Thread: ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending Nov. 21, 2014

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ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending Nov. 21, 2014

Nov. 18, 2014 – ICE's new family detention center in Dilley, Texas to open in December

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will be expanding its detention capacity for adults with children at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, in December. Full Story

Nov. 17, 2014 – SEVP deploys new class of field representatives to work with US schools hosting international students

The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), housed within ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), deployed 14 additional field representatives to territories across the country this week. Full Story

Nov. 19, 2014 – ICE Houston officers deport Salvadoran man wanted for aggravated homicide

A Salvadoran man wanted for aggravated homicide in his home country and membership in the violent MS-13 street gang was deported Nov. 19 by officers with ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). Full Story

Nov. 17, 2014 – HSI Special Agent Cadet Program a valuable experience for students, ICE instructors

HSI created the HSI Special Agent Cadet Program in 2013 in partnership with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and MedStar Georgetown University. Full Story

Nov. 18, 2014 – Pre-Columbian artifacts returned to Colombia following HSI, CBP case

U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Kevin Whitaker returned six pre-Columbian artifacts to the government of Colombia following a joint law enforcement investigation between HSI and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Full Story

F.B.I. Breaking News
11.21.14
Miami: FARC member extradited from Colombia to face hostage taking charges.
11.21.14
Cleveland: Man gets four years in criminal schemes centered around IHOP restaurants.
11.21.14
San Juan: Virgin Islands legislature executive director guilty of accepting bribes.

D.E.A. TOP STORY

Former Member of German Armed Forces Extradited to U.S.

NOV 21 (WASHINGTON)
DEA Deputy Administrator Thomas Harrigan and Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York today announced that Michael Filter was extradited from Estonia where he had been arrested for conspiracy to import cocaine into the United States and conspiracy to distribute cocaine on board an aircraft. Filter, a German citizen, arrived in the Southern District of New York Wednesday, and made his first appearance in Manhattan federal court Thursday. Filter's co-defendants, Joseph Manuel Hunter, Timothy Vamvakias, and Dennis Gogel were previously arrested in Thailand (Hunter) and Liberia (Vamvakias and Gogel) and brought to the United States in September 2013. Co-defendant Slawomir Soborski was previously arrested in Estonia in September 2013 and was extradited to the United States in April 2014.
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D.E.A. LATEST NEWS

NOV 21	(LAREDO, Texas) Members of Trafficking Group Plead Guilty
NOV 21	(MCALLEN, Texas) Two Head to Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine
NOV 21	(NEW HAVEN, Conn.) Fairfield Man Sentenced
NOV 21	(FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.) Six Sentenced to Combined 26 Years for Drug Trafficking
NOV 21	(PROVIDENCE, R.I.) Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to Seven Years

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A.T.F. NEWS

• Brockport Man Sentenced on Gun Charge
  Posted on 11/24/14
  ROCHESTER, N.Y.-- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that, Juan Morales, 25, of Brockport, NY, who was convicted of possessing a firearm as a felon, was sentenced to 100 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa.
  Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Noto, ...
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• 11/21/14
  Twenty-Five Alleged Aryan Brotherhood Members and Associates Indicted on Federal Racketeering Charges in Mississippi and Oklahoma
• 11/21/14
  Eleven Alleged Universal Aryan Brotherhood Members and Associates Charged with Racketeering, and Drug Conspiracy, Kidnapping, and Maiming a Person
• 11/20/14
  Brockport Man Sentenced on Gun and Drug Charges
• 11/19/14
  Manhattan U. S. Attorney Announces Charges against Inside Man Arrested in Connection with Daytime Armed Robbery of Diamond District Store

U.S. Marshals Service News

U.S. Marshals Task Force Arrests Fugitive on the Run for 6 Months

November 19, 2014 - This afternoon, members of the U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested Andre Powell at a residence in Mansfield, Ohio. Powell was wanted for a parole violation on an original charge of Burglary, and a probation violation on an original charge of Receiving Stolen ... read more

Reward in Matthew Dion Fugitive Case Increased to $10,000

November 18, 2014 - The reward offered in the Matthew Thomas Dion fugitive investigation has increased to $10,000. Dion is wanted by the Manchester, New Hampshire Police Department on outstanding arrest warrants for 2 counts of 2nd Degree Murder, Arson and Possession of Child Pornography. The U.S. Marshals Service is ... read more

U.S. Marshals 15 Most Wanted Fugitive’s Skull Found by Family Dog

November 17, 2014 - 15 Most Wanted Update - One of the U.S. Marshals’ 15 Most Wanted fugitives is no longer being sought after his skull was discovered only a few miles from the Texas facility from which he escaped in October 2013. On Wednesday, after DNA confirmation and next-of-kin ... read more

U.S. Marshals Task Force Arrest Local Drug Dealer After A Year On The Run

November 17, 2014 - The United States Marshals Fugitive Task Force arrested a man who had been wanted for more than a year, and had six felony warrants issued in the city of Richmond. Alonza Forbes was taken into custody after the task force developed information that he was likely ... read more

Fugitive Kidnapper Surrenders After Pressure by U.S. Marshals and the Television Program "The Hunt"

November 17, 2014 - Long time fugitive Genevieve Kelley surrendered to the Coos County Sheriff’s Office, in Lancaster, NH. Kelley was wanted by law enforcement since November 2004 for Non-Custodial Kidnapping and Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution. Kelley, along with her then husband, Scott Kelley, fled New Hampshire with her ... read more

U.S. Marshals to Hold Second Bitcoin Auction

November 17, 2014 - The U.S. Marshals are auctioning 50,000 bitcoins in connection with a civil forfeiture and criminal action brought against Ross Ulbricht in federal court in the Southern District of New York. The auction will take place during a 6-hour period on Dec. 4 from 8:00 a.m. until ... read more

