Thread: I.C.E. Top Stories: Last Week 5/9/17

I.C.E. News Releases

Top Stories: Last Week

05/05/2017

ALBUQUERQUE, NM

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS


Mexican siblings indicted in New Mexico for operating a counterfeit vehicle airbag business
Dina Gonzalez-Marquez, 23, and Emilio Gonzalez-Marquez, 21, were arrested Wednesday for allegedly operating a counterfeit airbag business out of their Albuquerque residence.



05/04/2017

NEW YORK, NY

FINANCIAL CRIMES

Former NYPD officer sentenced to 15 months for laundering proceeds of a multi-million dollar prostitution service
Michael Rizzi, 45, of Staten Island, NY, was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment, ordered to forfeit 58 websites and $120,247 seized from merchant accounts, as well as the Florida vacation home that the he had purchased using proceeds of his prostitution operation.



05/03/2017

ATLANTA, GA

ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE removes Honduran man wanted for murder
Francisco Escobar-Orellana is wanted in Honduras pursuant to a May 2005 arrest warrant for allegedly hacking two men to death with a machete at a liquor store in 1993. Mr. Escobar subsequently unlawfully entered the United States at an unknown time and place.



05/02/2017

LAREDO, TX

HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING

3 South Texas men receive lengthy prison sentences for conspiracy to kidnap illegal aliens
Jose Diaz, 42, from Laredo, was sentenced May 2 by U.S. District Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo to 360 months in federal prison; Angel Alexis Diaz, 20 and Julio Osorio, 42, also from Laredo, received respective sentences of 262 months and 292 months. All the sentences will be immediately followed by five years of supervised release. All three pleaded guilty to the charges Sept. 8, 2016.



05/02/2017

LOS ANGELES, CA

CONTRABAND


Orange County man arrested for attempting to smuggle dozens of Asian songbirds into US from Vietnam
Kurtis Law, 49, who also maintains a residence in Vietnam, was taken into custody by special agents with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Law is charged with smuggling goods into the U.S., a felony offense that carries a statutory maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison.

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I.C.E. News Releases

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Location
Topics

05/08/2017

WASHINGTON, DC

ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


MS-13 gang member with assault convictions removed to El Salvador
Ingmar Guandique-Blanco, a documented MS-13 gang member, was transferred to the proper law enforcement authorities upon his arrival in El Salvador. Guandique traveled via ground transportation from Virginia to Pennsylvania where he boarded a flight to Alexandria, Louisiana.



05/08/2017

BALTIMORE, MD



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE arrests public safety threat after detainer not honored
Mario Granados-Alvarado was released from local custody May 3 despite immigration officials formally lodging a detainer with the Montgomery County Detention Center a day earlier. Montgomery County, Maryland, is listed as a jurisdiction that has publicly limited cooperation with ICE and frequently ignores legally authorized detainers.



05/08/2017

DETROIT, MI



NARCOTICS


1 arrested, drugs, large weapons cache seized
Nua Gjokaj was arrested May 5, following the execution of a search warrant at a Detroit business and a Shelby Township residence.



05/08/2017

FORT WORTH, TX



NARCOTICS


Fort Worth man sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for role in methamphetamine distribution conspiracy
Jake Lindsey Hardin, aka “Cash,” 33, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance. Hardin was a fugitive for six months before his arrest in November 2016.




05/08/2017

BEAUMONT, TX



DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD


15 illegal aliens arrested in East Texas for identity theft
On May 4, federal and state agents criminally arrested 15 illegal aliens working under false identities at the LNG facility under construction in Cameron, Louisiana. Earlier in the week, a federal grand jury in Beaumont returned indictments charging these individuals with identity theft, using social security numbers of actual citizens, and making false claims of U.S. citizenship in order to obtain jobs at the facility over the past three years.



05/05/2017

LUBBOCK, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


West Texas man sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison on child pornography and cyberstalking convictions
A West Texas man was sentenced Friday by Senior U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings to 148 months in federal prison for stalking and possessing child pornography.



05/05/2017

ALBUQUERQUE, NM



INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS


Mexican siblings indicted in New Mexico for operating a counterfeit vehicle airbag business
Dina Gonzalez-Marquez, 23, and Emilio Gonzalez-Marquez, 21, were arrested Wednesday for allegedly operating a counterfeit airbag business out of their Albuquerque residence.



