Baltimore Police arrest six suspects, including five juveniles, in string of convenience store thefts
Officers say group targeted three businesses on Belair Road, stealing snacks and toiletries before assaulting an employee. Baltimore, Md. – Baltimore Police announced multiple arrests following a series of thefts and a…
Second “Felony Lane Gang” Member Who Defrauded Illinois Bank By Impersonating Victims of Identity Theft Sentenced to 34 Months in Prison
East St. Louis, Ill. – Mary M. Thornhill, 36, of Knoxville, TN, was sentenced on Wednesday, August 17th, to 34 months in prison for her involvement in a bank fraud scheme that targeted…
Washington County Woman Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Renee Burnell, age 49, of Hudson Falls, New York, pled guilty today in connection with a scheme to defraud two banks using the personal information of the customers…
Newark Police Investigating Bike Theft
NEWARK, NJ – Police in Newark are searching for a bike thief who stole a bike from a Jones Street garage on Saturday. Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé requests the…
Undocumented Mexican Citizen Sentenced To Two Years In Federal Prison For Aggravated Identity Theft
Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis today sentenced Armando Amaya-Lopez (36, Vera Cruz, Mexico) to two years in federal prison for aggravated identity theft. Amaya-Lopez had pleaded guilty on…
Queens Postal Workers Charged With Bribery Scheme And Theft Of Mail Linked To Covid-19 Benefits Fraud
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Daniel B. Brubaker, Inspector in Charge, New York Division of the United States Postal Inspection Service (“USPIS”), Matthew Modafferi,…
Test Drive Turns into Grand Theft Auto at Columbus Honda Dealer
COLUMBUS, OH – A test drive at a local Honda dealer in Columbus turned into grand theft auto and now police are searching for the brazen car thief. According to police, on…
Maryland Men Sentenced to Prison Terms for Membership in Computer Fraud and Identity Theft Ring That Targeted State Governments
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Guy Cuomo a/k/a “John Monaco,” age 54, of Frederick, Maryland, was sentenced today to 45 months in prison for computer fraud, misuse of a social security number, aggravated…
Apopka Man Sentenced To More Than Seven Years For 7-Eleven Robbery And Aggravated Identity Theft
Orlando, FL – U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced Jarvis Jackson (31, Apopka) to seven years and six months in federal prison for Hobbs Act robbery, possessing a firearm in…
Newark Uber Eats Delivery Driver Victim of Bike Theft
NEWARK, NJ – A man stole a folding e-bike from an Uber Eats driver who was making a delivery at a University Heights apartment building last week. According to Newark Public Safety…
Foreign National Faces Federal Charges for Wire Fraud, Money Laundering and Aggravated Identity Theft Related to a Business Email Compromise Scheme
Greenbelt, Maryland – Njuh Valentine Fombe, a/k/a “Valentine”, age 36, formerly of Beltsville, Maryland, had an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt on August 8, 2022, after being a fugitive…
Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Theft of Mail
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Matthew Modafferi, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Postal Service, Office of Inspector General, announced that UMBERTO PIGNATARO, 46,…
Rhode Island Woman Admits to Falsifying Military Service; False Use of Military Medals; Identity Theft; and Fraudulently Collecting More Than $250,000 In Veteran Benefits and Charitable Contributions
PROVIDENCE – A Rhode Island woman today admitted to a federal judge that she falsely claimed to be a cancer-stricken U.S. Marine decorated with the Purple Heart and Bronze Star, and that…
Three Defendants Sentenced In Fraud And Identity Theft Scam Targeting Customers Of Banks And Credit Unions
Three Miami Residents Stole $1,400,000 From Hundreds of Depositors by Posing as Security Officials to Obtain Access to Online Accounts. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — U.S. District Judge…
D.C. Police Say Young Girl Kidnapped During Car Theft
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Washington D.C. Metro Police Department is investigating an automobile stolen with a juvenile female left unattended inside. This incident happened on the Unit Block of Thomas Circle Thursday…
New Jersey’s Plastic Bag Ban Leads to Rampant Increase in Theft of Shopping Baskets
TRENTON, NJ – Never mind the piles of heavy-duty reusable bags piling up in your laundry room or garage because you always forget to bring them with you to go shopping, but…
CRAWFORD COUNTY PAIR PLEAD GUILTY TO VEHICLE BREAK IN AND IDENTITY THEFT SCHEME
BENTON, Ill. –– An Oblong man and Robinson woman pleaded guilty on Thursday, August 4, 2022, to breaking into cars, stealing checks and IDs from vehicles, and committing identity theft in order to obtain…
Police in Lacey Report Theft from Motor Vehicle
LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – On Friday, July 29, 2022, at 11:55 a.m., Officer Walsh responded to the 500 block Laurel Boulevard, for a report of a theft from a motor vehicle. The…
Four Defendants Indicted in Little Rock Mail Theft
LITTLE ROCK—Four defendants have been indicted for their alleged involvement in stealing mail from mail receptacles. Byrannia Burks, 20, James Miller, 26, Kobe Powell, 24, and Eshawn Tucker, 21,…
Easton Woman Wanted For Retail Theft
PALMER, PA- The Palmer Police Department has put out an arrest warrant for Dawn Marie Drexler of Easton. Drexler is suspected to have committed one count of retail theft. Her whereabouts are…
Tampa Man Sentenced To Over 5 Years For Conspiracy To Commit Access Device Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft Related To COVID Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday today sentenced Devaris McClain (30, Tampa) to five years and one month in federal prison for conspiracy to commit access device fraud and…