East Bay Resident Convicted Of Abetting Airport Smuggler Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison

SAN FRANCISCO – Lemack Bellot was sentenced to ten years in prison for attempting to aid and abet possession with intent to distribute cocaine in connection with a scheme to smuggle drugs…

September 27, 2022

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Supervisor of Colombian Maritime Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

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BOSTON – A Colombian man, who was extradited from Colombia after indictment, was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in an international drug trafficking organization. Henry Carrillo-Ramirez, 52,…

September 21, 2022

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British Citizens Sentenced in Death of Scuba Diver

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Miami, Florida – After more than 10 years on the run from authorities, Christopher Jones and Alison Gracey were sentenced in Miami federal court today for their role in the involuntary manslaughter…

September 9, 2022

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Vessel Operator and Chief Engineer Sentenced for Oily Bilge Water Discharge Offense

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Assistant U. S. Attorney Melanie Pierson (619) 546-7976 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – September 9, 2022 SAN DIEGO – New Trade Ship Management S.A., a vessel operating company, and vessel Chief Engineer Dennis…

September 9, 2022

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Coordinated Enforcement Effort Halts Smuggling Attempt Near South Padre Island

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EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents made 27 arrests from three migrant smuggling events. On September 2, RGV agents and National Guard observed a female noncitizen cross…

September 8, 2022

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Three Companies Agree to Plead Guilty to Federal Offense and Pay Nearly $13 Million in Federal Fines and Response Costs for Offshore Oil Spill

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LOS ANGELES – A Texas-based oil company and two of its subsidiaries have agreed to plead guilty to violating the federal Clean Water Act, pay a $7.1 million criminal fine, and…

August 26, 2022

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Colombian National Sentenced To 30 Years For Recruiting Crewmembers To Smuggle Over 1,500 Kilograms Of Cocaine On Ill-Fated Oil Freighter “Fat Crow”

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Tampa, FL – U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday has sentenced Hector Fabio Garcia Vengohechea (59, Cartagena, Colombia) to 30 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with the…

August 25, 2022

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Boat Captain in Fatal Maritime Alien Smuggling Incident Near Point Loma Sentenced to 18 Years

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Assistant U. S. Attorneys C. Seth Askins (619) 546-6692 and Lyndzie M. Carter (619) 546-8780 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – August 12, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Antonio Hurtado, the boat captain of the…

August 13, 2022

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Two Defendants Charged With Firearms And Narcotics Trafficking

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Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Frank A. Tarentino III, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), and…

August 12, 2022

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RGV Agents Rescue Injured and Lost Migrants

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EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents locate nine lost migrants, including one suffering from a leg injury. On August 9, McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) agents responded…

August 11, 2022

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Vessel Operator and Chief Engineer Convicted for Oily Bilge Water Discharge Offense

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Assistant U. S. Attorney Melanie Pierson (619) 546-7976 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – August 9, 2022 SAN DIEGO – New Trade Ship Management S.A. (New Trade), a vessel operating company, and vessel Chief…

August 10, 2022

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Mother, Child Rescued From Capsized Boat Surviving in Air Bubble as Vessel Submerged

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BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – A 23-foot-long pleasure craft sunk off the coast of Island Beach State Park after capsizing near the Barnegat Inlet. Six people were rescued, but a mother and her…

August 8, 2022

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Ecuadorian And Mexican Nationals Found Guilty Of Trafficking Cocaine In The Eastern Pacific Ocean

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Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Manuel Angel Velez-Acosta (33, Ecuador), Guillermo Cabrera Perez (48, Mexico), Andres Nixon Gonzales-Catagua (48, Ecuador), and…

July 19, 2022

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Caribbean Corridor Strike Force Arrests 3 Individuals Charged with Conspiracy to Communicate a False Distress Signal

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On July 14, 2022, a federal grand jury sitting in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging Harold Carrion Butter, Justinita Butter, and Miriam Delgado-Serrano…

July 15, 2022

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‘Catch And Release’: Democratic Texas Rep Explain Why It’s So Hard To Fix ICE’s Dire Funding Problem

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‘Catch And Release’: Democratic Texas Rep Explain Why It’s So Hard To Fix ICE’s Dire Funding Problem Jennie Taer on July 14, 2022 Democratic Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar explained the difficulties Congress…

July 15, 2022

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Mexican National Captured On Drug Smuggling Vessel Sentenced To More Than 20 Years After Providing False Information To Law Enforcement During Cooperation

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Tampa, FL – Senior U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington has sentenced Luis Alberto Bran-Lopez (43, Oaxaca, Mexico) to 21 years and 10 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute…

July 7, 2022

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Three Venezuelans Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Possess Cocaine on Board a Vessel Subject to the Jurisdiction of the United States

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St. Croix, VI – United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that Vicent Mata Anyelo, 23, Alfer Rodriguez Boadas, 24, and Jhonny Rodriguez Rodriguez, 29, three of eleven Venezuelan nationals apprehended…

July 1, 2022

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Two New York Men Charged for Conspiracy to Distribute 110 Kilograms of Cocaine

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NEWARK, N.J. – Two New York men were charged today with conspiring to distribute approximately 110 kilograms of cocaine as part of an international drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger…

June 27, 2022

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Alleged Health Care Fraudster Ordered Detained Pending Trial After Being Arrested on a Jet Ski Headed Toward Cuba

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Miami, Florida – Yesterday, a federal judge in Miami ordered that a Hialeah resident who allegedly submitted more than $4 million in fraudulent health care claims to Medicare be detained pending trial,…

June 14, 2022

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Ship Owner and Operator Plead Guilty to Environmental and Safety Crimes

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WASHINGTON – Empire Bulkers Limited and Joanna Maritime Limited, related companies based in Greece, pleaded guilty today to knowing violations of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships and the Ports and…

May 24, 2022

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