News Releases and Statements
News Releases and Statements
Shalin Bhavsar, 32, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography during a hearing before U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV.
Ruben A. Santos-Rodriguez of Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, was sentenced to 15 years in prison earlier this week for production and possession of child pornography following a ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Puerto Rico Crimes Against Children Task Force (PRCACTF) investigation.
Ivan Hernandez-Barroso, a fugitive who was wanted for allegedly killing a woman who refused to dance with him at a party, was deported Tuesday to Mexico where he faces homicide charges. This removal was conducted by agents with ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
A Canadian resident pleaded guilty in a case in which law enforcement agents seized nearly 100 kilograms of cocaine. This case is believed to be the largest narcotics seizure in western New York history.
The leaders of two New York State chapters of the international MS-13 street gang were sentenced to life in prison without parole, plus ten years, for murder in aid of racketeering and other charges. The sentences are a result of a joint investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the New York City Police Department (NYPD).
Kevin James Heasley, a convicted Oregon sex offender, was sentenced Monday to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography charges stemming from an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
Kai Lundstroem Pedersen of Randers, Denmark, pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to extortion, and producing and transporting child pornography. Pedersen contacted minor females in rural Missouri through email and chat programs from July to September 2010.
David Gellad was indicted Tuesday on charges he traveled to Pennsylvania to engage in sexual conduct with a minor in a case investigated by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Gellad is accused of sexual conduct with a 14-year-old female after traveling from Montreal to southeastern Pennsylvania for that purpose.
Victor Espinoza, 24, of Piru, Calif., was sentenced on Sept. 6 to 222 months in prison after federal agents nabbed him last summer in North Dakota transporting a large quantity of illegal drugs.
Four convictions were announced Friday after an undercover sex tourism operation was made public by U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
Donovan Arthur Sauleda, of Miami, was arrested Monday by the Wakulla County Sheriff's Office (WCSO), Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) on Monday, following a six month investigation where he communicated with an undercover detective who posed as a 15-year-old girl.
National Life Insurance, Industria Lechera de Puerto Rico (INDULAC), and Fondo para el Fomento de la Industria Lechera are the most recent businesses in Puerto Rico to become members of the IMAGE program with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Ian Victor Kincheloe, 25, of Laguna Hills, Calif., was arrested Thursday by investigators from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Orange County Sheriff's Department (OCSD). Kincheloe is accused in a federal indictment handed down Wednesday with using the Internet and telephone to attempt to entice a minor into illegal sexual activity.
Ignacio Leal Garcia, A leader of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) was found guilty on Thursday of conspiring to import thousands of kilograms of cocaine into the United States. The guilty plea was the result of a joint investigation between ICE's Homeland Security Investigations...
Two Kentucky men were sentenced to federal prison on Thursday for conspiring to distribute heroin. The sentences resulted from an investigation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
A Mexican national remains in federal custody on currency-smuggling charges after he was arrested on Tuesday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
A tax preparer who admitted orchestrating a multi-faceted fraud scheme that included filing false tax returns and making false claims to enable aliens to obtain religious worker visas has been sentenced to 63 months in federal prison.
As a result of an investigation by ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), Kevin Barry McAuley, an illegal alien from Ireland and a recent resident of Helena, Mt., was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of illegally re-entering the United States and unlawfully possessing ammunition.
The United States has settled a civil customs lawsuit against an international jewelry company based in Hong Kong - along with its related New York State corporations.
"Nine suspects in Detroit and four suspects in San Diego have been arrested for their alleged role in a large scale car theft scheme that transshipped stolen luxury sedans, SUVs and other vehicles to Iraq. These arrests result from an investigation, known as ""Operation Hot Wheels,"" conducted by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)."
Samira Zuniga, the owner of an eastern Iowa roofing company pleaded guilty in federal court on Monday to harboring and conspiring to harbor illegal aliens. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) led the investigation.
Twenty-seven immigration status violators, visa overstays, and foreign students were arrested last week by special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) for violating the conditions of their visas.
Eric Antwan Bell, a federal fugitive in a Clearwater Area Human Trafficking Task Force (CAHTTF) investigation, was arrested on Wednesday by special agents of the FBI and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Parsippany, N.J.
Brianne Aguinaga, of Buffalo, New York was sentenced to five years in prison for distributing a controlled substance following an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
Twenty-six people were indicted in federal court on firearms and drug trafficking charges following a year-long undercover sting operation centered in Mansfield, Ohio. In a related effort, 34 people were indicted on state drug trafficking charges. The joint operation, which included ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)...
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