United States Attorney Robert Pitman announced that 45-year-old Roberto Reyes, of McAllen, Texas, pleaded guilty today to one count of using the internet and cell phone to promote his business of prostitution in the Midland/Odessa area. By pleading guilty, Reyes admitted that during 2010, he operated an “escort” business named Sabrina’s Escort Service. Reyes, who Read More »
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Washington County, Pa., has been sentenced in federal court to two years probation and a forfeiture judgement of $750,000 on his conviction of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today. United States District Judge Nora Barry Fischer imposed the sentence on David Schwartzenberger, 39. Read More »
Marriott Incurred Approximately $1 Million to Engage Over 100 Employees and Consultants to Discover the Scope of Computer Intrusion and Identify Proprietary Information That Was Compromised by a Computer Hacker in Hungary Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Attila Nemeth, age 26, a Hungarian citizen, today to 30 months in prison Read More »
ROCHESTER, New York — U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that David George Smith, 47, of Rochester, N.Y., who was convicted of wrecklessly causing damage to a computer domain, was sentenced to pay a fine of $500 and to pay restitution to the victim company in the amount of $4,671 by U.S. Magistrate Read More »
BUFFALO, N.Y.– U.S. Attorney, William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Kevin Martis, 25, of Lancaster, N.Y., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara, to coercion and enticement of a minor and possession of child pornography. The charges carry a maximum penalty of life in prison, a fine of $500,000 or both. Assistant Read More »
Memphis, Tenn. – Sean Fritz, age 36, of Marion, Arkansas, an officer with the Memphis Police Department, was charged with two counts of Computer Fraud, Title 18, U.S.C. § 1030(a)(2) and one countof False statements to a Federal Agency, Title, 18, U.S.C. § 1001(a)(2), announced United States Attorney Edward L. Stanton, III, Special Agent in Read More »
CHICAGO — A Streamwood man was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for directing a fraud scheme in which he sold stolen merchandise valued at more than $1 million over the Internet. The defendant, Ahmet Keskes, was convicted at trial a year ago and was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Samuel Der-Yeghiayan in Read More »
McNeal Illegally Accessed Database of Competitor’s Medical Practice ATLANTA, GA – ERIC McNEAL, 38, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Willis B. Hunt, Jr. for intentionally accessing a protected computer of a competing medical practice without authorization, including personal information of the patients, in order to send marketing materials to Read More »
Boston – A Hungarian man was charged this afternoon in federal court in connection with an Internet car sales scheme for which two other Hungarian nationals have also been arrested and charged. Tamas Ringhoffer, 30, was charged today in a criminal complaint with conspiracy, wire fraud and passport fraud. On Dec. 15, 2011, Zsolt Lendvai Read More »
ROCHESTER, N.Y.– U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Richard Alred, 48, of Messina, N.Y., formerly of Horseheads, N.Y., who was convicted of using an interstate facility to entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual conduct, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 15 years supervised release by U.S. District Judge Read More »
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