Boat filled with $50 million in cocaine intercepted by border agents

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents, working jointly with the Caribbean Corridor Strike Force (CCSF) seized Thursday 2,378 kilograms of cocaine in the municipality of Yabucoa in…

73 Pounds of meth stopped at Mexican border worth $1.8 million

EAGLE PASS, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry seized narcotics worth over $1.8 million in two separate unrelated enforcement…

New Italian ice joint opens in Cooper City

Cooper City, FL – Orlando-based Jeremiah’s Italian Ice is now scooping up its iconic frozen treats in its new Cooper City location which opened March 30. The new Jeremiah’s Italian Ice is located at 9630 Stirling…

Two Mexican Human Traffickers charged for freezing deaths of three sisters

SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA – Two brothers from Chihuahua, Mexico, were sentenced in federal court today to 66 months in prison and a $500 special assessment for smuggling three sisters across treacherous terrain…

Jeremiah’s Italian Ice coming soon to Covington

Covington, LA – Jeremiah’s Italian Ice, the popular Orlando-based frozen treat shop is now bringing its beloved brand to Covington. The North Shore location, located at 71180 Highway 1077, marks the first Jeremiah’s opening…

Real Housewives Star Jennifer Shah Charged by feds for money laundering

NEW YORK – Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Peter C. Fitzhugh, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations…

Cortland County Woman Pleads Guilty to Child Sexual Exploitation Crimes

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Sarah Gates, age 39, of Cortland, New York, pled guilty today to a three-count information charging that she, together with Christopher M. Perry, conspired to sexually exploit, and…

Charges for Human Trafficker Who Organized Smuggling that Led to Deaths of 13 Mexican and Guatemalan Nationals

EL CENTRO CALIFORNIA – Jose Cruz Noguez of Mexicali, Mexico, was charged in federal court today with coordinating the March 2, 2021 smuggling event that led to the deaths of 13 Mexican…

Staten Island drug trafficker, money launderer gets 4 years in federal prison

STATEN ISLAND, NY – Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Adolfo LaCola was sentenced by United States Chief District Court Judge Margo K. Brodie to 48 months in prison for his…

McAllen man gets long sentence for dealing methamphetamine

McALLEN, TEXAS – A 29-year-old man from McAllen has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction for attempting to import approximately 220 grams of meth, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B.…

High School Janitor who secretly recorded high school girls locker room gets 20 years

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Jason Brian Goff (45, Starke) to 20 years in federal prison for the attempted use of children to produce sexually explicit…

367 Pounds of Meth Heading for U.S. neighborhoods stopped at Mexican border

LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry seized methamphetamine that totaled over $7 million in street value. “The level of…

Man brought sex toy for encounter with child he solicited online…but she was a fed

DEPTFORD – A Deptford man is in jail after he was caught soliciting a young girl for sex. He had arranged to meet her at a convenience store to pick her up,…

Former Mexican Presidential Candidate Laundered Money, Bought Property in U.S.

Port Isabel, Texas — The former governor of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, and former candidate for the office of president of Mexico, entered a guilty plea Thursday for accepting more than…

Two From Fayette County Arrested on Child Sex Trafficking Charges

CHARLESTON, W.VA. – A man and a woman from Fayette County were arrested and charged today in connection with sex trafficking a 17-year-old minor female. Larry Allen Clay, Jr., 57, and Kristen…

Austin coyotes charged for traffic death of illegal alien

One illegal alien died after being ejected from the vehicle during the rollover. AUSTIN, TEXAS – In Del Rio, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging two Austinites for their alleged…

8 charged in Boston area cocaine trafficking network

BOSTON, MA – Eight people were charged in federal court in Boston in connection with an investigation into a Boston-based fentanyl and cocaine trafficking and money laundering organization. According to charging documents,…

$1 Million worth of meth confiscated at U.S. – Mexico Border

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection intercepted $1,00,000 worth of meth as smugglers attempted to move it through the U.S. border crossing near Hidalgo, Texas. HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office…

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Man Sentenced to Prison for Producing Images of Child Sexual Abuse

RENO, NEVADA – A Nevada man was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in prison for producing images of child sexual abuse involving multiple minor victims under the age of 12 years old.…

Two Indicted for Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl following Investigation by PA State Police and Homeland Security Investigations

PITTSBURGH, PA – A Philadelphia woman and Dominican Republican man have been charged federally with violating federal drug laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. The two-count Indictment named,…

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