US Secret Service News

Chicago Man Charged With Threatening Secret Service Agents

Michael Kovco, 29, of Chicago, has been charged with transmitting a threat in interstate commerce after allegedly sending electronic messages via the official White House website on March 19, 2026, threatening to 'shoot up' a Secret Service office and 'hunt' a Secret Service agent and his family. Kovco was also charged in connection with a prior message on March 17, 2026, that threatened President Donald J. Trump and one of the President's sons, signed as 'Mr. I'm going to [expletive] kill your child Kovco.' Kovco was arrested on April 3, 2026, and a detention hearing is scheduled for April 10, 2026, in federal court in Chicago. The charge carries a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison.

Operation Atlantic Disrupts $45M Crypto Fraud, Freezes $12M

Operation Atlantic, a week-long international law enforcement campaign co-hosted by the U.S. Secret Service, UK's National Crime Agency, Ontario Provincial Police, and Ontario Securities Commission, identified more than $45 million (USD) in cryptocurrency fraud and froze $12 million in stolen funds. Investigators identified over 20,000 cryptocurrency wallet addresses linked to fraud victims across more than 30 countries, directly contacted over 3,000 victims of approval phishing scams, and disrupted more than 120 web domains used by scammers to conduct fraudulent schemes globally.

Dallas Card Skimming Outreach Operation Nets 13 Illegal Devices, $13.5M Saved

The U.S. Secret Service Dallas Field Office, in partnership with Tarrant County Sheriff's Office and multiple Texas law enforcement agencies, conducted a two-day outreach operation on April 13-14 targeting payment card skimming and Electronic Benefit Transfer fraud. Personnel visited 462 businesses across Tarrant County and inspected 2,939 point-of-sale terminals, gas pumps, and ATMs, removing 13 illegal skimming devices and preventing an estimated $13.5 million in losses to Dallas-area consumers. The operation also distributed educational materials to businesses on identifying skimming devices.