ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending July 18, 2014

July 15, 2014 – Central American adults with children returned to country of origin

On July 14, a group of adults with children who recently crossed the border were returned to Central America. Full Story

July 15, 2014 – Central Florida businessman pleads guilty to $44 million bank fraud conspiracy

A central Florida businessman pleaded guilty July 14 to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison. Full Story

July 15, 2014 – 11 defendants charged in Oklahoma with international conspiracy to smuggle chemicals, money laundering

Eleven defendants were charged July 15 with conspiracy to defraud the United States and smuggle chemicals from China, substantive smuggling charges, and a money laundering conspiracy charge. Full Story

July 17, 2014 – Former south Texas sheriff sentenced to 5 years in federal prison for money laundering drug smuggling proceeds

A former Hidalgo County Sheriff in south Texas was sentenced July 17 to five years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit money laundering. Full Story

July 16, 2014 – Mexican man sentenced in southeast Texas to 45 years in prison for deaths of 7 smuggled aliens

A Mexican national was sentenced to 45 years in prison July 14 for seven deaths which resulted when he crashed his vehicle carrying 14 smuggled aliens in south Texas while fleeing from police. Full Story