected by the operational security plan for the 2024 Republican National Convention.