News Releases and Statements
News Releases and Statements
Sergei Litvinenko, a Ukrainian national charged as part of a multiagency federal investigation into a worldwide online marketplace for stolen personal and financial information, was arraigned in federal court Monday following his extradition Friday from Croatia.
A former Seattle-area man, Fabian Godinez-Oseguera, was deported by ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO) Thursday to Mexico where he faces homicide charges for the October 2000 murder of Arnoldo Farias Cisneros.
Alfonso Rodriguez-Oriztico, a Mexican national wanted in Mexico for aggravated homicide, was returned Wednesday by officers from ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO) Washington, and turned over to Mexico police at the Gateway International Bridge in Brownsville, Tex.
An organized crime group that facilitated the live streaming of on-demand child sexual abuse in the Philippines has been dismantled after a joint investigation by the U.K. 's National Crime Agency (NCA), the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
ICE assists Philippine law enforcement in arrest of 2 pimps and rescue of 21 sex trafficking victims
HSI Manila assisted the PNP in a human trafficking rescue operation including the execution of two search and arrest warrants on two commercial sex establishments - Aby Lynn and Lovely Paradise - in Balibago, Angeles City. These establishments provided children for sexual acts to foreign customers, including customers from the United States.
Following a four-day jury trial before Judge Martinez, Kenneth Royal Wheeler was found guilty of two counts of sending interstate threatening communications. The jury deliberated for 75 minutes before reaching a verdict.
Jose Rolando Renderos was apprehended in February 2013 after he received a box of more than 3,000 counterfeit credit cards imported from China and led law enforcement on a high-speed chase through the San Gabriel Valley.
Southeast Mississippi Rural Health Initiative (SeMRHI) became the state's fifth employer to receive certification as an ICE Mutual Agreement between Government and Employers (IMAGE) partner during a ceremony at the company's headquarters Monday.
According to the Mexican arrest warrant, on March 17, 2000, Miguel Cruz-Santoyo allegedly walked into an auto body shop in Morelia, Mexico, and opened fire with a semi-automatic weapon, killing three individuals and wounding two others.
ICE HSI returned three recovered sculptures, valued at more than $1.5 million, to the government of India Tuesday during a repatriation ceremony at the consulate in New York City. One of the objects -- a 350-pound sandstone sculpture stolen from an Indian temple in 2009 - was listed as one of INTERPOL's top 10 most wanted stolen works of art.
Confessed Dallas heroin dealer admits providing drugs that caused death of 2 north Texas young women
According to the factual resume filed in the case, Misael Perla, aka 'Irving' and 'Weasal,' 25, of Dallas, a confessed heroin dealer, admitted that on July 16, 2013 he knowingly distributed heroin to Alexandra Julia Moreno, 20, of Irving, Texas, a woman he had recently met at a club.
ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) San Juan announced year-end statistics Monday showing record increases in narcotics, weapons and counterfeit goods seizures, as well as double-digit percentage increases in criminal and administrative arrests, compared to fiscal year 2012.
Allen Trent Carter, 53, of McCammon, Idaho, was identified during the course of an investigation into his son, Bradley Vaine, 27, of Fresno. That probe revealed McCammon had exchanged numerous child pornography images and engaged in Facebook chat sessions with his son discussing the sexual abuse of children.
Aaron N. Debarardnis, 26, of Lower Township, was arrested July 26, 2012, and pleaded guilty Nov. 18 to using a file-sharing network to distribute images and videos of child pornography online from his home computer.
On Jan. 8, Joshua L. Ayala-Carmona sent a 14-year-old minor text messages where he requested nude images of her and tried to coordinate transportation for her to a nearby residence with the intent to engage in criminal sexual conduct.
Noe Gonzalez, 29, pleaded guilty last August. His co-conspirator, Vanessa Campos, 25, also of Caldwell, was sentenced to 47 months in prison. She pleaded guilty to the same charge last October.
Alberto Bautista-Sanchez, 30, was arrested Nov. 30 by the Pennsylvania State Police for driving under the influence. On Dec. 3, while in custody at the Franklin County Jail in Chambersburg, ERO officers served him with a notice to reinstate a prior order or removal.
Alvin Westley, 49, from Palestine, Texas, pleaded guilty Jan. 9 before U.S. Magistrate Judge John D. Love to possessing child pornography.
Robbie Newby, from Grapeland, Texas, pleaded guilty Jan. 9 before U.S. Magistrate Judge John D. Love to sexually exploiting a child.
Jose Luis Peralta-Ferreira, 29, was arrested by Philadelphia police for possession of marijuana and turned over to ICE custody Nov. 25.
Mohammad Jamal Rashid, 45, a U.S. permanent resident originally from Pakistan and residing in Houston, admitted he conspired to illegally import counterfeit and misbranded Viagra and Cialis pharmaceutical drugs to his home under a false name and with a false declaration waybill.
"After Rapinder ""Rob"" Singh Sidhu quit the RCMP in 2003 disgruntled about his treatment, he went on to assist a criminal conspiracy allied with the Hells Angels to import large shipments of cocaine into Canada and to smuggle B.C. Bud marijuana into the U.S."
Christopher Peter Swan, 30, is charged with possessing, receiving and distributing child pornography. Swan told HSI special agents he downloaded and possesses a large amount of child pornography. He stated he prefers child pornography that involves 10-year-old children and older.
ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in coordination with the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department seized thousands of counterfeit items worth a total manufacturer's suggested retail price of more than $1.8 million from Legends Clothing Store on Bell Road Tuesday.
Paul Pittman, 45, was sentenced Jan. 8 by U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzalez Ramos to 84 months in prison to be followed by a 15-year term of supervised release. In handing down the sentence, the court considered the need to protect the public and deter future criminal behavior by Pittman and others.
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