News Releases and Statements

Joseph Wai-Man Wu, 53, former president of the East West Law Group, pleaded guilty in August 2011.

Gurpreet Singh Kohli, 58, of Potomac, Md., pleaded guilty Thursday to obstruction of agency proceedings, in connection with false statements he made to investigators during his background investigation for a government security clearance.

Weather conditions eventually became so severe that in one case a special agent actually had to swim from his home to safety.

The president of the San Diego Customs Brokers Association, Gerardo Chavez, pleaded guilty Thursday to charges stemming from a probe by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) that revealed he orchestrated a wide-ranging conspiracy involving the fraudulent importation of more than $100 million of Chinese and other foreign-made goods...

Samuel William Maines was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in federal prison, following his guilty plea in July for possessing child pornography. A forensic analysis of his computer revealed more than 900 videos and 1,200 images of child pornography.

Following an investigation and audit of Form I-9 documents by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), 12 Connecticut employers were fined a total of $132,584.25 in fiscal year (FY) 2012 for various employment violations.

Fifty-three individuals charged with theft of government property and identity theft were arrested Wednesday in several municipalities of Puerto Rico following a joint Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (HSI) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) probe.

This expanded service streamlines the means by which detainees can access assistance.

Leonel Alvaro Abundis-Carreon, 22, pleaded guilty Aug. 6 before U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzalez-Ramos, who sentenced him to a term of 78 months in federal prison, which is to be followed by three years of supervised release.

Top-level officials from South San Francisco and Daly City met with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents Wednesday morning to formally recognize them for their efforts to combat gang-related crime and violence in those communities.

Martinez faces up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced Jan. 25.

Donovan Ray Kendrick, 39, pleaded guilty June 12 to possessing child pornography and was sentenced Nov. 14 to 46 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Thad Heartfield.

Following an investigation and audit of Form I-9 documents by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), 17 Massachusetts employers were fined a total of $349,619.54 in fiscal year (FY) 2012 for various employment violations.

DOJ has forfeited a Manhattan condominium and a Virginia residence with a combined value of nearly $2.1 million that were purchased with the proceeds of bribes paid to the family of former Taiwanese President Shui-Bian Chen.

Billy Paul Lee of Carriere, Miss., was sentenced to 6 years in federal prison Wednesday for his role in a plot to distribute Mexican methamphetamine in southern Mississippi through the mail. The sentence is the result of a 2 year investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in coordination with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service...

ICE's Hidden In Plain Sight campaign is part of the Department of Homeland Security's Blue Campaign.

A Los Angeles-area man pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges stemming from a probe by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) that he conspired with eight others to operate a document counterfeiting ring that sold to buyers in Fresno, Tulare and Madera counties.

Countryside Health Care of Milford has followed the town's lead by partnering with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) employment compliance program, IMAGE, or 'ICE Mutual Agreement between Government and Employers.'

A Louisiana construction business, Rendon Construction LLC, and its owner, Ramon Santos, pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to charges of conspiring to hide more than $280,000 gained by harboring and employing illegal aliens at multiple company work sites. The guilty plea follows an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations.

Scott Hunter Sauer, 65, pleaded guilty in February to knowingly possessing child pornography. Prosecutors stated in court documents that Sauer was an extremely organized collector of child pornography, noting that his organization "speaks to the amount of time and energy he devoted to child pornography. His sexual interest in children was not a passing interest, but a myopic one."

As part of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) ongoing commitment to prioritizing the removal of criminal aliens and egregious immigration law violators, 16 convicted criminal aliens, immigration fugitives and immigration violators were arrested during a three-day operation in western Kentucky.

Thirty-four alleged members of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas gang (ABT), including four of its most senior leaders, have been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly conspiring to participate in a racketeering enterprise.

Quynh Trong Nguyen was sentenced Friday to 36 months in prison for selling thousands of units of counterfeit, copyright-infringing computer software. The case was investigated by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.

Scott Blake, a principal at Polo Park Middle School in Wellington, Fla., used an online social networking service to contact and meet an individual who he believed was a 15-year-old boy for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity.

"Roman Rosas-Martinez was sentenced Friday to 15 years for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. He was arrested during a three month enforcement initiative last year called ""Operation Center of Attention."""