Thread: ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending January 2, 2014

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01/05/2015

ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending January 2, 2014

Dec. 30, 2014 – Child predator arrests, cyber safety highlight most viewed articles of 2014

From major arrests to agency news, here is a look back at the most viewed stories from ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations, Enforcement and Removal Operations and Management and Administration. 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

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. 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 – Colorado man sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for transporting and possessing child pornography

A Colorado man was sentenced on Dec. 23 to serve 35 years in federal prison for transporting and possessing child pornography. Full Story

F.B.I. Breaking News
01.05.15
New York: Director Comey honors slain NYPD Officer Wenjian Liu.
01.05.15
Headquarters/Minneapolis: Two charged for roles in attempted coup in The Gambia.
12.30.14
Columbia: Former county sheriff admits conspiring to habor, conceal illegal aliens.

D.E.A. TOP STORY

Major Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Drug Distribution and Money Laundering
DEC 31 (GREENBELT, MD.)

Anthony Torrell Tatum, age 36, of Arlington, Virginia, pleaded guilty late yesterday to drug and money laundering conspiracies, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. As part of his guilty plea, Tatum consented to the entry of a $108 million forfeiture order, including luxury vehicles, jewelry and cash.

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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

• Watertown Man Sentenced for his role in “Operation Black Widow”
  
• Posted on 12/31/14
  United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Watertown, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on December 29, 2014, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier. Patricio Rodriguez Pena, age 56, was sentenced to 180 months in ...
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• 12/29/14
  Attorney Who Helped Owner of Marijuana Stores Launder Illegal Proceeds Pleads Guilty in Federal Money Laundering Case
• 12/24/14
  Howard County Man Exiled to 8 Years in Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearms in a School Zone
• 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

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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

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01/05/2015

WASHINGTON, DC

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS


Operation Team Player nets more than $25,000 worth of fake goods
The operation, dubbed Operation Team Player, resulted in seizures of jerseys, hats, t-shirts and posters. Although most of the seized items were fake NHL merchandise, agents also seized other counterfeit items bearing the trademarks of professional sports teams. The seizures were part of a crackdown on IPR violators leading up to the NHL Winter Classic. Operation Team Player is an effort by the HSI-led IPR Center that targets counterfeit sports merchandise from all of the major sports leagues.


12/30/2014

BOSTON, MA

DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD

Dominican man sentenced in fraudulent identity document scheme
Richar Steward Cabral Baez, 35, was sentenced to 10 months in prison, and two years of supervised release for providing false statements in an application for a passport and misrepresentation of a social security account number.


12/30/2014

PUERTO CORTES,HONDURAS

NARCOTICS


HSI, CBP, Honduran authorities intercept cocaine concealed in thousands of pieces of wood
Law enforcement intercepted thousands of pieces of wood, concealing approximately 423 kilograms of cocaine, in Honduras Dec. 22.


12/30/2014

WASHINGTON, DC

OPERATIONAL


Child predator arrests, cyber safety highlight most viewed articles of 2014
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) promotes homeland security and public safety through the criminal and civil enforcement of federal laws governing border control, customs, trade and immigration.


12/29/2014

DENVER, CO

CHILD EXPLOITATION

Denver man arrested for producing and transporting child pornography
Michael Yellowhorse, born in 1987, from Denver, Colorado, appeared Dec. 29 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland for a preliminary hearing and detention hearing.


12/29/2014

WASHINGTON, DC

OPERATIONAL


12/29/2014

GREENBELT, MD

WORKSITE ENFORCEMENT

Maryland pool company owner sentenced for hiring unauthorized aliens
Raymond Scott Vincent, 47, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, was sentenced to two days in prison followed by 60 days of home confinement as part of 18 months of probation. Judge Paul W. Grimm also ordered Vincent to perform 80 hours of community service, pay a fine of $36,000 and forfeit $42,262.60.

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