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Co-defendant in Marshallese adoption fraud scheme sentenced to prison

PHOENIX – The second defendant of an adoption and financial scheme was sentenced Tuesday to two years in state prison for helping her co-defendant in the operation at the expense of Arizona…

July 28, 2021

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HSI investigation leads to lengthy federal sentence for child exploitation

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FRANKFORT, Ky. – A Berea, Kentucky man was sentenced to serve 214 months in federal prison for using a 7-year-old victim to produce child exploitation material. The acting U.S. attorney for the…

July 28, 2021

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HSI probe results in sex trafficking guilty plea for man who lured women from Canada with promises to “help” their modeling careers

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LOS ANGELES – An Illinois man pleaded guilty today to a federal sex trafficking charge, admitting that he lured two victims – both of whom were 19 at the time – from…

July 28, 2021

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ICE HSI investigation results in previously convicted felon being sentenced for selling methamphetamine

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HENDERSON, Nev. – A local area man was sentenced Thursday to six years in prison for distribution of methamphetamine. This case was investigated by ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Las…

July 28, 2021

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Texas couple charged with smuggling 89 noncitizens inside trailer

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LAREDO, Texas – A Houston area couple was charged in federal court Thursday on allegations they attempted to smuggle 89 noncitizens inside a tractor trailer. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland…

July 28, 2021

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ICE announces the latest results of Operation SOAR, targeting noncitizen sex offenders

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 302 sex offenders to date as part of a national enforcement effort called Operation SOAR (Sex Offender Arrest and Removal), officials announced Monday.…

July 28, 2021

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ICE HSI Arizona, multi-agency taskforce, nets 2 arrests in online operation

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SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. — From July 19 through July 26, law enforcement agencies with the Southeast Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (AZICAC), arrested two individuals for attempting to lure minors…

July 28, 2021

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Laredo CBP Officers Seize Cocaine Worth Over $715K at World Trade Bridge

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LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized narcotics in one enforcement action that totaled over $715,000 in street value. “As our frontline CBP officers enforce…

July 28, 2021

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Four Previously Deported Aliens Charged With Illegal Re-Entry

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HARRISBURG –The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that four previously deported aliens were indicted separately on July 21, 2021, by a federal grand jury for illegal…

July 22, 2021

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Eastern District of Texas Delivers Another Blow Against White Supremacist Prison Gang

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BEAUMONT, Texas – Three individuals connected to the Aryan Circle (AC) prison gang have pleaded guilty to federal violations, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today. Anthony Levi Cochran, 39, of…

July 7, 2021

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Sonora, Mexico, man sentenced for narcotics smuggling after tunnel is discovered under Arizona house

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TUCSON, Ariz. — A Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, man was sentenced on Thursday to 41 months in prison, followed by five year’s supervised release for smuggling narcotics stemming from an illegal tunnel found…

July 1, 2021

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Las Vegas man indicted for distributing fentanyl resulting in death

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LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas man was indicted by a federal grand jury Monday for distributing fentanyl that caused the death of another person. The multi-agency effort, led by U.S. Immigration…

July 1, 2021

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Millions of counterfeit masks seized during operation in Maine

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PORTLAND, Maine – More than two million counterfeit N95 masks purchased by the State of Maine were seized June 16, by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agents. The seizure was the result…

July 1, 2021

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Los Angeles-area man pleads guilty to role in international conspiracy to sell counterfeit laptop batteries following ICE HSI investigation

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LOS ANGELES – A San Gabriel Valley man pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for participating in a multimillion-dollar scheme to manufacture and ship counterfeit laptop computer batteries and other electronics…

July 1, 2021

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CBP Officers at Laredo Port of Entry Seize Heroin Worth Over $1.3 Million

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LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized heroin in one enforcement action that totaled over $1.3 million in street value. “Drug smugglers will go to…

June 30, 2021

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CBP Officers at Laredo Port of Entry Seize Fentanyl Worth Over $384K

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LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized fentanyl in one enforcement action that totaled over $384,600 in street value. “CBP has seen an increase in…

June 28, 2021

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2 soldiers charged with attempting to smuggle noncitizens

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LAREDO, Texas — Two men assigned to Fort Hood, Texas, were charged in federal court Tuesday of attempting to smuggle two Mexican noncitizens to San Antonio, Texas. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s…

June 25, 2021

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South Texas man indicted for manufacturing ‘ghost guns’ destined for Mexican drug cartel

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McALLEN, Texas — A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment charging a South Texas man for selling illegally manufactured and unregistered firearms suppressors destined for a Mexican drug cartel. This case…

June 25, 2021

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Former governor of Mexico’s 3rd largest state sent to prison for money laundering following ICE HSI investigation

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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A former governor of Mexico’s third largest state was sentenced to three years in federal prison Wednesday in the Southern District of Texas for his role in a…

June 25, 2021

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Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft Charges

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BOSTON – A Dominican national pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with using the identity of a U.S. citizen at the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles. Hector Antonio Cruz Ciprian, 33, a Dominican…

June 22, 2021

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