Special Agent said : “Justice was served in this landmark investigation,”

yubanet Friday, December 3, 2021 8:37:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : "Ivan Carmona's alleged actions threatening a federal law enforcement officer, combined with his criminal record, suggest he is a danger to the community,"

wcvb Friday, December 3, 2021 3:49:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “The defendant omitted income from a variety of sources,”

news-yahoo Thursday, December 2, 2021 8:41:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : "The FBI recognizes that seniors can be a particularly vulnerable group,"

southernminn Wednesday, November 24, 2021 6:02:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “The holidays are a busy time for shoppers, and unfortunately, also for thieves,”

krqe Wednesday, November 24, 2021 7:12:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “The FBI recognizes that seniors can be a particularly vulnerable group,”

TheFrontierPost-en Tuesday, November 23, 2021 8:46:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “He was getting paid about 100 bucks per cell phone to change,”

click2houston Tuesday, November 23, 2021 1:54:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “Economically speaking, it makes more sense for them. Since they’ve established this network of people who do research in this network of people who are doing the cash-outs and the money meals, it makes more sense for them to hit as many as they can,”

click2houston Tuesday, November 23, 2021 1:54:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “Selling illegal prescription drugs in the U.S. marketplace puts all consumers’ health at risk,”

news-yahoo Monday, November 22, 2021 11:18:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “When health care entities seek to boost their profits through improper billing, they undermine the trust taxpayers extend to the health care industry,”

TheFrontierPost-en Monday, November 22, 2021 8:07:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “Citizens Academy is a stimulating 10-session program that gives people from a wide range of occupations and backgrounds an insight into what makes the FBI tick,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, November 20, 2021 9:08:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “Loren Jacobson made material false statements to OSHA investigators regarding his failure to take safety precautions to protect his employees,”

eastidahonews Saturday, November 20, 2021 7:11:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “The intentional infliction of pain and suffering on animals for sport is unfathomable,”

wsoctv Thursday, November 18, 2021 2:13:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “Richard Tobin’s white supremacist beliefs are abhorrent, but his beliefs aren’t why he’s going to prison,”

mlive Wednesday, November 17, 2021 11:18:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “greed had devastating consequences for his clients, who placed their trust and money in his hands,”

sltrib Wednesday, November 17, 2021 5:13:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “He was getting paid about 100 bucks per cell phone to change,”

click2houston Tuesday, November 16, 2021 10:34:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “Economically speaking it makes more sense for them. Since they’ve established this network of people who do research in this network of people who are doing the cash-outs and the money meals, it makes more sense for them to hit as many as they can,”

click2houston Tuesday, November 16, 2021 10:34:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “What’s happening is all of their communication is getting routed to a different phone,”

click2houston Tuesday, November 16, 2021 5:47:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “He was getting paid about 100 bucks per cell phone to change,”

click2houston Monday, November 15, 2021 2:21:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “Economically speaking it makes more sense for them. Since they’ve established this network of people who do research in this network of people who are doing the cash-outs and the money meals, it makes more sense for them to hit as many as they can,”

click2houston Monday, November 15, 2021 2:21:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : "This is an extraordinary case as the sheriff said and we're putting resources together and using technology to solve some of our older cases that we have,"

CBSnews Thursday, November 11, 2021 4:28:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “Today’s sentencing recognizes the importance of holding Mr. Carpoff accountable for his role in conspiring with others to defraud investors of approximately $1 billion through the creation of a fraudulent business venture, and using the proceeds for his and his wife’s own personal gain,”

yubanet Wednesday, November 10, 2021 7:26:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “Carpoff’s egregious scheme fueled his rapacious desire for luxury and prominence with showy, public expenditures including the purchase of a sports team, high-end collector’s vehicles, international real estate and a NASCAR team,”

yubanet Wednesday, November 10, 2021 7:26:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “Mr. Carpoff lived a luxurious life as a successful businessman,”

yubanet Wednesday, November 10, 2021 7:26:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “The defendant’s willful disregard of the Clean Water Act put nearby residents and the environment at unnecessary risk,”

TheFrontierPost-en Wednesday, November 10, 2021 4:57:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “In handling it, the FBI has representatives from the police, prosecutors and others. So that the resolution of existing problems can be well coordinated,”

