News Releases

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that eight alleged members or associates of the “Shiesty 66” gang have been indicted for a bank fraud scheme that allegedly netted them over $10 million, after an investigation by the…

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

“We respect the work of the Independent Review Panel and will carefully examine the report and recommendations released today. We remain fully committed to working with the Administration, the Department of Homeland Security, and…

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Secret Service’s National Threat Assessment Center released a new guide Wednesday designed to help state and local law enforcement develop programs to prevent targeted violence in the United States.

The guide,…

CHICAGO – The U.S. Secret Service and state and local law enforcement partners completed a two-day payment card skimming and Electronic Benefit Transfer fraud outreach operation in Chicago and the surrounding areas, saving residents an…

Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, John B. Mensch, the former owner and operator of East End Bus Lines, Inc. and its affiliated entities (East End), pleaded guilty in connection with a nearly year-long bank fraud conspiracy.…

"We thank Congress for addressing some of the U.S. Secret Service’s most immediate needs in this heightened threat environment. This short-term funding will better equip the U.S. Secret Service to enhance security measures in the months ahead…

U.S. Secret Service Releases Summary of Mission Assurance Investigation into the Attempted Assassination of Former President Donald Trump  

WASHINGTON – Communications gaps and a lack of diligence by U.S. Secret Service personnel…

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WASHINGTON – Today at 4:00 p.m., the Justice Department, FBI, U.S. Secret Service, and Palm Beach County Sherriff’s Office will hold a press conference to provide an update on the investigation into the apparent…

The following statement is attributable to Rafael Barros, Special Agent in Charge of the Miami Field Office:

"I first want to thank all of our law enforcement partners, including the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office and the Martin…

WASHINGTON – The 2025 Counting and Certification of Electoral Votes in Washington, DC on Jan. 6, 2025, has been designated a National Special Security Event by the Secretary of Homeland Security.

This marks the first time a National…

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Secret Service and state and local law enforcement partners conducted a payment card skimming and Electronic Benefit Transfer fraud outreach operation Sept. 5 in Birmingham, Ala., and the surrounding area. 

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WASHINGTON – Two foreign nationals are charged by indictment, unsealed today, with being part of a years-long conspiracy to perpetrate “swatting” attacks and bomb threats against U.S. victims that included senior government officials. Thomasz…

A STATEMENT ON THE INDICTMENT FROM THE SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE OF THE NEW YORK FIELD OFFICE PATRICK J. FREANEY

The defendant showed a brazen disregard for the law and his co-workers by allegedly pilfering hundreds of…

EVANSVILLE, IN — Michele M. Rose, 62, of Jasper, Indiana, has been sentenced to a year and one day in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised release, after pleading guilty to five counts of wire fraud. Rose was also ordered to pay…