Top New Jersey state corrections official who sold job security for cash sentenced to prison
TRENTON, NJ – A former high-ranking official in the New Jersey Department of Corrections was sentenced Thursday to 46 months in federal prison for extorting an employee in exchange for helping secure…
Woman caught with gun at Pittsburgh International Airport security checkpoint
PITTSBURGH, PA – A woman was stopped on Sunday by TSA officers at Pittsburgh International Airport after officers observed a loaded .22 caliber revolver within a passenger’s backpack at the main security…
Police Charge Teacher With Felony After Watching Security Footage Of Him Allegedly Hitting Student In Face
Police Charge Teacher With Felony After Watching Security Footage Of Him Allegedly Hitting Student In Face Kendall Tietz on March 4, 2022 A teacher who was given early retirement for allegedly slapping…
Woman Facing Federal Charges for Filing and Receiving Social Security Benefits Under Two Social Security Numbers
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Dinorah De Denis, age 72, of Frederick, Maryland, for the federal charges of theft of government property and social security…
Amite Man Guilty of Providing False Statements to the Transportation Security Administration
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that GERMIEL AUSTIN, age 35, a resident of Amite, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today to a one-count bill of information charging him…
Teen Charged with Attempted Murder for Shooting Security Guard Who Intervened in Fight Outside of McKinley High School
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that a 17-year-old male from Buffalo was arraigned this afternoon before Youth Part Justice Kelly Brinkworth on one count of Attempted Murder in the…
New Orleans Woman Pleads Guilty to Social Security Fraud Spanning More Than Three Decades
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that BETTY ARRINGTON a/k/a “Betty Callie Arrington,” a/k/a “Betty Francis C Miller,” a/k/a “Betty Miller” (“ARRINGTON”), age 72, a resident of New Orleans,…
Cuban who rammed FBI security gate admits guilt
HOUSTON – A 39-year-old Cuban citizen has entered a guilty plea for illegally breaching federal security and gaining entry to the FBI building in Houston, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Nestor…
Fort Dodge Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Misappropriating Social Security Benefits of Severely Disabled Nursing Home Resident
A Fort Dodge man who stole over $15,000 in Social Security benefits from a severely disabled woman was sentenced February 23, 2022, to ten months in federal prison. Donald Glenn Conner, also…
Dayton-area former investment advisor sentenced to 2 years in prison for Social Security fraud, making false statements regarding theft from local church
DAYTON, Ohio – Charles Edward Severt, Jr., 52, of Xenia, was sentenced in federal court to 24 months in prison for stealing more than $370,000 in Social Security disability benefits and for…
Slidell Woman Pleads Guilty to Concealment of Material Facts in Connection with Her Receipt of Social Security Benefits
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that BRENDA PROVOST, age 69, of Slidell, pleaded guilty on February 17, 2022 before U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon with concealment of…
Covington Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft of Social Security Funds
NEW ORLEANS – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that HAYDEE ARMAS SANTANA (“SANTANA”), age 58, of Covington, Louisiana, pled guilty on February 17, 2022 to Theft of Government Funds, in…
Florida AG Moody calls for resignation of DHS Secretary Mayorkas over failed border policy, national security crisis
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Ashley Moody is demanding the immediate resignation of U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas—leading 13 other states in an effort to replace the DHS leader. Citing the…
National Security Adviser Casts Doubt On Biden-Putin Meeting Actually Happening
National security adviser Jake Sullivan cast doubt on a meeting between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin actually taking place as the U.S. maintains its belief Moscow is on the…
DHS to host virtual corporate security seminar in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Intelligence and Analysis, is hosting a virtual Corporate Security Engagement Series seminar on 02/17/2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Public…
Methuen Woman Arrested for Stealing Social Security Benefits
BOSTON – A Methuen woman was arrested yesterday in connection with stealing Social Security benefits intended for her child. Karen Silva-Brown, 56, was indicted on one count of theft of public funds.…
TikTok Bans ‘Misgendering’ And ‘Deadnaming’ To Promote ‘Safety’ And ‘Security’
TikTok is banning users from “misgendering” and “deadnaming” others in an effort to improve the social media platform, the company announced Tuesday. The company announced the new policies in updated community guidelines…
‘Threatens Free Expression’: Senate Panel Passes Online Child Sex Bill Critics Say Will ‘Jeopardize Security’
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill Thursday which is intended to curb the spread of child sexual material online, but has drawn the ire of privacy advocates and tech groups. The…
Homeland Security Issues Domestic Terrorist Warning, Citing Those Who Seek to Sow Public Distrust in Government Institutions
Free speech is on notice in America. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a terrorism threat bulletin through the National Terrorism Advisory System. That threat is freedom of speech…
ICE Homeland Security Investigations partners in investigation leading to 2 arrests for alleged conspiracy to launder $4.5 billion in stolen cryptocurrency
WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) contributed to an investigation resulting in the arrest of two individuals this morning in Manhattan for an alleged conspiracy to…
Public safety measures a top priority for Homeland Security Investigations at Super Bowl LVI
LOS ANGELES — Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) is working with local, state, and federal law enforcement partners to provide essential public safety measures in and around the Los Angeles area. Measures include,…