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December 14, 2023
|Child Exploitation
David Alejandro Bautista, 32, was sentenced by a federal judge Dec. 14 to 240 months in federal prison. The judge also ordered Bautista to pay $84,000 restitution and special assessments in the amounts of $100, $5,000 and $35,000. He must also forfeit his electronic devices.
December 14, 2023
|Narcotics
Augusto Jean Carlo Castillo-Hernandez aka Metal aka Joker, 34, of Guatemala, was arrested on Aug. 31, 2021, in Guatemala and extradited to the United States in February 2022 along with two other people.
December 14, 2023
|Human Smuggling/Trafficking, Enforcement and Removal
ERO Harlingen removed Juan Carlos Pena Escobar, 46, a citizen of El Salvador with a final order of removal, to El Salvador via an ICE Air Operations charter aircraft.
December 14, 2023
|Human Smuggling/Trafficking, Narcotics
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On Nov.29, a federal grand jury in Tucson returned an 11-count indictment against Jorge Damian Roman-Figueroa, Luis Eduardo Roman-Flores, Manuel Jose Bernal, Joel Salazar-Ballesteros and Jesus Armando Gonzalez-Villela, citizens of Mexico, for conspiracy to transport aliens; conspiracy to launder monetary instruments; conspiracy to distribute marijuana, methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine; distribution of marijuana, methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine; and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
December 13, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
ICE, working in coordination with DHS and CBP, facilitated removal flights, including single adults and family units to Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela from December 11 - 13.
December 13, 2023
|Narcotics
Ezequiel Alanis Espitia, a 40-year-old citizen of Mexico, was sentenced in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas to 27 years in federal prison to be immediately followed by five years of supervised release for money laundering and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. Espitia pleaded guilty to the charges on May 17.
December 13, 2023
|Child Exploitation
Sean Michael Kriss, a 40-year-old resident of Brazoria, was sentenced in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas to 30 years for the sexual exploitation of a child and 10 years in prison for possession of child sexual abuse material.
December 13, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
An unlawfully present Mexican man and previously convicted sexual predator pleaded guilty to illegal reentry in November 2023 and will serve a 42-month sentence in an Indiana Federal Bureau of Prisons facility.
December 13, 2023
|Financial Crimes, Organized Crime
Ghacham Inc., based in Paramount and doing business under the brand name Platini, was given financial penalties and ordered to create and maintain an anti-money laundering compliance and ethics program with a third-party monitor review, who will report to the court annually.
December 12, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
The 41-year-old Salvadoran unlawfully entered the United States on an unknown date and at an unknown location without being admitted or inspected by an immigration official. Local authorities arrested him in Everett in September 2021.
December 12, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal, Organized Crime
Deportation officers from ERO Baltimore’s Fugitive Operations Team arrested a Honduran noncitizen and member of MS-13 Dec. 12 in Hyattsville, Maryland, who was convicted of killing a Maryland resident in 2016.
December 12, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
Deportation officers removed Raul Herbert Manyari-Castellares from the United States to Peru Dec. 8. Peruvian authorities took custody of him upon his arrival.
December 12, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
Jose Omar Rodriguez, 34, departed Alexandria International Airport in Louisiana and arrived at San Salvador International Airport in El Salvador.
December 11, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
Ferosa Bluff, 52, was transferred to ERO custody from the Utah State Prison Nov. 28.
December 8, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
ICE, working in coordination with DHS and CBP, facilitated removal flights, including single adults and family units to Central America, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru, South Korea and Venezuela from December 4 – 8.
December 8, 2023
|Narcotics
As alleged in court documents, Caro Quintero aka Pelo Chino and El Chino, conspired to import large quantities of cocaine from Mexico into the United States from 1994 to January 2022. Francisco Abraham Flores Ortiz aka Panchito and two now-deceased co-conspirators allegedly conspired to import large quantities of heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana from Mexico into the United States from January 2008 to January 2018. Oscar Manuel Gastelum Iribe aka Salgado and Musico allegedly conspired to import large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine from Mexico into the United States from January 2009 to December 2015.
December 8, 2023
|Contraband, Firearms, Ammunition and Explosives
Chandler Britain Bradford, 34, of New Braunfels, is charged with one count of conspiracy to smuggle goods from the United States; one count of conspiracy to traffic firearms; one count of conspiracy to transfer firearms for use in a felony; four counts of aiding and abetting the smuggling of goods from the United States; and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.
December 8, 2023
|Detainee Death Notifications
Consistent with ICE policy, ERO Philadelphia notified the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General and the ICE Office of Professional Responsibility via the Joint Intake Center.
December 8, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
ERO Baltimore apprehended an undocumented noncitizen who was previously removed from the United States following his conviction for fleeing the scene of a motor vehicle accident that caused a U.S. Marine’s death.
December 8, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
Daniel Luis Ibarra-Lopez, 25, was transported from Las Vegas, Nevada, to the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Diego, California, via ground transportation. Upon arrival, he was turned over to the proper authorities in Mexico.
December 7, 2023
|Intellectual Property Rights and Commercial Fraud
The items ranged from clothing and sneakers to electronics produced without authorization from U.S. trademark holders, as well as those that did not adhere to U.S. consumer safety standards.
December 7, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
ERO Boston arrested an unlawfully present female foreign fugitive who is wanted by law enforcement authorities after being convicted of assaulting and threatening a minor child in Brazil. Officers in Worcester, Massachusetts, apprehended the 35-year-old citizen of Brazil Nov. 30.
December 7, 2023
|Enforcement and Removal
Since May 12, nearly 13,000 Venezuelan nationals have been removed or returned and, because the United States recently resumed direct repatriation flights to Venezuela, this number will continue to grow in the coming months.
December 7, 2023
|Narcotics
Jesus Vega Perez, 22, of Casa Grande, was convicted by a federal jury on Jan. 19 of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and importation of methamphetamine.
December 7, 2023
|Human Smuggling/Trafficking
The annual multijurisdictional operation, which concluded on Nov. 30, works to combat human trafficking through targeted enforcement using undercover officers to arrest potential traffickers and offering support to survivors. As a result of the multiday operation, 12 people were offered support services and two arrests were made.
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