Security News in Brief: Businessman Charged in Scheme to Hoard Personal Protective Equipment and Price Gouge Health Care Providers

Source: United States Department of Justice News

A Mississippi businessman was charged with defrauding the United States and other health care providers in a $1.8 million scheme related to acquiring and hoarding personal protective equipment (PPE) and price gouging health care providers, including numerous U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals in critical need of PPE.

Security News in Brief: North Carolina Tax Preparer Charged with Conspiracy to Defraud the IRS and Aggravated Identity Theft

Source: United States Department of Justice News

A federal grand jury in Durham, North Carolina, returned an indictment yesterday charging a tax preparer with conspiring to defraud the United States, preparing false tax returns, filing a false personal tax return, and committing aggravated identity theft, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Matthew G.T. Martin for the Middle District of North Carolina.

FBI Requests Public Assistance to Identify Scripps Ranch Bank Robber

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

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) San Diego Violent Crimes Task Force is seeking the public’s assistance to identify the individual believed to be responsible for a bank robbery in San Diego, California.

On January 7, 2021, at approximately 12:20 p.m., a man entered the U.S. Bank, located at 10020 Scripps Ranch Boulevard, San Diego, California. The robber approached an open teller window and presented the teller with a handwritten note demanding money. The teller complied with the robber’s demand and provided him with a sum of cash. After receiving the cash, the robber fled the scene in a white sedan.

Description of Robber:

  • Sex: Male
  • Race: White
  • Age: Approximately 20s
  • Build: Skinny
  • Height: Approximately 5’8” to 5’10” tall
  • Clothing: Dark colored beanie hat, dark untucked button-up collared shirt, light blue jeans, and a dark colored bandana over his face
  • Weapon: None seen

If you have information regarding this robber, please contact:

  • San Diego FBI: (858) 320-1800; www.fbi.gov/tips
  • San Diego Crime Stoppers: (888) 580-8477; www.sdcrimestoppers.org