News Releases and Statements

On the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide, ICE participated in an event in Washington, D.C., hosted by the Advisory Council for Bosnia and Herzegovina, to stand in solidarity with the victims and survivors.

Following his prison sentence, Kevin Dale Harlow, 55, of Thornton, Colorado, was also ordered to serve 10 years on supervised release and register as a sex offender. Harlow, a member of a Lutheran Church leading a 6th grade boys’ confirmation class, possessed 3,257 unique child pornography images and 316 unique child pornography videos.

"HSI is pleased to lead this initiative as it shows our commitment and that of our partners to protect our children from online predators," said Angel M. Melendez, special agent in charge of HSI Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands. " Joint partnerships such as the VICACTF should send a clear message to those who exploit the most vulnerable segment of our society, our children, that we will not rest until they are brought to justice."

The 2015 World Police and Fire Games is a multi-sport biennial athletic event that took place from June 26 through July 5.

Devon Cole Reed, 27, of Fargo, was sentenced July 9 before U. S. District Judge Ralph R. Erickson to 16 years in prison, to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release. Reed was sentenced on two counts of receiving and distributing child pornography, and three counts of possessing child pornography. Judge Erickson also sentenced Reed to pay $3,000 in restitution to the victims.

Kenneth Howell, 49, was indicted on one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. He was arrested and charged in a criminal complaint in May 2015.

Michael J. Todd, 65, of Panama, Kenneth Laudgaard, 46, of Minnesota and James Robert Shipman Jr., 64, of Florida, used private jets and off-shore bank accounts in Panama to launder cash for an undercover FBI agent who posed as a corrupt stock promoter.

The U.S. Congress, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina have all concluded that the crimes in eastern Bosnia in July 1995 constitute genocide.

The U.S. Congress, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina have all concluded that the crimes in eastern Bosnia in July 1995 constitute genocide.

Deswan Newsome, 19, from Amarillo, faces a statutory penalty of not less than 10 years and up to life in federal prison and a $250,000 fine. A sentencing date was not set.

Kamel Lambus, 32, Stanley Fuller, 40, Covel Duncan, 30, Shavona Trappier, 25, Shakeem Powell, 26, Tyran Trotter, 20, Henry Curry, 26, Sean Brabram, 46, Tiheem Crocker, 20, Scott Williams, 30, Earl Davis, 50, Michael Scott, 45, and Andre Mitchell, 28, all from Queens, New York and others, allegedly conspired to distribute over a kilogram of heroin.

Christopher David Wix, 21, a former active-duty U.S. Army soldier based at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, pleaded guilty Oct. 30, 2014 to conspiracy to transport and harbor illegal aliens.

Farhad Jenabfar was transferred into the custody of Canadian authorities upon his arrival at Pearson International Airport in Toronto.

Nicholas Kaiga, 37, of Brussels, Belgium, pleaded guilty in December 2014 in the Northern District of Illinois to attempting to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA); he was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison.

Almaz Nezirovic, 54, formerly of Roanoke, Virginia, was extradited July 1 to Bosnia, where he is accused of perpetrating torture and inhumane treatment against Serbian civilians detained at the Rabic Prison Camp in Derventa Municipality. He was charged in Bosnia with committing war crimes against civilians between April and July 1992 during the Bosnian War.

Trenton McLemore, 29, faces a statutory maximum penalty of not less than 10 years and up to life in federal prison, and a $250,000 fine. However, if the Court accepts the plea agreement, the appropriate term of imprisonment in this case is 252 months (21 years) in federal prison.

Marius Vintila, aka Dan Girneata, 32, had previously pleaded guilty Jan. 29, 2015, to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.

Omali McKay, 29, a citizen of Trinidad lawfully residing in the United States is now serving 15 to 30 years in West Moreland County, Pennsylvania, for sexually assaulting a child.

According to Salvadoran police reports, on May 19, 2011, Jose Genaro Mendez Mendez and his MS-13 associates allegedly threatened to kill a man if he failed to pay $4,000 in U.S. currency. Mendez Mendez allegedly collected $1,500 in U.S. currency and immediately fled the scene with his associates.

Jose Rene Martinez Guardado, 49, was identified while officers were conducting routine inspections near the San Cristobal Port of Entry on the El Salvador, Guatemala border.

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Bassam Arif Al Zarkani, 33, of Dumas, Texas, who has been in custody since his arrest on a related state charge in April, faces a maximum statutory penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine.

The following individuals were charged in an eight-count indictment with importing and trafficking in counterfeit goods, smuggling, structuring and international money laundering: Andreina Becerra, 30, a Venezuelan national residing in Miami; Roberto Volpe, 33, an Italian national residing in Miami; Jianhua Li, 40, a Chinese national and resident of Guangzhou, China; Rosario La Marca, 52, an Italian national and resident of Italy.

According to court documents, Henok Dejene Retta, 30, of Ethopia, verbally and physically resisted two attempts by ICE ERO officers to place him aboard a commercial flight from the Alexandria International Airport in November 2013 and again in January 2014.