Security News in Brief: Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced To 20 Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Video

Source: United States Department of Justice News

Orlando, FL – U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced Jeffery Stephen Heck, Jr. (28, Titusville) to 20 years in federal prison for distributing child sexual abuse material. Heck was also ordered to serve a 10-year term of supervised release, register as a sex offender, and forfeit his smartphone.

Security News in Brief: Two Romanian Nationals Charged for Roles in an International Online Auction Fraud Scheme

Source: United States Department of Justice News

Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that two Romanian nationals were charged in a twelve-count indictment, unsealed in federal court today, stemming from their roles in an international criminal network, whose members engaged in a wide-ranging online auction fraud scheme that targeted victims in the Northern District of Ohio and elsewhere in the United States.

FBI Media Alert: FBI, Local Partners Seek Man Responsible for New Mexico Bank Robberies

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI Crime News (b)

The FBI and local law enforcement are looking for an unidentified man who robbed banks in Moriarty and Tijeras on Monday morning July 19, 2021, and likely robbed another bank in Moriarty last week.

The first robbery on Monday occurred at U.S. Bank, located at 1401 U.S. Route 66, in Moriarty, at approximately 9:27 a.m.

The suspect was described as a Hispanic male, 5’6” to 5’8” tall. He wore a blue NASA baseball cap with light-colored brim, long-sleeve green shirt, light-colored pants, and a dark bandana over the lower half of his face.

The suspect entered the bank and handed a demand note to a teller.

The teller handed over an undisclosed amount of money to the suspect, who left the bank.

At approximately 10:12 a.m., a suspect with the same description entered Wells Fargo, 503 NM-333, in Tijeras.

He handed a demand note to a teller, who gave an undisclosed amount of money to the suspect.

The suspect left the bank.

The suspect’s physical description matches that of the man who robbed Wells Fargo, 901 U.S. Route 66, in Moriarty, at approximately 2:53 p.m. on Thursday, July 15, 2021: https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/albuquerque/news/press-releases/fbi-media-alert-man-wearing-gucci-face-mask-robs-moriarty-bank

Anyone with information about these robberies is asked to contact the FBI at (505) 889-1300.

Tips can also be submitted online at tips.fbi.gov.

Information about other bank robbers wanted by the FBI can be found at bankrobbers.fbi.gov.

Bank robbery carries a possible prison term of up to 20 years. The use of a gun, other dangerous weapon, toy gun, or hoax bomb device during the commission of a bank robbery can be punishable by a prison term of up to 25 years.

Defense News in Brief: NIPO Holds Change of Command Ceremony

Source: United States Navy

WASHINGTON – Rear Adm. Anthony Rossi relieved Rear Adm. Francis D. Morley as deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for international programs, at the Navy International Programs Office (NIPO), in a change of command ceremony July 16 at the Washington Navy Yard Base in Washington, D.C. Secretary Jay Stefany, acting assistant secretary of the Navy (research, development and acquisition) (ASN(RD&A)), was the presiding official.

Defense News in Brief: Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness visited Navy Exchange Norfolk and Navy Lodge Norfolk

Source: United States Navy

Virginia Penrod, Acting Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, visited NEX Norfolk and Navy Lodge Norfolk, Virginia, on July 15, 2021, to see first-hand how the Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) supports the quality of life of its patrons. Accompanying Penrod during her visit was retired Rear Adm. Robert J. Bianchi, Chief Executive Officer of NEXCOM.