JakartaPost Wednesday, November 10, 2021 8:07:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “These significant sentences and restitution of over $29 million to our nation’s critical healthcare system – Medicare – are a result of law enforcement’s unified efforts to hold the perpetrators of one of the largest healthcare fraud schemes in history accountable for their crimes,”

orlandosentinel Tuesday, November 9, 2021 8:33:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “Gun violence and deadly drugs are claiming far too many lives in our city,”

news-yahoo Tuesday, November 9, 2021 2:27:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “This should serve as a reminder that the U.S. Government will never call and ask you to send cash in the mail,”

12newsnow Friday, November 5, 2021 4:48:00 AM EAT

Special Agent explained : “I think that’s the crazy part of this. A lot of studies have shown that addiction starts sometimes from a pill that’s provided either from a family member, or a friend,”

wkrn Thursday, November 4, 2021 6:44:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “Prevention starts at home, and this initiative that we do twice a year, helps Americans get rid of unwanted, or unneeded pharmaceuticals that are just laying around in their medicine cabinets that could lead to a path of addiction or misuse,”

wkrn Thursday, November 4, 2021 6:44:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “Walker’s conduct is an all-too-familiar example of sextortion. Sextortion begins when a predator, through threat or manipulation, coerces a minor into producing a sexually explicit image and sending it over the Internet. He then uses the threat of sharing or publishing those images to get the victim to produce more,”

mlive Wednesday, November 3, 2021 12:04:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “Our message is clear and simple: Hate has no place on the Navajo Nation or anywhere else,”

beaumontenterprise Saturday, October 30, 2021 6:54:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “Inferior goods represent a serious threat to the integrity of the consumer product supply chain that the public needs to rely on with confidence,”

TheFrontierPost-en Friday, October 29, 2021 8:37:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “The partnerships have only gotten better,”

foreignaffairs-nz Tuesday, October 26, 2021 6:58:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,”

theepochtimes Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:11:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : "She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,"

fox10tv Tuesday, October 26, 2021 6:01:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : "She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,"

9news Tuesday, October 26, 2021 4:26:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,”

baltimore-cbslocal Tuesday, October 26, 2021 2:50:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : "She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,"

wral Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:58:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : "She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,"

wxii12 Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:45:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : "She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,"

wxii12 Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:45:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : "She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,"

wcvb Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:36:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : "She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,"

wcvb Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:36:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : "She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,"

wmur Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:23:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : "She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,"

wmur Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:23:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : "She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,"

kcci Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:22:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : "She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,"

kcci Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:22:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : "She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,"

wesh Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:20:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : "She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,"

wesh Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:20:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : "She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,"

Koat Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:06:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : "She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,"

Koat Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:06:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : "She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,"

wyff4 Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:02:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : "She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,"

wyff4 Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:02:00 AM EAT

Special Agent stated : "This settlement serves as a warning to those companies and individuals who seek to take advantage of the Department of Defense (DoD) health care program,"

fox5atlanta Monday, October 25, 2021 11:52:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : "She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,"

wrcbtv Monday, October 25, 2021 8:48:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “Over the course of many years, the defendants facilitated the transnational criminal activity of a vast network of cybercriminals throughout the world by providing them a safe-haven to anonymize their criminal activity,”

foreignaffairs-nz Friday, October 22, 2021 10:42:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “This investigation, leading to the arrest, conviction, and sentencing of Caballero and 11 other members of his robbery crew highlights the value and effectiveness of combining local, state, and federal resources to combat violent criminals,”

foreignaffairs-nz Friday, October 22, 2021 2:36:00 PM EAT

Special Agent commented : "Over the course of many years, the defendants facilitated the transnational criminal activity of a vast network of cybercriminals throughout the world by providing them a safe haven to anonymize their criminal activity,"

zdnet Thursday, October 21, 2021 11:19:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “This cheer coach exploited his position of trust and leadership to cause long-lasting harm to the children in his care,”

foreignaffairs-nz Wednesday, October 20, 2021 3:27:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : "We believe he is likely still victimising others. And that's why we feel it's important to get him off the street,"

nzherald Tuesday, October 19, 2021 1:35:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “This cheer coach exploited his position of trust and leadership to cause long-lasting harm to the children in his care,”

kiro7 Saturday, October 16, 2021 10:55:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “Like every profession, you have bad apples and unfortunately, that’s the case here,”

fox10tv Wednesday, October 13, 2021 7:47:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “The FBI is committed to investigating those who commit financial fraud in order to protect American citizens and businesses,”

