Thread: ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending December 26, 2014

I.C.E. News Release

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12/29/2014

ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending December 26, 2014

Dec. 22, 2014 — HSI Bulk Cash Smuggling Task Force seizes nearly $3 million in illicit proceeds in third year

The Columbus-based Bulk Cash Smuggling Task Force seized nearly $3 million in illicit proceeds in 2014 from criminal organizations, nearly a million dollars more than last year's totals. In less than three years, the task force has seized close to $8 million in criminal proceeds. Full Story

Dec. 19, 2014 — DHS Releases End of Year Statistics

As part of Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson's effort to enhance the manner in which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) collects and reports statistics, DHS released its fiscal year (FY) 2014 enforcement statistics from the DHS Office of Immigration Statistics, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Dec. 19. Full Story

Dec. 22, 2014 — HSI special agent, former US Marine saves man's life at local gym — on Marine Corps birthday

ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Boston Special Agent Brian Andersen, former U.S. Marine Corps 1st Division amphibious assault crew member, saved the life of a man at his local gym. Full Story

Dec. 23, 2014 — 9 charged in bank fraud conspiracy after HSI Philadelphia probe

An HSI case led to nine people being charged Dec. 18 in a bank fraud conspiracy who also stole the identities of at least two people. Full Story

Dec. 22, 2014 — Ohio ERO officers save woman and her baby's life at accident scene

Four ICE employees saved the life of a woman and her baby in Columbus, Ohio. Full Story

F.B.I. Breaking News
12.24.14
San Francisco: Real estate investor guilty of bid rigging, fraud at foreclosure auctions.
12.23.14
New York: U.S. congressman admits filing false tax return for restaurant he owned.
12.23.14
Headquarters: David Bowdich named assistant director in charge of Los Angeles Division.

D.E.A. TOP STORY
Heroin Pipeline Stretching from Mexico to NYC and Long Island Dismantled
DEC 19 (MINEOLA, N.Y.)
Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice was joined by Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and city and federal officials yesterday afternoon to announce the dismantling of a multi-million dollar illegal drug pipeline which ran directly from Mexico to New York City and Long Island as part of an investigation involving local, state and federal law enforcement.
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D.E.A. LATEST NEWS

DEC 24	(PHOENIX) Statewide Simulcast on Heroin
DEC 23	(MARQUETTE, Mich.) Meth Cookers Sentenced
DEC 22	(LAREDO, Texas) "Shrek" Receives Significant Sentence in Operation El Patron
DEC 22	(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced
DEC 22	(ASHEVILLE, N.C.) Man Sentenced in Connection with Oxycodone Distribution Ring

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A.T.F. NEWS

• Howard County Man Exiled to 8 Years in Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearms in a School Zone
  Posted on 12/24/14
  Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Terrance Milik Marshall, age 41, of Scaggsville, Maryland, yesterday to eight years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing two firearms in a school zone.
  The sentence was announced by ...
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• 12/24/14
  Defendants Sentenced to Prison for Possessing Stolen Firearms
• 12/23/14
  Look-Out in Armed Pizza Store Robbery Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison
• 12/22/14
  Independence Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Contraband Cigarette Trafficking
• 12/22/14
  Ten Sentenced for Involvement in Aryan Brotherhood of Texas Racketeering Conspiracy

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U.S. Marshals Service News

U.S. Marshals Target Texas Fugitive in Southern Vermont

December 17, 2014 - The U.S. Marshals Service Vermont Violent Offender Task Force arrested Teresa Medeiros, a Texas fugitive who was wanted for Aggravated Assault. read more

“Born To Kill” Gang Member Added To Us Marshals’ 15 Most Wanted Fugitive List

December 16, 2014 - 15 Most Wanted Addition - Career criminal Tam Minh Le thought he had covered up his crimes when he and his associates allegedly threw three men they had bound, beaten and stabbed in the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia in August and left them for dead. However, ... read more

U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Arrests Suspect Wanted for Attempted Murder

December 16, 2014 - Today, U.S. Marshal Martin Pane announced the arrest of Tal Katz, who was wanted for Attempted Murder and other related offenses in New York City. Deputy U.S. marshals and task force officers from the Middle District of Pennsylvania arrested Katz without incident in Jersey Shore, PA. read more

Attempted First Degree Murder Suspect Grabbed by U.S. Marshals in High Point, North Carolina

December 16, 2014 - This morning, Michael Donnell Baskins was arrested by members of the U.S. Marshals Joint Fugitive Task Force and the High Point Police Department. On December 6, 2014, the High Point Police Department issued warrants for Baskins for Attempted First Degree Murder and Assault with a Deadly ... read more

U.S. Marshals Arrest Child Endangerment Suspect

December 15, 2014 - United States Marshal Robert W. Mathieson announces the capture of Petro Johnson. Johnson was wanted by the Norfolk Police Department for three counts of Child Endangerment and one count of Destruction of Evidence. These charges stem from an incident that occurred in Norfolk before Thanksgiving of ... read more

Another Fugitive of the Week Succumbs to Media Pressure

December 15, 2014 - Last week’s “Fugitive of the Week,” Joshua John Torres, surrendered to the U.S. Probation Office in Manchester, NH. Torres was being sought on an outstanding federal arrest warrant for Violation of his Conditions of Supervised Release. Torres was on supervision after being convicted and sentenced for ... read more

U.S. Marshals Task Force Captures Penn Hills Homicide Suspect

December 15, 2014 - Allegheny County Police homicide suspect Darshele Maurice Johnson was apprehended this morning by members of the U.S. Marshals Western Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force. Johnson was charged by the Allegheny County Police with Criminal Homicide and Carrying a Firearm without a License following an investigation into the ... read more

