News Releases and Statements
News Releases and Statements
Santos Botello was charged Thursday with conspiracy to commit marriage fraud. Botello was allegedly arranging sham marriages between foreign nationals and U.S. citizens for profit since 2002. The investigation was conducted ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), with the assistance of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
Brian Weiss was sentenced June 19 to 10 years and one month in federal prison for using a cell phone and computer to arrange for sex with a person he believed was a 14-year-old child. The sentence resulted from an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
A convicted sex offender, Gregory Sean O'Neall, was arrested on federal child pornography charges Thursday by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). He allegedly secretly photographed young girls shopping while he was working as a Costco food demonstrator and posted the pictures online.
A 30-year-old Peruvian citizen, Jenny Sedano-Vilcapoma, was sentenced Thursday to more than 12 months in prison for participating in a marriage fraud scheme disrupted by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Sedano-Vilcapoma is the sixth and final defendant sentenced as a result of this investigation.
Special agents with ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) are searching for 30 suspects in five states after three indictments were unsealed in federal court alleging their involvement in a scheme to illegally obtain driver's licenses from New Mexico.
Gary K. Schatz was arrested in Boynton Beach, Fla., June 14 for sexually enticing a person he believed was a minor over the Internet. The charges resulted from an investigation by by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and the South Florida Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
Two men from Cabo Rojo and Lares, Puerto Rico, were arrested at their places of residence on child pornography charges during separate law enforcement actions Tuesday, following investigations by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
A Nigerian man, Ade Lawrence, has been sentenced to 19 years and seven months in federal prison for conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine. The investigation was conducted by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), in conjunction with the Brazilian and Panamanian Federal Police.
Jonathan Binns of Shenandoah, Pa., was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years in prison for production of child pornography. This case was investigated by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Binns admitted that he took sexually explicit photographs and videos of two minor children in 2010, uploaded the child pornography to a computer...
A counterfeit trafficking ring has been dismantled resulting in the seizure of more than 32,000 bogus cell phones and other electronics. Three individuals were arrested by law enforcement Tuesday after an extensive investigation conducted by ICE HSI, CBP and the Nassau County Police Department.
Dario Alcaraz-Vega, a Mexican man who attempted to smuggle over $1 million worth of heroin into the United States concealed in a truck spare tire, pleaded guilty Tuesday to drug trafficking charges. The charges stem from an investigation led by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), with assistance from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
A Mexican national pleaded guilty Tuesday for being an illegal alien possessing a firearm. Luis Ivan Nino-Duenes admitted he illegally entered the United States, and that at the time of his arrest he possessed a customized gold, diamond and ruby encrusted Colt .38-caliber handgun.
We have reason to believe that this person may now live, or may have lived at one time, in either Minnesota or western Wisconsin.
Pursuant to a plea agreement and settlement with the United States, the accused forfeited all interest in the Southwest Flea Market property.
Two local men living in Mexico were sentenced to years in federal prison Tuesday for exporting about 3,000 rounds of ammunition to Mexico without a license. The investigation of Guillermo Enrique Villarreal and Leoncio Sanchez was conducted by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
A Los Angeles man, along with his current wife and ex-wife, face federal charges following a 10-month probe that allegedly revealed they recruited women in Eastern Europe and arranged for them to come to the Los Angeles area to work as prostitutes.
Brian Robinson was sentenced Friday to 60 years in prison for the creation, distribution and possession of child pornography, following an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Robinson admitted creating child pornography with his then 5- and 6-year-old son and distributing it to others both inside and outside of the U.S.
Roberto Cruz-Melendez had his initial appearance in federal court Friday, following his arrest by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents for production of child pornography. Cruz-Melendez induced an 8-year-old girl to engage in sexually explicit conduct and recorded it with his camera phone.
Four individuals were indicted recently for computer crime, filing false tax returns and trademark counterfeiting for selling counterfeit cycling jerseys and bicycle components on the Internet, announced Monday by Colorado Attorney General John Suthers. Seized counterfeit items have an estimated industry MSRP value of $285,306.
A rare Etruscan black-figure kalpis which has been traced back to 510 B.C. will be returned to the Italian government following an agreement between the United States and the Toledo Museum of Art. The arrangement comes after an investigation by ICE's HSI.
As the second largest federal law enforcement agency, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and special agents stay busy investigating trans-border crimes and enforcing civil immigration laws to ensure homeland security and public safety.
Domingo Castellon was sentenced Friday to 19 years and seven months in federal prison, following his guilty plea in March to one count of possessing visual depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Castellon had child pornography on thumb drives in his pocket when he was arrested for possessing drug paraphernalia.
Two domain names and three PayPal accounts were seized Friday, in connection with a scheme to sell fraudulent store and rewards coupons, following an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Anyone who tries to access the websites, Sderclub.com and ccccpn.com, will be directed instead to a banner that provides notice...
Leo Aragon Evans was sentenced to more than 24 years in prison for producing and possessing child pornography. On Jan. 10, 2011, a 9-year-old female reported to Baltimore County Police that Evans had repeatedly sexually abused her over the past year. Law enforcement search of his residence found a camcorder and tapes depicting images of minors...
Jefferson and Elnora Calimlim, two husband-and-wife doctors from the Milwaukee-area who kept a Filipina domestic servant in their home as a virtual slave for nearly 20 years, were deported this week by ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO).
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