I.C.E. News Releases - February 2013

Date Location Title
2/28/2013 Baltimore, MD Arms seller pleads guilty to illegal export of night vision equipment
2/28/2013 Washington, DC TOP STORY: Work of HSI Manila profiled on ABC's NIGHTLINE images
2/27/2013 Birmingham, AL 3 men indicted for trafficking counterfeit Super Bowl XLVII tickets
2/27/2013 Corpus Christi, TX 29 taken into custody in southeast Texas in massive racketeering indictment, including 17 former state correction officers
2/27/2013 Washington, DC 2 new private partners join Virtual Global Taskforce in effort to combat online child sexual exploitation
2/27/2013 Lakewood, WA 21 arrested in Tacoma-area theft crackdown
2/27/2013 Los Angeles, CA 8 Los Angeles-area residents charged with using stolen identities to seek more than $19 million in tax refunds
2/27/2013 Baltimore, MD ICE ERO arrests California fugitive in Maryland wanted for raping a child images
2/25/2013 Tampa, FL St. Petersburg man sentenced to 14 years for soliciting sex with child
2/25/2013 Laredo, TX 2 Mexican nationals sentenced for attempting to smuggle assault rifle magazines
2/25/2013 Columbia, SC South Carolina man pleads guilty to manufacturing child porn
2/25/2013 Boise, ID Mexican drug trafficker sentenced to 19 years
2/22/2013 Tulsa, OK 116 criminal aliens arrested by Tulsa-based ICE officers in 2012
2/22/2013 New Orleans, LA Honduran criminal alien sentenced to prison for illegally re-entering US
2/22/2013 Washington, DC ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending Feb. 22, 2013
2/22/2013 Phoenix, AZ 2 Phoenix companies become 'IMAGE certified'
2/22/2013 Corpus Christi, TX 2 leaders of former southeast Texas drug trafficking organization sentenced to life, 30 years in federal prison
2/22/2013 New York, NY Ukrainian national pleads guilty to conspiracy to export night vision equipment
2/22/2013 Seattle, WA Korean madam caught in 2012 Seattle-area prostitution bust sentenced
2/22/2013 Washington, DC TOP STORY: 'Operation Red Zone' nabs $17.3 million in fake NFL merchandise images
2/21/2013 Concord, NH Jury convicts New Hampshire woman for obtaining US citizenship unlawfully
2/21/2013 Sacramento, CA Sacramento man sentenced to more than 15 years for child pornography
2/21/2013 Dallas, TX 25-year-old north Texas man sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for downloading child pornography from the Internet
2/21/2013 Orlando, FL Jamaican citizen sentenced to 57 months in prison for possessing a firearm as an illegal alien
2/21/2013 Cocoa Beach, FL Port Orange man sentenced to more than 7 years in prison for child pornography charges
2/21/2013 Madison, WI Wisconsin man sentenced to 10 years in prison for cocaine conspiracy
2/20/2013 Fairfax, VA ICE and Northern Virginia paving and trucking companies partner to protect the area's lawful workforce
2/20/2013 San Diego, CA 2 San Diego-area businesses join ICE's IMAGE program
2/20/2013 Baltimore, MD Leader of drug trafficking organization convicted of racketeering, kidnapping and murder
2/20/2013 Alexandria, VA 2 arrested in alleged marijuana smuggling operation
2/20/2013 New York, NY AM and G Waterproofing becomes IMAGE partner
2/20/2013 New Orleans, LA Mexican criminal aliens plead guilty to felony drug, firearms charges
2/20/2013 Sacramento, CA Sacramento businessman sentenced to more than 24 years on child pornography and sex tourism charges
2/20/2013 San Juan, PR HSI arrests Humacao resident on child pornography charges
2/20/2013 Orlando, FL Orlando man sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for selling pirated DVDs
2/20/2013 Chicago, IL ICE and CBP announce charges linked to major commercial fraud enterprise images
2/20/2013 Philadelphia, PA Pennsylvania man sentenced to 33 months in prison for smuggling counterfeit pharmaceuticals images
2/19/2013 New York, NY 3 automotive parts suppliers charged with selling counterfeit replacement parts
