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Multi-year ICE HSI investigation leads to indictment of 9 MS-13 gang members

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A federal grand jury in Nashville returned a 60-count, second superseding indictment, charging nine MS-13 gang members with a racketeering conspiracy. The announcement was made by the assistant attorney…

July 30, 2021

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South Texas defense attorney convicted for assisting known drug traffickers

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McALLEN, Texas — A south Texas defense attorney pleaded guilty to violating the Travel Act by unlawfully accessing federal documents in order to assist a known drug trafficker. The investigation is being…

July 30, 2021

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Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Social Security Misuse and Making False Statement

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BOSTON – A Dominican national previously residing in Taunton pleaded guilty today to false representation of a Social Security number and making a false statement relating to health care matters. Reynold Pereyra…

July 30, 2021

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Migrant Hoisted from Mountaintop

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TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents rescued a stranded migrant in the Baboquivari Mountains southwest of Tucson, Monday afternoon. On board a U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and…

July 29, 2021

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CBP Officers Seize $1.5 Million in Methamphetamine at Anzalduas International Bridge

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MISSION, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Anzalduas International Bridge intercepted $1,577,000 worth of alleged methamphetamine that was hidden within a vehicle arriving from Mexico. “This…

July 29, 2021

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10 Additional Defendants Federally Indicted for Roles in Heroin and Fentanyl Distribution Scheme

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WILMINGTON, Del. –David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that a Superseding Indictment was recently unsealed charging 14 individuals with conspiring to distribute heroin and fentanyl and…

July 29, 2021

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Back-to-Back Large Groups Encountered in 24-Hours in RGV

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EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents have logged 845 migrants within 24-hours, as apprehensions along the Rio Grande of south Texas prove another busy month in July. …

July 29, 2021

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Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine and Heroin Drug Conspiracy

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An Arizona man was sentenced Wednesday in federal court for taking part in a methamphetamine and heroin drug conspiracy, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Anthony Ward Irving pleaded guilty to drug…

July 29, 2021

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Mexican man “traveling for work” sentenced to more than 5 years in federal prison for smuggling 48 pounds of methamphetamines

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MCALLEN, Texas – On July 13, a Mexican man was sentenced for his role in importing 48 pounds of methamphetamines into the United States. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security…

July 28, 2021

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Co-defendant in Marshallese adoption fraud scheme sentenced to prison

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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 Phoenix partners with local law enforcement agencies, arrests and charges 39 men with child sex crimes

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PHOENIX – Special agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) recently partnered with the Tempe, Phoenix, Scottsdale and Mesa Police Departments along with the FBI and the Arizona Attorney General’s Office on an…

July 28, 2021

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Riverside County man who attempted to enter federal facility in downtown L.A. with several firearms named in criminal complaint following interdiction by DHS’s Federal Protective Service and Homeland Security Investigations

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LOS ANGELES – A Riverside County man who drove to a federal facility in downtown Los Angeles and attempted to enter with three firearms was charged late this afternoon with a federal…

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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Multi-agency operation helps locate, recover 78 missing minors in Southern New Mexico

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A multi-agency operation, led by U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), resulted in the recovery and/or location of 78 missing…

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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HSI and Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office seize 2 domain names attempting to impersonate Walmart website and purporting to sell COVID-19 treatment or prevention drugs

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BALTIMORE – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland seized fraudulent websites that contained numerous uses of the legitimate Walmart trademarked logo and appearing to mimic a legitimate Walmart website. The…

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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