News Releases and Statements
News Releases and Statements
A Micronesian couple who now reside in the Seattle-area were sentenced Wednesday for their role in a forced labor scheme uncovered in an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Seattle Police Department's High Risk Victims Unit and the Longview Police Department.
Yi-Lan Chen, a Taiwanese national convicted of conspiring to export missile components to Iran in violation of the International Emergency Powers Act (IEPA), was deported to Taiwan on Tuesday by U.S. ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO) in Miami.
Robert Joseph Olson pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court Tuesday to distributing child pornography in a case investigated by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).In addition, Olson admitted that he possessed about 1,400 similar images, some of which portrayed sadistic or masochistic conduct or other depictions of violence against children.
A federal judge sentenced Clement Agbapu of Lagos, Nigeria on Tuesday to 30 months in prison on drug smuggling charges. Agbapu attempted to smuggle approximately 1.2 kilograms of heroin he had swallowed into the United States.
A New York man who was convicted of possessing and distributing at least five kilograms of cocaine and at least 50 grams of cocaine base was sentenced to 35 years in prison and a $5,000 fine. The sentence is the result of an extensive investigation by multiple law enforcement agencies, including ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
A local man was sentenced on Tuesday to 17 ½ years in prison for receiving child pornography. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) led the investigation.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton today announced the agency's fiscal year 2011 year-end removal numbers, highlighting trends that underscore the administration's focus on removing individuals from the country that fall into priority areas for enforcement.
Timothy Murphy of Nashville, Tennessee, was sentenced on Oct. 13 to serve 72 months in prison for one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. This sentence was the result of an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Murphy's computer contained over 15,000 images of child porn.
Andre George Mehilove pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court Monday to manufacturing counterfeit postage-meter stamps in a case investigated by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in cooperation with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS). Mehilove admitted that he created counterfeit postage-meter stamps using his personal computer...
Peter Joshua Johns, 20, is charged with two counts of receiving child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.
On Oct. 14, 18,640 pieces of counterfeit merchandise were seized from within the D.C. Farmer's Market on the corner of Fifth Street Northeast and Neal Place Northeast by special agents with U.S. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and officers with the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). 11 people were arrested.
Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Shadow Wolves patrol unit seized nearly two tons of marijuana on the Tohono O'odham Nation Friday.
A 22-year-old U.S. Army soldier faces 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty Oct. 12 to child pornography charges.
David Helander, 64, of Brighton, N.Y., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa.
Marcus Wilson, 52, of Livingston County, Mich., was sentenced after pleading guilty to production of child pornography and transportation of a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. The sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade, Eastern District of Michigan, and Brian M. Moskowitz, special agent in charge of ICE HSI's Michigan office.
Nathan John Meaux was sentenced this week to serve 10 years in federal prison for receiving child pornography, following an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). According to court documents, Meaux had been downloading and viewing child pornography for several years from his home computer.
Ten individuals were sentenced Friday for their involvement in a large-scale conspiracy to possess and distribute anabolic steroids in Texas and Louisiana, following an investigation by ICE's HSI, U.S. Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, and the Louisiana State Police.
Christopher Anderson, 38, of Evansville, Ind., was sentenced to 126 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Larry J. McKinney. Anderson was also sentenced to a lifetime of supervised release following his release from prison.
Angel Landin, 46, a former Selma, Calif., police officer was sentenced Friday to six years and eight months in prison on charges of receiving child pornography stemming from an investigation by ICE's HSI.
The owner of New Arrival Immigration Service and an employee were indicted Friday on federal immigration fraud charges in a scheme involving hundreds of Chinese nationals who sought asylum based on phony claims they fled China due to persecution resulting from their Christian beliefs. Haoren Ma and his employee, Minghan Dong, were indicted after...
The owner and manager of the La Jolla, Calif., bakery The French Gourmet, Inc., pleaded guilty Thursday to a longtime practice of hiring illegal aliens following a four-year probe by U.S. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Michel Malecot and Richard Kauffmann pleaded guilty to the felony offense of hiring at least 10 illegal aliens...
Rodney Mendez, 27, aka "Pee Wee," pleaded guilty in July to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
A Canadian man has pleaded guilty to importing ecstasy illegally into the United States. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 40 years in prison and a fine of $2 million. This investigation is being conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
Law enforcement authorities on Thursday arrested six members of the Texas Mexican Mafia (TMM) and their associates following two federal drug indictments, announced U.S. Attorney Robert Pittman, Western District of Texas.
The proprietor of a law firm and 11 other individuals were charged Tuesday with operating a massive immigration fraud mill through a Manhattan-based law practice.
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