Tag: District of Columbia
Robert Spriggs, Marijuana Distribution and Firearms Possession, Washington 2026
⏱ 2 min read Robert Spriggs, a 38-year-old DC resident, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in a large-scale marijuana distribution operation and for illegally possessing multiple firearms. The conspiracy, which involved trips between the Baltimore-Washington area and Los Angeles, took place from October 2023 to May 2024. Spriggs and…
Keith Prewitt, Fraud & Financial Crimes, District of Columbia 2012
WASHINGTON D.C. – Keith Prewitt, the U.S. Secret Service’s Deputy Director, is walking away from nearly three decades of safeguarding the nation’s financial infrastructure and top officials. The announcement, made today, comes as Prewitt prepares to take the reins as senior vice president and chief operating officer for Harvard Protect, a New York-based security firm.…
A.T. Smith, Financial Crimes Leadership, District of Columbia 2012
WASHINGTON D.C. – While the agency remains tight-lipped about ongoing probes into increasingly sophisticated financial crimes hitting American streets, the U.S. Secret Service just made a power shift. Director Mark Sullivan announced the appointment of A.T. Smith as Deputy Director, effective April 8, 2012. The move, ostensibly about internal structure, comes as the agency faces…
Danielle Bartley, Bank Fraud, District of Columbia 2021
WASHINGTON – A Silver Spring, Maryland woman has confessed to her role in a brazen bank fraud scheme that saw conspirators attempt to drain over a quarter of a million dollars from Capital One accounts. Danielle Bartley, 26, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit bank fraud, admitting to a plot that compromised the information…
Thomasz Szabo, Swatting Conspiracy, District of Columbia 2026
WASHINGTON – Thomasz Szabo, 27, of Romania, has been sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for orchestrating a nationwide swatting spree that terrorized public officials, religious leaders, journalists, and even a former U.S. President. The sentencing, handed down in U.S. District Court today, brings a measure of closure to a case that exposed a…
Caroline D. Pham, Crypto Initiative, District of Columbia 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Commodity Futures Trading Commission Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham announced today, August 21, 2025, a new initiative focused on the implementation of recommendations from the President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets report. The CFTC will begin a “crypto sprint” aimed at facilitating digital asset trading at the federal level. Pham stated…
The Bank of Nova Scotia, Fraud, District of Columbia 2020
Washington, D.C. – The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) has agreed to pay $77.4 million in penalties and relief to settle charges of manipulative and deceptive conduct in gold and silver futures trading, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on August 19, 2020. The settlement includes a record $17 million penalty for making false…
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc, Document Obstruction, District of Columbia 2007
Washington, D.C. – On August 27, 2007, United States District Court Judge Ricardo M. Urbina compelled the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. to produce documents requested by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), following a dispute over an administrative subpoena issued in December 2006. The CFTC initially subpoenaed McGraw-Hill as part of a non-public investigation into potential…
Gregory Mocek, Manipulation, District of Columbia 2007
Washington, D.C. – The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is hosting an international enforcement conference this week, focusing on the growing issue of commodity market manipulation. The two-day event, beginning tomorrow, will gather senior enforcement officials from around the globe to share insights and strategies for detecting and prosecuting misconduct in commodity markets. CFTC Director…
Bob Bauman, Precious Metals Fraud, District of Columbia 2017
Washington, D.C. – On July 10, 2017, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) highlighted the case of Bob Bauman, a military veteran and business professional, who fell victim to a precious metals fraud scheme. The CFTC released Bauman’s story as part of its new “True Fraud Stories” video series, aimed at educating investors and…
