Human Smugglers Plead Guilty, Could Face Life in Federal Prison

DEL RIO, Texas – The final two in a group of 10 defendants indicted on human smuggling charges pleaded guilty last week. Lauren Michelle Malmquist, aka “Mama” and “Lala,” 33, of Round…

CBP Officers Seize Over $900K in Methamphetamine at World Trade Bridge

LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers assigned to the World Trade Bridge seized methamphetamine that totaled over $900,000 in street value. “Officers at the World…

CBP Officers Seize Several Weapons and Ammunition at Eagle Pass Port of Entry

EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers working outbound operations seized multiple weapons in two unrelated enforcement actions. “Officers at the Camino Real…

Matriarch of Violent Multimillion-Dollar Honduran Cocaine Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Honduran woman pleaded guilty today to participating in a large-scale conspiracy to traffic cocaine for importation into the United States. According to court documents, from 2006 until 2015,…

St. Augustine Man Sentenced To More Than Seven Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Child Sex Abuse Material

Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Patrick Joseph McAloon (67, St. Augustine) to 7 years and 2 months in federal prison for distributing videos and images of…

Four Drug Dealers Sentenced To Federal Prison For Conspiracy To Distribute Cocaine

Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced four individuals to federal prison terms for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Edgar Ortiz Lopez (30, Jacksonville) was…

Former Federal Special Agent Found Guilty of Civil Rights Crimes for Committing Sexual Assaults Against Two Women

RIVERSIDE, California – A former special agent with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) was found guilty by a jury today of federal civil rights violations for sexually assaulting two women and abusing…

Bellingham, Washington, man arrested and charged federally for crimes related to sexual abuse of children

Seattle – A 27-year-old Bellingham, Washington, man appeared in U.S. District Court in Seattle today charged with two federal felonies related to his attempts to sexually assault a child, announced U.S. Attorney…

Mexican National Charged with Possession, Smuggling Firearm into Mexico

DEL RIO, Texas – A federal grand jury in Del Rio returned an indictment last week charging a Mexican national with smuggling goods from the United States and possessing a firearm. On…

CBP at JFK Seizes 10 Bricks of Cocaine

JAMAICA, N.Y. — The bag may have been forgotten by a traveler at John F. Kennedy International Airport, however U. S. Customs and Border Protection officers and K-9 still stopped this load…

FBI AND PARTNERS ISSUE NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY ALERT ON FINANCIAL SEXTORTION SCHEMES

U.S. Virgin Islands – The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), in partnership with Homeland Security Investigations and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, is issuing a national public safety alert…

Mexican National Charged with Smuggling Firearms into Mexico

DEL RIO, Texas – A federal grand jury in Del Rio returned an indictment last week charging a Mexican national with conspiring and attempting to smuggle firearms and ammunition into Mexico from…

Safford Man Sentenced to 60 months for Child Exploitation Offenses

TUCSON, Ariz. – Last week, Richard Lee Molinar, 44, of Safford, Arizona, was sentenced by United States District Judge Scott H. Rash to 60 months in prison for child exploitation offenses. Molinar…

Florida Man Charged with Smuggling Firearms into Mexico at Eagle Pass

DEL RIO, Texas – A federal grand jury in Del Rio returned an indictment last week charging a Florida man with smuggling firearms into Mexico. According to court documents, Ivan Sanchez-Jorge, 39,…

Three Human Smuggling Organizers Sentenced to a Combined 100 Months of Incarceration

TUCSON, Ariz. – Ramon Villalobos-Lopez, 45, of Mexico, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Rosemary Márquez to 46 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Judge…

Three Defendants Sentenced for Scheme to Transport Stolen Catalytic Converters Across State Lines

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Three Rogersville, Mo., and Springfield, Mo., men have been sentenced in federal court for their roles in a scheme to transport tens of thousands of stolen catalytic converters across…

Man Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison for Kidnapping

SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio man was sentenced Thursday to 190 months in prison for conspiring to kidnap and transport an undocumented noncitizen. According to court documents, Rosalio Cano Jr., 22,…

Queens Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Child on the Internet

Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Kevin Rizo was sentenced by United States District Judge Joanna Seybert to 17 years in prison for sexually exploiting a minor. Rizo will also…

Sextortion Crimes on the Increase: Talk to Your Kids Now

PITTSBURGH – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania, in partnership with Homeland Security Investigations – Philadelphia (HSI), the Federal Bureau of Investigation – Pittsburgh (FBI), and the…

Former Rochester Man Going To Prison For More Than 20 Years For His Role In Ponzi And COVID-19 Fraud Schemes

CONTACT: Barbara BurnsPHONE: (716) 843-5817FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, NY–Christopher A. Parris, 42, formerly of Rochester, NY, and currently of Lawrenceville, Georgia, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit mail fraud related…

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