2/19/2013 Baltimore, MD Maryland man sentenced to 27 years in prison for sexual bondage of a 15 year old girl
2/19/2013 Houston, TX Houston elementary school teacher convicted of possessing, distributing child pornography
2/19/2013 Kansas City, KS Kansas City man pleads guilty to interstate travel to have sex with a child
2/19/2013 Dallas, TX North Texas man sentenced to 12 years in federal prison following his guilty plea to child pornography charges
2/19/2013 Washington, DC TOP STORY: Science and Technology Searchable Toner and Printing Ink Library transitions to ICE HSI Forensic Laboratory images
2/15/2013 Beckley, WV West Virginia man sentenced to 4 years in prison for possession of child pornography
2/15/2013 Newark, NJ NJ man sentenced to 41 months in prison for possessing child pornography
2/15/2013 San Juan, PR HSI, local partners seize $5 million in counterfeit goods from Puerto Rican retailer
2/15/2013 Washington, DC ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending Feb. 15, 2013
2/15/2013 Pittsburgh, PA Pennsylvania man sentenced to 30 months in prison for possession of child pornography
2/15/2013 South Bend, IN 5 convicted for conspiring to obtain car registrations for illegal aliens
2/15/2013 Washington, DC TOP STORY: ICE remembers special agent Jaime J. Zapata images
2/15/2013 Tampa, FL Clearwater man sentenced to 2 years in federal prison for selling counterfeit documents images
2/15/2013 Washington, DC SCAM ALERT: Cyber criminals masquerade as the ICE Cyber Crimes Center to extort money from web users images
2/14/2013 Lima, International ICE deports ex-Peruvian police officer wanted in Peru for weapons trafficking
2/14/2013 Chicago, IL Chicago-area woman arrested for allegedly selling fake documents
2/14/2013 Orlando, FL Cocoa man sentenced to 27 years in federal prison on child pornography charges
2/14/2013 Fresno, CA Fresno man charged with using Internet to lure 13-year-old into sexual encounters
2/14/2013 Del Rio, TX South Texas woman sentenced to 5 years for smuggling cocaine into US
2/14/2013 Honolulu, HI Honolulu man receives 4-year prison term for trafficking illegal fireworks
2/13/2013 Los Angeles, CA 3 Los Angeles-area residents indicted in large-scale phony credit card scheme
2/13/2013 Kansas City, KS Eastern Kansas man pleads guilty to producing child pornography
2/13/2013 Alexandria, VA Maryland woman pleads guilty to recruiting teen in sex trafficking ring
2/13/2013 Baltimore, MD 4 men face federal gun and drug charges in Maryland
2/13/2013 Nogales, AZ Nogales Tunnel Task Force shuts down cross-border tunnel images
2/12/2013 San Juan, PR HSI arrests former church pastor on child exploitation charges
2/12/2013 Detroit, MI Auction house owner arrested for illegal sale of Korean artifact
2/12/2013 Lexington, KY Kentucky man sentenced to 14 years in prison for distributing child pornography
2/12/2013 El Paso, TX El Paso man arrested for allegedly impersonating federal officer
2/12/2013 Baltimore, MD HSI arrests suspect in New York for murder of Maryland man
2/12/2013 San Diego, CA Man sentenced to 12 years for child sex trafficking
2/11/2013 Chicago, IL 2 in Chicago area indicted in alleged marriage fraud conspiracy
2/11/2013 Las Vegas, NV Wife of senator in the Philippines sentenced for bulk cash smuggling
2/11/2013 Savannah, GA 13 additional defendants charged in Operation Dark Night
2/11/2013 San Juan, PR USVI man sentenced to pay $1.1 million for illegal trade of black coral
2/11/2013 Philadelphia, PA Canadian woman pleads guilty to drug trafficking and money laundering charges
2/11/2013 El Paso, TX Former El Paso school district mechanic sentenced to 6 years following his guilty plea on child pornography charges
2/11/2013 Sioux Falls, SD Chicago man found guilty of multiple sex trafficking charges in South Dakota
2/11/2013 Washington, DC ICE deports former director of Salvadoran children's home to face charges of sexually assaulting children under his care images
