News Releases and Statements

Following an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Eleni Nguyen of Phoenixville, Pa., pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to commit mail fraud.

Diego Quintanilla, a Salvadoran gang member who escaped from prison in his native country while serving a life sentence for murder, was handed over to authorities in El Salvador Wednesday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Following an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), James Elliott of Windsor, Ontario, was sentenced to eight years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to import large amounts of ecstasy pills into the United States.

Garcia was sentenced to life in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Richard L. Voorhees following his prosecution by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina.

Columbus' recently formed Bulk Cash Smuggling Task Force (BCSTF) has seized nearly $2.4 million this year in illicit proceeds from criminal organizations.

William Paul Robinson pleaded guilty Tuesday to receiving child pornography. Robinson possessed more than 800 still images and about 25 videos of child pornography on his computer equipment.

In Williston, Vt., men and women from the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Tip Line Unit at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are on duty 24/7, 365 days year, receiving tips and quickly routing them to where they need to go.

Today, special agents with ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), with assistance from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), seized a 14th century A.D. bronze Parvati statue and four bronze Tamil Nadu figures, estimated as a group to be worth more than $5 million.

A Phoenix, Ariz., man pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Michael W. Cotter, District of Montana.

Deputy U.S. Marshal Moya is charged with assisting his father by informing him of the status of the undercover special agent in order to hinder and prevent his father's apprehension.

John Nutt of Asbury Park, N.J., pleaded guilty Monday to using his BlackBerry smartphone to distribute images of child sexual abuse, after a woman in Nevada received an image of child pornography on her cell phone via picture message from a phone number not known to her.

Cody John O'Hara of Cavalier, N.D., was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in federal prison Tuesday for possessing and receiving more than 5,000 images and 16 videos depicting children engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

Carlos Castaneda was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in federal prison for attempting to lure an underage girl for sex. The sentencing ends an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

A Wichita-based McDonald's franchisee pleaded guilty Tuesday to knowingly accepting false documents to hire an illegal alien as a manager for one of its local restaurants after an investigation led by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

A federal jury found Joel Torres, the president of a Florida car dealership, guilty Monday of three counts of money laundering and 11 counts of failure to file an IRS Form 8300.

Jeremy Hogenkamp, 36, of Viroqua, Wis., was sentenced Dec. 4 by U.S. District Judge Barbara B. Crabb, Western District of Wisconsin. Hogenkamp pleaded guilty to the charges Sept. 25 and has remained in custody since then.

Joel Quintero-Cisneros, a Mexican national wanted for kidnapping in Mexico, was escorted out of the United States by ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO) officers Friday and turned over to Mexican law enforcement officials.

Eleven men are in federal custody following their arrest Wednesday in Myrtle Beach by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) for their attempt to fraudulently acquire immigration documents from what they thought was a corrupt U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services employee.

Craig Allen James, of Laurel, Md., was sentenced today to six years in prison for distributing child pornography.

Phillip Rudolph Johnson Jr., of Bowie, Md., was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for selling ammunition to a prohibited person. On Sept. 26, 2011, Johnson, who had previously been convicted of a felony, bought 50 rounds of 9 mm ammunition from a gun dealer in Waldorf, Md. Johnson subsequently sold...

Two Mexican nationals convicted of sexual assault in Arkansas were removed from the United States Nov. 26 by officers with ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO).

Corey James Loftin, a former preschool worker who posted online babysitting ads on the Internet, was sentenced Friday to 70 years in federal prison based on his convictions for sexual exploitation of a child.

Two South Korean women - one wanted in her native country for sex trafficking, the other for large scale financial fraud - were turned over to South Korean law enforcement representatives at the airport in Seoul Thursday by officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Nguessan Yao, the Ivory Coast army colonel convicted in the Bay Area last year of arms trafficking, has been deported to his native country by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

A Mexican national, Antonio Torres-Magana, was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison on federal drug charges stemming from a three month concentrated enforcement initiative last year in White Center by federal, state and local authorities.