TheFrontierPost-en Tuesday, October 12, 2021 8:47:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “Ignoring FDA requirements and selling dangerous unapproved drugs online can cause serious harm to those who use the drugs,”

foreignaffairs-nz Friday, October 8, 2021 1:38:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “Physicians who provide non-FDA approved drugs to their patients unnecessarily place those in their care at risk,”

foreignaffairs-nz Friday, October 8, 2021 1:38:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “U.S. patients rely on FDA oversight to ensure that the drugs and medical devices they use are safe and effective. Rogue health care professionals who obtain foreign unapproved medical products, and dispense and administer those products to their patients, put the health of those patients at significant risk,”

foreignaffairs-nz Friday, October 8, 2021 1:38:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “Our local campaign represents an investment in the communities we serve and enhances our continuing outreach and education efforts throughout our territory,”

foreignaffairs-nz Friday, October 8, 2021 1:28:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “Ignoring FDA requirements and selling dangerous unapproved drugs online can cause serious harm to those who use the drugs,”

mlive Thursday, October 7, 2021 10:41:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “Individuals who seek to enrich themselves through kickback fraud schemes — as alleged in this case — undermine the taxpayer-funded Medicare and Medicaid programs and drive up health care costs for everyone,”

foreignaffairs-nz Wednesday, October 6, 2021 3:36:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “Physicians who provide non-FDA approved drugs to their patients unnecessarily place those in their care at risk,”

wbtv Wednesday, October 6, 2021 1:20:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : "Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Wendell Wilkins, 32, of Spartanburg, was sentenced to 66 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to money laundering, for his role in a scheme to extort and defraud military members that was operated out of the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC).Evidence presented to the court showed that, while serving a 12-year sentence in SCDC for attempted armed robbery and using smartphones smuggled into prison, Wilkins joined internet dating sites, posed as young women thereon, and began communicating with military members. Posing as young women and targeting military members, Wilkins sent nude photographs of young females to the military members and solicited nude photographs and other personal information in exchange. Wilkins, and others acting at his direction, then posed as the father of the young woman, claiming that the young woman was underage and that the military member was in possession of child pornography. Wilkins and others then threatened to have the military members arrested or dishonorably discharged unless they paid money.Due to this extortion, service members transferred funds via Western Union and MoneyGram to Wilkins’ associates at Wilkins’ direction. From February 2016 through January 2018, Wilkins received at least $74,000.00 in extorted funds, which investigators traced to at least 25 military victims. Wilkins was one of numerous inmates at SCDC prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in South Carolina for participating in this scheme to extort military members. In total, more than 300 military members throughout the United States were victims of the scheme, and the amount of loss exceeded $350,000. Several military members committed suicide after falling victim to this extortion scheme.United States District Judge David C. Norton sentenced Wilkins to 66 months in federal prison and 36 months of supervised release to be served after Wilkins completes his 12-year state prison sentence. There is no parole in the federal system.This case was investigated by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal Investigation, Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS), Air Force Office of Special Investigations, U.S. Army Criminal Investigations Command (CID), United States Marshals Service, South Carolina Department of Corrections, and South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. Acting U.S. Attorney DeHart prosecuted the case. “Nothing good comes from smartphones in prison,” said Acting U.S. Attorney DeHart. “Inmates use them to commit even more crimes while behind bars. We hope this prosecution helps state officials eliminate and disable contraband phones in prison.”“Mr. Wilkins deserves to be held fully accountable for his role in this reprehensible scheme to deceive and defraud our nation’s service members,” said NCIS Carolinas Field Office Special Agent in Charge Sean Devinny. “This sentencing should serve as a warning that NCIS and our law enforcement partners will use every resource available to ensure these criminal networks are destroyed. I would like to sincerely thank our partners for their continued dedication and assistance in keeping our service members safe.”“Mr. Wilkins knowingly used deceit and trickery to prey on those who serve our nation. It’s unconscionable to think that the defendant perpetuated this years-long financial scam against servicemembers while already in prison for other criminal activity,” said Mona Passmore, Acting Special Agent in Charge, IRS Criminal Investigation, Charlotte Field Office. “We will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to unravel this and other complex financial and money laundering schemes where individuals attempt to conceal the true source of their income and use the internet to mask their true identity. This additional federal felony conviction and federal prison term should have a strong deterrent effect against any other criminal activity Mr. Wilkins and others might consider pursuing.”“The Defense Criminal Investigative Service stands committed to aggressively pursue and investigate organized criminals who target our service members and undermine their combat readiness and well-being,” said Special Agent in Charge Christopher Dillard, DCIS Mid-Atlantic Field Office. “We hope this case demonstrates the resolve of DCIS and our law enforcement partners to uphold the integrity of the Department of Defense and protect our Warfighters.”“The Office of Special Investigations (OSI) is committed to being a vital investigative agency aimed at finding the truth, thwarting all threats, and promoting unfailing justice for the Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense, and nation,"

