U.S. Marshals Task Force Arrests Travis County Murder Suspect in International Territory
Austin, TX – The U.S. Marshals have received custody of a woman who had been sought on a Travis County Sheriff’s Office homicide warrant issued …
International
Russian central bank temporarily suspends international transfers by some foreign entities
MOSCOW – Russia’s central bank said on Wednesday it was temporarily suspending transfers by foreign legal entities and individuals from several countries to accounts abroad. …
U.S. to extend international minimum flight requirement waivers over COVID
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – The United States government on Monday proposed extending temporary waivers of international minimum flight requirements at some U.S. airports through …
Factbox-Exposure of international funds to Russian bonds
NEW YORK/LONDON – Russia’s access to global capital markets was likely to be limited by further international sanctions after the country’s forces invaded Ukraine on …
Explainer-Could Russia be frozen out of international payments?
By Tom Bergin LONDON – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has stepped up pressure for tougher economic sanctions on Moscow, including potentially shutting the country out …
Focus on climate, Kerry says as international attention turns to Ukraine
By Aidan Lewis CAIRO – Tackling climate change is a security threat that requires accelerated action even as international attention is focussed on Russia and …
Guatemalan National is Extradited on International Cocaine Trafficking and Maritime Smuggling Charges
Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Mokhtari (619) 546-8402 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – February 17, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Suspected drug trafficker Rafael Orlando Ramirez Barillas, a Guatemalan …
Three Guatemalans Extradited to the United States on International Cocaine Trafficking Charges
Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Mokhtari (619) 546-8402 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – February 17, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Three Guatemalan nationals who were extradited to the United …
Virginia Woman Who Fled To Nicaragua With Her Child For More Than A Decade Pleads Guilty To International Parental Kidnapping
BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorneys Trini E. Ross, of the Western District of New York, and Nikolas Kerest, of the District of Vermont, announced today …
Virginia Woman Who Fled To Nicaragua With Her Child For More Than A Decade Pleads Guilty To International Parental Kidnapping
CONTACT: Barbara BurnsPHONE: (716) 843-5817FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorneys Trini E. Ross, of the Western District of New York, and Nikolas Kerest, of the …
German Finance Minister expects G20 to address international financial stability
BERLIN – Finance chiefs from the Group of 20 major economies will address international financial stability at their meeting this week and reference to the …
Woman Arriving at Cyril E. King International Airport Sentenced for Attempting to Smuggle 76 Kilograms of Marijuana
St. Thomas, USVI – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Idesha Patricia Sterrod, age 32, was sentenced to time served and two …
CBP to Temporarily Halt Vehicular Traffic at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge to Host International Bridge Ceremony on Feb. 19
LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Laredo Port of Entry would like to advise the traveling public of the temporary halt in …
South Carolina Man Sentenced to 40 Years on Distribution of Methamphetamine, International Money Laundering, Gun Charges
ABINGDON, Va. – A Greenville, South Carolina man was sentenced today to 40 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine, international money laundering, possessing a …
CBP to Hold Global Entry Enrollment Event at Bozeman-Yellowstone International Airport
SWEETGRASS, Mont. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations would like to announce dates for an upcoming Global Entry enrollment event …
CBP to Hold Global Entry Enrollment Event at Missoula International Airport
SWEETGRASS, Mont. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations would like to announce dates for an upcoming Global Entry enrollment event …
Department of Justice, ICE, and the FBI recognize International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center (HRVWCC) including the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section (HRSP), U.S. …
Former Executive Director of International Adoption Agency Pleads Guilty to Fraudulent Adoption Scheme
The former executive director of a Strongsville-based international adoption agency pleaded guilty today in Cleveland to defrauding the U.S. and Polish authorities in connection with the …
Airlines urge White House to end COVID international travel testing rules
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – Major airlines, business and travel groups urged the White House on Wednesday to end COVID-19 pre-departure testing requirements for vaccinated …
CBP Expands Simplified Arrival to International Airports in the South
NEW ORLEANS, La— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the implementation of Simplified Arrival at six airports in the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama …
TSA officers seize gun in passenger backpack at Pittsburgh International
PITTSBURGH, PA – On January 22, 2022 at 5:52am, TSA officers observed a loaded 9mm handgun within a passenger’s backpack at the main security checkpoint …
Four Indicted in Tulare County-Based International Drugs and Firearms Trafficking Ring
FRESNO, Calif. —Four defendants who were Sureno gang members and associates have been indicted today by a federal grand jury in Fresno, U.S. Attorney …
CBP Officers Seize over $300K in Cocaine at the Hidalgo International Bridge
HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge intercepted $310,700 worth of alleged cocaine. “Our CBP officers …
Is that a gun in your purse? TSA stops woman with gun at Pittsburgh International
On January 14, 2022 at 5:30 AM, TSA officers observed a loaded .380 handgun within a passenger’s handbag at the alternate security checkpoint of Pittsburgh …
Attorney General Alan Wilson works to stop international scam calls
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Attorney General Alan Wilson today urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to put in place measures that will help stem the tide …
