Thread: ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending August 14, 2015

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08/17/2015

ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending August 14, 2015




August 14, 2015 – ICE arrests 50 fugitives across the US during Operation No Safe Haven II

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 50 fugitives sought for their roles in known or suspected human rights violations during a nationwide operation last week. Full Story

August 13, 2015 – ICE returns stolen Picasso painting valued at $15 million

Fourteen years after its reported theft from a Paris museum, a Pablo Picasso painting was returned to France. The repatriation of “La Coiffeusse” followed an investigation led by ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) as a part of Operation Toile. Full Story

August 14, 2015 – ICE 'most wanted fugitive' arrested in Virginia

ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers arrested one of ERO's most wanted fugitives, a convicted sex offender. Full Story

August 7, 2015 – Officers and agents from Newark Field Office bring immigration expertise to federal agency task forces

The ICE ERO Newark Field Office in Newark, New Jersey, is a model of active engagement in joint effort initiatives with regional and interagency partners. Full Story

August 10, 2015 – ICE El Paso removes 2 Mexican fugitives wanted on separate charges of aggravated homicide, aggravated assault

Two Mexican nationals wanted for separate felony crimes in their home country were removed by officers with ERO. Full Story

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08/17/2015

WASHINGTON, DC

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ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending August 14, 2015
ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending August 14, 2015


08/14/2015

ATLANTA, GA

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

Seasoned law enforcement leader tapped to head HSI Atlanta
Nick S. Annan, who formerly served as the deputy special agent in charge in San Diego., takes over as the new special agent in charge (SAC) of the HSI office in Atlanta. Annan, who supervised more than 250 law enforcement personnel in San Diego, has also held several leadership positions within the agency, including chief of staff for HSI in Washington, D.C., and the deputy attaché in Rome, Italy.


08/14/2015

WASHINGTON, DC



HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS


ICE arrests 50 fugitives across the US during Operation No Safe Haven II
The foreign nationals arrested during this operation all have outstanding removal orders and are subject to repatriation to their countries of origin. Of the 50 known or suspected human rights violators arrested during Operation No Safe Haven II, 10 individuals are also convicted criminal aliens in the U.S. This operation more than doubled the number of known or suspected human rights violators arrested during the first nationwide No Safe Haven operation, which took place in September 2014.


08/14/2015

NORFOLK, VA



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE 'most wanted fugitive' arrested in Virginia
Walter Antonio Larios-Hernandez, 34, a citizen of El Salvador, was arrested on the morning of Aug. 14 after ERO officers located him outside of a residence in Norfolk. Larios-Hernandez was convicted in New Mexico of criminal sexual penetration of a child in 2003 and had separate convictions in Virginia including a conviction for driving under the influence in 2007.



08/14/2015

HOUSTON, TX



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE Houston officers deport Salvadoran man wanted for homicide
Alexander Pineda-Ponce, 33, was flown to El Salvador Aug. 14 onboard a charter flight coordinated by ICE’s Air Operations (IAO) Unit. Upon arrival, Pineda was turned over to officials from the El Salvador’s Policia Nacional Civil (PNC).


08/14/2015

PHILADELPHIA, PA



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


Guatemalan man deported to face charges in connection with deadly carjacking
According to Guatemalan authorities Oscar Lopez Guerra, 32, is wanted on possession of firearms charges after he allegedly was involved in a carjacking attempt that resulted in one innocent bystander’s death and another person wounded.


08/14/2015

ABILENE, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


West Texas man pleads guilty to producing, receiving child pornography
Specifically, Paul Joseph Koestle, 33, of Abilene, Texas, who remains in custody, pleaded guilty to one count of producing child pornography and one count of receiving child pornography.


08/14/2015

LUBBOCK, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Central Texas man sentenced to 121 months in federal prison for possessing prepubescent child pornography
Robert Lawrence Noll, 40, of Brownwood, Texas, who had been on pretrial release, was ordered to surrender to the Bureau of Prisons Sept. 18. Noll was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $27,500.



08/13/2015

WASHINGTON, DC



CULTURAL PROPERTY, ART AND ANTIQUITIES INVESTIGATIONS


ICE returns stolen Picasso painting valued at $15 million
Fourteen years after its reported theft from a Paris museum, a Pablo Picasso painting will be returned to France. The repatriation of “La Coiffeusse” follows an investigation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) as a part of Operation Toile.


08/12/2015

BOISE, ID



COUNTER PROLIFERATION INVESTIGATION UNIT


Idaho man convicted of attempting to provide material support to a terrorist organization
Fazliddin Kurbanov, 33, an Uzbek national, was convicted following a 20-day trial before Senior U.S. District Court Judge Edward J. Lodge. The jury deliberated two days before reaching its verdict.


08/12/2015

LUBBOCK, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


West Texas man pleads guilty to transporting prepubescent child pornography
Justin Benedict Morales, 40, of San Angelo, who remains in custody, faces a statutory penalty of not less than five years nor more than 20 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine. A sentencing date was not set.


08/12/2015

LUBBOCK, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


70-year-old West Texas man pleads guilty to federal child pornography crime
John Everette Murdock, 70, of Lubbock, Texas, who remains on bond, faces a maximum statutory penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine. A sentencing date was not set.



08/12/2015

LUBBOCK, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Central Texas man pleads guilty to federal child pornography offense
Michael Thomas Franks, 43, of Brownwood, Texas, who remains on bond, faces a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine. A sentencing date was not set.


08/11/2015

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CHILD EXPLOITATION


Canadian citizen sentenced to 40 years for possession, production of child pornography
In August 2014, HSI special agents arrested Denis Victor Courchesne, 46, of Alberta, Canada, at the Luis Muniz International Airport when he arrived in San Juan from Panama City, Panama, and CBP officers found child pornography in some of the electronic equipment he carried.


08/11/2015

LAREDO, TX



OPERATIONAL


Illegal alien from Mexico convicted in South Texas of possessing a firearm
Jose Angel Villarreal-Sanchez, 42, of Mexico, pleaded guilty Tuesday before U.S. District Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo. Federal law prohibits illegal aliens from possessing firearms.


08/11/2015

SACRAMENTO, CA



DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD


2 plead guilty in scheme to bribe DMV employees to issue commercial driver’s licenses – 4 others charged
Emma Klem, 45, of Salinas, who worked at a DMV branch in Salinas, and trucking school owner Kulwinder Dosanjh Singh, aka Sodhi Singh, 58, of Turlock, were charged earlier in separate criminal pleadings.



08/10/2015

EL PASO, TX



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE El Paso removes 2 Mexican fugitives wanted on separate charges of aggravated homicide, aggravated assault
Jaime Flores-Rosales, 43, and Raul Silverio-Contreras, 24, were turned over to Mexican authorities at the top of the Stanton International Bridge. Flores-Rosales is wanted for aggravated homicide in Sonora, Mexico, for the November 2010 murder of Candido Tapia Rios. Silverio-Contreras is wanted for aggravated assault in Puebla, Mexico.


08/10/2015

MCALLEN, TX



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


Members of family-based South Texas alien smuggling organization sentenced to federal prison
On Monday, U.S. District Judge Randy Crane handed down the following sentences. Jaime Brewster Sanchez, 40, of Donna, Texas, was sentenced to 57 months imprisonment to be followed by three years supervised release. His wife Gabriela Garcia Candanoza, 37, also from Donna was sentenced to 51-months in federal prison. Both pleaded guilty May 7.


08/10/2015

WASHINGTON, DC



OPERATIONAL


ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending August 7, 2015
ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending August 7, 2015


08/07/2015

NEWARK, NJ



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


Officers and agents from Newark Field Office bring immigration expertise to federal agency task forces
Today, the ICE ERO Newark Field Office in Newark, New Jersey, is a model of active engagement in joint effort initiatives with regional and interagency partners. These partnerships are paying dividends in terms of locating, targeting and arresting criminal aliens, gang members, terrorists, fugitives and previously deported aliens subject to federal prosecution.



08/06/2015

WESTBOROUGH, MA



WORKSITE ENFORCEMENT


Massachusetts business earns ICE IMAGE distinction
Officials with Home Care Choices, Inc., doing business as Right at Home of Westborough, and ICE formally agreed on Aug. 6 to partner in the "IMAGE" program. The "ICE Mutual Agreement between Government and Employers" program partnership was signed during a ceremony held at Right at Home’s offices in Westborough.


08/06/2015

DALLAS, TX



DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD


9 North Texas family members sentenced for roles in marriage fraud scheme
Frances Sandoval, 61, and her daughter, Monica Morena, 32, were each sentenced last week by U.S. District Judge David C. Godbey to 65 months and 48 months, respectively, in federal prison.


08/06/2015

GRAND FORKS, ND



CHILD EXPLOITATION


North Dakota man arrested for possessing child pornography
An investigation revealed that Internet Protocol addresses associated with Robert Beattie, 55, of the 400 block of Desiree Drive had been active in disseminating child pornography.


08/06/2015

BILLINGS, MT



NARCOTICS


13 convicted for their roles in a Montana drug trafficking operation run from a California prison
The operation investigated a conspiracy to distribute about 10 pounds of methamphetamine in Montana, much of which was orchestrated by defendant Jason Neel, 31, from inside a California prison while serving a sentence for second-degree murder.



08/05/2015

PHILADELPHIA, PA



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


Career financial criminal deported, faces prison in Romania
Florin Hristea, 36, who also goes by Constantin Pendus, was going through immigration proceedings in the United States when Romanian authorities issued a warrant for his arrest in December 2012 to serve five years in prison for a conviction of fraud and using forged documents.

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