2/8/2013 Richmond, VA North Carolina woman pleads guilty to operating interstate prostitution organization
2/8/2013 Brunswick, GA Georgia child predator pleads guilty in Operation Sunflower case
2/8/2013 Washington, DC ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending Feb. 8, 2013
2/8/2013 Rochester, NY Mexican drug traffickers sentenced on drug conspiracy charges, conspiracy manager forfeits $750,000 in cash
2/8/2013 Orlando, FL South Carolina physician arrested for enticing a minor to engage in sexual activity
2/8/2013 Tampa, FL Guatemalan drug smuggler extradited to Tampa
2/8/2013 Newark, NJ New Jersey fugitive makes initial court appearance after 3 years on the run
2/8/2013 Prescott, AZ Northern Arizona man sentenced to 30 years on child pornography charges
2/8/2013 Rapid City, SD Florida man pleads guilty to trafficking counterfeit goods in South Dakota
2/7/2013 Denver, CO Boulder, Colo., man arrested on drug-related money laundering charges
2/7/2013 Jacksonville, FL 3 Jacksonville brothers guilty of marriage fraud
2/7/2013 Los Angeles, CA Key player in large-scale human smuggling ring sentenced to 8 years in prison
2/7/2013 Houston, TX Mexican woman pleads guilty to smuggling heroin at Houston airport
2/6/2013 Tampa, FL 14 arrested in marijuana distribution conspiracy
2/6/2013 Baltimore, MD Maryland woman pleads guilty to conspiracy to produce child pornography
2/6/2013 Dallas, TX Former Oklahoma City man sentenced to more than 7 years in federal prison for sending obscene photo to 14-year-old girls via Facebook, text message
2/6/2013 San Juan, PR HSI arrests San Juan resident on child pornography charges
2/6/2013 Buffalo, NY Florida man sentenced in false identification documents case
2/6/2013 New York, NY Corporations charged for allegedly importing hazardous and counterfeit toys from China for sale in the US images
2/6/2013 Kabul, International TOP STORY: ICE signs memorandum of cooperation with Afghanistan images
2/5/2013 San Diego, CA ICE fines San Diego-area companies for hiring unlawful employees
2/5/2013 Fresno, CA San Jose owners of online clothing business arrested on multiple fraud and money laundering charges
2/5/2013 Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles-area woman initially charged as 'Jane Doe' in child pornography case named in federal grand jury indictment images
2/5/2013 London, International TOP STORY: ICE Director John Morton addresses Chatham House images
2/4/2013 Del Rio, TX Southwest Texas man extradited from Mexico for smuggling defense articles
2/4/2013 Providence, RI Rhode Island man pleads guilty to producing child pornography outside the US
2/4/2013 San Juan, PR Former San Juan Police Department commissioner pleads guilty to possession of child pornography
2/4/2013 West Palm Beach, FL Runyan sentenced to 20 years for enticing a minor
2/4/2013 Corpus Christi, TX South Texas man found guilty of marijuana trafficking via Intracoastal Waterway
2/4/2013 Detroit, MI Detroit BEST case ends in Canadian drug-smuggling conviction
2/4/2013 Newark, NJ New York man pleads guilty to his role in identity theft ring and tax evasion
2/4/2013 Pittsburgh, PA Pennsylvania accountant pleads guilty to alien harboring conspiracy, violating federal tax laws
2/1/2013 Baltimore, MD Maryland resident pleads guilty in credit card fraud scheme involving more than 50 victims
2/1/2013 Washington, DC ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending Feb. 1, 2013
2/1/2013 Miami, FL Nicaraguan national sentenced on drug trafficking and weapons conspiracy charges
2/1/2013 Alexandria, VA Northern Virginia Korean Night Breeders Gang leader sentenced to 210 months for extorting local businesses
2/1/2013 Salt Lake City, UT ICE deports 2 Utah child predators
2/1/2013 Indianapolis, IN Maryland man sentenced in Indiana to 30 years in international child pornography conspiracy case
2/1/2013 San Juan, PR HSI arrests Puerto Rican man on child pornography charges
 

 
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