https://www.ice.gov/ ICE Headline News Feed by State en Copyright 2020 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:17:47 -0400 Tue, 13 Feb 2024 10:23:42 -0500 https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-kansas-city-presents-partnership-awards-kansas-bureau-investigation-and-kansas Each year, HSI Kansas City presents the partnership award to a group that fosters and facilitates cooperation between agencies. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-kansas-city-presents-partnership-awards-kansas-bureau-investigation-and-kansas Tue, 13 Feb 2024 10:23:42 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-kansas-city-and-kansas-city-police-raise-awareness-combating-human-trafficking Each year, HSI, in conjunction with the DHS Blue Campaign, raises awareness to prevent human trafficking, conducts outreach to the public via the media and nongovernmental organizations. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-kansas-city-and-kansas-city-police-raise-awareness-combating-human-trafficking Thu, 11 Jan 2024 12:11:32 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-kansas-city-investigation-leads-40-year-sentence-man-who-sexually-exploited-child Kenneth Howard Worthy, 48, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 40 years in federal prison without parole. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-kansas-city-investigation-leads-40-year-sentence-man-who-sexually-exploited-child Fri, 15 Dec 2023 15:56:45 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-business-owner-indicted-cares-act-fraud-scheme-following-hsi-kansas-city Sammy Adam Joseph, 47, was charged in an eight-count indictment returned under seal by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Missouri, on Wednesday, Nov. 8. That indictment was unsealed and made public Nov. 14 upon his arrest and initial court appearance. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-business-owner-indicted-cares-act-fraud-scheme-following-hsi-kansas-city Thu, 16 Nov 2023 12:43:15 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-man-sentenced-15-years-possession-child-sexual-abuse-material-following-hsi Craig Allen Rhoden, 55, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to 15 years in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered Rhoden to pay $150,000 in restitution to 30 victims and serve 15 years on supervised release following his incarceration. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-man-sentenced-15-years-possession-child-sexual-abuse-material-following-hsi Fri, 27 Oct 2023 13:55:58 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-bus-driver-sentenced-17-years-child-sexual-exploitation-following-hsi-kansas Gordon Wesley Roughton II, 42, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 17 years in federal prison without parole on Oct. 12. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-bus-driver-sentenced-17-years-child-sexual-exploitation-following-hsi-kansas Fri, 13 Oct 2023 17:28:06 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-kansas-city-hosts-inaugural-human-trafficking-symposium The knowledge shared provided a valuable opportunity for HSI, local leaders, law enforcement partners, and non-governmental stakeholders to ensure everyone has the same, up-to-date information concerning the indicators of human trafficking, how to appropriately respond to the crime, and how to best support its victims. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-kansas-city-hosts-inaugural-human-trafficking-symposium Fri, 18 Aug 2023 09:44:39 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-man-pleads-guilty-child-sexual-abuse-sharing-videos-online-following-hsi Jeffrey A. Knight, 32, pleaded guilty in federal court Aug. 8 to recording his sexual abuse of a seven-year-old victim and sharing a video of the abuse online. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-man-pleads-guilty-child-sexual-abuse-sharing-videos-online-following-hsi Wed, 09 Aug 2023 11:56:49 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-man-gets-35-years-coercing-child-illegal-sexual-activity-following-hsi U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips sentenced Jarrett Lee Vann, 49, to 35 years in federal prison without parole and a lifetime of supervised release following his incarceration. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-man-gets-35-years-coercing-child-illegal-sexual-activity-following-hsi Thu, 03 Aug 2023 10:27:19 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-man-pleads-guilty-transporting-child-sexual-abuse-material Joshua M. Rodgers, 29, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to one count of transporting child pornography. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-man-pleads-guilty-transporting-child-sexual-abuse-material Wed, 26 Jul 2023 16:31:02 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/former-st-charles-county-coach-arrested-federal-child-sexual-abuse-charges-following James R. Lambert , 41, of Lake St. Louis, was indicted June 28 on two counts of production of child pornography, one count of receiving child pornography and one count of transporting minors across state lines to engage in criminal sexual activity. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/former-st-charles-county-coach-arrested-federal-child-sexual-abuse-charges-following Thu, 06 Jul 2023 09:25:02 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-man-sentenced-27-years-conspiracy-produce-child-sexual-abuse-material Justin W. Hardin, 46, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to 27 years and three months in federal prison without parole. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-man-sentenced-27-years-conspiracy-produce-child-sexual-abuse-material Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:45:15 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-sex-offender-indicted-sexual-exploitation-child-following-hsi-partner Merle G. Daniels, 44, was charged in a three-count indictment alleging that he used a victim under the age of 16 to produce child pornography from Nov. 9 to Dec. 9, 2022. