News Releases and Statements

AM and G Waterproofing is strengthening its hiring practices to ensure it is employing a legal workforce.

HSI special agents have seized approximately 100 pounds of marijuana.

Three Mexican illegal aliens pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to eight felony charges including conspiracy to distribute 1.4 kilograms of cocaine and more than 11 pounds of marijuana following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

Five individuals and two domestic honey-processing companies have been charged with federal crimes in connection with a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)-led investigation surrounding illegal importations of honey from China.

Dale Anthony Borders, 38, used his company, 5A Novelty, to import pirated DVDs bearing Disney, Zumba and Beachbody trademarks into the United States.

James E. Johnston, 71, was sentenced Wednesday by Chief U.S. District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. In May 2012, a federal jury convicted Johnston of conspiring to produce child pornography, two counts of receiving child pornography, possession of child pornography and traveling in foreign commerce with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct.

Two San Diego-area businesses representing the steel and security industries are the latest employers to join U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigation (HSI) partnership program designed to strengthen hiring practices and combat the unlawful employment of unauthorized workers.

During this investigation, law enforcement in Texas has allegedly seized approximately 10,000 pounds of marijuana.

Juan Antonio Villarreal, 53, was investigated after the child pornography he downloaded from the Internet was traced by a Beaumont police officer to a computer used by Villarreal.

Guy Martin Johnson, 56, of Addison, Texas, has been in federal custody since he entered his guilty plea. This announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.

The defendants and their co-conspirators deceptively packaged aftermarket automotive parts.

A man from Parkville, Md., was sentenced Tuesday to 27 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for conspiracy to produce child pornography and for transporting a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct.

Ownership of a Searchable Toner and Printing Ink Library was transferred to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Forensic Laboratory Jan. 30.

Robert Poe III, 38, of Kansas City, Kan., pleaded guilty Feb. 19 to three counts of interstate transportation of a minor for immoral purposes.

Special agents with ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) seized approximately $5 million in counterfeit merchandise during a four-day operation dubbed Forged Dreams, Valentine's Blitz.

Daniel Sloan Beavers, 42, of Rimersburg, Pa., was sentenced Friday in federal court to 30 months in prison. He previously pleaded guilty Oct. 12, 2012.

Steve Goni was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for possessing more than 600 images and multiple videos depicting the sexual abuse of children on two laptop computers at his residence. The sentence is the result of an investigation ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

Five individuals were found guilty at trial Wednesday for harboring illegal aliens as part of a conspiracy that obtained motor vehicle registrations, license plates, and titles for illegal aliens.

A Clearwater man, Mario Cabrera, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for committing immigration document fraud in a case investigated by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

Online scammers have employed a new hoax to extort money from web users in the name of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Cyber Crimes Center.

Today marks the two-year anniversary of the death of ICE's HSI Special Agent Jaime J. Zapata.

Alan L. Grimmett, 51, of Hinton, W.Va., had previously pleaded guilty to possessing on his computer more than 600 images and videos that revealed minors involved in sexual conduct.

Hector Antonio Llontop-Novoa, a former Peruvian police officer wanted in his native country for weapons trafficking, was handed over to authorities in Lima late Wednesday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following his capture in Stockton, Calif.

Allison Mendez of Melrose Park, Ill., was arrested Wednesday on charges she allegedly sold fraudulent identity documents to illegal aliens. These charges resulted from an investigation conducted by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

Brandon C. Haleamau, 28, admitted to trafficking illegal fireworks, possessing a stolen firearm and structuring of funds. In addition to the prison term, Senior U.S. District Court Judge Helen Gillmor also ordered Haleamau to forfeit more than $345,000 in cash and three vehicles related to the structuring conviction.