The U.S. Marshals New Mexico’s Most Wanted Program Proves Successful Once Again

November 15, 2014 - The U.S. Marshals Service in New Mexico and Colorado worked together to bring alleged killer and New Mexico’s most wanted fugitive, Ricardo “Ricky” Martinez to justice. On November 7, 2014, Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Detectives identified Martinez as a murder suspect in the Santa Fe County ... read more

Operation Triple Beam Focuses on Gangs and Violent Offenders in 2014

November 07, 2014 - The U.S. Marshals Service arrested 1,309 fugitives, gang members and violent offenders as part of Operation Triple Beam, a Marshals-led, proactive gang enforcement program that coordinated partnerships between federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, as well as the federal, state and local prosecutor offices. read more

Kentucky Homicide Suspect Arrested by U.S. Marshals in Hamlet, North Carolina

November 07, 2014 - On November 5th, Altaron Odell Robinson was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Joint Fugitive Task Force. Robinson was wanted out of Louisville, Kentucky by the Louisville Metro Police Department for Murder, Retaliation Against Participant in Legal Process, Intimidating Participate in the Legal Process and Persistent Felony ...read more

Sioux Falls Most Wanted Fugitive Captured in Delaware

November 07, 2014 - A fugitive wanted on several felony warrants stemming from an Aggravated Assault and Distribution of Narcotics has been arrested by members of the U.S. Marshals First State Fugitive Task Force in Newark, Delaware. Albert Javers was being sought by the Sioux Falls Area Joint Fugitive Task ... read more

U.S. Marshals Arrest Home Invasion Suspect

November 06, 2014 - U.S. Marshal Robert W. Mathieson announces the capture of Joven Covington, who was wanted for a home invasion that occurred in August 2013 in Norfolk. According to investigators, Covington and another individual entered a home and robbed the five individuals inside. During the robbery, gun shots ... read more

Kentucky Murder Suspect Arrested in Glendale Area After Months on the Run

November 05, 2014 - On Monday afternoon, Jefferey Morris was arrested by Task Force members in Glendale, AZ. Morris was wanted by the Lexington Police Department in Kentucky for Murder. read more

Fugitive of the Week Arrested Across the Country in San Diego

November 05, 2014 - This week’s “Fugitive of the Week,” Fernando Anton, was arrested in San Diego, CA by members of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force. Anton, who was last known to reside in Nashua, NH, was being sought on a Nashua Police Department warrant for First Degree Assault. read more

Task Force Arrests Violent Fugitive, Closing 4 Warrants

November 04, 2014 - The U.S. Marshals Service Vermont Violent Offender Task Force arrested a fugitive who was wanted for Aggravated Assault with a Weapon, Aggravated Assault, Domestic Assault, and Possession of Narcotics, among several other charges. Travis Preston Heath was arrested on the evening of November 3, 2014 in ... read more

This Week's 'Fugitive of the Week' Arrested in Hooksett

October 31, 2014 - This week’s “Fugitive of the Week,” Jonathan Benedict, was arrested in Hooksett, NH by members of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force. Benedict was last known to reside in Concord, NH, and was being sought on an outstanding Merrimack County warrant for Probation Violations, stemming from ... read more

JUSTICE NEWS



Three Real Estate Developers Convicted in $20 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Friday, November 21, 2014




Massachusetts Dentist Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
Friday, November 21, 2014




Two Members of MS-13 Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms for Violent Offenses
Friday, November 21, 2014


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I.C.E. News Releases

11/21/2014

LUBBOCK, TX

CHILD EXPLOITATION

Louisiana mechanic sentenced in west Texas to 2 years in federal prison on obscenity conviction
U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings ordered Nicholas W. Schofield, 26, from Lake Charles, Louisiana, who has been on bond, to surrender to the Bureau of Prisons Jan. 25.


11/21/2014

FORT WORTH, TX

CHILD EXPLOITATION

North Texas man charged with federal child pornography offenses
Randy Way Wesson, 28, from Hurst, Texas, made his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeffrey L. Cureton in federal court in Fort Worth Nov. 21.


11/21/2014

DENVER, CO

CHILD EXPLOITATION

Arkansas man arrested for traveling to Colorado to have sex with children
Donnie Waldo Jr., 47, of Dover, Arkansas, was charged by criminal complaint Nov. 10; he was indicted by a federal grand jury in Denver Nov. 17.


11/21/2014

AUSTIN, TX

DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD

Former central Texas police chief sentenced to 4½ years in federal prison for bribery
Andres Tomas Gutierrez, 52, from Jarrell, Texas, was sentenced to 54 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release.


11/21/2014

SEATTLE, WA

ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL

Chinese college student convicted of fatal Seattle-area crash deported
Yichun Xu was placed on a commercial flight back to China Thursday afternoon by ERO officers. The former Puget Sound Community College student came to the attention of ERO following his November 2012 arrest on multiple vehicular assault charges


11/21/2014

DETROIT, MI

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS


Ford recognizes HSI Detroit for consumer safety, brand protection efforts
Since 2010, Ford and HSI Detroit have collaborated on dozens of enforcement efforts that resulted in the seizures of websites selling counterfeit diagnostics equipment, charges against individuals selling counterfeit airbags and airbag components, seizures of faulty Engine Control Modules (ECMs), which act as the vehicle’s “black box,” and seizures of other sensitive automotive parts.


11/20/2014

DALLAS, TX

CHILD EXPLOITATION

Dallas man sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for transporting, shipping child pornography
A forensic examination of Savell's laptop computers revealed more than 750 images and 250 videos of child pornography. That analysis also revealed that 14 of the files depicted sadism and/or masochism, and 22 files depicted infants or toddlers.

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