05/05/2017

FLAGSTAFF, AZ



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Canadian man arrested in Flagstaff for coming to US to have sex with teenage girl
Dilbagh Singh, 56, of Ontario, Canada, was taken into custody Wednesday in Flagstaff by investigators with ICE HSI, the FBI, the Flagstaff and Cottonwood police departments, and the METRO Narcotics Task Force.




05/05/2017

DALLAS, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Dallas man sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for distributing child pornography
Christopher Dale Gann, 30, from Dallas, has been in custody since his arrest in October 2016.



05/04/2017

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Southeast Texas man sentenced to 17 ½ years in federal prison for producing child pornography by sexually abusing 2 victims
Mark Hamauei, 29, was sentenced May 4 to 210 months in federal prison by Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos. Hamauei was sentenced to 210 months in federal prison on each count, which will run concurrently.



05/04/2017

SEATTLE, WA



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


6 arrested in joint operation targeting organized crime prostitution ring
Fang Wang, 28, of Queens, New York; Yongguang Wu, 27, Yunzhong Chen, 44, Yaoan He, 32, Zhaofeng Zhang, 22, all of Seattle; and Steven Thompson, 59, of Renton, Wash., are charged with conspiracy to promote prostitution.



05/04/2017

NEW YORK, NY



FINANCIAL CRIMES


Former NYPD officer sentenced to 15 months for laundering proceeds of a multi-million dollar prostitution service
Michael Rizzi, 45, of Staten Island, NY, was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment, ordered to forfeit 58 websites and $120,247 seized from merchant accounts, as well as the Florida vacation home that the he had purchased using proceeds of his prostitution operation.




05/04/2017

BALTIMORE, MD



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Indictment charges Maryland man with producing child pornography
According to the indictment, Eric Wayne Grinder, 36, allegedly sexually abused a now 10-year old minor, and produced images of himself and the minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct over the course of three years. In addition, he used electronic communications devices to store and obtain visual depictions of minor victims engaged in sexually explicit conduct.



05/03/2017

ATLANTA, GA



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE removes Honduran man wanted for murder
Francisco Escobar-Orellana is wanted in Honduras pursuant to a May 2005 arrest warrant for allegedly hacking two men to death with a machete at a liquor store in 1993. Mr. Escobar subsequently unlawfully entered the United States at an unknown time and place.



05/02/2017

AMARILLO, TX



NARCOTICS


Panhandle Texas man sentenced to 14 years in federal prison on methamphetamine distribution conviction
Juan Daniel Mares, 40, of Amarillo, pleaded guilty in January 2017 to one count of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. He has been in custody since his arrest Sept. 13, 2016.



05/02/2017

LAREDO, TX



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


3 South Texas men receive lengthy prison sentences for conspiracy to kidnap illegal aliens
Jose Diaz, 42, from Laredo, was sentenced May 2 by U.S. District Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo to 360 months in federal prison; Angel Alexis Diaz, 20 and Julio Osorio, 42, also from Laredo, received respective sentences of 262 months and 292 months. All the sentences will be immediately followed by five years of supervised release. All three pleaded guilty to the charges Sept. 8, 2016.




05/02/2017

LOS ANGELES, CA



CONTRABAND


Orange County man arrested for attempting to smuggle dozens of Asian songbirds into US from Vietnam
Kurtis Law, 49, who also maintains a residence in Vietnam, was taken into custody by special agents with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Law is charged with smuggling goods into the U.S., a felony offense that carries a statutory maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison.



05/01/2017

TULSA, OK



NARCOTICS


ICE shares more than $690,000 with Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office
The check for $690,320.23 represents TCSO’s share of monies and assets seized from one defendant in Operation MEGA BUZZ, which is divided among the participating agencies as part of ICE's asset-sharing agreement


04/28/2017

NEW YORK, NY



TRANSNATIONAL GANGS


Known MS-13 gang member arrested in Long Island
Hector Flamenco, 41, a citizen and national of El Salvador, entered the United States in August 1996. He has a felony conviction of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams, or more, of cocaine in the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York and received a sentence of 121 months imprisonment.



04/28/2017

TAMPA, FL



OPERATIONAL


HSI special agent ready for annual memorial bike ride
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Tampa Special Agent Ellen Pierson has a passion for cycling. Fortunately for her, living in Florida provides the perfect conditions to ride year around.




04/28/2017

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Southeast Texas man pleads guilty to possessing child pornography
The investigation into Henry Franklin Reddick, 69, began after authorities received a CyberTipline report from The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. The CyberTipline provides the public and electronic service providers with the ability to report online instances of child pornography.



