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Diplomatic Security Service

Oxford-Nottingham, PA
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$1M Asylum Scheme, Oxford Paralegal Indicted After Posing As Lawyer, FBI Seeks Victims $1M Asylum Scheme, Oxford Paralegal Indicted After Posing As Lawyer, FBI Seeks Victims
$1M Asylum Scheme, Oxford Paralegal Indicted After Posing As Lawyer, FBI Seeks Victims A Pennsylvania paralegal is accused of posing as an immigration lawyer in a $1 million asylum fraud scheme, federal prosecutors announced on Thursday, July 31. Fatima DeMaria, 65, of Lincoln University, was indicted on eight counts of asylum fraud and eight counts of mail fraud after allegedly charging immigrants thousands of dollars for fake legal services, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. DeMaria, owner of Immigration Matters Legal Services in Oxford, allegedly promised undocumented immigrants work permits and legal protection despite not b…

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by Jillian Pikora
Harrisburg, PA
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Mormon Missionary Charged With Assaulting 14 Boys Caught In PA After Years Fleeing: DOJ Mormon Missionary Charged With Assaulting 14 Boys Caught In PA After Years Fleeing: DOJ
Mormon Missionary Charged With Assaulting 14 Boys Caught In PA After Years Fleeing: DOJ A former Mormon missionary who fled trial after allegedly sexually abusing 14 boys in Tonga was arrested in Pennsylvania, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Thursday, July 24. William James Purdy, 28, of West Valley, Utah, was taken into custody in Pittsburgh after being indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of sexually exploiting minors overseas. Purdy traveled to Tonga in 2017 as part of a mission with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, according to court documents. While there, he allegedly groomed and sexually abused multiple boys—some of whom lived with him…

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by Jillian Pikora
Great Falls, VA
Police & Fire
Illegal Immigrant Released After Sex Abuse Conviction Re-Arrested In Great Falls: ICE Illegal Immigrant Released After Sex Abuse Conviction Re-Arrested In Great Falls: ICE
Illegal Immigrant Released After Sex Abuse Conviction Re-Arrested In Great Falls: ICE A Guatemalan national convicted of having sex with a child was released by a Virginia jail despite an ICE detainer — but now he's back in federal custody after a major multi-agency takedown, authorities said. Ander Cortez-Mendez, 21, was arrested on Wednesday, April 2 in Falls Church, by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers working with ATF, the DEA, and the Diplomatic Security Service, ICE officials announced. Cortez-Mendez, who is in the country illegally, had previously been convicted in Fairfax County Circuit Court of consensual sexual intercourse with a child.  He was …

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by Zak Failla
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Man Wanted For 100 Counts Of Child Rape In Delaware County Arrested By US Marshals Man Wanted For 100 Counts Of Child Rape In Delaware County Arrested By US Marshals
Man Wanted For 100 Counts Of Child Rape In Delaware County Arrested By US Marshals A man wanted for more than 100 counts of child rape and similar offenses in Delaware County has been arrested, according to the US Marshals in Philadelphia. Farzan Mohammed, 37, of Chester, fled the country after charges were filed in March 2023 and was extradited to the US on Thursday, Oct. 24, according to a post by the US Marshals in Philadelphia on X, formerly Twitter. @USMS_Philly Deputy Marshals extradited Farzan Mohammed, 36, from Trinidad and Tobago to the U.S. Mohammed faces over 100 counts of child rape and crimes against children in Delaware County. He was charged in March 202…

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by Merriell Moyer
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: NJ Man, 72, Admits Posing As Dead Guy To Collect Social Security, Medicaid For 14 Years UPDATE: NJ Man, 72, Admits Posing As Dead Guy To Collect Social Security, Medicaid For 14 Years
Update: NJ Man, 72, Admits Posing As Dead Guy To Collect Social Security, Medicaid For 14 Years A 72-year-old South Jersey resident admitted that he assumed a dead man's identity to collect more than $200,000 in Social Security payments and Medicaid benefits for 14 years. Dennis Gaudette of Franklinville was 57 years old when U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said he began the long-running con in March 2009. It continued until he was caught last year, the U.S. attorney said. Gaudette collected $43,464 in Social Security Retirement Income Benefits and $85,332.50 in Supplemental Security that he wasn't entitled to, Sellinger said. During the same time period, the state of Ne…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Six Nabbed In Operation Of Illegal Brothels In NYC Six Nabbed In Operation Of Illegal Brothels In NYC
Six Nabbed In Operation Of Illegal Brothels In NYC Six people are facing federal charges for their roles in money laundering and supporting brothels through a variety of means in New York. Kwang Kyu Kim, Hyun Kyung Han, Hong Nae Yi, Beirne Lowry, Tien Chih Wang and Zhengyi Lu were arrested on Monday and charged in Manhattan federal court for a “scheme to provide financing and other support services to brothels in the New York metropolitan area.” According to the allegations, since 2012, the Diplomatic Security Service, United States Postal Inspection Service, United States Customs and Border Protection, and the United States Attorney’s Offi…

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by Zak Failla
Teaneck, NJ
Police & Fire
Teaneck Immigrant Admits Bribing Federal Employee For Special Visa Teaneck Immigrant Admits Bribing Federal Employee For Special Visa
Teaneck Immigrant Admits Bribing Federal Employee For Special Visa A Teaneck man admitted Friday that he tried bribing a State Department to take care of a non-immigrant visa that allows Dominican nationals to enter the U.S. Luis Santos, 27, told a federal judge in Trenton that he paid the U.S. consular adjudicator $2,381 for a favorable outcome. A nonimmigrant visa (NIV) is issued to a person with permanent residence outside the U.S. who seeks admission here temporarily for tourism, medical treatment, business or temporary work or study. U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito credited special agents of the State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service with inves…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Police & Fire
Feds: Teaneck Man Tried Bribing Employee For Special Visa Feds: Teaneck Man Tried Bribing Employee For Special Visa
Feds: Teaneck Man Tried Bribing Employee For Special Visa TEANECK, N.J. -- A Teaneck man was arrested Wednesday after he tried bribing a federal employee to take care of a non-immigrant visa that allows Dominican nationals to enter the U.S., authorities said. Luis Santos, 27, offered the State Department employee -- a U.S. consular adjudicator -- $2,500 for a favorable outcome, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito, announced. A nonimmigrant visa (NIV) is issued to a person with permanent residence outside the U.S. who seeks admission here temporarily for tourism, medical treatment, business or temporary work or study. Santos was scheduled for a Wednesda…

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by Jerry DeMarco