Rhode Island Man Admits to Defrauding COVID Relief Unemployment Programs in Eight States

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Rhode Island man today pled guilty to his role in a conspiracy to file fraudulent applications for COVID unemployment relief funds in at least eight states, announced United…

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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…

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4 Houston-area men charged in $35M COVID-19 relief fraud scheme

HOUSTON — A federal grand jury in Houston has returned a superseding indictment against four additional individuals for fraudulently obtaining and laundering millions of dollars in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.…

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ICE announces extension to I-9 compliance flexibility

WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today announced an extension of the flexibilities in rules related to Form I-9 compliance that was initially granted last year. Due to the continued…

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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.…

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3 more individuals charged with sex trafficking young runaway girls in Houston-area human trafficking conspiracy

HOUSTON – Three more individuals have been indicted and additional charges have been filed in a human trafficking conspiracy involving young runaway girls on the “Bissonnet Track” in southwest Houston. U.S. Immigration…

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Charleston County Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material* Charges

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of William Lloyd Hepburn, 21, of Charleston, S.C., on seven charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. Internet…

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Charleston Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Vernon Ellis Birt, III, 33, of Charleston, S.C., on five charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes…

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Nine Indicted for Payment Protection Program Fraud

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Last week, Jason Coleman, 40, and Kimberly Coleman, 38, of Mesa, Arizona, made their initial appearance in federal court on a 62-count indictment charging them with Conspiracy, Bank Fraud,…

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Universal Aryan Brotherhood Member Pleads Guilty for Participating in a Racketeering Conspiracy and Kidnapping

A member of the Universal Aryan Brotherhood pleaded guilty Thursday for his role in a racketeering enterprise, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. The UAB is a “whites only” prison-based gang with…

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Mexican Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Reentering the United States After Being Twice Deported

A man who illegally returned to the United States after being deported was sentenced today to 12 months in federal prison. Gabriel Marceleno-Lopez, age 29, a citizen of Mexico illegally present in…

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Fraudster Sentenced to Over Three Years in Federal Prison for Bank Fraud Conspiracy

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Erwin Boateng, age 32, of Glen Burnie, Maryland, to 42 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for…

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Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Illegal Reentry

BOSTON – A Dominican national pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to illegally reentering the United States after deportation. Yomelvin Abreu Bonilla, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful…

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Bloomfield Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL COPELAND, 58, of Bloomfield, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to…

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California Man Convicted of Federal Violations in Health Care Kickback Scheme

TEXARKANA, Texas – A Coronado, California, man has been found guilty of federal violations related to a health care kickback scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. attorney Brit Featherston…

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Sacramento Man Sentenced to 2.5 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Christopher Kegan Williams, 26, of Sacramento, was sentenced on Tuesday by United States District Judge John A. Mendez to 2.5 years in prison for distribution of fentanyl, Acting United…

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Bixby High School teacher used cellphone to record under female student’s skirt gets 60 months in prison

A former Bixby High School teacher who was caught using his cell phone to illegally record underneath a female student’s skirt and later admitted to doing the same to multiple other unidentified…

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CBP Reminds Public Ponche Ingredients are Prohibited from Entry

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials are reminding the public that ponche ingredients, guavas, hawthorn apples, and sugarcane are prohibited from entering the United States.Ponche, a traditional Mexican…

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Laredo Sector Border Patrol and Law Enforcement Partners Discover a Stash House, Arrest 13 Individuals

LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents, with the assistance of Air and Marine Operations – Laredo Air Branch and Webb County Constable Precinct 2 deputies, discovered a stash house and…

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CBP Port of Nogales Officers Encounter Drugs Within Load of Auto Parts

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, Port of Nogales officers arrested a Mexican national this week in connection to a record seizure of methamphetamine by CBP…

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Rhode Island Man Admits to Defrauding COVID Relief Unemployment Programs in Eight States

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

4 Houston-area men charged in $35M COVID-19 relief fraud scheme

ICE announces extension to I-9 compliance flexibility

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

3 more individuals charged with sex trafficking young runaway girls in Houston-area human trafficking conspiracy

Charleston County Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material* Charges

Charleston Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges

Nine Indicted for Payment Protection Program Fraud

Universal Aryan Brotherhood Member Pleads Guilty for Participating in a Racketeering Conspiracy and Kidnapping

Mexican Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Reentering the United States After Being Twice Deported

Fraudster Sentenced to Over Three Years in Federal Prison for Bank Fraud Conspiracy

Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Illegal Reentry

Bloomfield Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine

California Man Convicted of Federal Violations in Health Care Kickback Scheme

Sacramento Man Sentenced to 2.5 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution

Bixby High School teacher used cellphone to record under female student’s skirt gets 60 months in prison

CBP Reminds Public Ponche Ingredients are Prohibited from Entry

Laredo Sector Border Patrol and Law Enforcement Partners Discover a Stash House, Arrest 13 Individuals

CBP Port of Nogales Officers Encounter Drugs Within Load of Auto Parts

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