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Federal agent sent to prison for alien smuggling

LAREDO, Texas – A 36-year-old former Border Patrol (BP) agent has been ordered to federal prison for conspiring to transport an undocumented alien within the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B.…

May 24, 2022

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Texas man admits to smuggling 31 in refrigerated trailer

Department of Justice Press Releases

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 37-year-old San Benito man has pleaded guilty to illegally transporting undocumented aliens within the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Eric Mendiola admitted to smuggling…

May 23, 2022

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Investigation by Tucson Strike Force Leads to Indictment of 13 Members of Drug Distribution Conspiracy

Department of Justice Press Releases

TUCSON, Ariz. – Today, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona announced the unsealing of a 30-count indictment against 13 individuals for charges related to the distribution of methamphetamine,…

May 23, 2022

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SMUGGLER’S PARADISE: How American Teenagers Are Being Lured Into Human Trafficking On Social Media

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SMUGGLER’S PARADISE: How American Teenagers Are Being Lured Into Human Trafficking On Social Media Jennie Taer on May 22, 2022 A mother detailed how her son fell victim to a border human…

May 23, 2022

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Air and Marine Agents Alongside Law Enforcement and Fire Service Partners Rescued a Recreational Boater as His Vessel Sunk

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Marine Unit while on maritime patrol on Lake Ontario, rescued a recreational boater as his boat was sinking. Today, AMO agents operating an All-Weather…

May 22, 2022

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RGV Agents Apprehend Criminal Migrants and Gang Members

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EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) agents arrested three criminal migrants and seven gang members this week preventing them from infiltrating our communities. On May 16, Falfurrias Border Patrol Station (FLF)…

May 22, 2022

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Multiple Swimmers Thwarted from Entering the U.S.

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IMPERIAL BEACH, CA – San Diego Sector (SDC) Border Patrol encountered multiple swimmers Monday morning. In the early morning of May 16, San Diego Sector Communications notified Imperial Beach Station of a…

May 19, 2022

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Human Smugglers Continue to Disregard Public Safety

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EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents and local law enforcement partners disrupted three human smuggling events. On May 17, McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) agents apprehended four…

May 19, 2022

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U.S. Attorney Vanessa R. Waldref Announces FBI Sweep Down on Gang Activity, Drug Trafficking, and Violent Crime in Yakima County

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Yakama, WA – Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that a federal Grand Jury has returned numerous indictments charging multiple individuals with various federal crimes…

May 19, 2022

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Prolific Fraudster Sentenced to Statutory Maximum Federal Sentence

Department of Justice Press Releases

Spokane, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that Charice Unruh, 42, of Spokane, Washington, was sentenced today in federal court in…

May 19, 2022

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Chicago Man Convicted Of Illegally Smuggling Migrants In A Freight Truck

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Chicago Man Convicted Of Illegally Smuggling Migrants In A Freight Truck Jennie Taer on May 18, 2022 A jury convicted a Chicago man of smuggling illegal migrants from the border in Texas,…

May 18, 2022

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Apprehensions and Property Damage in RGV Continues

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EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents and local law enforcement partners encountered four large groups, disrupted three human smuggling events, including a human smuggling stash house resulting…

May 18, 2022

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RGV Agents Provide Aid and Rescue People on Land and Water

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EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) riverine agents conduct two rescues saving four lives and an off-duty agent assist in vehicle accident. An off-duty Rio Grande City Border Patrol (RGC)…

May 18, 2022

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Sean Robert Wathen of Hope, Idaho, Convicted for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

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COEUR D’ALENE – A federal jury convicted Sean Robert Wathen on Friday, May 13, 2022, for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. According to court records and evidence presented at trial, Wathen worked with…

May 18, 2022

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U.S. Citizen Arrested Attempting to Smuggle Two Undocumented Individuals

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CALEXICO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents conducting anti-smuggling operations arrested a United States citizen and two undocumented individuals, Sunday afternoon. At approximately 3:55 p.m., agents attempted to conduct a…

May 17, 2022

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Agents Rescue Two Distressed Migrants

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OCOTILLO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents from El Centro Sector rescued two undocumented migrants in the Jacumba Wilderness region Saturday night. At approximately 11:40 p.m., El Centro Sector Communications notified El…

May 17, 2022

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Over 1.56M of Narcotics Seized Over the Weekend

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IMPERIAL, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents in coordination with a joint task force of various law enforcement agencies seized over 1.56 million worth of narcotics in three separate events…

May 17, 2022

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Californian charged with smuggling over $114,000 in taxi

Department of Justice Press Releases

McALLEN, Texas – A 26-year-old woman from California was residing in Atlanta, Georgia, has been indicted for smuggling cash into Mexico from the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Today, a…

May 17, 2022

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Two charged for smuggling over 100 people through Laredo checkpoints

Department of Justice Press Releases

LAREDO, Texas – A Laredo federal grand jury has returned two separate and unrelated indictments which involve transporting and/or smuggling of large groups of undocumented aliens via tractor trailers, announced U.S. Attorney…

May 17, 2022

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Jury convicts out-of-state man for human smuggling in Texas

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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A federal jury has convicted a 54-year-old Chicago, Illinois, man for transporting illegal aliens in a tractor trailer, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. The jury deliberated for…

May 17, 2022

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