wyff4 Thursday, May 27, 2021 6:49:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : "Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Wendell Wilkins, 32, of Spartanburg, was sentenced to 66 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to money laundering, for his role in a scheme to extort and defraud military members that was operated out of the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC). Evidence presented to the court showed that, while serving a 12-year sentence in SCDC for attempted armed robbery and using smartphones smuggled into prison, Wilkins joined internet dating sites, posed as young women thereon, and began communicating with military members. Posing as young women and targeting military members, Wilkins sent nude photographs of young females to the military members and solicited nude photographs and other personal information in exchange. Wilkins, and others acting at his direction, then posed as the father of the young woman, claiming that the young woman was underage and that the military member was in possession of child pornography. Wilkins and others then threatened to have the military members arrested or dishonorably discharged unless they paid money. Due to this extortion, service members transferred funds via Western Union and MoneyGram to Wilkins’ associates at Wilkins’ direction. From February 2016 through January 2018, Wilkins received at least $74,000.00 in extorted funds, which investigators traced to at least 25 military victims. Wilkins was one of numerous inmates at SCDC prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in South Carolina for participating in this scheme to extort military members. In total, more than 300 military members throughout the United States were victims of the scheme, and the amount of loss exceeded $350,000. Several military members committed suicide after falling victim to this extortion scheme. United States District Judge David C. Norton sentenced Wilkins to 66 months in federal prison and 36 months of supervised release to be served after Wilkins completes his 12-year state prison sentence. There is no parole in the federal system. This case was investigated by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal Investigation, Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS), Air Force Office of Special Investigations, U.S. Army Criminal Investigations Command (CID), United States Marshals Service, South Carolina Department of Corrections, and South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. Acting U.S. Attorney DeHart prosecuted the case. “Nothing good comes from smartphones in prison,” said Acting U.S. Attorney DeHart. “Inmates use them to commit even more crimes while behind bars. We hope this prosecution helps state officials eliminate and disable contraband phones in prison”. “Mr. Wilkins deserves to be held fully accountable for his role in this reprehensible scheme to deceive and defraud our nation’s service members,” said NCIS Carolinas Field Office Special Agent in Charge Sean Devinny. “This sentencing should serve as a warning that NCIS and our law enforcement partners will use every resource available to ensure these criminal networks are destroyed. I would like to sincerely thank our partners for their continued dedication and assistance in keeping our service members safe”. “Mr. Wilkins knowingly used deceit and trickery to prey on those who serve our nation. It’s unconscionable to think that the defendant perpetuated this years-long financial scam against servicemembers while already in prison for other criminal activity,” said Mona Passmore, Acting Special Agent in Charge, IRS Criminal Investigation, Charlotte Field Office. “We will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to unravel this and other complex financial and money laundering schemes where individuals attempt to conceal the true source of their income and use the internet to mask their true identity. This additional federal felony conviction and federal prison term should have a strong deterrent effect against any other criminal activity Mr. Wilkins and others might consider pursuing”. “The Defense Criminal Investigative Service stands committed to aggressively pursue and investigate organized criminals who target our service members and undermine their combat readiness and well-being,” said Special Agent in Charge Christopher Dillard, DCIS Mid-Atlantic Field Office. “We hope this case demonstrates the resolve of DCIS and our law enforcement partners to uphold the integrity of the Department of Defense and protect our Warfighters”. “The Office of Special Investigations (OSI) is committed to being a vital investigative agency aimed at finding the truth, thwarting all threats, and promoting unfailing justice for the Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense, and nation,"

wyff4 Thursday, May 27, 2021 6:49:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “Justice was served in this landmark investigation,”

