U.S. Secret Service
Recent News About U.S. Secret Service
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OPINION: Put the Secret Service and Customs Back into Treasury
Numerous investigations have been announced into the attempted assassination of former President Trump, including the performance by the Secret Service. Along with finger pointing, there will be call for reforms. Yet I fear the root cause of the disastrous decline of the USSS will be overlooked.
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Three Individuals and One Business Indicted on Engaging in a Pattern of Corrupt Activity Among Other Charges for Operating Cryptocurrency Kiosks in Northeast Ohio
Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that a Cuyahoga County grand jury has returned an indictment charging S and P Solutions, Sonny Meraban, 45, Reza Mehraban, 75, and William Suriano, 69, on several charges including Engaging in a Pattern of Corrupt Activity, Conspiracy, and License Requirement Violation for owning and operating cryptocurrency kiosks in Northeast Ohio from August 2002 to February 2023.
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16 Defendants Charged in 112-Count Indictment Alleging Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft in Stolen Mail Scheme
Sixteen individuals are facing federal bank fraud and aggravated identity theft charges alleging their participation in a stolen mail scheme in and around the Americus, Georgia, community and Florida amounting to more than $165,000.
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Serial Con Artist Sentenced To 51 Months In Connection With Embezzlement Scheme
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that TRACII SHOW HUTSONA was sentenced today to 51 months in prison for her embezzlement of more than one million dollars as part of a confidence scheme
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Orlando Man Sentenced to More Than 9 Years in Prison for Fraud Schemes
U.S. District Judge Gregory A. Presnell has sentenced Keith Ingersoll (46, Orlando) to nine years and one month in federal prison for wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, attempted wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft.
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Chief Financial Officer Sentenced to Three Years for Embezzling More Than $1.3 Million
The former chief financial officer of a suburban IT consulting firm has been sentenced to three years in federal prison after embezzling over $1.3 million from his former company, of which he was a partner, CFO, and Managing Member.
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Former Birmingham-Area Bank Insiders Charged in Connection with Account Takeover Scheme
A grand jury yesterday indicted two former bank employees for their role in a conspiracy to steal customer account information, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and United States Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Patrick M. Davis
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Alleged Drug Trafficking Members Indicted On Multiple Drug Charges
United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Marcus Jamar Fowler (32, Tarpon Springs) a/k/a “Drastic,” and Abelardo Torres (36, Tampa) with conspiracy to distribute narcotics and possession with the intent to distribute a controlled substance. Pierre Marquise Fowler (34, Port Richey), a/k/a “Durk,” and Cyion Craig Kerr (45, New York), a/k/a “Bling,” are charged with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. If convicted, each faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison.
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Former Account Manager for Two Churches in Belleville Sentenced for Embezzling Funds
A U.S. District Court judge sentenced a Freeburg woman to 15 months in prison after she admitted to committing bank fraud while employed by St. Teresa and St. Luke Catholic parishes in Belleville.
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Owner Of Insurance Firm Pleads Guilty In $40 Million Scheme To Steal Client Healthcare Funds And Defraud Lenders
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ANTHONY RICCARDI, an owner and manager of the Connecticut insurance firm Employee Benefit Solutions LLC (“EBS”), pled guilty today in White Plains federal court to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud.
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Virginia Woman Sentenced in Cryptocurrency Money Laundering Conspiracy
A Virginia woman has been sentenced to federal prison for her role in a cryptocurrency money laundering conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston.
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Ex-Mexican Secretary of Public Security Genaro Garcia Luna Convicted of Engaging in a Continuing Criminal Enterprise and Taking Millions in Cash Bribes from the Sinaloa Cartel
Genaro Garcia Luna, the former Secretary of Public Security in Mexico from 2006 to 2012, was convicted today by a federal jury in Brooklyn of all five counts of a superseding indictment charging him with engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise that includes six drug-related violations, international cocaine distribution conspiracy, conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, conspiracy to import cocaine, and making false statements.
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District Man Admits to Perpetrating Sophisticated Fraud Scheme
Suzgo Phiri, 35, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty today in District Court to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud. The plea was accepted by U.S. District Court Judge Christopher R. Cooper who scheduled sentencing for June 13, 2023. Phiri faces a maximum possible sentence of 30 years in prison, plus possible fines and restitution.
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Two Men Sentenced for Laundering Proceeds of a Business Email Compromise Scheme
Two men were sentenced today to over 14 years in prison combined for money laundering as part of a business email compromise (BEC) scheme.
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Four Charged after a Mail Theft Sting Operation
Four individuals have been charged by federal criminal complaint for their alleged involvement in stealing mail from blue postal collection boxes in central Arkansas
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FY23 National Defense Authorization Act Authorizes Secret Service to Continue Operation of the National Computer Forensics Institute
On Dec. 23, 2022, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023. This bill formally reauthorizes the United States Secret Service to continue operating the National Computer Forensics Institute (NCFI) for fiscal years 2023 to 2028.
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Albuquerque man indicted for mail, wire fraud
Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Pholopater Faltas was arraigned on an indictment charging him with eight counts of mail fraud and two counts of wire fraud. Faltas, 24, of Albuquerque, will remain on conditions of release pending trial, which has not yet been scheduled.
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Inmates and Family Members Indicted for Role in Nationwide Phone Scam Targeting Home Depot
Inmates and Family Members Indicted for Role in Nationwide Phone Scam Targeting Home Depot
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Two Defendants Plead Guilty Resulting from Separate Investigations into Complex Wal-Mart Gift Card Schemes Involving Hundreds of Fraud Victims
Two Defendants Plead Guilty Resulting from Separate Investigations into Complex Wal-Mart Gift Card Schemes Involving Hundreds of Fraud Victims
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Maryland Man Convicted After 10-Day Trial for His Role in a $28 Million Ponzi Scheme Involving “1st Million Dollars”
Maryland Man Convicted After 10-Day Trial for His Role in a $28 Million Ponzi Scheme Involving “1st Million Dollars”