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August 30, 2011
|Transnational Gangs
After a five-month trial, a federal jury Tuesday convicted six members of La Mara Salvatrucha, MS-13, of racketeering (RICO) conspiracy and related charges stemming from a long-term investigation by ICE's HSI.
August 30, 2011
|Child Exploitation
A 65-year-old Double Oak, Texas, lawyer was sentenced on Tuesday to three years in federal prison for child pornography violations following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
August 30, 2011
|Child Exploitation
Brad Warner, a former co-founder of a Massachusetts fitness and education program designed for children under the age of seven, was sentenced to 151 months in prison in a child pornography case investigated by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
August 29, 2011
|Firearms, Ammunition and Explosives
The owner of 'New Deal Shooting Sports' and his family allegedly sold firearms and ammunition knowing they would be smuggled into Mexico.
August 29, 2011
|Contraband
Azikiwe Aquart, also known as "Z" and "Ziggy," pleaded guilty Friday to three counts of murder in aid of racketeering for his role in the 2005 murders of three Bridgeport residents.
August 26, 2011
|Document and Benefit Fraud
Michael Choi, an attorney who is a naturalized citizen and Korean native, was found guilty in federal court for conspiring with his client, Jong Soon Park, to violate federal immigration laws. The investigation is being conducted by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Document and Benefit Fraud Task Force (DBFTF).
August 26, 2011
|Contraband
Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) continued to gather evidence Friday following the discovery of an incomplete pipeline-style smuggling tunnel Thursday afternoon. The tunnel originated beneath the floor of a vacant supermarket.
August 26, 2011
|Labor Exploitation
A large tomato producer in southern Arizona pleaded guilty Friday and was sentenced for knowingly hiring and engaging in a pattern and practice of employing unauthorized aliens following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
August 25, 2011
|Child Exploitation
James Leonard Key, 39, of Mansfield, Conn., appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Holly B. Fitzsimmons in Bridgeport where he admitted guilt in a case that began two years ago when Key caught the attention of investigators in the U.S. and abroad.
August 25, 2011
|Child Exploitation
Christopher Thomas Davis, a former White County, Ga., sheriff's deputy, was arrested for taking photographs inside of his home of a 7-year-old female engaged in sexually explicit conduct, following an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
August 24, 2011
|Professional Responsibility
This office investigates criminal and administrative misconduct committed by ICE and CBP employees and contractors.
August 24, 2011
|Child Exploitation
A federal grand jury returned a 115-count indictment charging Agustin Rodriguez Rodriguez with production of child pornography, following an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Puerto Rico Crimes Against Children Task Force (PRCACTF). Rodriguez is charged with using, persuading, and coercing 3 female minors...
August 24, 2011
|Document and Benefit Fraud
Parviz Sheikh Rezaei, the owner of a local supermarket, pleaded guilty to defrauding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamp fraud. The case was investigated by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) with the assistance of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of Inspector General.
August 24, 2011
|Counter Proliferation Investigation Unit
A Maryland man was sentenced to eight months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for unlawfully exporting export-controlled night vision equipment.
August 23, 2011
|Firearms, Ammunition and Explosives
Two Mexican citizens unlawfully in possession of nine weapons and thousands of rounds of ammunition were arrested after a lengthy vehicle pursuit Monday following a joint operation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Pinal County Sheriff's Office and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol.
August 23, 2011
|Narcotics
Two Massachusetts men were sentenced to federal prison today, following an investigation conducted by special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), as part of the Gulf Coast Border Enforcement Security Taskforce (GC BEST).
August 23, 2011
|Intellectual Property Rights and Commercial Fraud
A Queens man, who allegedly streamed live copyrighted sporting events over the Internet illegally, was arrested this morning by agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
August 23, 2011
|Document and Benefit Fraud
A former technician with the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), Alfonso Casarez, and 14 others are under indictment after a probe involving ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) revealed the defendants conspired to sell official California driver's licenses to ineligible individuals. Casarez electronically altered DMV records...
August 23, 2011
|Human Smuggling/Trafficking
Beleal Garcia-Gonzalez, 35, Mission, Texas, appeared before U.S. District Court Judge Randy Crane on Aug. 23. In addition to the 360-month prison sentence, Judge Crane sentenced Garcia-Gonzalez to a five-year-term of supervised release.
August 22, 2011
|Operational
Ninderjit Singh, 33, an Indian national and legal resident of Canada, was taken into custody Friday afternoon following a traffic stop traffic stop near his San Jacinto, Calif., home. Officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP), and the police departments in Santa Monica, Calif., and El Monte, Calif., assisted Los Angeles HSI agents with the enforcement actions leading to Singh's arrest.
August 22, 2011
|Human Smuggling/Trafficking
A husband and wife from northern Washington state have been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to federal charges stemming from a probe by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations that revealed the pair had hired and harbored an illegal alien domestic worker.
August 22, 2011
|Transnational Gangs
Xing Lin, A Chinese gang leader, was extradited from Canada to face charges of murdering two individuals in a Queens nightclub in 2004. This extradition is the result of an extensive investigation led by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), with the assistance of the following law enforcement partners: HSI's attache in Toronto...
August 19, 2011
|Child Exploitation
A Nigerian national was arrested Aug. 16 after he arrived at a local residence to have sex with a person he believed to be a 16-year-old girl. Instead, he was met by a special agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
August 19, 2011
|Child Exploitation
Roger Luczkowiak, 31, of Dunkirk, N.Y., was arrested last week based on evidence that was found on a computer that the Dunkirk Police Department had seized from his residence in June of this year.
August 19, 2011
|Human Smuggling/Trafficking
Two suspected human smugglers are in custody following their arrest Thursday by U.S. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents assigned to the Illegal Immigration Prevention and Co-op Team (IIMPACT).Information about smuggling activity led agents to observe a SUV stop and nine people bail out and flee into the desert.
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