Tech Tuesday: Holiday Travels
The Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment provides information on cyber security during your holiday travels.
Financial Signals
Renae McDermott Named Assistant Director of the Training Division
Director Christopher Wray has named Renae McDermott as the assistant director of the FBI’s Training Division.
Stephen C. Laycock Named Executive Assistant Director of the Intelligence Branch
Director Christopher Wray has named Stephen C. Laycock as the executive assistant director of the FBI’s Intelligence Branch.
Toledo Woman Sentenced for Planning Two Terrorist Attacks
Elizabeth Lecron was sentenced to 180 months of incarceration for her involvement in planning two terrorist attacks, including an attack at a local Toledo bar.
Third Foundation Resolves Allegations That it Conspired with Pharmaceutical Companies to Pay Kickbacks to Medicare Patients
The Assistance Fund has agreed to pay $4 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by enabling pharmaceutical companies to pay kickbacks to patients taking the companies’ drugs.
Goines Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charge
Three people, including two former officers, are now in custody in relation to the fatal events that occurred in January 2019 on Harding Street in Houston.
Oregon FBI Tech Tuesday: Building a Digital Defense Against Calendar Fraud
In this week’s FBI Tech Tuesday segment, scammers have started sending online users fake calendar invites that may enable them to access bank accounts, passwords, personal info, and more.
Vero Beach Man Charged with More Than $50 Million in Attempted Fraud
David John Ridling was charged with 10 counts of wire fraud, 4 counts of bank fraud, 9 counts of money laundering, and 2 counts of aggravated identity theft.
Jefferson County Man Sentenced for Cocaine Charge
Joroy Nigel Twyman, of Ranson, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 24 months’ incarceration for distributing cocaine base.
East St. Louis Police Sergeant Pleads Guilty, Admits Obtaining Funds from the City of East St. Police Department by Fraud
Mario H. Fennoy, an East St. Louis police officer, appeared in federal district court and pleaded guilty to obtaining department funds by fraud.