Thread: ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending September 25, 2015

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09/28/2015


ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending September 25, 2015




September 23, 2015 — Largest cocaine stash found in years at Philadelphia port

Federal law enforcement authorities announced Wednesday the seizure of 363 pounds of cocaine concealed in cases of Costa Rican pumpkins and squash at the Port of Philadelphia. Full Story

September 23, 2015 — ICE Homeland Security Investigations resident agent in charge remembers the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Resident Agent in Charge Blayne Bergeron of Houma, Louisiana, remembers Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. At the time, he was group supervisor in HSI New Orleans. Full Story

September 23, 2015 — ICE, Cumulus announce synthetic drugs awareness PSA campaign as school year begins

In an effort to reduce the number of young people impacted by synthetic drugs, HSI announced a public service announcement partnership today with Cumulus Radio to generate awareness about the drugs’ harmful effects. Full Story

September 22, 2015 — Methamphetamine trafficker sentenced to 14 years in prison

A Honolulu woman was sentenced Tuesday to 172 months in prison on methamphetamine trafficking charges stemming from a probe by HSI. Full Story

September 23, 2015 — ICE Emergency Management Specialist responded to and learned from active shooter incident

From the time she was a toddler, Helen Vettori, emergency management specialist from ICE National Emergency Management Division, wanted to be a “fireman.” On her third birthday, she received a red peddle fire engine, complete with two wooden ladders and a shiny bell. Her family lived a block away from a dangerous intersection where traffic accidents occurred at least once a week. Vettori “responded” to those accidents in her little fire engine. Full Story

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I.C.E. News Releases

09/25/2015

WASHINGTON, DC

ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE deports man wanted in El Salvador for rape of a minor
Oscar Avila-Osorio, 24, is wanted in his home country for raping a minor and was the subject of an Interpol notice.


09/25/2015

DEL RIO, TX

CONTRABAND

South Texas man sentenced to more than 4 years in federal prison for attempting to smuggle weapons into Mexico
On Sept. 23, U.S. District Judge Alia Moses sentenced Roberto Reyna, 25, from Uvalde, Texas, to 57 months in federal prison to be followed by three years of supervised release. Reyna pleaded guilty to the charge Jan. 22.


09/24/2015

SAN DIEGO, CA



INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS


San Diego-area business owner admits trafficking counterfeit cell phone parts
Octavio Cesar Sana, a Spanish national with legal U.S. residency, admitted in a plea agreement that he sold at least $3.2 million worth of Chinese-made counterfeit cell phone parts through businesses he operated since 2007—including a website called “Flexqueen.com.”



09/24/2015

SAVANNAH, GA



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Former Georgia sheriff’s deputy sentenced for producing child pornography
Richard Adam Hall, 53, was sentenced following an investigation by ICE's HSI, the Chatham County District Attorney’s Office, the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office, the Savannah-Chatham Metro Police Department and Armstrong State University’s Police Department.


09/24/2015

WASHINGTON, DC



OPERATIONAL


ICE Director Saldaña discusses combating cyber crime with DOJ Assistant Attorney General for National Security
The panel discussion, entitled “The Cyber Threat – How Industry and Law Enforcement Can Work Together,” was part of the 2015 Department of Justice Cybersecurity Summit, hosted by the U.S. Attorneys’ Office for the Northern District of Alabama.


09/24/2015

CHICAGO, IL



CONTRABAND


Former Chicago nightclub bouncer arrested on charges of operating illegal steroid lab from his suburban home
Joseph T. Palermo, 33, of Oak Lawn, Illinois, imported anabolic steroids, human growth hormones and pharmaceuticals from outside the United States for about five years, according to a federal criminal complaint and affidavit. According to these charges, the shipments from China arrived in the form of raw liquid or powder, which Palermo manufactured into usable steroids and distributed to large-scale dealers in the Chicago area.


09/24/2015

ALBUQUERQUE, NM



CONTRABAND


2 men from Mexico, West Texas sentenced to lengthy prison terms for narcotics trafficking
A Mexican national and a West Texas man were sentenced Thursday to lengthy federal prison terms for narcotics trafficking.



09/23/2015

DETROIT, MI



NARCOTICS


ICE, Cumulus announce synthetic drugs awareness PSA campaign as school year begins
As part of the PSA campaign, Talk 760 WJR-AM will air a 60-second PSA, which features HSI Detroit Special Agent in Charge Marlon Miller discussing some of the harmful side effects of synthetic drugs.


09/23/2015

MIAMI, FL



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Port St. Lucie police officer arrested for distribution, possession of child pornography
Michael Edwin Harding, 27, of Port St. Lucie, was charged with receiving and distributing material involving sexual exploitation of minors and with possession of child pornography.


09/23/2015

PEORIA, IL



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Grand jury indicts Illinois man on child pornography charges
The indictment alleges that from April to August, Terrence J. O’Connor, 52, of Urbana, Illinois, received and possessed images and videos of minors under the age of 12 engaged in sexually explicit conduct.


09/23/2015

WASHINGTON, DC



OPERATIONAL


ICE Emergency Management Specialist responded to and learned from active shooter incident
“I credit the hours of training and experience as the reason I was able to focus without thinking about my own safety,” said Vettori.



09/23/2015

NEW ORLEANS, LA



OPERATIONAL


ICE Homeland Security Investigations resident agent in charge remembers the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
Bergeron said HSI knows the importance of redundant and multiple methods of communication and of being self-contained. “My motto is: prepare for the worst; pray for the best,” said Bergeron.


09/23/2015

PHILADELPHIA, PA



NARCOTICS


Largest cocaine stash found in years at Philadelphia port
Federal law enforcement authorities announced Wednesday the seizure of 363 pounds of cocaine concealed in cases of Costa Rican pumpkins and squash at the Port of Philadelphia.


