News Releases and Statements

The charges are part of an ongoing HSI-led investigation that originated in Boston.

While targeting a previously deported illegal alien, officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) discovered another illegal alien who was in possession methamphetamine and was allegedly operating a 'chop shop' to dismantle stolen cars.

Hugo Magdaleno was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in federal prison following his April 2012 guilty plea to child pornography charges. Forensic analysis performed on his seized computer equipment by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) revealed more than 6,000 images and hundreds of videos of child pornography.

The defendants have been in custody since their arrest and initial court appearance July 27.

A Houston lawyer was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison and 36 months of home confinement Thursday, Aug. 9. This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Tampa and the U.S. Secret Service's Tampa and Newark, N.J., field offices.

A man from Poland, convicted of aggravated assault of a child, was deported Aug. 9 and turned over to Polish officials by officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).

The Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice are working together to combat intellectual property crimes.

Timothy Arthur Steinbarth, 49, of Lumberton, pleaded guilty Aug. 7 to possessing child pornography before U.S. District Judge Thad Heartfield. Steinbarth was indicted by a federal grand jury on May 16.

Earlier this week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) shared $166,707.41 in 'asset sharing' funds with the Maryland National Guard. The funds were seized during an investigation into drug smuggling and money laundering.

Charles Wilburn Odom, 47, pleaded guilty Aug. 7 to possession of child pornography, before U.S. District Judge Marcia Crone. Odom was indicted by a federal grand jury May 16.

Following an investigation and audit of Form I-9 documents by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), a Secaucus, N.J., company, Infinite Visions LLC, has been fined $625,000 for failing to comply with employment eligibility verification requirements.

HSI is requesting that anyone with information about this person contact the agency immediately.

A man who resided in Long Beach before he fled the country during an investigation faces up to five years in prison after admitting he orchestrated a 'pump-and-dump' stock scheme to generate demand for a penny stock issued by a sports drink company founded by Notre Dame football legend Daniel 'Rudy' Ruettiger.

Jeweler allegedly stole $1 million in jewelry using fake seal

A convicted felon from El Salvador was sentenced Tuesday to seven years and eight months in federal prison for illegally re-entering the United States after having been previously deported four times.

The Hampton Roads-based multi-agency Border Enforcement Security Task Force has seized approximately 35 kilograms of cocaine at the Port of Norfolk in the past two weeks in separate drug smuggling ventures.

Twelve defendants were indicted Tuesday in a major drug trafficking conspiracy in which large shipments of cocaine were flown by private chartered airplanes from Texas to Cleveland.

Several injured individuals and one deceased person were located near the scene of the crash.

Alfredo Roberto Townsend pleaded guilty to this charge on Feb. 23. He has been in custody since his arrest May 3, 2011.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), working jointly with the Puerto Rico Police Department and other members of the Caribbean Corridor Strike Force, arrested two U.S. citizens for drug trafficking and seized 1,048 kilograms of cocaine off the southern coast of Puerto Rico Monday.

Three local men were sentenced in federal court Thursday for selling counterfeit clothes, shoes and merchandise in the Rockford area. These sentences resulted from a joint investigation into food-stamp fraud and counterfeit merchandise sales.

A Mexican national convicted for his role in a large-scale counterfeit document ring has been sentenced to seven years in prison following a probe by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the California Department of Motor vehicles.

A former teacher at the Bayamon Military Academy in Puerto Rico was sentenced to 15 years in prison in district court Tuesday for production of child pornography, following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

Last fiscal year, ICE removed 396,906 individuals of which nearly 217,000 were convicted criminals.

The Department of Homeland Security today provided additional information on the deferred action for childhood arrivals process during a national media call in preparation for the August 15 implementation date.