yubanet Friday, December 3, 2021 8:37:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : "Ivan Carmona's alleged actions threatening a federal law enforcement officer, combined with his criminal record, suggest he is a danger to the community,"

wcvb Friday, December 3, 2021 3:49:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “The defendant omitted income from a variety of sources,”

news-yahoo Thursday, December 2, 2021 8:41:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : "The FBI recognizes that seniors can be a particularly vulnerable group,"

southernminn Wednesday, November 24, 2021 6:02:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “The holidays are a busy time for shoppers, and unfortunately, also for thieves,”

krqe Wednesday, November 24, 2021 7:12:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “The FBI recognizes that seniors can be a particularly vulnerable group,”

TheFrontierPost-en Tuesday, November 23, 2021 8:46:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “He was getting paid about 100 bucks per cell phone to change,”

click2houston Tuesday, November 23, 2021 1:54:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “Economically speaking, it makes more sense for them. Since they’ve established this network of people who do research in this network of people who are doing the cash-outs and the money meals, it makes more sense for them to hit as many as they can,”

click2houston Tuesday, November 23, 2021 1:54:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “Selling illegal prescription drugs in the U.S. marketplace puts all consumers’ health at risk,”

news-yahoo Monday, November 22, 2021 11:18:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “When health care entities seek to boost their profits through improper billing, they undermine the trust taxpayers extend to the health care industry,”

TheFrontierPost-en Monday, November 22, 2021 8:07:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “Citizens Academy is a stimulating 10-session program that gives people from a wide range of occupations and backgrounds an insight into what makes the FBI tick,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, November 20, 2021 9:08:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “Loren Jacobson made material false statements to OSHA investigators regarding his failure to take safety precautions to protect his employees,”

eastidahonews Saturday, November 20, 2021 7:11:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “The intentional infliction of pain and suffering on animals for sport is unfathomable,”

wsoctv Thursday, November 18, 2021 2:13:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “Richard Tobin’s white supremacist beliefs are abhorrent, but his beliefs aren’t why he’s going to prison,”

mlive Wednesday, November 17, 2021 11:18:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “greed had devastating consequences for his clients, who placed their trust and money in his hands,”

sltrib Wednesday, November 17, 2021 5:13:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “He was getting paid about 100 bucks per cell phone to change,”

click2houston Tuesday, November 16, 2021 10:34:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “Economically speaking it makes more sense for them. Since they’ve established this network of people who do research in this network of people who are doing the cash-outs and the money meals, it makes more sense for them to hit as many as they can,”

click2houston Tuesday, November 16, 2021 10:34:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “What’s happening is all of their communication is getting routed to a different phone,”

click2houston Tuesday, November 16, 2021 5:47:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “He was getting paid about 100 bucks per cell phone to change,”

click2houston Monday, November 15, 2021 2:21:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “Economically speaking it makes more sense for them. Since they’ve established this network of people who do research in this network of people who are doing the cash-outs and the money meals, it makes more sense for them to hit as many as they can,”

click2houston Monday, November 15, 2021 2:21:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : "This is an extraordinary case as the sheriff said and we're putting resources together and using technology to solve some of our older cases that we have,"

CBSnews Thursday, November 11, 2021 4:28:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “Today’s sentencing recognizes the importance of holding Mr. Carpoff accountable for his role in conspiring with others to defraud investors of approximately $1 billion through the creation of a fraudulent business venture, and using the proceeds for his and his wife’s own personal gain,”

yubanet Wednesday, November 10, 2021 7:26:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “Carpoff’s egregious scheme fueled his rapacious desire for luxury and prominence with showy, public expenditures including the purchase of a sports team, high-end collector’s vehicles, international real estate and a NASCAR team,”

yubanet Wednesday, November 10, 2021 7:26:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “Mr. Carpoff lived a luxurious life as a successful businessman,”

yubanet Wednesday, November 10, 2021 7:26:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “The defendant’s willful disregard of the Clean Water Act put nearby residents and the environment at unnecessary risk,”

TheFrontierPost-en Wednesday, November 10, 2021 4:57:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “In handling it, the FBI has representatives from the police, prosecutors and others. So that the resolution of existing problems can be well coordinated,”