09/23/2015

SEATTLE, WA



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Seattle psychologist charged with seeking sex with 12-year-old child
A practicing psychologist employed with a Seattle medical group was charged in federal court Wednesday with the attempted enticement of a minor, the result of a two-week investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).


09/23/2015

JOHNSTOWN, PA



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Pennsylvania priest convicted for child sex tourism, money laundering
Joseph D. Maurizio Jr., 70, of Central City, Pennsylvania, was convicted of engaging in illicit sexual conduct in foreign places, possession of child pornography and international money laundering.



09/22/2015

NEW YORK, NY



CONTRABAND


ICE El Dorado Task Force investigation leads to charges against 6 in contraband cigarette probe
Farouk Mohamed Aldaylam, 28, of Queens Village, New York, Fahd Hamood Aljahaf, 37, of Bronx, New York, Galal Hameed Kassim, 29, and Muneer Kaid Khaled, 25, both of Brooklyn, New York, Amir Mohamed Alsaidi, 37, of Baltimore, Maryland, and Mohamed Abdo Elbarati, 30, of Winchester, Virginia, are alleged to have conspired to profit from the unlawful sale of contraband cigarettes.


09/22/2015

HONOLULU, HI



NARCOTICS


Methamphetamine trafficker sentenced to 14 years in prison
Malia Arciero, 34, appeared Tuesday before Chief U.S. District Judge Susan Oki Molloway. In January, a federal grand jury convicted Arciero of four counts of intentionally distributing 50 or more grams of methamphetamine.


09/22/2015

TYLER, TX



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


Previously convicted East Texas sex offender sentenced to 23 years in federal prison for transporting minors across state lines for prostitution
Anthony Nelson, 33, from Tyler, pleaded guilty Nov. 10, 2014 to transporting minors and was sentenced Sept. 22 to 276 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Michael H. Schneider.


09/22/2015

BROWNSVILLE, TX



NARCOTICS


Mexican man sentenced to 3 years in federal prison for his role in the largest marijuana grow field discovered in South Texas
U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen sentenced Miguel Echevarria-Guizar, 22, from Mexico to 36 months in federal prison. His father Miguel Echevarria-Zuniga, 51, also from Mexico, was sentenced in August to serve 42 months for the marijuana charge and for re-entering the United States after having been deported.



09/21/2015

FRESNO, CA



CONTRABAND


Bakersfield-area man sentenced for role in cocaine smuggling scheme
Jose Luis Montoya-Salazar, aka Rafael Salazar-Sanchez (Montoya), 43, a native and citizen of Mexico, was sentenced for conspiring to import and distribute more than 84 pounds of cocaine.


09/21/2015

SPRINGFIELD, IL



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Illinois man charged with enticing minor
Jeffrey Parkhurst, 58, of Springfield, made his initial appearance in federal court in Urbana late Friday on a charge of enticing a minor.


09/21/2015

URBANA, IL



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Illinois man sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting minor
Talon G. Wright, 39, of Urbana, was sentenced Sept. 21 by U.S. District Judge Colin S. Bruce, Central District of Illinois, to 15 years in federal prison, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release after his release from prison.

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Las Vegas: Third person sentenced for role in international biofuel fraud conspiracy.

D.E.A. TOP STORY

DEA Dialogues with Registrants on Preventing Pharmaceutical Diversion at Conference This Week
SEP 25 (WASHINGTON)
The new head of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA's) Office of Diversion Control met with the agency's registered pharmaceutical manufacturers, importers, and exporters this week to discuss how they can prevent pharmaceutical diversion while minimizing the impact on legitimate commerce. Almost 300 registrants attended the conference held September 23 and 24 at National Harbor, Maryland.

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D.E.A. LATEST NEWS

SEP 25	(RUTLAND, Vt.) Vermont Man Sentenced on Heroin and Cocaine Charges
SEP 25	(NEW HAVEN, Conn.) Indictment Charges Nine with Obtaining Oxycodone in Rx Scheme
SEP 24	(BINGHAMTON, N.Y.) 10 Defendants Indicted on Steroid Distribution
SEP 24	(FRESNO, Calif.) Methamphetamine Trafficking Defendant Sentenced
SEP 23	(ALBUQUERQUE) Forty-One Facing Drug Trafficking Charges

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A.T.F. Press Releases

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Mobile County Man Sentenced To 37 Months For Possession of Stolen Firearm
Nashville Field Division


Topeka Man Charged with Possession of Stolen Firearms
Kansas City Field Division


Man Arrested In Penn-North One Week After Baltimore Riots Guilty Of Federal Gun Charge
Baltimore Field Division


TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Tampa Auto Dealer Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy
Tampa Field Division


Madison Felon Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Possessing Multiple Firearms
St. Paul Field Division


Eight Members of Violent Detroit Street Gang Charged With RICO and Firearms Offenses
Detroit Field Division


MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Coles County Man Indicted on Drug and Gun Charges
Chicago Field Division


Vermilion County Man Indicted on Gun Charge
Chicago Field Division

Headlines News coverage of the U.S. Marshals

	USMS Arrest Two in Cedar Rapids
	North Carolina Man Arrested for Double Shooting
	USMS Assists in Capture of Violent Robbery Suspect in Georgia
	USMS Teams with Local Police to Find Alabama Sex Offender
	Fugitive Sought in Western Virginia

JUSTICE NEWS



Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates Delivers Remarks at Justice Department’s Annual Violence Reduction Network Summit
Monday, September 28, 2015




Ringleader of $24 Million Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Ring Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
Friday, September 25, 2015




Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Delivers Remarks at Community Policing Forum in Richmond, California
Friday, September 25, 2015


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