I.C.E. News Releases
December 2008

Date Location News Release Title

12/30/2008
Miami, FL
South Florida produce firm and owners plead guilty to charges related to the importation of produce contaminated with illegal pesticides

12/29/2008
Brownsville, TX
ICE deports man wanted for 2 murders in Mexico

12/23/2008
Springfield, IL
Illinois man sentenced to 14 years in prison for child pornography

12/23/2008
Miami, FL
ICE arrests 110 Florida residents in targeted immigration fugitive operation

12/23/2008
Miami, FL
ICE and CBP seize more than 855 pounds of marijuana, arrest boat captain and two passengers on drug smuggling charges

12/22/2008
San Juan, PR
ICE arrests 13 for roles in marriage fraud scam

12/19/2008
Washington, DC
Three Texas men sentenced for roles in sale of $2.5 million in counterfeit software

12/19/2008
Dallas, TX
84 aliens arrested by ICE Fugitive Operations Teams in the Dallas area

12/19/2008
Albany, NY
IFCO Systems enters into record $20.7 million settlement

12/18/2008
Detroit, MI
Detroit area man sentenced to 5 years for possession of child pornography

12/18/2008
Tallahassee, FL
Illegal alien sentenced to federal prison for failing to comply with removal order

12/18/2008
Atlanta, GA
Key member of alleged human trafficking ring pleads guilty to sex trafficking charges following ICE Atlanta investigation

12/18/2008
St. Croix, USVI
U.S. Virgin Islands man indicted on sex tourism charges

12/18/2008
St. Croix, USVI
Florida man indicted in St. Croix, USVI for possession of child porn

12/18/2008
Frenso, CA
Amateur photographer indicted on multiple child pornography charges

12/17/2008
St. Louis, MO
Eastern Missouri company pleads guilty to visa fraud charges

12/17/2008
Spokane, WA
Child rapist and pornographer Kenneth Freeman pleads guilty

12/17/2008
Washington, DC
Guardian targets holiday lights, toys

12/16/2008
Charlotte, NC
ICE cautions holiday shoppers of telemarketing fraud and other schemes

12/16/2008
Philadelphia, PA
Federal and local law enforcement agencies partner to better identify criminal aliens

12/16/2008
Columbia, SC
2 MS-13 Houston gang members extradited for a South Carolina murder

12/16/2008
Santa Ana, CA
3 men indicted in scheme to illegally export night vision goggles to Vietnam

12/15/2008
Washington, DC
Three Texas men sentenced for roles in sale of $2.5 million in counterfeit software

12/15/2008
Miami, FL
ICE cautions holiday shoppers of telemarketing fraud and other schemes

12/15/2008
Ft. Worth, TX
Jury finds man guilty of enticing minor girl to engage in sexual acts

12/15/2008
Washington, DC
ICE arrests Canadian on sex tourism

12/15/2008
Detroit, MI
Former Dearborn resident sentenced to 10 years for efforts to aid terrorists

12/15/2008
Atlanta, GA
13,000 pieces of counterfeit goods including Coach, Gucci and Nike with an estimated value of $250,000 were seized in Atlanta following an ICE investigation

12/12/2008
Oklahoma City, OK
Illegal alien sentenced to 3 years for selling cocaine, possessing false green cards

12/12/2008
Boise, ID
Former employees of Idaho Truss face criminal charges

12/12/2008
Seattle, WA
Beachfront cocaine smuggling attempt thwarted in Whatcom County

12/12/2008
Houston, TX
ICE, HPD arrest "Houstone" gang member wanted for 2 murders

12/12/2008
Washington, DC
Operation Joint Hammer targets child pornographers

12/12/2008
Philadelphia, PA
Drug trafficker sentenced to more than 20 years in prison

12/11/2008
Fresno, CA
Former Fresno teacher indicted for possessing and trafficking child pornography

12/11/2008
San Antonio, TX
Mexican national sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for firearms smuggling

12/11/2008
Miami, FL
ICE investigation shuts down South Florida counterfeit document ring

12/11/2008
Sturgis, MI
6 arrested in Sturgis during ICE-led operation targeting gang members

12/11/2008
Charleston, SC
ICE seizes $500,000 worth of counterfeit goods

12/11/2008
St. Louis, MO
Missouri man sentenced to almost 15 years for possessing child pornography

12/11/2008
Fresno, CA
ICE-led multi-agency probe dismantles Central Valley drug trafficking ring

12/11/2008
Albuquerque, NM
ICE arrests 60-year-old man charged with child pornography

12/11/2008
Harrisonburg, VA
4 men sentenced in document and identity fraud investigation

12/10/2008
Omaha, NE
Nebraska business owner sentenced to 30 months for hiring illegal aliens

12/10/2008
McAllen, TX
4 Mexican nationals sentenced for harboring illegal aliens at a Mission, TX ranch

12/10/2008
Whiting, IN
ICE arrests 15 illegal contract workers at oil refinery in northern Indiana

12/08/2008
Spokane, WA
Mother, daughter guilty of smuggling monkey from Thailand

12/08/2008
New York, NY
ICE agents arrest Dominican Republic Consular employee accused of smuggling aliens into the U.S. as family members

12/05/2008
San Juan, PR
ICE nabs Puerto Rican couple for possession of child porn and sexual exploitation of children

12/05/2008
San Francisco, CA
ICE arrests California Department of Justice investigator for possession of child pornography

12/04/2008
Miami, FL
ICE arrests boat operator on alien smuggling charges

12/04/2008
El Paso, TX
2 men sentenced to federal prison for firearms trafficking

12/04/2008
Honolulu, HI
Managers for local agricultural conglomerate indicted on federal charges stemming from ICE worksite probe

12/04/2008
Boise, ID
16 illegal workers at Nampa company arrested in ICE operation

12/04/2008
Los Angeles, CA
Multi-agency task force to combat smuggling at nation's largest seaport complex

12/04/2008
Charlotte, NC
ICE shares more than $400,000 with North Carolina state and local law enforcement agencies

12/03/2008
New York, NY
ICE arrests six defendants in an African elephant ivory smuggling conspiracy operation through JFK International Airport

12/03/2008
Philadelphia, PA
Pennsylvania man charged in sex tourism case involving Russian orphans

12/03/2008
New York, NY
ICE returns stolen antiquities to Egypt

12/01/2008
Miami, FL
Two vessel operators indicted in failed smuggling attempt of 19 Dominican nationals

12/01/2008
El Paso, TX
"BEST" team arrests three allegedly linked to drowning death

Last Modified: Friday, January 2, 2009
U.S. Department of Homeland Security

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