WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) continues to make the interdiction of wildlife trafficking a global priority by protecting wildlife from poachers and the…
Sylvester, GA (November 16, 2021) – On Monday, November 15, 2021, the GBI arrested Worth County Chief Deputy Raymond Drennen, age 60, and charged him with one count of Violation…
On Monday, November 15, 2021, the GBI arrested Steve Macallin Thomas, 22, of Garfield, GA. Thomas is charged with two counts of Sexual Exploitation and two counts of Sexual Battery.…
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents arrest 13 migrants inside two human smuggling stash houses located in Hidalgo County. One of the locations was identified…
Trenton, N.J. – Acting Police Director Steve E. Wilson today announced that the Trenton Police Department (TPD) partnered with Recovery Advocates of America as part of a recent joint operation…
LITTLE ROCK—Thirteen people will appear in federal court today after being arrested Tuesday morning as part of “Operation Hartbreak Kid.” Named after lead defendant Derrick Hart, 27,…
New Castle County – A multi-agency operation conducted on Thursday, November 4, 2021, at targeted locations throughout New Castle County area has resulted in the arrest of 46 individuals on criminal…
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol (RGV) agents discovered two residences being used for human smuggling and continue to collaborate with other law enforcement departments to combat human…
An investigation into a Broken Arrow man alleged to have been an administrator for a transnational child exploitation chat group has led to five additional arrests and the rescue of…
BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Brick Police Street Crimes Unit made multiple arrests during the last two weeks of October, resulting in several charges for possession and distribution of illegal…
Over six days, Polk County Sheriff’s undercover detectives conducted a special investigation known as “Operation No Tricks No Treats,” with the intent of identifying and helping victims of human trafficking…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials made the lowest number of arrests from September 2020 through September 2021 in at least a decade, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday. Immigration and…
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…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Seventh District announce arrests have been made in reference to an Assault with Intent to Kill offense that occurred on Tuesday,…
YUMA, Ariz. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents in a joint effort, arrested five undocumented individuals and seized multiple semi-automatic weapons. Such items seized included, two semi-automatic AR-15 rifles,…
Yuma, AZ. – On October 13, 2021, Hector Alvarez was captured by members of the United States Marshals Service Task Force based on a warrant issued for his arrest on…
HOUSTON – A group of violent criminals are now facing possible severe federal penalties for firearms charges, to include use of a weapon resulting in death, carjacking, robbery and other…
EL PASO, Texas – An area man was arrested Thursday for harboring and transporting more than 100 noncitizens who were driven to various U.S. cities in tractor-trailers. U.S. Immigration and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fifth District announce arrests have been made in reference to an Armed Robbery (Gun) offense that occurred on Tuesday, August 3,…
TUSCON, ARIZONA – A federal grand jury sitting in Cleveland returned a one-count indictment on March 11 charging Benjamin Ortiz Ledezma, 38, of Tucson, Arizona, with possession with the intent…
TEXAS – A U.S. citizen who formerly resided in the Dominican Republic has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his role in a scheme to steal debit…
CONNECTICUT – Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LESTER B. JOY, 40, formerly of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California unsealed charges today in a criminal complaint charging former Rohnert Park police officers Brendon Jacy…
SEATTLE, WA – A 44-year-old Inglewood, California, man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to an email compromise scheme that stole more than $3.3 million from a…
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – A federal jury convicted a Belize citizen yesterday for using a fraudulent United States Permanent Resident Card and a fake Social Security card (listing a Social…