04/28/2017

NEW YORK, NY



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE arrests 2 NY-area sex offenders during daily enforcement actions
In the course of normal targeted enforcement activities, ERO officers apprehended two individuals with past criminal sexual offenses. They were taken into custody and are currently being detained pending removal proceedings.



04/28/2017

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Southeast Texas man pleads guilty to soliciting a minor online
David Lee Vann, 35, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jason B. Libby and entered a guilty plea to one count of soliciting a minor online.



04/28/2017

NEWARK, NJ



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE arrests Mexican national released from local custody after detainer request ignored
On April 25, 2017 ERO Newark officers arrested Castro-Pena in Somerville, New Jersey. He will remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.




04/28/2017

WILMINGTON, DE



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Delaware man indicted on child exploitation charges
Scott C. Foster, 37, made his initial appearance before a federal magistrate judge on April 24, 2017, where his federal indictment was unsealed. Foster allegedly used a fake Facebook account under the name of “Chase Reacher” to harass, threaten, and coerce minor females into making and sending sexually explicit photographs.


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A.T.F. Press Releases


MONDAY, MAY 08, 2017

Birmingham Man Received 15 Year Prison Sentence

Field Division:Nashville Field Division


FRIDAY, MAY 05, 2017

Nashville Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison

Field Division:Nashville Field Division


THURSDAY, MAY 04, 2017

Palmyra Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Robbery of Jefferson Liquor Store

Field Division:St. Paul Field Division


Three Hialeah Residents Convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Hobbs Act Robberies After Robbing Two Hialeah Jewelry Stores and Attempting to Rob a Third Store

Field Division:Miami Field Division


Ten People Indicted in Connection to Tuscaloosa Methamphetamine, Cocaine Drug-Trafficking Conspiracy

Field Division:Nashville Field Division


Armed Rolex Robber Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison & $2.4 Million in Restitution

Field Division:Los Angeles Field Division


WEDNESDAY, MAY 03, 2017

Convicted Felon in Possession of a Firearm Sentenced to 120Months in Federal Prison

Field Division:Nashville Field Division


Massive Strike Against Violent Street Gangs in San Diego County Results in Federal Charges Against 140-plus Gang Members and Associates in Less Than Three Months

Field Division:Los Angeles Field Division


Armed Career Criminal Sentenced to Twenty Years in Federal Prison

Field Division:Nashville Field Division


Springfield Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Illegal Firearm

Field Division:Kansas City Field Division


TUESDAY, MAY 02, 2017

Eight Members and Associates of Violent Narcotics Trafficking Organization Charged in Manhattan Federal Court with Six Murders and Racketeering Offenses

Field Division:New York Field Division


Federal Grand Jury in Oakland Charges Eight Defendants in Sixty-four Count Indictment Alleging Interstate Gun Trafficking Scheme

Field Division:San Francisco Field Division


Albuquerque Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Charge

Field Division:Phoenix Field Division


Gang Members Plead Guilty To Racketeering Charges

Field Division:Detroit Field Division


Convicted Felon Admits Trafficking Guns in the Camden Area

Field Division:Newark Field Division


MONDAY, MAY 01, 2017

Albuquerque Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Charge

Field Division:Phoenix Field Division


Information: Federal Court Arraignments

Field Division:Denver Field Division


Whitewater Man Sentenced to 42 Months for Armed Robbery of Jefferson Business

Field Division:St. Paul Field Division


Hartford Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Distributing Heroin, Shooting Incidents

Field Division:Boston Field Division


FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2017

Federal Grand Jury Indicts Birmingham Man in Tuscaloosa Gun Store Burglary

Field Division:Nashville Field Division


Man Charged with Fatally Shooting MPD Officer Pleads Guilty to Separate Federal Charges

Field Division:Nashville Field Division


Canfield Man Charged in Conspiracy of Illegal Distribution of Weapons that Were Resold to Buyers from Mexico

Field Division:Columbus Field Division


Minnesota Permit to Carry to Qualify as Alternative Background Check

Field Division:Headquarters, St. Paul Field Division


KC Man Charged with Illegal Firearm After Jimmy John's Robbery

Field Division:Kansas City Field Division


THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017

Three Southern Arizona Men and One Woman Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms for Exporting Firearms, Ammunition, and Silencers to Hong Kong

Field Division:Phoenix Field Division



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