News Releases and Statements

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.

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.