Grand Jury Returns Indictments

The charges against Walker-Nelson are the result of an investigation by the Superior Police Department, Duluth Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Assistant U.S.…

November 17, 2021

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MS-13 Leaders Convicted of Racketeering Offenses and Murder

Breaking News

NEWARK, N.J. – A federal jury convicted three El Salvadoran nationals of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) charges, including murder in aid of racketeering, stemming from their participation in Mara…

November 17, 2021

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MS-13 New Jersey Leaders Convicted of Racketeering Offenses and Murder

Breaking News

A federal jury in New Jersey convicted three El Salvadoran nationals on Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) charges, including murder in aid of racketeering, stemming from their participation in Mara…

November 17, 2021

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Steel company forfeits $6 million as part of sentence for immigration violations

Government News

DAYTON, Ohio – A steel carport business headquartered in Muncie, Indiana, is forfeiting $6 million for knowingly employing dozens of undocumented immigrants. Company executives paid to smuggle the undocumented workers from Mexico…

November 13, 2021

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International Money Launderer And Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To More Than Seventeen Years’ Imprisonment And Ordered To Forfeit Over $1 Million

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Tampa, FL – U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew has sentenced Diego Fernando Cardona Lozano (46, Cali, Colombia), also known as “El Doctor” and “Pomada,” to 17 years and 6 months in…

November 13, 2021

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HSI investigation results in multiple federal drug and firearm convictions including contributing to an overdose death

Government News

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Following a four-day jury trial in federal court, a Sevierville man was convicted of multiple drug charges involving the distribution and possession of heroin, fentanyl and acetyl fentanyl as…

November 10, 2021

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HSI and local law enforcement investigation leads to lengthy federal prison sentence for child exploitation

Government News

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – An Elizabethton man will serve 210 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to distribution of child [censored]ography. The case was investigated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland…

November 9, 2021

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Biden Admin Officials Block Top Aides Who Want Stricter Immigration Enforcement: REPORT

US and World News

Several top aides want stricter immigration enforcement while Biden administration officials are too worried a wrong move could cause another crisis, The Washington Post reported Monday. Biden advisers who wanted to end…

November 8, 2021

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Readout of Justice Department Leadership Meeting on Human Smuggling and Trafficking Networks

Government News

On Nov 3, Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite Jr. of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division convened a meeting on efforts to combat human smuggling and trafficking networks as part of the…

November 6, 2021

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Joint law enforcement sex trafficking operation leads to federal prison sentence for South Dakota man

Government News

RAPID CITY, S.D. – A western South Dakota man was sentenced Oct. 25 to two years in prison for attempting to acquire child [censored]ography. This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and…

November 5, 2021

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ICE confirms departure of Rwandan genocide suspect after denaturalization

Government News

WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents last week confirmed the departure of a Rwandan man suspected of human rights abuses in his home country,…

October 30, 2021

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Migrants Sleep Outside Immigration Offices To Check In With ICE

Chinese National Sentenced to 14 Months in Federal Prison for Attempting to Bribe an Immigration Case Worker

Breaking News

Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Zhiyang Yang, age 61, formerly of Silver Spring, Maryland, to 14 months in federal prison, which is time served, for making illegal…

October 28, 2021

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HSI, law enforcement partner, investigation leads to arrest of Minneapolis fugitive accused of child sex trafficking

Government News

MINNEAPOLIS – A Minnesota man was arrested Wednesday evening in Atlanta following a nationwide federal law enforcement request for public assistance, and a reward of $5,000 for information leading to his arrest.…

October 27, 2021

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Removed Columbian National Indicted for Illegally Re-entering the U.S.

Breaking News

PITTSBURGH – One Columbian national has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of Reentering the United States, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.…

October 26, 2021

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DUI ‘undocumented immigrant’ killed a 5-year-old girl in hit and run in Florida

Police Blotter

POLK COUNTY, FL – On Saturday, October 23, 2021 Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested 32-year-old Ernesto Lopez Morales here illegally from Guatemala after a hit and run crash that a killed…

October 25, 2021

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HSI, joint law enforcement partner, investigation leads to a dozen human trafficking arrests

Government News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – A two-day undercover operation aimed at addressing human trafficking in middle Tennessee, resulted in the arrest of 12 individuals accused of seeking illicit sex from minors. The operation was…

October 23, 2021

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Three Defendants Sentenced for Federal Drug and Firearms Crimes

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LAFAYETTE, La. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that United States District Judge James D. Cain, Jr. sentenced three defendants to time in federal prison for federal crimes…

October 22, 2021

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CBP Officers Seize over $700K in Cocaine and Methamphetamine at Pharr International Bridge

Government News

PHARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge Cargo Facility intercepted $768,500 in alleged cocaine and methamphetamine in multiple incidents. “The commercial environment continues…

October 20, 2021

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12th CBL/BFL Member Going To Prison For Racketeering Conspiracy And Selling Fentanyl

Breaking News

CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Shawn Woods, a/k/a Pif, 30, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of racketeering conspiracy…

October 20, 2021

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