Source: United States Navy
For more than a decade, Navy chief petty officers and chief selects from around the globe have traveled to the Battleship New Jersey, affectionately known as “Big J”, to participate in its annual Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Heritage Academy. This year, however, brought a unique challenge — one Navy chiefs were determined to overcome.
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime News
The Albuquerque FBI Division has seen a recent increase in phone calls that spoof its office phone number as part of a scam to demand money from victims.
The callers will “spoof,” or fake, the FBI’s main phone number, so the calls appear to be coming from the FBI on the recipient’s caller ID.
The fraudulent callers will use this fake information to try to get money from victims, usually by telling them to purchase gift cards.
While the FBI does not want the public to ignore calls that appear to come from law enforcement, be aware that neither the FBI nor any other legitimate law enforcement officer will ever demand cash or gift cards from you.
Other tips:
Do not send money or gift cards to anybody that you do not personally know and trust.
Never give out your personal information, including banking information, Social Security number, or other personally identifiable information, over the phone or to individuals you do not know.
Anyone who feels they were the victim of this or any other online scam should report the incident immediately using the IC3 website at www.ic3.gov.
More information about government impersonation schemes and other online fraud schemes can be found at https://www.fbi.gov/scams-and-safety/common-fraud-schemes
Source: United States Department of Justice News
The Department of Justice today commemorates the 10th annual National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month and declares a continued commitment to combatting human trafficking in all its forms. The fight against human trafficking remains one of the department’s highest priorities, and the department will remain relentless in its efforts to bring traffickers to justice and seek justice for survivors.
Source: United States Department of Justice News
The United States has filed a complaint seeking to bar Louisiana tax return preparers from owning or operating a tax return preparation business and preparing tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. The civil complaint against Leroi Gorman Jackson and Mario Alexander, both individually and doing business as The Taxman Financial Services LLC, was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime News
The FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force and Denver Police Department need your help identifying an individual who robbed the TCF Bank at 2084 South Broadway, Denver, Colorado, at 3:18 p.m. on Tuesday, January 26, 2021.
The suspect is described as a Caucasian male in his 40s and approximately 6’0” tall. He was last seen wearing a black beanie, a dark-colored bandana used as a face mask, a black hoodie and jacket, blue jeans, black and white tennis shoes, and carrying a duffel bag.
Please be on the lookout for anyone matching the suspect’s description. Be aware of anyone similar who might have recently changed their spending habits or discussed coming into money suddenly.
Bank robbery is punishable up to a 20-year prison sentence for each offense and increases if a dangerous weapon is used in the commission of the crime. The FBI continues to provide financial institutions with the best practices for security to make them less vulnerable to robberies.
If anyone has any information on the bank robberies above, or any bank robbery, please call the FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force at 303-629-7171; or, you can remain anonymous and earn up to two thousand dollars ($2,000) by calling CRIMESTOPPERS at 720-913-STOP (7867).