News Releases and Statements
News Releases and Statements
"Scott Alan Stuart, a Blaine, Wash., man convicted on federal wire fraud and tax charges for his role in a ""Nigerian inheritance"" fraud scheme, was sentenced Friday to five years in prison following a probe by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI). "
Mary Ann Smith was sentenced to six years in prison Friday after pleading guilty in June to two counts of mail and wire fraud. Smith had contacted victims via email describing a nonexistent student visa program in which the U.S. government supposedly exchanged students with foreign countries on a one-for-one basis.
Timothy Brehmer of Broadalbin, N.Y., has been charged with possession of child pornography as the result of an investigation being conducted by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
Tommie Rand Pierce pleaded guilty Monday to impersonating a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer, following an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Pierce is accused of impersonating an ICE officer in order to extract payments from immigration applicants seeking permission to remain in the United States.
A South Texas resident was sentenced to seven years in federal prison Friday for his role in an illegal firearms straw-purchasing conspiracy. The investigation was conducted jointly by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
Pedro Navarro Jr., the leader of a drug trafficking and money laundering organization operating near Zapata, Texas, pleaded guilty on Thursday for his role in moving marijuana and methamphetamines and laundering proceeds from drug sales. The case is a result of a three-year investigation by various federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.
ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents arrested Hilton Cordero-Rosario, the former commissioner of the San Juan Police Department, on production and possession of child pornography Wednesday. Later that day, a federal grand jury returned a 22-count indictment against Cordero-Rosario.
"A Texas business owner, Elod Tamas ""Nick"" Toldy, pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to one count of mail fraud and one count of trafficking in counterfeit circuit breakers, following an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)."
"Guillermo Herrera, aka ""Sparky,"" the sixth San Francisco-area member of La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) was sentenced Thursday to life in prison following his conviction earlier this year on racketeering-related charges stemming from a multi-agency probe spearheaded by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)."
A 14-count indictment was partially unsealed Thursday revealing narcotics and firearms charges against two Houston residents. Rigoberto Vargas-Munoz and his nephew, Edgar Munoz-Munoz, are Mexican nationals illegally present in the United States that were involved in a long-term narcotics conspiracy.
Six of the seven members of an El Paso-based criminal organization that trafficked drugs and guns remain in federal custody after their arrest Nov. 30 by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and other agencies. Authorities seized about 160 pounds of marijuana and 10 firearms.
Okey Belcher, a plain-clothed loss prevention officer who allegedly recorded cellphone video of a child in a Columbus-area Walmart restroom, was charged Thursday with one count of receipt of child pornography following an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Franklin County Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce.
A citizen and national of Mexico, Valentin Cruz-Santos, was sentenced to time served after pleading guilty to the charge of illegal re-entry after deportation. The investigation was conducted by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
The Asian American Council honored James T. Hayes, Jr., special agent in charge (SAC) of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in New York. Hayes received the 27th annual 'Federal Officer of the Year Award' at its annual inaugural ceremony on Nov. 18, 2011.
Fifty members and associates of the Bronx Trinitarios Gang (BTG) have been charged with racketeering, narcotics and firearms offenses. BTG allegedly operated as a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO).
Two Mexican nationals using false identities were arrested today in Coldwater, Miss., following an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the U.S. Department of State Diplomatic Security Service. They are accused of using the identification of other individuals to obtain credit cards, bank loans and bank accounts.
Three Guatemalan nationals were arrested yesterday in Lynn, Mass., by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). The three are wanted by Guatemalan authorities for the rape and murder of a female.
Shawn Marshal Christiansen of Great Bend, Kan., admitted that on Dec. 6, 2009, he recorded a live-streaming video in which he positioned a boy who was four to six years old in front of a Web camera and exposed the boy's genitals. The investigation was conducted by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
Derryl Lee Sullivan, a former government civilian employee who had worked as an engineer at Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City, was sentenced Wednesday to 97 months in federal prison for receipt and possession of child pornography, following an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Bay County Sheriff's Office.
Vencot Marean Maxwell, a Jamaican national living in Spring Hill, Fla., was found guilty Wednesday of making a false and fraudulent application for a U.S. passport, identity theft and aggravated identity theft in connection with that false passport application.
The six individuals from Moldova, Russia and Ukraine had worked together in a commercial sex business that sought to make money by providing sexual services and other services for money in Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Michigan and Massachusetts. They were found guilty Tuesday of federal crimes including conspiracy, traveling in interstate and foreign...
A former Sacramento, Calif., couple, Mahendar Singh and Helen Jean Singh, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges stemming from a probe by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) into allegations they recruited teenage females and forced them to work as prostitutes.
The ICE HSI-led San Diego Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST) successfully executed four federal residential search warrants, two vehicle search warrants, eight criminal arrest warrants, and nine administrative arrests on Nov. 16.
Theresa Zekia Shaw pleaded guilty to conspiracy to import a controlled substance after she attempted to smuggle ecstasy pills hidden under the back seat of a vehicle driven into the United States from Canada. This investigation is being conducted by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
Geoffrey B. Roose was arrested Tuesday by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents for allegedly attempting to sell military-grade rifle scopes overseas in violation of the Arms Export Control Act. Roose came to the attention of ICE HSI after he listed several restricted, military-grade rifle scopes for sale on eBay.
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