News Releases and Statements
News Releases and Statements
Yong Hyon Kim pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to commit marriage fraud and making false statements to federal agents, following an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Kim admitted he recruited the general manager of his business to enter into a fraudulent marriage with Kim's girlfriend so that she could remain...
Following an investigation and audit of Form I-9 documents by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Germantown Police Department, El Rancho Grande in Germantown, Ohio, has been fined more than $20,000 for failing to comply with employment eligibility verification requirements.
Donald Bartling has been charged with possession and distribution of child pornography following an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). According to the criminal complaint, on Oct. 25 ICE HSI agents downloaded two videos containing child pornography from a program associated with Bartling's IP address.
The owner and manager of a San Diego-area car wash pleaded guilty Thursday to knowingly hiring illegal aliens following a seven-month investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
John William Perring, a man from the United Kingdom wanted for sexual assault on a five-year-old in his home country, was deported and turned over to British officials Jan. 19 by officers with ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO).
A human smuggling ring was underway in Austin, Texas. The victims were illegal aliens, taken from their home country without their consent. Human smugglers were holding them ransom until family members paid exorbitant smuggling fees.
A Mexican national in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) passed away Tuesday evening at Desert Springs Hospital just hours after he was turned over to ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD).
Louis Kevin Wieprecht, 57, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of material involving the sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of receiving such material.
Pete King Construction Co. and Kearney Electric Inc. were certified as 'IMAGE' or 'ICE Mutual Agreement Between Government and Employers' partners during a ceremony Wednesday. IMAGE is a voluntary program that allows private industry to partner with ICE to reduce unauthorized employment and the use of fraudulent identity documents.
David Arturo Martinez, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of possessing child pornography on Oct. 6, 2011. In July 2010, a detective with CCPD's Internet Crimes against Children Task Force downloaded two images of child pornography from a peer-to-peer file-sharing program on the Interne, later determined to have been sent by Martinez.
The owner of a south Texas grocery store was sentenced Tuesday to nearly four years in federal prison for defrauding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamp fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson, Southern District of Texas.
Mohamed Farooq Husain, a former resident of Alamogordo, N.M., is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to conspiracy to transport illegal aliens within the United States. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents investigated a scheme that involved a conspiracy to assist illegal aliens of Middle Eastern decent to obtain...
J & J Industrial Supply Inc. was sentenced Tuesday on charges of employing illegal aliens after pleading guilty in October. The sentence resulted from an investigation conducted by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), with assistance from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and the St. Charles County Sheriff's Department.
A Baltimore registered sex offender was sentenced to 10 years in prison - followed by supervised release for life - for possessing child pornography following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Baltimore County Police Department.
A contractor who previously conducted work for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), pleaded guilty to taking part in a scheme in which he fraudulently received more than $50,000 in government money.
A manufacturing firm and a major transportation company have become the latest Los Angeles-area employers to join a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) program designed to strengthen hiring practices and combat the unlawful employment of illegal aliens.
A federal grand jury has indicted the owner and seven other individuals linked to a local Korean nightclub, The Blue Moon, for allegedly operating an interstate prostitution scheme involving Asian women, many recruited overseas, who worked as "hostesses" at the club to repay their travel and living expenses.
Marco Antonio Alferez' sentence was the culmination of an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents and other law enforcement, as well as the participation of non-governmental agencies.
Frank Robert Tucker, Jr., of Halethorpe, Md., was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for distributing child pornography.
Larry Warner, Jr. of Joppa, Md, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for enticing a minor to engage in sexual activity, following an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the FBI and the Baltimore County Police Department. Warner posted advertisements on an online website seeking girls' underwear to use in an act...
Clyde Pontefract of Elizabeth, La., was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for production of child pornography involving his own daughter, following an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Allen Parish Sheriff's Office.
Maria F. Cruz, formerly of Chicago, was sentenced Thursday to federal prison for arranging sham marriages to evade immigration laws, and enabling foreign nationals to illegally become U.S. citizens. This sentence resulted from an investigation conducted by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
Brian David Clayworth of Roseville, Calif., faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography charges stemming from an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). A forensic examination of Clayworth's computers and external hard drive found over 17,600 images of child pornography.
A federal jury convicted Dong Qun Lin on Friday on federal charges related to the trafficking of more than 30,000 DVDs with the counterfeit trademarks of Dolby Laboratory Licensing Corporation, a company responsible for sound quality for DVDs and movies.
Joe Frank Rios, 45, admitted he possessed multiple videos and images of child pornography on Nov. 23, 2010, which consisted of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Senior U.S. District Judge Hayden Head presided over the hearing.
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