News Releases and Statements
News Releases and Statements
Authorities arrested six people Wednesday morning linked to a large-scale tax fraud scheme that allegedly used stolen identities to fraudulently file more than 2,500 income tax returns that sought in excess of $19 million in fraudulent tax refunds.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) seized 57 counterfeit tickets and approximately $7,000 in counterfeit U.S. currency following an Alabama Department of Public Safety traffic stop Jan. 31 in Sumter County.
A sealed indictment charging numerous defendants with racketeering violations was unsealed following their recent arrests throughout the Southern District of Texas and elsewhere. Those arrested include 17 former Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) correction officers and 12 others in relation to the case.
Two Mexican nationals were sentenced to prison Monday for their roles in attempting to smuggle 652 assault rifle magazines into Mexico in a case investigated by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) along with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
Timothy Ross Estabrook was arrested Monday following his federal indictment in Houston for trafficking in counterfeit Viagra and Cialis, introducing and delivering misbranded drugs into interstate commerce, smuggling and conspiracy.
Gerald E. Roberts, age 52, of Pageland, was arrested after HSI's Cyber Crime Center, Victim Identification Program, discovered images of a minor female, approximately four to six years of age, involved in sexually explicit activity with an adult male, which were being posted on the internet in October 2012.
Raymond Roland Collette was sentenced Friday to 14 years in federal prison for using his computer to solicit and arrange for sex with a 4-year-old child. The sentencing resulted from an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, as part of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
A Mexican man was sentenced Monday to 19 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute drugs and possessing a firearm while trafficking drugs, following a probe by the Organized Crime/Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF), including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
A 42-year-old Korean woman was sentenced Friday to two years in prison and three years' supervised release on immigration fraud charges, following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Washington State Liquor Control Board.
Of the 116 criminal aliens arrested in 2012 by the Tulsa-based ERO officers, 34 have convictions for violent crimes.
A citizen of Ukraine pleaded guilty today to conspiring to violate the Arms Export Control Act. These charges stem from an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS).
A convicted felon Honduran national was sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to a felony charge of illegally re-entering the United States following a prior removal.
This year, additional focus was placed on identifying and seizing counterfeit tickets to the Super Bowl.
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These lengthy prison sentences resulted from a multi-agency Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation into a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana.
Isaac Heredia Luciano, 25, of Garland, Texas, has been in federal custody since he surrendered to authorities in October 2012 on a related federal charge outlined in a criminal complaint. U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle also sentenced Luciano to a 10-year term of supervised release after he completes his prison sentence.
A Brazilian national, illegally living in Miami and transiting through Philadelphia from Germany, was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison for passport fraud, aggravated identify theft and tax fraud. The sentence is the result of an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
A federal jury in New Hampshire found that Beatrice Munyenyezi, 43, obtained her U.S. citizenship unlawfully after fleeing her home country of Rwanda by misrepresenting material facts to U.S. immigration authorities both before and after she arrived in the United States. Munyenyezi, who was charged in June 2010, faces up to 10 years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release and a $250,000 fine on each count.
A Port Orange man was sentenced Tuesday to seven years and six months in federal prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for receipt and possession of child pornography. This sentence resulted from an investigation conducted by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Volusia County Sheriff's Office.
A Jamaican citizen illegally in the United States was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison Feb. 14 for being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm. This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Orange County Sheriff's Office.
Gregory Paul Aguirre, 38, of Sacramento, was previously convicted of distributing and possessing child pornography.
A Mexican national, Omar Velazquez, was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in federal prison for his role in a local cocaine conspiracy. On April 11, 2012, Velazquez delivered a kilogram of cocaine to a confidential informant in Beloit, Wis. He also arranged for the informant to purchase two kilograms of cocaine April 23.
Two Northern Virginia companies are the newest members of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) nationwide program designed to encourage businesses to collaborate with ICE and use hiring best practices to ensure they are maintaining a lawful workforce.
Andres Ruiz-Huertas, 60, was arrested at his place of residence after a referral from the Puerto Rico Police Department to HSI led to the execution of a search warrant, during which several digital electronic storage devices were seized.
Randy Hucks, 52, of Philadelphia, was sentenced Wednesday in federal court to 33 months in prison.
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