JakartaPost Wednesday, November 10, 2021 8:07:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “These significant sentences and restitution of over $29 million to our nation’s critical healthcare system – Medicare – are a result of law enforcement’s unified efforts to hold the perpetrators of one of the largest healthcare fraud schemes in history accountable for their crimes,”

orlandosentinel Tuesday, November 9, 2021 8:33:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “Gun violence and deadly drugs are claiming far too many lives in our city,”

news-yahoo Tuesday, November 9, 2021 2:27:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “This should serve as a reminder that the U.S. Government will never call and ask you to send cash in the mail,”

12newsnow Friday, November 5, 2021 4:48:00 AM EAT

Special Agent explained : “I think that’s the crazy part of this. A lot of studies have shown that addiction starts sometimes from a pill that’s provided either from a family member, or a friend,”

wkrn Thursday, November 4, 2021 6:44:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “Prevention starts at home, and this initiative that we do twice a year, helps Americans get rid of unwanted, or unneeded pharmaceuticals that are just laying around in their medicine cabinets that could lead to a path of addiction or misuse,”

wkrn Thursday, November 4, 2021 6:44:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “Walker’s conduct is an all-too-familiar example of sextortion. Sextortion begins when a predator, through threat or manipulation, coerces a minor into producing a sexually explicit image and sending it over the Internet. He then uses the threat of sharing or publishing those images to get the victim to produce more,”

mlive Wednesday, November 3, 2021 12:04:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “Our message is clear and simple: Hate has no place on the Navajo Nation or anywhere else,”

beaumontenterprise Saturday, October 30, 2021 6:54:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “Inferior goods represent a serious threat to the integrity of the consumer product supply chain that the public needs to rely on with confidence,”

TheFrontierPost-en Friday, October 29, 2021 8:37:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “The partnerships have only gotten better,”

foreignaffairs-nz Tuesday, October 26, 2021 6:58:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,”

theepochtimes Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:11:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : "She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,"

fox10tv Tuesday, October 26, 2021 6:01:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : "She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,"

9news Tuesday, October 26, 2021 4:26:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,”

baltimore-cbslocal Tuesday, October 26, 2021 2:50:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : "She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,"

wral Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:58:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : "She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,"

wxii12 Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:45:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : "She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,"

wxii12 Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:45:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : "She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,"

wcvb Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:36:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : "She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,"

wcvb Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:36:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : "She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,"

wmur Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:23:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : "She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,"

wmur Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:23:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : "She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,"

kcci Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:22:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : "She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,"

kcci Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:22:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : "She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,"

wesh Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:20:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : "She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,"

wesh Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:20:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : "She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,"

Koat Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:06:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : "She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,"

Koat Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:06:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : "She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,"

wyff4 Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:02:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : "She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,"

wyff4 Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:02:00 AM EAT

Special Agent stated : "This settlement serves as a warning to those companies and individuals who seek to take advantage of the Department of Defense (DoD) health care program,"

fox5atlanta Monday, October 25, 2021 11:52:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : "She trained herself in the different techniques she needed to manipulate barcodes to make these coupons work,"

wrcbtv Monday, October 25, 2021 8:48:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “Over the course of many years, the defendants facilitated the transnational criminal activity of a vast network of cybercriminals throughout the world by providing them a safe-haven to anonymize their criminal activity,”

foreignaffairs-nz Friday, October 22, 2021 10:42:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “This investigation, leading to the arrest, conviction, and sentencing of Caballero and 11 other members of his robbery crew highlights the value and effectiveness of combining local, state, and federal resources to combat violent criminals,”

foreignaffairs-nz Friday, October 22, 2021 2:36:00 PM EAT

Special Agent commented : "Over the course of many years, the defendants facilitated the transnational criminal activity of a vast network of cybercriminals throughout the world by providing them a safe haven to anonymize their criminal activity,"

zdnet Thursday, October 21, 2021 11:19:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “This cheer coach exploited his position of trust and leadership to cause long-lasting harm to the children in his care,”

foreignaffairs-nz Wednesday, October 20, 2021 3:27:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : "We believe he is likely still victimising others. And that's why we feel it's important to get him off the street,"

nzherald Tuesday, October 19, 2021 1:35:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “This cheer coach exploited his position of trust and leadership to cause long-lasting harm to the children in his care,”

kiro7 Saturday, October 16, 2021 10:55:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “Like every profession, you have bad apples and unfortunately, that’s the case here,”

fox10tv Wednesday, October 13, 2021 7:47:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “The FBI is committed to investigating those who commit financial fraud in order to protect American citizens and businesses,”

