News Releases and Statements

"U.S. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents arrested five Puerto Rican men on Wednesday for producing child pornography by making a female minor, identified by the initials ""KMV,"" lasciviously perform sexual acts which the men recorded on a digital still camera and a video camera."

Cameron Jackson, 32, is charged with possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, crack cocaine and heroin. In December 2010, a search warrant was served at his residence, resulting in the seizure of drug paraphernalia, illegal drugs and drug proceeds.

Recently, two U.S. ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents were recognized for their work towards catching child predators at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Awards Ceremony in Washington, DC.

Jeffery Louis Cribb, 51, was sentenced on Wednesday to 10 years in federal prison for possessing child pornography. A forensic analysis of his seized computer revealed 1,065 child pornography images and 325 videos. The investigation was jointly conducted by U.S. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Beaumont Police Department (BPD).

Michael J. Marceau, 43, of Aloha, Ore., appeared in court June 21 before Senior U.S. District Judge Ancer L. Haggerty. In addition to the lengthy jail term, Marceau will also be subject to a life term of supervised release following his incarceration. As part of his supervised release, Marceau will be subject to stringent conditions, including limitations on where he can reside, on his association with minors, and on his use of computers.

A Brazilian national, who was wanted by law enforcement authorities in his native country for counterfeiting money, was deported on Monday by officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).

ICE on Tuesday began using a federal information-sharing capability as part of the Secure Communities program in Bay, Lapeer, Midland and Saginaw counties.

Nathan Mickelson was arrested without incident at a residence in Lewis Center, Ohio. According to court documents in the case, Mickelson admitted he had downloaded child pornography from the Internet using peer-to-peer file-sharing websites.

As part of the Obama administration's ongoing commitment to prioritizing the removal of criminal aliens that threaten public and national security, U.S. ICE) today announced the results of a seven-day targeted 'Cross Check' enforcement operation, which led to the arrest of more than 2,400 convicted criminal aliens and immigration fugitives in May.

"Citing the need for an island-wide approach to fighting the escalation of predatory crimes against children, U.S. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) has partnered with members of local, state and federal law enforcement, and community leaders, to form the ""Puerto Rico Crimes Against Children Task Force"" (PRCACTF). "

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Tuesday began using a federal information-sharing capability as part of the Secure Communities program in Coffee, Dougherty, Grady and Jeff Davis counties.

ICE on Tuesday began using a federal information-sharing capability as part of the Secure Communities program in DeKalb county to help federal immigration officials identify criminal aliens in state prisons and local jails by running their fingerprints against federal immigration databases when they are booked into the system.

ICE on Tuesday began using a federal information-sharing capability as part of the Secure Communities program in Auglaize, Carroll, Columbiana, Erie, Holmes, Medina and Mercer counties.

In Sept. 2010, law enforcement executed search warrants and seized 3,600 counterfeit items worth over $400,000 from three stores owned by Marvin Anthony Johnson, 47, of Baltimore.

Mary Ann Smith, 42, pleaded guilty on Monday to two counts of a multi-count indictment charging mail fraud and wire fraud arising from a business out of Virginia that purported to be able to assist individuals obtain student visas for a fee. The case was investigated by U.S. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)...

Mexico's customs authority, the Servicio de Administracion Tributaria (SAT), with assistance from the U.S. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), seized over $2.4 million concealed within four large rolls of telephone cable for Caracas, Venezuela at the cargo facility of Mexico City's Benito Juarez International Airport.

Instead of having to contact the local Panama City field office for assistance, Panama City Airport Police officers can now enforce customs-related laws, conduct searches, make seizures and arrests, and perform law enforcement duties authorized by federal law.

Matthew Chase Keyes, 37, pleaded guilty in March to producing and distributing child pornography. He came to the attention of law enforcement authorities in April 2010 when the Toronto Police Service's (TPS) child exploitation section determined an individual using the online name "DREADH4SH" had made hundreds of images of child pornography available for download on a publicly available peer-to-peer file-sharing network.

Carmen Tepper, 56, of Las Vegas, the owner of the San Diego International Academy of English (SDIAE) and Southern States University (SSU), is charged in the 11-count indictment handed down last month with conspiring to defraud the U.S. government, and with making false statements in documents submitted on behalf of foreign students.

Dale Hodges, 29, of Roswell, Ga., was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in federal prison, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, for receiving images and videos on his computer showing young children being sexually abused as part of a ring known as 'Boylovers.net.'

Danny A. Kuhn, 51, of Arlington, Texas was arrested in April on the charge and was released on bond.

A Serbian citizen wanted in Sweden for narcotics smuggling involving 184 pounds of amphetamine was turned over to the U.S. Marshals Service for extradition following his arrest June 10 by U.S. ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in Phoenix.

The leader of the 'Krazy Locos' criminal street gang and five other gang associates were sentenced Thursday for their roles in a case involving two homicides, three non-fatal shootings, narcotics and firearms trafficking, and obstruction of justice.

James Clayton Baxter, 28, infringed the copyrighted works of Adobe Systems Inc. by reproducing copies of their software for his financial gain. The Wichita Falls Police Department (WFPD) had previously dealt with Baxter selling infringing software in a 2004 investigation of him for credit card abuse.

Ricardo Del Valle-Diaz, 33, of Caguas, Puerto Rico, is a school bus driver for special education students.