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January 12, 2011
|Labor Exploitation
A Benton County, Iowa, dairy farmer was convicted Tuesday of one count of knowingly employing illegal aliens. The convictions are the culmination of a joint investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and local Iowa law enforcement.
January 12, 2011
|Child Exploitation
Timothy Sorrell, 62, was arrested Tuesday by the Bay County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) Criminal and Special Investigations Division (SID) and special agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) on charges relating to the possession of child pornography and marijuana.
January 12, 2011
|Counter Proliferation Investigation Unit
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) investigation into an international weapons trafficking organization operating in the United States and Central and South America has lead to the arrest of six individuals in Colombia charged in the Southern District of Florida.
January 12, 2011
|Financial Crimes
Richard Pope is accused of taking part in a 130M dollar international fraud and money laundering scheme
January 11, 2011
|Enforcement and Removal
On Tuesday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) began using a federal information-sharing capability in all Wisconsin counties that helps federal immigration officials use biometrics to identify aliens, both lawfully and unlawfully present in the United States, who are booked into local law enforcement's custody for a crime.
January 11, 2011
|Human Smuggling/Trafficking

Nathan G. Pope, 48, of Indianapolis, Ind., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Providence to conspiracy and transporting an individual across state lines to engage in prostitution, in violation of the Mann Act.

January 11, 2011
|Child Exploitation
Steven Tadlock, 45, was sentenced to 72 months in prison on child pornography and obstruction of justice charges Jan. 11. Tadlock distributed images over the Internet to other users and engaged in chats with other users about how to "groom" children for sexual activity.
January 11, 2011
|Enforcement and Removal
On Tuesday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) began using a federal information-sharing capability in Saline County that helps federal immigration officials use biometrics to identify aliens, both lawfully and unlawfully present in the United States, who are booked into local law enforcement's custody for a crime.
January 11, 2011
|Operational
Museum tour and discourse lead ICE to examine and reaffirm core values
January 11, 2011
|Child Exploitation
Timothy Dwayne Glenn, 44, of Bakersfield, is scheduled to be sentenced Mary 21. He faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison.
January 11, 2011
|Transnational Gangs
The lead defendant in a federal RICO indictment that was brought as part of the nation's largest-ever gang sweep was sentenced Monday to 30 years in federal prison for helping coordinate the racketeering activities of the Varrio Hawaiian Gardens street gang and distributing large quantities of narcotics.
January 11, 2011
|Intellectual Property Rights and Commercial Fraud
ICE seizes 163 fake jerseys, some with questionable autographs, from two Phoenix-area sports memorabilia stores.
January 10, 2011
|Narcotics
Two south Texas men pleaded guilty on Monday to possession with intent to distribute almost 2,000 pounds of marijuana, announced U. S. Attorney Jose Angel Moreno, Southern District of Texas.
January 10, 2011
|Narcotics
The last of three men was sentenced here on Tuesday for attempting to smuggle 15 kilograms (33 pounds) of cocaine into the United States by ship. This joint investigation was conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), with assistance provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)...
January 10, 2011
|Operational
You'll find them sweeping the ocean floor, clinging to boats and searching bodies of water to protect precious cargo. Members of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Miami Tactical Dive Team have been swimming their way through Florida's waterways for the past seven years, braving alligators, fallen trees and manmade trash.
January 10, 2011
|Human Smuggling/Trafficking
A south Texas couple on Monday was sentenced for conspiring to harbor aliens, announced U.S. Attorney Jose Angel Moreno, Southern District of Texas.
January 10, 2011
|Contraband
A Mexican national was sentenced Friday in federal court in the Western District of Missouri for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, and for illegally possessing a firearm.
January 10, 2011
|Document and Benefit Fraud
Robert Fred Mejia, 29, of Germantown, Md., was sentenced to eight years in prison, for conspiring to impersonate a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer and to transport money obtained by fraud across state lines; transporting money obtained by fraud, in connection with a fraudulent scheme to provide immigration services...
January 10, 2011
|Contraband
In federal court today, a Ukrainian man was convicted and sentenced for conspiring to violate smuggling laws by importing sperm whale ivory into the United States from Ukraine.
January 10, 2011
|Contraband
Two Japanese nationals made their initial appearance in federal court here Monday following their arrest late last week at Los Angeles International Airport for allegedly bringing approximately 55 live turtles and tortoises into the United States concealed inside snack food boxes discovered in a suitcase.
January 10, 2011
|Transnational Gangs
A former leader of La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, pleaded guilty in federal court here Monday to racketeering (RICO) conspiracy, conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering, and the use or possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, charges stemming from Operation Devil Horns.
January 9, 2011
|Narcotics
A 33-year-old citizen of the Dominican Republic who resides in Caguas, Puerto Rico, was arrested Sunday, following a routine traffic stop by the USVI Police Department that led to the discovery of 202 bricks of cocaine with an estimated street value of more than $6 million.
January 9, 2011
|Firearms, Ammunition and Explosives
A local businessman was sentenced on Monday to five years in federal prison for conspiring to smuggle more than 10,000 rounds of ammunition into Mexico.
January 9, 2011
|Enforcement and Removal

An Soon Kim, 52, was arrested by ICE HSI special agents based in Hartford. She was arrested at the Mohegan Sun Casino pursuant to an active arrest warrant. Kim is wanted for engaging in a wide-ranging human trafficking ring operating throughout the northeastern United States.

January 9, 2011
|Child Exploitation
On Jan. 7, 2011, the Mesa Police Department arrested Brandon K. Jones in connection with numerous child sexual misconduct crimes, including sexual conduct with a minor and sexual exploitation of a minor.
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