TheFrontierPost-en Tuesday, October 12, 2021 8:47:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “Ignoring FDA requirements and selling dangerous unapproved drugs online can cause serious harm to those who use the drugs,”

foreignaffairs-nz Friday, October 8, 2021 1:38:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “Physicians who provide non-FDA approved drugs to their patients unnecessarily place those in their care at risk,”

foreignaffairs-nz Friday, October 8, 2021 1:38:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “U.S. patients rely on FDA oversight to ensure that the drugs and medical devices they use are safe and effective. Rogue health care professionals who obtain foreign unapproved medical products, and dispense and administer those products to their patients, put the health of those patients at significant risk,”

foreignaffairs-nz Friday, October 8, 2021 1:38:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “Our local campaign represents an investment in the communities we serve and enhances our continuing outreach and education efforts throughout our territory,”

foreignaffairs-nz Friday, October 8, 2021 1:28:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : “Ignoring FDA requirements and selling dangerous unapproved drugs online can cause serious harm to those who use the drugs,”

mlive Thursday, October 7, 2021 10:41:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “Individuals who seek to enrich themselves through kickback fraud schemes — as alleged in this case — undermine the taxpayer-funded Medicare and Medicaid programs and drive up health care costs for everyone,”

foreignaffairs-nz Wednesday, October 6, 2021 3:36:00 PM EAT

Special Agent said : “Physicians who provide non-FDA approved drugs to their patients unnecessarily place those in their care at risk,”

wbtv Wednesday, October 6, 2021 1:20:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : "Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Wendell Wilkins, 32, of Spartanburg, was sentenced to 66 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to money laundering, for his role in a scheme to extort and defraud military members that was operated out of the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC).Evidence presented to the court showed that, while serving a 12-year sentence in SCDC for attempted armed robbery and using smartphones smuggled into prison, Wilkins joined internet dating sites, posed as young women thereon, and began communicating with military members. Posing as young women and targeting military members, Wilkins sent nude photographs of young females to the military members and solicited nude photographs and other personal information in exchange. Wilkins, and others acting at his direction, then posed as the father of the young woman, claiming that the young woman was underage and that the military member was in possession of child pornography. Wilkins and others then threatened to have the military members arrested or dishonorably discharged unless they paid money.Due to this extortion, service members transferred funds via Western Union and MoneyGram to Wilkins’ associates at Wilkins’ direction. From February 2016 through January 2018, Wilkins received at least $74,000.00 in extorted funds, which investigators traced to at least 25 military victims. Wilkins was one of numerous inmates at SCDC prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in South Carolina for participating in this scheme to extort military members. In total, more than 300 military members throughout the United States were victims of the scheme, and the amount of loss exceeded $350,000. Several military members committed suicide after falling victim to this extortion scheme.United States District Judge David C. Norton sentenced Wilkins to 66 months in federal prison and 36 months of supervised release to be served after Wilkins completes his 12-year state prison sentence. There is no parole in the federal system.This case was investigated by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal Investigation, Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS), Air Force Office of Special Investigations, U.S. Army Criminal Investigations Command (CID), United States Marshals Service, South Carolina Department of Corrections, and South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. Acting U.S. Attorney DeHart prosecuted the case. “Nothing good comes from smartphones in prison,” said Acting U.S. Attorney DeHart. “Inmates use them to commit even more crimes while behind bars. We hope this prosecution helps state officials eliminate and disable contraband phones in prison.”“Mr. Wilkins deserves to be held fully accountable for his role in this reprehensible scheme to deceive and defraud our nation’s service members,” said NCIS Carolinas Field Office Special Agent in Charge Sean Devinny. “This sentencing should serve as a warning that NCIS and our law enforcement partners will use every resource available to ensure these criminal networks are destroyed. I would like to sincerely thank our partners for their continued dedication and assistance in keeping our service members safe.”“Mr. Wilkins knowingly used deceit and trickery to prey on those who serve our nation. It’s unconscionable to think that the defendant perpetuated this years-long financial scam against servicemembers while already in prison for other criminal activity,” said Mona Passmore, Acting Special Agent in Charge, IRS Criminal Investigation, Charlotte Field Office. “We will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to unravel this and other complex financial and money laundering schemes where individuals attempt to conceal the true source of their income and use the internet to mask their true identity. This additional federal felony conviction and federal prison term should have a strong deterrent effect against any other criminal activity Mr. Wilkins and others might consider pursuing.”“The Defense Criminal Investigative Service stands committed to aggressively pursue and investigate organized criminals who target our service members and undermine their combat readiness and well-being,” said Special Agent in Charge Christopher Dillard, DCIS Mid-Atlantic Field Office. “We hope this case demonstrates the resolve of DCIS and our law enforcement partners to uphold the integrity of the Department of Defense and protect our Warfighters.”“The Office of Special Investigations (OSI) is committed to being a vital investigative agency aimed at finding the truth, thwarting all threats, and promoting unfailing justice for the Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense, and nation,"

