News Releases and Statements
News Releases and Statements
John Foster, 36, formerly of Maineville, Ohio, was sentenced in federal court Thursday to 210 months for charges related to the possession of child pornography. Sixty months will be served concurrent with his state sentence.
Brian Keith Netzer of Hagerstown, Md., was sentenced to 135 months in prison for child pornography possession following an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Maryland State Police.
Eleven defendants were charged criminally in connection with the original Internet poker indictment, seven of whom have been arrested.
Edgar Eduardo Orozco-Abundis, a Mexican national convicted in Nevada for practicing medicine without a license who is also wanted in his native country for fraud, was turned over to Mexican authorities Thursday by officers from ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO).
Jerry Wang, the chief executive officer of two Bay Area universities, was arrested Thursday following his indictment on charges stemming from a long-term probe spearheaded by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
Randolph Grote, a former officer with the Cincinnati Police Department (CPD) accused of possessing child pornography, was charged Wednesday in federal court. The charges resulted from an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and CPD.
An antiques dealer, David Hausman, pleaded guilty Tuesday to obstruction of justice and creating false records, in relation to illegal rhinoceros horn trafficking. The guilty plea comes as a result of an investigation which included ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) among the investigating agencies.
An Anthony, N.M. man, who was purchasing large amounts of ammunition and shipping them to Mexican drug cartels, remains in federal custody following his arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), working jointly with other members of the Caribbean Corridor Strike Force (CCSF), arrested two U.S. citizens for drug trafficking and seized 450 kilograms of cocaine with an estimated street value of more than $10 million Tuesday off the eastern coast of Puerto Rico.
A federal grand jury in San Francisco Tuesday indicted a suspected Bay Area gang member for allegedly attempting to kill three special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) when they went to his residence in May seeking to arrest him on racketeering charges.
A U.S. Army contract translator was re-sentenced Wednesday for illegally possessing national defense documents, and using a false identity to procure his U.S. citizenship and gain access to classified military materials.
Special agents with ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) - in close partnership with the Wisconsin police departments of Milwaukee, Greendale and Greenfield - arrested 14 men during an enforcement operation Monday. This is the latest local effort in an ongoing national HSI initiative to target foreign-born gang members.
"A Mexican businessman, Luis Ernesto Flores Rivera, pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to conspiring with the owners of a Los Angeles-area toy wholesaler to launder thousands of ""narco dollars"" for drug trafficking organizations in Mexico."
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers in the local field office deported a record number of aliens so far this fiscal year - more than 68,000 - with less than three months remaining in the year.
Ten men were arrested Wednesday in east Texas following a lengthy investigation into drug trafficking in the Henderson, Texas, area.
Julio Alberto Chapa, the leader of a local drug smuggling organization, was sentenced Wednesday to over 21 years in federal prison for smuggling 2,771 pounds of marijuana into the United States from Mexico via small fishing vessels.
A total of 31 individuals, including nearly two dozen criminal aliens, were taken into custody during an enforcement operation carried out by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in San Diego last week.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents along with the Somerset County Prosecutors Office (SCPO) and Raritan Borough Police Department arrested three men Monday for manufacturing and possessing fraudulent government documents.
A former Delta Airlines ramp agent at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, who attempted to obtain a suitcase containing more than $614,000 worth of illegal drugs off of a flight from Mexico City, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal district court to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute controlled substances.
Tomas later admitted he lost the money gambling.
A HSI victim assistance coordinator found a way to help after the ill boy from an impoverish Mexican neighborhood was turned away from medical care.
Chambers was sentenced in connection with his guilty plea to conspiracy to export cocaine.
Rogelio Mauricio Harris, a former Navy sailor who worked in military law enforcement, is expected to make his initial appearance in federal court Monday afternoon on charges he attempted to smuggle more than four pounds of methamphetamine out of the United States packaged to resemble a well-known brand of candy bar.
Christopher Garcia, 33, of Clovis, N.M., a former sergeant with the U.S. Air Force, is charged with possessing child pornography. He is temporarily detained pending an arraignment and detention hearing scheduled for Monday.
Two individuals pleaded guilty and four others were sentenced in Newark federal court in connection with their roles in a large-scale identity theft scheme.
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