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-sex-offender-indicted-sexual-exploitation-child-following-hsi-partner Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:27:35 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-partner-probe-lands-unlawfully-present-child-predator-federal-prison Alfredo Velazquez-Hernandez, an unlawfully present citizen of Mexico, was sentenced by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri’s Southern Division to 36 months in the Federal Bureau of Prisons followed by three years of supervised release for one count of transfer of obscene material to a minor following an HSI Springfield, joint law enforcement partner investigation. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-partner-probe-lands-unlawfully-present-child-predator-federal-prison Tue, 27 Jun 2023 12:20:26 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/drug-trafficker-sentenced-over-9-years-following-hsi-kansas-city-law-enforcement On June 23, U.S. District Judge Greg Kays sentenced Michael Brandon Pedrino to 160 months of incarceration to be followed by five years of supervised release as part of a plea agreement related to drug distribution and firearm possession. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/drug-trafficker-sentenced-over-9-years-following-hsi-kansas-city-law-enforcement Fri, 23 Jun 2023 09:30:02 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/5-missouri-residents-sentenced-child-exploitation-enterprise-following-joint-hsi Kevin Grant McMillan, 36, of Springfield, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to life in federal prison without parole. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/5-missouri-residents-sentenced-child-exploitation-enterprise-following-joint-hsi Wed, 24 May 2023 13:06:19 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-kansas-city-led-human-trafficking-operation-removes-predators-missouri-community The operation was initiated by the Kansas City Heartland Anti-Trafficking Rescue Taskforce and focused on identifying and rescuing victims who were being trafficked for sexual exploitation. HSI, with assistance from the Independence Police Department, arrested 22 individuals and rescued two trafficking victims. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-kansas-city-led-human-trafficking-operation-removes-predators-missouri-community Thu, 04 May 2023 15:06:48 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/3-romanians-plead-guilty-fraud-st-louis-following-hsi-apd-investigation Loredana Angel, 34, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court April 13 to felony charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and illegal reentry of an alien. Daniel Rostas, 30, pleaded guilty Wednesday, and Legenda Rostas, 28, pleaded guilty March 1 to the same charges. Angel and Legenda Rostas told authorities that they are sisters and that the Rostas are married. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/3-romanians-plead-guilty-fraud-st-louis-following-hsi-apd-investigation Thu, 13 Apr 2023 16:13:09 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ray-county-jail-fugitive-finds-himself-back-behind-bars-following-exhaustive-joint Fugitive Justin Robinson, who escaped from the Ray County Jail on the evening of March 27, is back in custody, April 7, due to the unified effort of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Kansas City, the Ray County Sheriff’s Office, the U.S. Marshals Service, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office and a variety of concerned citizens. , , , https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ray-county-jail-fugitive-finds-himself-back-behind-bars-following-exhaustive-joint Fri, 07 Apr 2023 17:00:48 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-kansas-city-hosts-first-women-leadership-symposium The leadership panel spent the morning sharing inspirational messages with a diverse audience of professionals. , https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-kansas-city-hosts-first-women-leadership-symposium Tue, 04 Apr 2023 14:04:46 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/fraud-alert-scammers-spoofing-hsi-telephone-numbers-target-victims The perpetrators of these scams represent themselves as employees with Homeland Security Investigations, the Department of Homeland Security or other government entities. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/fraud-alert-scammers-spoofing-hsi-telephone-numbers-target-victims Tue, 28 Mar 2023 09:35:01 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-man-faces-additional-child-exploitation-charges-following-hsi-investigation A federal grand jury in Springfield charged Harold Lloyd Blair Jr., 66, in a three-count superseding indictment. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-man-faces-additional-child-exploitation-charges-following-hsi-investigation Wed, 01 Mar 2023 13:43:58 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-kansas-city-recognizes-clay-county-sheriffs-office-outstanding-partnership Each year, HSI Kansas City presents the partnership award to a group that fosters and facilitates cooperation between agencies. Such duties include successful negotiations and agreements with interagency partners; development of interagency programs and initiatives that enhance homeland security efforts; providing manpower, technical advice, assisting and training interagency partners; and supporting joint law enforcement initiatives to enhance homeland security efforts. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-kansas-city-recognizes-clay-county-sheriffs-office-outstanding-partnership Thu, 23 Feb 2023 10:35:17 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-couple-sentenced-selling-counterfeit-disney-movies U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark sentenced Tabitha Nicole Rodgers, 43, and her husband, Clint Travis Rodgers, 49, in separate appearances. Tabitha Rodgers was sentenced to four years in federal prison without parole. Clint Rodgers was sentenced to one year in federal prison without parole. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-couple-sentenced-selling-counterfeit-disney-movies Thu, 09 Feb 2023 08:56:01 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-man-pleads-guilty-child-pornography-charges-following-hsi-law-enforcement Dakotah James Gilmore, 32, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge David P. Rush to one count of receiving and distributing child pornography. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-man-pleads-guilty-child-pornography-charges-following-hsi-law-enforcement Tue, 24 Jan 2023 10:01:09 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri