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    ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending August 21, 2015

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    ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending August 21, 2015




    August 17, 2015 — ICE arrests 300th foreign fugitive this year

    U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers arrested the 300th foreign fugitive apprehended by the agency since October 2014, which marked the start of fiscal year 2015. Full Story

    August 20, 2015 — ICE arrests child pornographer who is sentenced to 20 years in prison


    With the advent of Internet communications, ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) forensic specialists and special agents are witnessing a relatively new phenomenon in the twisted realm of child sexual abuse. Full Story

    August 18, 2015 — Texas man charged with weapons smuggling to Middle East


    A Texas man is charged with conspiring to export firearms without a license, exporting firearms without a license, and smuggling firearms from the United States in violation of federal export control and firearms laws, in an indictment that was unsealed on Friday. Full Story

    August 14, 2015 — Immigration consultant and former federal official convicted in bribery scheme to obtain benefits for immigrants


    A former official with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), who went on to operate an immigration consulting service, has been found guilty of participating in a scheme to pay bribes to current government employees to obtain “green cards” and citizenship for immigrants. 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

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    08/21/2015

    CORPUS CHRISTI, TX

    HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING

    Leader of South Texas human smuggling organization, 2 others sentenced to federal prison
    Homero Gonzalez-Carranza, 30, citizen of Mexico, who resided in Houston, was sentenced to 151 months in prison. Eduardo Luis Pompa, 26, also of Houston, was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison. Co-conspirator Lisa Quintanilla, 46, of Premont, Texas, who had previously pleaded guilty for her role in the human smuggling operation, was sentenced Aug. 20 to 34 months in federal prison.


    08/20/2015

    JEFFERSON CITY, MO



    DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD


    Missouri man, West Texas woman plead guilty to marriage fraud conspiracy
    Oleksandr Nikolayevich Druzenko, aka “Alex,” 35, a Jefferson City resident, pleaded guilty Aug. 20 to conspiracy to commit marriage fraud. Co-defendant Patricia Anne Ewalt, 63, of El Paso, Texas, pleaded guilty to the same charge Aug. 5.


    08/20/2015

    NEWARK, NJ



    CHILD EXPLOITATION


    New Jersey man sentenced to 5 years in prison for distributing images of child sex abuse
    Armia Alber, 29, of New Brunswick, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty to distributing images of child pornography over the Internet.



    08/20/2015

    PHILADELPHIA, PA



    CHILD EXPLOITATION


    Pennsylvania man admits to sex trafficking minor
    Jimmy Cantelmo, 26, admitted to conspiring with his brother, Sean Cantelmo, and others to persuade a minor to engage in prostitution from February through August 2014.


    08/20/2015

    SAN ANTONIO, TX



    CHILD EXPLOITATION


    South Texas man sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for producing child pornography
    Gabriel Espinoza, 40, from San Antonio, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia to 360 months in prison, to be followed by 40 years of supervised release.


    08/20/2015

    DALLAS, TX



    INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS


    HSI Dallas holds IPR Training Fair to update law enforcement officers on the crime of counterfeiting and how to combat it
    IP theft is a problem that goes much deeper than buyers purchasing fake name-brand purses, shoes or football jerseys at a discount. This alone harms the U.S. economy and robs American workers of jobs. But profits from “knock-offs” also often support criminal organizations involved in weapons trafficking, drug smuggling and other illegal activities.


    08/20/2015

    ATLANTA, GA



    CHILD EXPLOITATION


    ICE arrests child pornographer who is sentenced to 20 years in prison
    Such was the crime HSI special agents discovered in February 2013 at the home of Jeff Clouse, 45 of Conyers, Georgia, who had hundreds of child pornography and videos on his computer, including live streamed video of a woman from the Philippines performing sexual acts on her minor daughters, ages six and eight, and taking direction from Clouse.



    08/20/2015

    SAN ANTONIO, TX



    ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


    ICE officers arrest 61 criminal aliens in central, south Texas
    All 61 individuals arrested have been convicted of crimes in the United States and fall within ICE enforcement priorities. Of those arrested, 21 have felony convictions and 14 have aggravated felony convictions.


    08/20/2015

    ABILENE, TX



    NARCOTICS


    6 members of West Texas drug trafficking organization sentenced to lengthy federal prison terms
    Fabricio Abelardo Perez, 43, of Abilene, was sentenced Thursday by Chief U.S. District Judge Jorge A. Solis to 156 months in federal prison. Earlier this week, Judge Solis sentenced Daniel Longoria, 49, also of Abilene, to 30 years in federal prison.


    08/19/2015

    LOUISVILLE, KY



    CHILD EXPLOITATION


    Former Louisville teacher pleads guilty to producing child pornography
    Patrick Newman, 33, of Louisville, was previously charged in a criminal complaint and then in a felony information.


    08/19/2015

    DALLAS, TX



    CHILD EXPLOITATION


    Honduran man living in North Texas sentenced to more than 8 years in federal prison on child pornography conviction
    Luis Vasquez-Sanchez, 34, living in Grand Prairie, Texas, has been in custody since his arrest in January on a related federal criminal complaint. He will be referred for deportation proceedings after he serves his prison sentence.



    08/19/2015

    ORLANDO, FL



    CHILD EXPLOITATION


    Palm Bay man sentenced to 30 years for Internet solicitation of minor
    According to testimony presented at trial, on the night of July 20, 2014, Jean Roussel Eloi, 30, of Palm Bay, started an online chat session with an 11-year-old girl who lived in Palm Bay. The next day, the girl reported the chats to her mother.


    08/19/2015

    DALLAS, TX



    INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS


    HSI Dallas hosts Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Training Fair for 200 DFW-area law enforcement officers
    It’s estimated that American industries alone lose about $250 billion annually from these counterfeits. And that lost revenue also means lost American jobs, and lost local and federal taxes that weren’t paid on those goods.


    08/18/2015

    TAMPA, FL



    FIREARMS, AMMUNITION & EXPLOSIVES


    Texas man charged with weapons smuggling to Middle East
    According to the indictment, Eyad Farah, 41, of Barrington, Texas, is part of a network of individuals involved in smuggling firearms from the United States to the Middle East.


    08/18/2015

    CORPUS CHRISTI, TX



    NARCOTICS


    South Texas man sentenced to 9 years in federal prison for attempting to smuggle 11 pounds of methamphetamine into US
    Gerardo Garza-Montenegro, 34, from Pharr, Texas, was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge John D. Rainey to 108 months imprisonment to be followed by four years of supervised release.



    08/18/2015

    LAREDO, TX



    HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


    South Texas truck driver convicted of transporting illegal aliens
    Guadalupe Medellin Jr., from Laredo, was convicted Aug. 18 for his role in attempting to transport illegal aliens into the United States for profit.


    08/18/2015

    KANSAS CITY, MO



    NARCOTICS


    Missouri resident from Mexico sentenced to nearly 21 years for drug conspiracy
    Marcelino Ruiz-Reyes, 37, a citizen of Mexico living in Independence, Missouri, was sentenced to 20 years and eight months in federal prison without parole on various charges, including: participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, and participating in a money-laundering conspiracy.


    08/18/2015

    CORPUS CHRISTI, TX



    CHILD EXPLOITATION


    Southeast Texas man sentenced to 5 years in federal prison for possessing child pornography
    John Robert Camp, 24, was sentenced Aug. 18 by Senior U.S. District Judge Hayden Head to 60 months in federal prison to be immediately followed by 10 years of supervised release.


    08/18/2015

    CORPUS CHRISTI, TX



    CHILD EXPLOITATION


    Mexican man sentenced to 7 years in federal prison for possessing child pornography
    Jose Fernando Cardenas-Lira, 52, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Hayden Head to 84 months in prison, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release. In handing down the sentence, Judge Head stated that, “children deserve to be provided protection of the law and this sentence is intended to do just that.” Cardenas-Lira pleaded guilty to the charges in May.



    08/17/2015

    MIAMI, FL



    ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


    ICE arrests 300th foreign fugitive this year
    The 300th capture was Elmer Francisco Reyes, a 30-year-old Honduran man, wanted on a warrant for aggravated sexual assault by Honduran law enforcement authorities who issued a warrant for his arrest in August 2010.


    08/17/2015

    WASHINGTON, DC



    OPERATIONAL


    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.


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    Scuba Diver Smuggles Cocaine in Under Water/Cross Border Tunnel

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    Evelio Padilla-Zepeda, a Honduran national, pleaded guilty in federal court today, admitting that he donned a wetsuit and scuba gear and smuggled 55 pounds of cocaine through an underwater drug tunnel that exited into the All-American Canal just north of the international border.

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