Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: maritime_port_security Image Caption: TWIC card In what immigration enforcement officials called a landmark conviction, a Haitian national living in New York pleaded guilty to charges of illegally entering secure areas at an area seaport using a fake TSA Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) port security…
Arbabsiar pleads guilty to Saudi ambassador assassination plot
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: law_enforcement_first_responders Image Caption: Manssor Arbabsiar A man arrested a year ago in a bomb plot that targeted the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the U.S. has pleaded guilty to the charges against him. Manssor Arbabsiar, 46, entered his guilty plea in U.S. District Court in Manhattan…
CBP officer pleads guilty to fugitive, fraud charges
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: San Ysidro port of entry A Customs and Border Protection officer who had been charged with helping his fugitive brother-in-law cross the border and to other unrelated charges of insurance fraud, has pleaded guilty to both offenses. CBP officer Thomas P. Silva…
Two Romanians plead guilty to point-of-sale $10mil Subway hacking scheme
Two Romanian men have pleaded guilty to participating in a US$10 million scheme to hack into the computers of hundreds of Subway restaurants in the US and steal payment card data, the US Department of Justice said. View full post on Techworld.com security For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www….
Point-of-sale hackers plead guilty to computer fraud conspiracy
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cyber_security Image Caption: POS terminal Two Romanian men who remotely hacked into the point-of-sale payment systems of dozens of U.S. retailers, including Subway restaurant franchises, to steal credit card information pleaded guilty to computer fraud charges on Sept. 17. The men were part of an…
Three more plead guilty in Ohio bridge bomb plot
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Image Caption: Rt. 82 bridge Three the five men arrested in May for planning to blow up a bridge near Cleveland, OH, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and weapons of mass destruction charges in a federal courtroom on Sept. 5. Douglas L. Wright, 26, of…
Ring leader guilty in extensive ID document fraud scheme
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: Caguas, Puerto Rico A Dominican national has pleaded guilty in connection with what U.S. federal prosecutors said was his leading role in a huge trafficking ring that stole the identities of Puerto Rican U.S. citizens and identity documents. Homepage position: 10…
Leader of pirated movie ring pleads guilty
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security The admitted leader of a group that aimed to become the largest online source for pirated movies pleaded guilty to copyright conspiracy charges on Aug. 29. Jeramiah Perkins, 39, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement in a federal…
Second Iraqi in U.S. pleads guilty to trying to arm Al Qaeda insurgents
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Image Caption: Mohanad Shareef Hammadi A second Iraqi citizen living in the U.S. was convicted of trying to export weapons, including Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, and money in a 2011 plot aimed at helping Al Qaeda fighters in Iraq. Mohanad Shareef Hammadi pleaded guilty to…
Chicagoan pleads guilty to Al Shabaab aid charges
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: Al Shabaab A 28-year-old Chicago man pleaded guilty on July 30 to charges that he had planned to travel to Somalia to aid terror group Al Shabaab and evade U.S. detection by traveling through Mexico and South America. Shaker Masri pleaded guilty…