News Releases and Statements
News Releases and Statements
Jacqueline Bontzolakes, an upstate New York woman who was convicted after a jury trial of international parental kidnaping and making a false statement on a passport application, was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
Oluremi George was sentenced in federal court Friday for using an alternative identity to fraudulently receive government benefits, including more than $18,000 in Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
A former U.S. Navy sailor, Derrick M. Mendez, was sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison for receiving child pornography.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Yoon was recognized for his contributions to federal child exploitation prosecutions, particularly Operation Holitna. His work with HSI, focused on child exploitation investigations, has resulted in the arrests of numerous child predators worldwide.
A federal jury on Friday convicted Jennifer Ellen Marie Rodriguez, a U.S. citizen who resided in Reynosa, Mexico, on one count of possessing with intent to distribute more than 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of methamphetamine.
A federal indictment, returned by a grand jury last month, was unsealed Friday charging 20 Dallas-Fort Worth area residents with conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 100 kilograms or more of marijuana.
Scott Allen Johnson pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to receiving child pornography over the Internet. Investigators found 219 images and 46 movie files of child pornography on Johnson's laptop computer.
Mickell Close of Quincy, Ohio, who was arrested in November as part of ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Operation Sunflower, pleaded guilty Thursday to child sexual exploitation charges.
Over 300 federal, state and local law enforcement officers carried out arrests and executed search warrants early this morning in Operation Concord, a large-scale collaborative investigation into the violence and distribution of drugs by the Hendry Street and Woodward Avenue gangs and their associates who terrorized residents.
A Lynnwood electronics company, a China-based manufacturer and four individuals were indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday for conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods, following a probe by the Seattle-Tacoma Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST), including ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
Juan Alvizures Oliva, 30, of Hyattsville, Md., was sentenced to 12 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release by Chief U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow for production and possession of child pornography.
Two Brazilian nationals pleaded guilty Wednesday to smuggling illegal aliens into the United States for profit. The guilty plea follows an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
Kenneth Graham of Amherst, N.Y., was convicted after a jury trial of sex trafficking by force, sex trafficking of a minor by force and sex trafficking of a minor. Between winter 2010 and August 2012, Graham recruited, promoted and profited from the prostitution activities of two minor girls knowing that the girls were under the age of 18.
The evidence at Rana's trial showed that he knew he was assisting a terrorist organization and murderers.
Saul Camargo-Avendano, a 41-year-old Mexican national sought by authorities in Baja California for his alleged role in the 2011 slaying of an Ensenada councilman,was removed Wednesday by ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO) officers.
Christopher Boucher, a West Brookfield, Mass., man with a prior child pornography conviction, was sentenced to 10 years in prison Jan. 15 in U.S. District Court in Springfield, Mass. The sentence is the result of an investigation conducted by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Massachusetts State Police.
Gregory Sean O'Neall, a 51-year-old convicted sex offender, was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison for possession of child pornography. The former Costco food demonstrator took photos of little girls shopping at the store.
Today, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the results of a lengthy investigation, called Operation Dark Night, into a sex trafficking ring operating in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.
Domingo Agustin-Simon, 31, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell to 42 years in federal prison for conspiracy, hostage taking and brandishing a shotgun in connection with hostage taking. Leonardo Rabanales-Casia, 30, was sentenced at the same hearing to 25 years in prison for conspiracy and hostage taking.
A Hong Kong man was arrested Monday at the San Francisco International Airport and presented in federal court in the Northern District of California. The arrest is the result of an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS).
A Tampa Police Department detective embarked on the investigation.
Jeffrey W. Herschell of Washington, Pa., pleaded guilty today for coercing and enticing a minor and possessing child pornography. Herschell sent money to the Philippines in February 2010 for a live, online sex show that included a 12-year-old minor female engaging in sexual activity.
A Nigerian man pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to wire fraud. The guilty plea is the result of an investigation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
Robert Gray, 37, of Northfield, Vt., had previously pleaded guilty to the charge Sept. 18, 2012. According to court records, a search warrant was executed at Gray's home in Northfield Feb. 24, 2012, at which time two computers used by Gray were seized.
Troy Douglas Brimm was sentenced Thursday to 34 years in federal prison and a lifetime of supervised release for traveling from the United States to the Dominican Republic to engage in illicit sexual conduct with minors. The sentence resulted from an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Dominican National Police.
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