U.S. Marshals Arrest Violent Criminal in Sheldon

December 12, 2014 - The U.S. Marshals Service's Vermont Violent Offender Task Force arrested Jason Ames, a Vermont fugitive who was wanted for Escape from Custody-Furlough. Ames had underlying charges of Obstruction of Justice and Assault. read more

U.S. Marshals in Las Cruces Arrest Murder Suspect, Pimp and Sex Offender

December 11, 2014 - On December 8th, the U.S. Marshals Service South West Investigative Fugitive Team task force in Las Cruces, NM, arrested murder suspect Mario Soto in El Paso, TX. Soto agreed to surrender to U.S. Marshals on First Degree Murder charges that were filed on April 29, 2014. read more

U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Arrests Connecticut Man for Sexual Assault

December 11, 2014 - The U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force today announced the arrest of Richard Buck. Buck was currently being sought by the Connecticut State Police for the offenses of Sexual Assault, Risk of Injury/Impairing Morals of Minor and Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. read more

U.S. Marshals Task Force Arrests Man Wanted for State Parole and Megan’s Law Violations

December 11, 2014 - Today, U.S. Marshal Martin Pane announced the arrest of Troy McFall. In July 2005, McFall was convicted of Aggravated Indecent Assault and in September 2014, he was released to a half-way house. In October, the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole charged McFall as an absconder ... read more

U.S. Marshals Recover Kidnapped Children

December 11, 2014 - The U.S. Marshals Service's South West Investigative Fugitive Team task force arrested Vincent Armijo in Albuquerque, NM. Armijo had an outstanding warrant from the state of Oklahoma for kidnapping. Armijo allegedly kidnapped two minor children and transported them from Oklahoma to New Mexico. The two young ... read more

Laconia Sex Offender Arrested in Arkansas

December 10, 2014 - The U.S. Marshal Service and Laconia Police Department are pleased to announce that Daniel King, of Laconia, NH, was arrested by U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force in Hot Springs, AR. King, was wanted on an outstanding arrest warrant issued by the Laconia Police Department for Indecent ... read more

U.S. Marshals Task Force Arrests Area Man on Sexual Assault Warrant

December 10, 2014 - A U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force located and arrested Dean Alan West, of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. West was wanted by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office on a warrant charging him with sexually assaulting a minor female. read more

Sex Offender Surrenders to U.S. Marshals in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

December 08, 2014 - On December 05, 2014, Juan Antonio Batiste was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Joint Fugitive Task Force with the assistance of the Winston-Salem Police Department S.W.AT team and the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office. Batiste was wanted by the Winston-Salem Police Department for Discharging a Firearm into ... read more

JUSTICE NEWS



Northern California Real Estate Investor Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging and Fraud at Public Foreclosure Auctions
Wednesday, December 24, 2014




Kentucky Businessman Pleads Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to $53 Million Tax Scheme and Massive Fraud That Involved the Bribery of Bank Officials
Tuesday, December 23, 2014




Brooklyn Tax Return Preparer Indicted for Preparing Six Years of False Tax Returns
Tuesday, December 23, 2014


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News from CBP

December 29, 2014 | National Media Release
CBP Announces Reciprocal Arrangement with Germany for Trusted Traveler Programs

December 25, 2014 | Local Media Release
Man Dies Following Assault Against CBP Officers; San Diego Police and CBP Internal Affairs Investigate

December 24, 2014 | Local Media Release
Border Patrol Finds 242 Pounds of Abandoned Marijuana


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I.C.E. News Releases

12/26/2014

SEATTLE, WA

STUDENT AND EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM


Feds deport University of Washington student who made social media threats
Keshav Mukund Bhide, 24, departed on an international flight Wednesday afternoon from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Special agents from HSI and the FBI escorted Bhide to the airport and confirmed his departure. He cannot return to the U.S. for 10 years.


12/24/2014

BOSTON, MA

DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD

Dominican man arrested in fraudulent identity document scheme
Edwin Amaurys Parra Suarez (Parra), 37, was arrested in connection with a scheme to produce false identification documents.


12/23/2014

SAN JUAN, P.R.

CHILD EXPLOITATION

Fajardo area man arrested for child pornography
HSI special agents arrested Hector Antonio Suarez-Rodriguez, 49, after a referral from the Maine State Police Computer Crimes Unit led to an investigation that revealed that child pornography was shared on numerous occasions through a peer-to-peer file sharing application, utilizing an IP address that was later traced to Suarez-Rodriguez.


12/23/2014

DENVER, CO

CHILD EXPLOITATION

Colorado man sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for transporting and possessing child pornography
Following his prison sentence, Gregory Lynn Hopson, 44, of Westminster, Colorado, was ordered to serve a lifetime supervised release, and register as a sex offender. U.S. District Court Judge Lewis T. Babcock also ordered Hopson to pay restitution to the victim of his crime. Hopson was remanded into custody at the conclusion of the hearing.


12/23/2014

PHILADELPHIA, PA

DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD

9 charged in bank fraud conspiracy after HSI Philadelphia probe
The people charged in the superseding indictment are: Adolphus William Cato, 33, Michael Ross, 49, both of Sicklerville, New Jersey; Jared Hayes, 37, Quanda Anthony, 43, both of Willingboro, New Jersey; Sean Finn, 31, of Mount Holly, New Jersey; Rushawn Woodall, 38, of Trenton, New Jersey; Leonard Herrington, 41, Zabrina Jobe, 39, both of Philadelphia; and Warren Moore, 41, of Bordentown, New Jersey.