News Releases and Statements
News Releases and Statements
Abraham Sacharow, 43, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty to attempted transfer of obscene material to a minor, in violation of federal law, at a hearing in U.S. District Court, District of Delaware.
Robert Mucha was charged Tuesday with luring a teenage boy to Pennsylvania for sex as well as possessing child pornography on his home computer. Using a web-based chat service, Mucha communicated regularly with a number of individuals who shared his sexual fascination with child cannibalism. He also admitted that he has touched hundreds of boys.
Walter Eugene Rogers pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to one count of transporting and shipping child pornography. Rogers admitted that he had been downloading child pornography since the mid-1990s, and that he had images and videos of sex acts, bondage and other sadistic acts involving children.
Gregory Lynn Hopson was ordered detained without bond Tuesday after earlier being indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of producing, transporting, receiving and possessing child pornography.
Amin Ravan, a citizen of Iran, and his Iran-based company, IC Market Iran (IMI), have been charged in an indictment unsealed today with conspiracy to defraud the United States, smuggling, and violating the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) in connection with the unlawful export of 55 military antennas from the United States to Singapore and Hong Kong.
Glen Matteson pleaded guilty in federal court in Providence Tuesday to one count each of receipt, possession and distribution of child pornography, as charged in a federal indictment returned in August. The guilty plea is the result of an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
Isaac Heredia Luciano appeared in federal court Tuesday, and pleaded guilty to one count of transporting and shipping child pornography, He admitted that videos he downloaded ranged from "diaper porn" to toddlers to teens, and that he possessed videos that included bondage and other sadistic acts involving minors.
Arif Kurti, the alleged leader of an ethnic-Albanian organized crime syndicate, was extradited from Albania to the United States Friday.
James Postlethwaite, a Canadian man who smuggled drugs owned by the outlaw biker gang Hells Angels, was convicted Thursday of conspiracy to distribute marijuana.
This past Sunday, Nov. 18, CBS News' 60 MINUTES aired a story highlighting ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) investigation and take down of the Pacific Rim "Super Cartel" based in Colombia.
Former Hanford High School teacher and football coach Eric Rodriguez was sentenced in federal court Monday to eight years and one month in prison receiving child pornography. Rodriguez received about 30 separate videos depicting minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. The videos portrayed sadism, masochism and other images of violence.
Michael Scott Wilson of Perry Hall, Md., was sentenced two years in prison for possessing approximately 260 images of child pornography.
Thirteen individuals indicted for document fraud and identity theft related charges were arrested Friday in the municipalities of Bayamon, San Juan and Carolina, Puerto Rico. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents worked jointly with the Internal Revenue Service, Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD)...
Naveed Sheikh, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to and infringing copyrights by illegally reproducing and distributing more than 1,000 copyrighted commercial software programs, with a total value of more than $4 million.
Special agents with ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the FBI along with officers from the Maple Shade and Palmyra, N.J., police departments arrested 16 individuals Sunday in Maple Shade and seized thousands of counterfeit items with an estimated retail value of more than $1 million.
Castillo illegally obtained and sold genuine identification and citizenship documents to illegal aliens between August 2011 and April 2012.
Special agents with ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) executed state search warrants this week against five local vendors and seized more than $200,000 worth of goods, capping a six month crackdown on Orange County retailers suspected of selling counterfeit merchandise called Operation Fashion Faux Pas.
Anthony Zane Austin appeared in federal court Friday and pleaded guilty to one count of possessing child pornography.
Justin S. Mote was indicted Thursday on charges of producing child pornography, coercion and enticement of a juvenile, and for interstate travel to engage a minor in illegal sexual conduct. Mote, of Marysville, Ohio, allegedly drove to Connecticut in August 2012 and recorded sex acts with a 12-year-old girl he met online.
An Austin, Texas, man, Elod Tamas Toldy, was sentenced Wednesday to 12 months and one day in federal prison for mail fraud and trafficking in counterfeit goods and services, following an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
Stephen Keating, 52, of Jesup, Ga., had his initial court appearance Friday morning in federal court before U.S. Magistrate Judge James E. Graham. Keating was not granted a bond; his detention hearing will be held before Judge Graham on Monday.
According to court documents, a drug deal to purchase methamphetamine was negotiated between Rodriguez and undercover HSI special agents.
Corrupt Colombian government employee, criminal defense attorney arrested for obstruction of justice
Freddy Mauricio Tellez-Buitrago and Adriana Gonzalez-Marquez were arrested today in Bogota for obstructing justice by selling sensitive and confidential U.S. law enforcement information to a narcotics trafficker, concerning prosecutions in New York. The arrests are the result of an investigation led by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
Following an investigation and audit of Form I-9 documents by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), eight Maine employers were fined a total of $78,966.50 in fiscal year (FY) 2012 for various employment violations.
Billy Santos-Feliciano was sentenced Friday to four years in prison followed by supervised release for life for possession of child pornography. The investigation leading to this sentence was conducted by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Puerto Rico Crimes Against Children Task Force (PRCACTF).
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