https://www.ice.gov/ ICE Headline News Feed by State en Copyright 2020 Fri, 26 Jul 2024 16:08:18 -0400 Tue, 25 Jun 2024 10:49:30 -0400 https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ero-boston-arrests-dominican-national-charged-locally-domestic-kidnapping-violating Deportation officers with ERO Boston’s Providence field office arrested Carlos Sebastian Natera-Santa on May 25 in Providence. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ero-boston-arrests-dominican-national-charged-locally-domestic-kidnapping-violating Tue, 25 Jun 2024 10:49:30 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Rhode Island https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ero-boston-arrests-guatemalan-national-convicted-locally-first-degree-child-sexual ERO Boston arrested an unlawfully present 55-year-old Guatemalan citizen who was convicted locally of first-degree child sexual molestation/sexual assault. Deportation officers from ERO Boston’s Providence office apprehended him in Providence April 17. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ero-boston-arrests-guatemalan-national-convicted-locally-first-degree-child-sexual Wed, 08 May 2024 11:44:28 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Rhode Island https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ero-boston-apprehends-dominican-citizen-charged-locally-child-molestation-and-sexual ERO Boston apprehended an unlawfully present Dominican national recently arrested by Rhode Island police for first- and second-degree child molestation and first-degree sexual assault. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ero-boston-apprehends-dominican-citizen-charged-locally-child-molestation-and-sexual Wed, 08 May 2024 10:33:51 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Rhode Island https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ero-boston-apprehends-guatemalan-citizen-arrested-locally-first-degree-child ERO Boston officers in Providence arrested the 22-year-old Guatemalan national April 10. Local judicial authorities released the Guatemalan citizen from custody before ERO Boston was provided an opportunity to assume his custody. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ero-boston-apprehends-guatemalan-citizen-arrested-locally-first-degree-child Fri, 03 May 2024 15:16:16 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Rhode Island https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ero-boston-apprehends-dominican-citizen-arrested-locally-felony-drug-trafficking ERO Boston apprehended an unlawfully present Dominican national recently arrested by Rhode Island police on multiple felony drug trafficking charges. ERO Boston officers in Providence arrested the 28-year-old April 18. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ero-boston-apprehends-dominican-citizen-arrested-locally-felony-drug-trafficking Tue, 30 Apr 2024 11:52:54 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Rhode Island https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/former-navy-commander-sentenced-life-federal-prison-coercing-minor-child-pornography Lieutenant Commander Ronald W. Zenga, 45, of Middletown, Rhode Island, pleaded guilty on November 19, 2020, to coercion of a minor, distribution of child pornography, receipt of child pornography, and possession of child pornography. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/former-navy-commander-sentenced-life-federal-prison-coercing-minor-child-pornography Fri, 10 Sep 2021 13:03:23 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Rhode Island https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/collection-historic-stone-projectile-points-returned-ri-haffenreffer-museum-following The stone projectile points, used primarily for hunting, were unearthed by Harrie M. Wheeler, a noted Rhode Island collector and amateur archeologist, during excavations that he conducted between 1928 and 1950 in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. , , https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/collection-historic-stone-projectile-points-returned-ri-haffenreffer-museum-following Wed, 15 Jan 2020 15:00:30 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Rhode Island https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/rhode-island-man-sentenced-40-years-after-ice-hsi-child-exploitation-case Jordan Monroe, 54, has been detained in federal custody since his arrest by HSI special agents and members of the Rhode Island State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force on May 12, 2016, when, during a court-authorized search of his residence, he was found to be in possession of tens of thousands of images and nearly a thousand videos containing child pornography. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/rhode-island-man-sentenced-40-years-after-ice-hsi-child-exploitation-case Thu, 22 Aug 2019 15:00:45 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Rhode Island https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/mass-man-sentenced-7-years-following-ice-hsi-boston-rhode-island-state-police-child Fetahe Makonnen, 35, was convicted and sentenced after being arrested in October 2017, in possession of two computer thumb drives containing approximately 1,300 images and videos depicting child pornography involving prepubescent children. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/mass-man-sentenced-7-years-following-ice-hsi-boston-rhode-island-state-police-child Wed, 06 Mar 2019 11:00:30 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Rhode Island https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-hsi-rhode-island-investigation-leads-federal-conviction-seizure-500000-worth The leaders of the counterfeit scheme, Stephen Russell and Robert Brown, both of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, were convicted in February and March of this year of trafficking in counterfeit goods charges in Rhode Island federal court; final sentencing in the case is set for January 2019. , https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-hsi-rhode-island-investigation-leads-federal-conviction-seizure-500000-worth Fri, 12 Oct 2018 13:45:00 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Rhode Island https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/massachusetts-man-pleads-guilty-rhode-island-interstate-travel-have-sex-minor David H. Bentz, 46, of Norwell, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty to one count of interstate travel for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor. Bentz made his admission before U.S. District Court Chief Judge William E. Smith. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/massachusetts-man-pleads-guilty-rhode-island-interstate-travel-have-sex-minor Fri, 02 Jun 2017 16:45:00 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Rhode Island https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/second-rhode-island-man-sentenced-sex-trafficking-conspiracy Mackenzy Scott, 21, of Providence, Rhode Island, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors. He had previously pleaded guilty to the charge on September 20, 2016. A co-defendant in this matter, Cristian Garcia, 21, also of Providence, pleaded guilty in May 2016 to his role in the conspiracy. He was sentenced on October 27, 2016, to 24 months in federal prison to be followed by 5 years supervised release. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/second-rhode-island-man-sentenced-sex-trafficking-conspiracy Wed, 14 Dec 2016 11:00:15 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Rhode Island https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/rhode-island-man-sentenced-20-years-sex-trafficking-minor On June 30, 2015, HSI agents, Providence Police detectives and members of the Human Trafficking Task Force located the victim in Harris’ apartment in Providence and rescued her. Investigators discovered numerous nude photographs of the 17-year-old victim on Harris’ cell phone. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/rhode-island-man-sentenced-20-years-sex-trafficking-minor Wed, 23 Nov 2016 17:45:15 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Rhode Island https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/dominican-national-sentenced-federal-prison-passport-fraud George L. Wilson, 54, recently of Providence, Rhode Island, was sentenced eight months in federal prison to be followed by 3 years supervised release. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/dominican-national-sentenced-federal-prison-passport-fraud Fri, 04 Nov 2016 14:00:00 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Rhode Island https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/rhode-island-man-sentenced-2-years-sex-trafficking-girls Cristian Garcia, 21, of Providence, Rhode Island, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for sex trafficking children and was also ordered to serve 5 years supervised release upon completion of his prison term. A co-defendant in this matter, Mackenzy Scott, 20, of Providence, pleaded guilty on September 20, 2016, to conspiracy to sex trafficking children.  https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/rhode-island-man-sentenced-2-years-sex-trafficking-girls Thu, 27 Oct 2016 11:45:00 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Rhode Island https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/massachusetts-man-indicted-rhode-island-sex-trafficking Devon Brown, 24, of Everett, Massachusetts, is alleged to have transported a woman from Massachusetts to Rhode Island for the purpose of commercial sexual activity. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/massachusetts-man-indicted-rhode-island-sex-trafficking Wed, 12 Oct 2016 15:15:30 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Rhode Island https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/rhode-island-man-pleads-guilty-sex-trafficking-young-girl On April 6, 2015, authorities tracked a cell phone in the possession of the missing teenager to Franklin Township, New Jersey. HSI and FBI special agents, and police officers from Franklin Township located the missing girl and Monteiro in a hotel room in Franklin Township. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/rhode-island-man-pleads-guilty-sex-trafficking-young-girl Thu, 06 Oct 2016 09:15:45 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Rhode Island https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/rhode-island-man-charged-federal-child-pornography-investigation Jordan Monroe, 50, of Warwick, Rhode Island., was charged in a federal criminal complaint with receiving and distributing child pornography, and possessing and accessing with intent to view child pornography after HSI special agents allegedly discovered tens of thousands of computer files containing images and videos of alleged child pornography, on numerous computers seized from Monroe’s residence. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/rhode-island-man-charged-federal-child-pornography-investigation Fri, 13 May 2016 16:45:45 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Rhode Island https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/rhode-island-man-pleads-guilty-distributing-child-pornography Adam C. Cobb, 47, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of child pornography. Cobb was arrested in April 2015. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/rhode-island-man-pleads-guilty-distributing-child-pornography Wed, 24 Feb 2016 12:00:15 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Rhode Island https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/registered-sex-offender-indicted-rhode-island-federal-court-33-counts-child Jason D. Boudreau, 41, of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, was arraigned Monday on federal indictment charging him with 33 counts of allegedly accessing child pornography online. A federal grand jury returned the indictment on February 16, 2016. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/registered-sex-offender-indicted-rhode-island-federal-court-33-counts-child Tue, 23 Feb 2016 08:15:15 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Rhode Island https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/dhs-investigation-uncovers-alleged-immigration-asylum-fraud-scheme Nimon Naphaeng, 34, a native and citizen of Thailand, who currently resides in Wakefield, Rhode Island, was charged with a 26-count indictment, for charges including visa fraud, mail fraud, aggravated identity theft and international money laundering. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/dhs-investigation-uncovers-alleged-immigration-asylum-fraud-scheme Wed, 20 Jan 2016 08:15:45 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Rhode Island https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/rhode-island-man-pleads-guilty-sex-trafficking-and-heroin-conspiracy Damien Beverly, 29, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy, two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution and one count of conspiracy to distribute heroin. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/rhode-island-man-pleads-guilty-sex-trafficking-and-heroin-conspiracy Thu, 19 Nov 2015 12:15:30 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Rhode Island https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/rhode-island-man-indicted-sex-trafficking-child-pornography-and-witness-tampering Dujuan Harris, 35, of Providence, was indicted on one count each of sex trafficking a child, transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, production of child pornography, possession of child pornography and witness tampering. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/rhode-island-man-indicted-sex-trafficking-child-pornography-and-witness-tampering Wed, 16 Sep 2015 14:30:45 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Rhode Island https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/providence-resident-indicted-allegedly-sex-trafficking-14-year-old-girl Paul J. Monteiro, aka “Peezy,” 29, of Providence, received a three-count indictment charging alleged transportation of a 14-year-old Rhode Island girl to New Jersey for the purpose of engaging in commercial sexual activity. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/providence-resident-indicted-allegedly-sex-trafficking-14-year-old-girl Wed, 03 Jun 2015 16:30:45 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Rhode Island https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/dominican-national-sentenced-identity-theft-scheme Rafael Lara-Mejia, a Dominican national, was sentenced March 5 for his role in a scheme to steal and sell the identities and corresponding identity documents of Puerto Rican U.S. citizens. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/dominican-national-sentenced-identity-theft-scheme Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Rhode Island