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Source: United States Navy
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), USS Porter (DDG 78), and a U.S. Navy P-8A from Patrol Squadron (VP) 46 participated in joint air and surface exercises with Turkish frigates TCG Orucreis (F 245) and TCG Turgutreis (F 241), and two Turkish F-16 fighters alongside reconnaissance aircraft in the Black Sea, Feb 9, 2021.
Source: United States Navy
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), USS Porter (DDG 78), and a U.S. Navy P-8A from Patrol Squadron (VP) 46 participated in joint air and surface exercises with Turkish frigates TCG Orucreis (F 245) and TCG Turgutreis (F 241), and two Turkish F-16 fighters alongside reconnaissance aircraft in the Black Sea, Feb 9, 2021.
Source: United States Navy
Navy Exchange Service Command’s (NEXCOM) Navy Lodge Program completed renovations at its Navy Lodge in Moffett Field, California. The nearly $1 million renovation included new furniture, bedding, window treatments, carpet, artwork and paint in guest rooms and corridors received new carpet and paint.
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime News
“He was essentially throwing this family’s money away, and they gave him more and more over time,” Sampson said.
Van Auken created a lengthy paper trail to back up his lies. He told the family their investments were profitable.
But warning signs did start to show. The Montana woman noticed a change in Van Auken’s behavior, and he admitted lying to her about some of the investments.
The victim did not know where to turn until a friend encouraged her to contact the FBI.
“The victim in this case was very brave,” Sampson said. “She made a mistake in getting Van Auken involved in her family’s lives, but she contacted us and saw the case through to the end.”
Investigators began digging into the financials and learned that where the actual money went was not consistent with what the documents said.
The family collectively lost more than $700,000. Much of that was the woman’s parents’ retirement accounts, and some of the funds belonged to the original victim herself and her young adult children.
The impact was devastating. While the younger victims will have time to recover financially, the woman’s parents are now deceased, and they lost their entire retirement savings. They’d hoped to pass those funds on to their children and grandchildren.
Additionally, Van Auken claimed to be paying taxes on the family’s funds, but he never did. So the surviving relatives are also dealing with tax debt, Sampson said.
Van Auken pleaded guilty in January 2020 to wire fraud, money laundering, and filing a false tax return. In May 2020, he was sentenced to 28 months in prison.
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime News
Trending social media topics seem fun, but they may be putting your personal identifiable information in jeopardy.
Once you have received your COVID-19 vaccine, the FBI is asking that you don’t post a photo of your CDC vaccination card on social media.
These cards can contain your name, date of birth, patient number, insurance information, and location where you received your vaccine. Bad actors can use these images to steal your identify and commit fraud.
You can run the risk of the posted image being widely shared if the privacy settings on your preferred social platforms are not strict.
If you have already posted a photo of a vaccine card, here are some options: Remove it and update your profile picture with a banner or a sticker advising that you took your vaccine. The main goal is to not jeopardize your identity.
Scammers are also using the vaccination cards placed onto social media to forge vaccination cards and selling them for profit.
If you feel that you have been a victim of identify theft, contact your financial institutions immediately and monitor your credit reports.
As always, if you have been victimized you can report it to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.IC3.gov.