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Bobby Cruz, 34, pleaded guilty in September to one count of interstate travel to engage in sex with a minor and two counts of producing child pornography. This plea agreement resolved separate federal cases that were brought in both the Northern and Central districts of Illinois.

HSI special agents arrested Roberto Quiles-Ayala, 24, after a federal grand jury charged him with transporting a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.

The story features a case referred to the HSI Cyber Crimes Center (C3) by Danish police in September 2012, which uncovered child abuse images on the Darknet's The Onion Router, or Tor, that were believed to have originated in the United States.

The 9-by-12 inch oil depicting Jesus ascending into heaven with the apostles kneeling below is painted on a wooden oval board and held in a silver and gold-plated frame.

During the conference, law enforcement agencies, including the Australian Federal Police, Europol, India's Central Bureau of Investigation, Interpol, the Italian State Police and the United Kingdom's Metropolitan Police gave presentations to the gathered attendees on various anti-trafficking strategies.

Jordan Schoo, 34, who resided in both Nampa and Grangeville, pleaded guilty to the charge last March.

Of the individuals taken into custody, all were criminal aliens whose convictions include: driving while intoxicated (DWI) and felony DWI (three or more convictions), assault with bodily injury, burglary, theft, injury to a child, failure to identify, and others.

Javier Rito-Martinez, 37, of Mexico, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Susan R. Bolton to 30 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release. Rito-Martinez pleaded guilty Jan. 15 to felony conspiracy to transport and harbor illegal aliens.

Scott Deppish, 43, from Junction City, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of accessing child pornography with intent to view.

Casey Stevens Rosen, 24, of Minneapolis, Minn., was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison for conspiracy to possess and distribute analogue substances resulting in serious bodily injury or death.

The inspection of the employers' documents is part of HSI's worksite enforcement strategy that launched in 2009 to reduce the demand for illegal employment and protect employment opportunities for the nation's lawful workforce.

David Ramiro Cerna Jr., 37, of Moorhead, was sentenced to serve 16 years in prison for aiding and abetting a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamines and marijuana.

The Wolves, or tactical officers, work with criminal investigators toward the common goal of dismantling narcotics and human smuggling organizations that operate on the tribal land.

Garron Gonzalez, 38, of Bismarck, was found guilty by a federal jury of attempting to persuade a 15-year-old child to send him sexually explicit visual depictions using a cell phone. The two had met while playing an online video game.

Novelette 'Pat' Campbell, 55, of the Bronx, was convicted after a one-week trial before US District Judge George B. Daniels.

Jason B. Nolan, 37, of Gibsonia, Pa., was sentenced Friday after being convicted of possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor.

Of the individuals taken into custody, 15 were criminal aliens whose convictions include: sexual misconduct, felonious restraint, violating a protection order, felony driving under the influence causing bodily harm, battery, resisting arrest, criminal damage to property and illegal re-entry after deportation.

Intelligence led police to the container which was scheduled to depart from the port of Cartagena for Rotterdam, Netherlands. Investigators from the antinarcotics police detected irregularities in the paperwork, which declared that the shipment contained jarred pineapple.

The websites listed over 20 different synthetic narcotics available for sale, including schedule I and III controlled substances and analogues. Some of the drugs purchased included Fentanyl, Bath Salts and Methylone.

Jose Alberto Centurion-Cruz, aka Jose Alberto Cruz, 30, was indicted by a federal grand jury in northern California in January 2013 for possession and distribution of child pornography.

As part of Project iGuardian, HSI special agents in San Juan organized the largest Internet safety outreach for kids 12 to 16 years old to provide them with the necessary tools to make smart decisions when navigating in the Internet.

Jose Palermos, 43, a citizen of Mexico who was residing in Philadelphia, was arrested May 16, 2013, by the Philadelphia Police Department on child exploitation related charges. The victim was a 7-year-old girl.

As HSI's lead victim assistance specialist in Arizona, Marc Tetzlaff was recognized for his work providing vital support and services to crime victims as well as his efforts to raise awareness on human trafficking.

This morning, ring leader Juan Valdez was arrested at a family member's home at 308 East 184th Street, Bronx, which houses a day care center called Sweet Home. Approximately $7,500 cash was seized from a bedroom in the residence where Valdez was staying.

A written plea agreement with Jesus Vicente Zambada-Niebla, 39, was made public April 10 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He pleaded guilty April 3, 2013 before U.S. District Chief Judge Ruben Castillo.