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3/19/2010 Baltimore, MD 9 defendants indicted for smuggling millions of dollars in counterfeit goods manufactured in Asia through the Port of Baltimore
3/18/2010 Hong Kong, International ICE meets with industry leaders in battle against counterfeit and pirated products
3/18/2010 Miami, FL Missouri company convicted and sentenced for the illegal purchase and sale of smuggled ozone-depleting refrigerant gas
3/17/2010 Seattle, WA Former loan originator convicted on 30 felony counts for mortgage fraud
3/16/2010 Kansas City, MO Uzbek national pleads guilty to racketeering conspiracy
3/16/2010 Houston, TX Joint ICE-ATF investigation leads to 3 arrests
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The Office of Investigations (OI) is responsible for investigating a range of issues that may threaten national security. OI uses its legal authority to investigate issues such as immigration crime, human rights violations, and human smuggling; narcotics, weapons and other types of smuggling; and financial crimes, cybercrime, and export enforcement issues. ICE special agents also conduct investigations aimed at protecting critical infrastructure industries that are vulnerable to sabotage, attack, or exploitation.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is the largest investigative arm of DHS, charged with preventing terrorist and criminal activity by targeting the people, money, and materials that support terrorist and criminal organizations. OI is a critical asset in this mission, responsible for investigating a wide range of domestic and international activities arising from the illegal movement of people and goods into, within, and out of the United States.
ICE investigations cover a broad range of areas, including national security threats, financial and smuggling violations (including illegal arms exports), financial crimes, commercial fraud, human trafficking, narcotics smuggling, child pornography/exploitation, and immigration fraud. ICE has 26 principal field offices throughout the United States and more than 50 international offices around the world.
