News Releases and Statements
News Releases and Statements
Mexico's customs authority, the Servicio de Administracion Tributaria (SAT), with assistance from the U.S. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), seized over $2.4 million concealed within four large rolls of telephone cable for Caracas, Venezuela at the cargo facility of Mexico City's Benito Juarez International Airport.
Arnold P. Nerenberg, a Whittier, Calif., psychologist, was arrested Tuesday morning following his indictment for allegedly orchestrating a scheme to bill the federal government for close to $1 million in costs involving fabricated psychological conditions and related medical treatments investigators say never took place.
The owner of two Tijuana dry cleaners was also ordered to pay more than $3 million after pleading guilty to charges in a 55-count indictment arising from an investigation by U.S. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) that he violated U.S. anti-dumping laws by importing Chinese-made steel wire garment hangers to the U.S. without...
Chad Eric O'Kelley was arrested on Wednesday in connection with a scheme to defraud the U.S. military and commit money laundering by allegedly selling stolen U.S. military ammunition. O'Kelley conspired with others while he was employed as the Iraq deputy in-country manager stationed at the Baghdad Operations Center by a U.S. Defense contractor...
Virginia man admits to harboring illegal aliens to work as 'doumi girls' for Korean 'Honey' business
Taesan Won, 37, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to harboring illegal aliens for private financial gain for his business providing outcall companionship service to male customers at Annandale, Va. businesses such as karaoke clubs and bars, following an investigation by U.S. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
"U.S. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) shared over 470,000 dollars in ""asset sharing"" funds with the Anne Arundel County Police Department which were seized during an investigation into illegal gambling businesses. The investigation was led by ICE HSI, with the assistance of the Anne Arundel County Police Department."
ICE HSI agents and NYPD officers arrested 28 individuals for participating in a multi-million dollar sports-betting operation that used several locations in Staten Island, N.Y. A March 2009 tip led ICE HSI agents and NYPD detectives to Monte's Video store on Manor Road, in Staten Island, N.Y. Investigators soon learned that customers were not going to the store to rent videos.
Federal law enforcement authorities partially unsealed an indictment Tuesday naming 18 individuals, including a former police officer from Watertown, Mass., with drug, extortion and money laundering charges in a case investigated jointly with U.S. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
A federal grand jury has returned indictments charging two gambling businesses and three defendants with conducting an illegal gambling business and money laundering. 11 bank accounts and domain names associated with 10 Internet gambling sites were also seized today. The indictments are the result of an investigation conducted by U.S. ICE.
A federal grand jury indicted Kathleen Wurts, 59, of Escondido, Calif., on 17 felony counts for conspiring to defraud individuals who made transactions on websites, including Craigslist and Yahoo. Wurts conspired to defraud individuals who used websites to find employment, buy and sell items, and rent or purchase property.
Special agents with U.S. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) returned $15,000 to an 80-year-old Berkeley man victimized by Quebec-based telemarketing con artists who persuaded him to send money to pay "taxes" on a sweepstakes prize they claimed he had won.
A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment on Wednesday charging Oscar M. Escobar, 36, of Rocksprings, Texas with conspiracy to commit and attempted bulk-cash smuggling in a case is being investigated by Department of Public Safety (DPS), U.S. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Brown County District Attorney's Office.
"A citizen of China, who last resided in Bayside, Queens, N.Y., was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court to 18 months for operating a credit card ""bust-out"" scheme that defrauded financial institutions of more than $200,000. The case was investigated by U.S. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) along with a number of other agencies."
Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) returned $5,400 to an 84-year-old Portland-area woman victimized by Quebec-based telemarketing con artists, who called impersonating her grandson pretending to be in desperate need of cash.
A Tennessee resident received $3,400 from local ICE HSI special agents and local law enforcement officers on Wednesday.
Zhe Li of Wichita, Kan. was sentenced in federal court Tuesday for passing over $100,000 worth of counterfeit casino chips at the Argosy Riverside Casino. The case was investigated by the Missouri State Highway Patrol Gaming Division working jointly with U.S. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and Missouri Department of Social Services.
A Louisiana resident received $6,497.07 from special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) on Thursday, following a successful joint investigation against fraudulent telemarketers.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers turned over Libious Asefa, 42, of Columbus, Ohio after they arrested him to U.S. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents on Saturday for allegedly lying about the amount of money he was carrying when questioned by federal authorities.
Jamaican citizen pleads guilty to $220 million international Ponzi fraud and money laundering scheme
David A. Smith, 41, a Jamaican citizen, pleaded guilty today to four counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, and 18 counts of money laundering following an investigation by U.S. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the IRS, and the FBI. Smith led over 6,000 investors to believe that he was investing...
A federal grand jury has indicted a Chinese national, and a company he controls, Woncity Inc., for conspiracy, smuggling and other charges in connection with a scheme to smuggle large amounts of plastic bags into the United States from China. The indictment resulted from an investigation by U.S. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)...
Richard Sinclair Pope, 53, of the United Kingdom, who was extradited from Spain earlier this year to face prosecution in this case, pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud.
Following a weeklong trial, a federal grand jury Wednesday convicted a Nigerian couple employed by a Bay Area mortgage broker of wire fraud and immigration fraud stemming from their role in a multi-million dollar fraud scheme uncovered by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations and the Internal Revenue Service.
Special agents with U.S. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) returned 160,000 dollars to an 87-year-old Los Angeles-area man victimized by Quebec-based telemarketing con artists who told him he had won a 3.3 million dollar Canadian lottery prize.
"A citizen of Romania was sentenced today in Connecticut to 41 months of imprisonment for participating in a multistate ATM ""skimming"" scheme."
A Florida man was sentenced on Friday to five years and three months in federal prison for leading a Medicare fraud ring that submitted more than $9 million in false and fraudulent Medicare claims for alleged infusion-therapy services.
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