I.C.E.News Releases - January 2013

Date Location Title
1/31/2013 McAllen, TX South Texas man convicted on child pornography charges
1/31/2013 Freehold, NJ NJ man pleads guilty to the manufacture and sale of fraudulent government documents
1/31/2013 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota man sentenced for transporting illegal aliens
1/31/2013 Tampa, FL Tampa man arrested for making false statements during naturalization process
1/31/2013 Washington, DC TOP STORY: ICE Director delivers keynote address to anti-human trafficking symposium images
1/31/2013 New Orleans, LA ICE, CBP, USPIS seize more than $13.6 million in fake NFL merchandise during 'Operation Red Zone' images
1/30/2013 Alexandria, VA Federal employee pleads guilty to enticing minor to engage in criminal sexual activity
1/30/2013 Albany, NY Upstate New York man sentenced for producing and possessing child pornography
1/30/2013 Upper Marlboro, MD HSI assists in arrest of 2 Maryland MS-13 gang members on attempted murder charges
1/30/2013 Midland, TX West Texas man pleads guilty to receiving child pornography
1/30/2013 Brownsville, TX Former south Texas police officer pleads guilty to gun-trafficking charges
1/30/2013 Columbus, IN 2 Indiana men charged with producing, possessing child pornography
1/30/2013 McAllen, TX South Texas man sentenced to nearly 13 years for marijuana trafficking
1/30/2013 Philadelphia, PA Pennsylvania woman indicted for trafficking in counterfeit goods
1/29/2013 Chicago, IL ICE arrests 51 during 4-day operation targeting criminal aliens, immigration fugitives in the Chicagoland area
1/29/2013 Miami, FL ICE deports 3 Colombians convicted of conspiracy to export fighter jet engines to Iran
1/29/2013 Albuquerque, NM NM man sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison for child pornography conviction
1/29/2013 Baltimore, MD Conspirator indicted in bank fraud scheme
1/29/2013 Corpus Christi, TX Southeast Texas school teacher sentenced to more than 9 years in prison for possessing child pornography
1/29/2013 Corpus Christi, TX South Texas man pleads guilty to smuggling marijuana by boat
1/28/2013 New Haven, CT Former Connecticut teacher sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison for child sexual exploitation offenses
1/28/2013 Los Angeles, CA Puerto Rican man sentenced to 2 years in prison for distributing counterfeit, Chinese-made pharmaceuticals across US
1/28/2013 Baltimore, MD Maryland woman indicted in tax fraud scheme
1/28/2013 Santa Ana, CA 2 charged in bribery scheme
1/28/2013 Boise, ID Utah child predator sentenced to 8 years
1/25/2013 Washington, DC ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending Jan. 25, 2013
1/25/2013 Baltimore, MD ICE deports MS-13 gang member wanted for murder in Honduras
1/25/2013 New York, NY Manhattan jeweler pleads guilty to forging US government agency seal
1/25/2013 Newark, NJ 2 NJ men arrested for distribution of counterfeit Viagra
1/25/2013 Lubbock, TX West Texas man sentenced to 9 years for transporting child pornography
1/24/2013 Little Rock, AR HSI Little Rock seizes $100,000 of counterfeit goods
1/24/2013 San Jose, CA Bay Area man faces at least 10 years in prison following conviction for heroin smuggling
1/24/2013 San Antonio, TX Record number of aliens prosecuted in south Texas in fiscal year 2012
1/24/2013 New York, NY ICE removes Dominican Republic fugitive wanted for multiple murders
1/24/2013 Chicago, IL US citizen sentenced to 35 years for role in India and Denmark terror plots
1/24/2013 St Louis, MO Missouri man indicted on federal child pornography charges
1/23/2013 Chicago, IL Chicago ICE officers deport Lithuanian national convicted of murder
1/23/2013 Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee religious leader sentenced to 37 months in prison for visa fraud
1/23/2013 McAllen, TX Head of alien smuggling organization sentenced to 12 1/2 years in federal prison
1/23/2013 McAllen, TX South Texas man sentenced to more than 11 years for enticing a minor for sex
1/23/2013 Corpus Christi, TX Southeast Texas man sentenced to 10 years in prison for distributing child pornography
1/23/2013 Missoula, MT Montana man sentenced to 4 years in federal prison for growing at least 1,000 marijuana plants
1/22/2013 Denver, CO Indiana resident sentenced in Colorado to serve more than 34 years in federal prison for child exploitation crimes
1/22/2013 San Francisco, CA San Francisco airport passenger pleads guilty to cocaine smuggling
1/18/2013 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota woman sentenced for using 2 identifies to receive government benefits
1/18/2013 Buffalo, NY Upstate New York woman sentenced on international parental kidnaping charges
1/18/2013 Dallas, TX Dallas federal grand jury indicts 20 in marijuana trafficking conspiracy
1/18/2013 Washington, DC ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending Jan. 18, 2013
1/18/2013 Lubbock, TX Ex-Navy man sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison on federal child pornography conviction
1/18/2013 Corpus Christi, TX Corpus Christi federal jury convicts woman residing in Mexico of trafficking methamphetamine
1/18/2013 Boston, MA HSI presents award to assistant US attorney in Boston images
1/17/2013 Boston, MA Massachusetts sex offender sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on child pornography charges
1/17/2013 Buffalo, NY New York man convicted by a jury of multiple sex trafficking charges
1/17/2013 Columbus, OH Ohio man arrested in Operation Sunflower pleads guilty to child sexual exploitation
1/17/2013 Seattle, WA Sex offender caught with more than 30,000 child pornography images sentenced
1/17/2013 Springfield, MO Missouri man pleads guilty to receiving child pornography
1/17/2013 Salt Lake City, UT ICE deports Mexican murder suspect living in Salt Lake City area
1/17/2013 Boston, MA 30 Boston gang members charged with drug and firearms offenses
1/17/2013 Chicago, IL Pakistani man sentenced in Chicago to 14 years in prison for supporting Pakistani terror group and terror plot in Denmark
1/17/2013 Greenbelt, MD Maryland man sentenced to 12 years in prison for producing and possessing child pornography
1/17/2013 Miami, FL Brazilian husband and wife plead guilty to human smuggling
1/17/2013 Seattle, WA Seattle-area distributors of counterfeit tech supplies indicted
1/17/2013 Savannah, GA ICE busts significant sex trafficking ring operating from Florida to North Carolina images
1/16/2013 Phoenix, AZ 2 Guatemalan men receive lengthy sentences in Arizona drop house hostage case
1/16/2013 New York, NY HSI arrest a Hong Kong man for selling and smuggling stolen US military equipment into the US
1/16/2013 Tampa, FL TOP STORY: HSI Tampa special agents help put identity thief behind bars images
1/15/2013 Pittsburgh, PA Western Pennsylvania man pleads guilty to coercion and enticement of a minor
1/15/2013 Philadelphia, PA Nigerian man pleads guilty to wire fraud charges in craigslist scam
1/14/2013 San Antonio, TX San Antonio man sentenced to more than 3 years in federal prison for ammunition smuggling
1/14/2013 Lexington, KY ICE arrests 39 during 2-day operation targeting criminal aliens, immigration fugitives in Kentucky
1/14/2013 Boise, ID Idaho couple's US citizenship revoked in sham naturalization case
1/14/2013 Dallas, TX North Texas man sentenced to 40 months in federal prison for possessing child pornography
1/14/2013 Miami, FL California man sentenced for traveling to sexually abuse boys
1/14/2013 Burlington, VT Vermont man sentenced to 97 months in prison for possession of child pornography
1/14/2013 Washington, DC TOP STORY: ICE to be featured in premiere of Discovery Channel's Extreme Smuggling images
1/11/2013 Grand Rapids, MI ICE arrests 97 during 4-day operation targeting criminal aliens, immigration fugitives in West Michigan
1/11/2013 Washington, DC ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending Jan. 11, 2013
1/11/2013 Trenton, NJ 36 charged with first-degree racketeering, tied to Latin street gangs that distribute heroin in New Jersey
1/11/2013 Newark, NJ New Jersey man convicted on child pornography charges
1/11/2013 The Hague, International ICE director attends opening of European Cyber Crimes Centre at Europol images
1/10/2013 Los Angeles, CA Canadian talent consultant charged in visa scam involving aspiring actors
1/9/2013 Shreveport, LA Massachusetts man gets 45 years for 'Dreamboard' child pornography role
1/9/2013 El Paso, TX British businessman sentenced in El Paso to nearly 3 years for aiding and abetting the illegal export of defense articles
1/9/2013 Seattle, WA Washington state methamphetamine dealer sentenced to 9 years in prison
1/9/2013 Fresno, CA Drug dog alerts on kilos concealed in kibble
1/9/2013 Salt Lake City, UT Fugitive Salt Lake City attorney accused in visa fraud case captured
1/9/2013 Seattle, WA Social Security employee accused of accessing child pornography at work
1/8/2013 Springfield, IL Illinois man sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for producing child pornography
1/8/2013 Laredo, TX Florida man pleads guilty in south Texas for conspiracy, transporting cocaine
1/8/2013 Brownsville, TX South Texas man pleads guilty for attempting to smuggle more than $600k
1/8/2013 New York, NY New York man sentenced for drug trafficking, ordered to forfeit private jet
1/8/2013 Toledo, OH Transfer ceremony clears way for illegally looted ancient vessel to be returned to Italy
1/8/2013 Wilmington, DE HSI dismantles massive international cyber-theft conspiracy images
1/7/2013 Washington, DC ICE provides updates to Operation Sunflower unsolved cases
1/7/2013 Providence, RI New Jersey sex offender sentenced to life in federal prison
1/7/2013 Buffalo, NY Western New York man pleads guilty to drug conspiracy charge
1/4/2013 San Juan, PR HSI, Caribbean Corridor Strike Force seize 2600 pounds of cocaine, arrest 2
1/4/2013 Greenbelt, MD Maryland man pleads guilty to producing child pornography
1/4/2013 Washington, DC ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending Jan. 4, 2013
1/4/2013 Alexandria, VA Maryland man sentenced to 36 months for transporting women for interstate prostitution ring
1/4/2013 Beaumont, TX East Texas man sentenced to more than 7 years in prison for possessing child pornography
1/4/2013 Newark, NJ New Jersey man sentenced to 22 years in prison for producing and possessing child pornography
1/4/2013 Cheyenne, WY 24-year-old Virginia woman sentenced in Wyoming to 20 years for producing child pornography
1/4/2013 Los Angeles, CA 'Jane Doe' child pornography suspect arrested in Los Angeles images
1/4/2013 Tucson, AZ 'John Doe' child pornography suspect arrested in Tucson images
1/3/2013 Baltimore, MD Maryland shop owner pleads guilty to selling counterfeit merchandise
1/3/2013 Washington, DC Leader of internet piracy group "IMAGiNE" sentenced in Virginia to 60 months in prison for criminal copyright conspiracy
1/3/2013 Baltimore, MD Baltimore cocaine trafficker sentenced to 10 years in prison
1/3/2013 Washington, DC 123 sexually exploited children identified by HSI during 'Operation Sunflower'
1/3/2013 Washington, DC Suspect Alerts images

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