Kazakh Leader Calls Protests An ‘Attempted Coup,’ Russia Calls Them International Terrorism
The president of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, called the protests and violence that ignited in his country on Jan 2. an “attempted coup,” BBC News reported. …
Former Virginia Beach Woman Sentenced for International Parental Kidnapping
NORFOLK, Va. – A woman formerly from Virginia Beach was sentenced today to 2 years in prison for international parental kidnapping. According to court documents, …
CBP Officers Discover Undeclared Spider Monkeys at Progreso International Bridge
PROGRESO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers and agriculture specialists at the Progreso International Bridge made an unusual discovery this …
Man arrested by police after TSA detects loaded gun hidden inside a carry-on bag at the Pittsburgh International Airport checkpoint
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A Texas man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) detected a .22 caliber …
Woman arrested by police after TSA catches her with a handgun in her coat pocket at a Philadelphia International Airport
PHILADELPHIA—A North Carolina woman was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a handgun inside her coat pocket at a Philadelphia International …
Member of H-2 Mexican Drug Cartel Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for International Narcotics Distribution Conspiracy
Earlier today at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Deovaldo Gutierrez Alfaro, also known as “Leoba,” was sentenced by United States District Judge Carol Bagley Amon …
CBP Officers Seize over $3 Million in Methamphetamine at Hidalgo International Bridge
HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge intercepted $3,061,000 in alleged methamphetamine in two incidents. “As …
Major Airline To Limit International Flights Due To Plane Shortage
American Airlines said Thursday it plans to cut international flights next summer due to Boeing’s inability to deliver new 787 Dreamliner aircraft, The Wall Street …
Tampa woman sentenced for laundering $2 million in international “child modeling” websites
TAMPA — A Tampa woman was sentenced to more than five months in federal prison for her involvement in a money laundering conspiracy in connection …
Convicted Felon Charged with Trying to Bring Loaded Gun on Plane at Newark Liberty International Airport
NEWARK, N.J. – A Sandy Springs, Georgia, man appeared in federal court today to face weapons charges after allegedly trying to get a firearm through …
Leader of International Firearm Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced to Federal Prison
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Mexican national residing in Portland was sentenced to federal prison today for his leadership role in a conspiracy to illegally obtain hundreds of …
International Drug Trafficking Organization Member Sentenced for Trafficking Over a Thousand Kilograms of Cocaine
RICHMOND, Va. – A Guatemalan national was sentenced today to 172 months in prison for his role as a maritime transportation manager in a large-scale …
Lutcher Man Charged with Failure to Report International Travel as a Sex Offender
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that WILLIE WALKER, age 56, was charged on Friday, December 3, 2021, by grand jury indictment …
ICE HSI investigation results in prison sentence and restitution for international hacking group members who stole millions in cryptocurrency
DETROIT – A sixth member of an international hacking group known to its members as “The Community” was sentenced yesterday in connection with a multi-million-dollar …
International Hacking Group Members Sentenced for SIM Hijacking Conspiracy That Resulted in the Theft of Millions in Cryptocurrency
DETROIT – A sixth member of an international hacking group known to its members as “The Community” was sentenced yesterday in connection with a multi-million-dollar …
Israeli Securities Trader Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison For Role In International Insider Trading Scheme
Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DOV MALNIK, an Israeli securities trader and finance professional, was sentenced …
Laredo Field Office Set To Temporarily Close the Amistad Dam International Bridge in Del Rio Due To Maintenance
DEL RIO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) Laredo Field Office will temporarily close the Amistad Dam International Bridge …
Leader Of International Cellphone Fraud Scheme Arrested
Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Ricky J. Patel, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York …
Member Of International Movie Piracy Ring Pleads Guilty
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the guilty plea of GEORGE BRIDI, a citizen of the …
International Olympic Committee Says Biological Male Trans Athletes Should Not Have To Lower Testosterone To Compete In Women’s Events
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommended that sports organizations allow biologically male, transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports without lowering their testosterone levels. The …
Man Sentenced to 70 Months for Role in International Lottery Fraud Scheme Targeting the Elderly
TUCSON, Ariz. – Joseph Andre Batts, 44, of Sicklerville, New Jersey, was sentenced yesterday by Senior U.S. District Judge Raner C. Collins to 70 months …
Bronx Man Charged with Trespassing at Albany International Airport
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Stan Johnson, age 23, of the Bronx, New York, was arraigned today on an indictment charging him with unlawfully breaching a …
International Wholesale Currency Dealer Sentenced for Criminal Operations; Forfeits $1.1 Million
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Michael A. Deshong, Daniel C. Silva, and Carl Brooker (619) 546-9290 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY—November 16, 2021 SAN DIEGO — GPOMCT Grupo …
Bulgarian National And Washington State Man Charged in Connection With International Enterprise That Operated Sexually Exploitive “Child Modeling” Websites
Tampa, Florida – Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announces the unsealing of two indictments in connection with an international enterprise based in Florida that …
Narcotics Trafficker Extradited from Colombia to Face International Cocaine Distribution Charges
Fabian Emilio Zapata Taborda, also known as “Milo” and “Milito,” was arraigned today before United States District Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto at the federal courthouse …