wyff4 Thursday, May 27, 2021 6:49:00 AM EAT

Special Agent said : "Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Wendell Wilkins, 32, of Spartanburg, was sentenced to 66 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to money laundering, for his role in a scheme to extort and defraud military members that was operated out of the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC). Evidence presented to the court showed that, while serving a 12-year sentence in SCDC for attempted armed robbery and using smartphones smuggled into prison, Wilkins joined internet dating sites, posed as young women thereon, and began communicating with military members. Posing as young women and targeting military members, Wilkins sent nude photographs of young females to the military members and solicited nude photographs and other personal information in exchange. Wilkins, and others acting at his direction, then posed as the father of the young woman, claiming that the young woman was underage and that the military member was in possession of child pornography. Wilkins and others then threatened to have the military members arrested or dishonorably discharged unless they paid money. Due to this extortion, service members transferred funds via Western Union and MoneyGram to Wilkins’ associates at Wilkins’ direction. From February 2016 through January 2018, Wilkins received at least $74,000.00 in extorted funds, which investigators traced to at least 25 military victims. Wilkins was one of numerous inmates at SCDC prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in South Carolina for participating in this scheme to extort military members. In total, more than 300 military members throughout the United States were victims of the scheme, and the amount of loss exceeded $350,000. Several military members committed suicide after falling victim to this extortion scheme. United States District Judge David C. Norton sentenced Wilkins to 66 months in federal prison and 36 months of supervised release to be served after Wilkins completes his 12-year state prison sentence. There is no parole in the federal system. This case was investigated by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal Investigation, Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS), Air Force Office of Special Investigations, U.S. Army Criminal Investigations Command (CID), United States Marshals Service, South Carolina Department of Corrections, and South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. Acting U.S. Attorney DeHart prosecuted the case. “Nothing good comes from smartphones in prison,” said Acting U.S. Attorney DeHart. “Inmates use them to commit even more crimes while behind bars. We hope this prosecution helps state officials eliminate and disable contraband phones in prison”. “Mr. Wilkins deserves to be held fully accountable for his role in this reprehensible scheme to deceive and defraud our nation’s service members,” said NCIS Carolinas Field Office Special Agent in Charge Sean Devinny. “This sentencing should serve as a warning that NCIS and our law enforcement partners will use every resource available to ensure these criminal networks are destroyed. I would like to sincerely thank our partners for their continued dedication and assistance in keeping our service members safe”. “Mr. Wilkins knowingly used deceit and trickery to prey on those who serve our nation. It’s unconscionable to think that the defendant perpetuated this years-long financial scam against servicemembers while already in prison for other criminal activity,” said Mona Passmore, Acting Special Agent in Charge, IRS Criminal Investigation, Charlotte Field Office. “We will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to unravel this and other complex financial and money laundering schemes where individuals attempt to conceal the true source of their income and use the internet to mask their true identity. This additional federal felony conviction and federal prison term should have a strong deterrent effect against any other criminal activity Mr. Wilkins and others might consider pursuing”. “The Defense Criminal Investigative Service stands committed to aggressively pursue and investigate organized criminals who target our service members and undermine their combat readiness and well-being,” said Special Agent in Charge Christopher Dillard, DCIS Mid-Atlantic Field Office. “We hope this case demonstrates the resolve of DCIS and our law enforcement partners to uphold the integrity of the Department of Defense and protect our Warfighters”. “The Office of Special Investigations (OSI) is committed to being a vital investigative agency aimed at finding the truth, thwarting all threats, and promoting unfailing justice for the Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense, and nation,"

wyff4 Thursday, May 27, 2021 6:49:00 AM EAT