ICE HSI St. Paul shows support for northland victims of human trafficking

MINNEAPOLIS — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents across the country will come together Jan. 11, to show solidarity for victims of human trafficking, while pushing…

ICE HSI Kansas City asks for public to support victims of human trafficking during national awareness campaign

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents across the country will come together January 11, to show solidarity for victims of human trafficking,…

ICE HSI Nashville shows support for victims of human trafficking, educate community during awareness campaign

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents across the country will come together January 11, to show solidarity for victims of human trafficking, while…

ICE HSI investigation leads to 3 Vietnamese residents permanently enjoined from operating pandemic-related fraud scheme

TAMPA, Fla. – A federal court in Florida permanently enjoined on Friday three residents of Vietnam from operating a pandemic-related scam that targeted American consumers, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. The…

ICE HSI holiday counterfeit operation seizes $1 million in counterfeit drugs, products

NEW ORLEANS — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New Orleans seized 59,425 counterfeit items valued at more than $1 million during a holiday-related intellectual property rights surge…

North Texas man sentenced to 5 years in prison for attempting to export weapons and ammunition following an ICE HSI, federal partner assisted, investigation

LAREDO, Texas – A North Texas man was sentenced Wednesday to more than five years in prison for attempting to export firearms, firearm magazines and thousands of rounds of ammunition to Mexico.…

ICE HSI, local police investigation leads to 6-year sentence for North Dakota man

FARGO – An eastern North Dakota man was sentenced in federal court Tuesday to 72 months in prison for his role in a string of violent robberies in the summer of 2019.…

Federal judge imposes lengthy sentence on east Tennessee woman after joint ICE HSI and ICAC child exploitation investigation

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Knoxville woman was sentenced to serve 30 years in federal prison for child exploitation involving an infant and a toddler. The announcement was made yesterday by the acting…

HSI-led investigations net largest-ever seizures of Iranian weapons, fuel

WASHINGTON — An investigation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigation’s (HSI) Washington D.C. Field Office and Defense Criminal Investigative Service’s (DCIS) Mid-Atlantic Field Office led an investigation…

Former Mexican police officer sentenced to 30 years for sexually exploiting child, following ICE HSI investigation

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — A former Mexican police officer was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in federal prison for producing child [censored]ography. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Rio Grande…

ICE HSI investigation results in a south Texas tractor trailer driver pleading guilty for transporting dozens of noncitizens

SAN ANTONIO — A south Texas man pleaded guilty Dec. 2 to the transportation of 69 noncitizens inside a tractor trailer including five unaccompanied minors. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland…

ICE HSI investigation started the Josh Duggar investigation that led to his conviction

Following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), a federal jury convicted an Arkansas man today for receiving and possessing material depicting minors engaged in sexually…

Los Angeles Fashion District company owner sentenced to prison for committing customs violations and tax offenses following HSI probe

LOS ANGELES — The owner of a garment wholesaling company in the Fashion District of downtown Los Angeles was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in federal prison for scheming…

ICE HSI Casa Grande investigation sends smugglers to prison

CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – A Phoenix area man was sentenced Wednesday to 37 months in prison for attempting to smuggle ammunition from the United States into Mexico, following a probe by U.S.…

HSI partners with State Attorney General’s office in child exploitation investigation resulting in conviction and lengthy federal prison sentence

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A Kentucky man will serve 32 years in federal prison after being sentenced on Monday for production, attempted production, distribution, and possession of child [censored]ography. The Office of the…

ICE HSI investigation results in prison sentence and restitution for international hacking group members who stole millions in cryptocurrency

DETROIT – A sixth member of an international hacking group known to its members as “The Community” was sentenced yesterday in connection with a multi-million-dollar SIM Hijacking conspiracy. This case was investigated…

South Dakota felon charged with possession of a firearm following ICE HSI investigation

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – An eastern South Dakota man pleaded not guilty Nov. 22, to charges of his being a felon in possession of a firearm. The case is being investigated by…

Restaurant owner sentenced to federal prison for harboring undocumented workers and tax fraud following HSI investigation

Nashville, Tenn. — The majority owner of the New China Buffet and Grill in Clarksville, Tennessee, used as an employment site for undocumented workers, was sentenced to serve 20 months in federal…

HSI Phoenix joins law enforcement partners in investigation leading to 30 child sex related arrests

PHOENIX — Last month, several law enforcement agencies to include U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) participated in a child sex operation known as “Deja Boo” netting 30…

HSI investigation into drug conspiracy leads to 10 years prison term for South Dakota man

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — An eastern South Dakota man was convicted on a drug conspiracy charge Nov. 1 and sentenced to 10 years in prison. This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration…

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