Thread: ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending Nov. 15, 2013

I.C.E. News Release

NOVEMBER 18, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC

ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending Nov. 15, 2013

Nov. 12, 2013 – ICE deports Salt Lake City gang member convicted of federal immigration and firearms violations

A Salt Lake City gang member convicted of felony immigration and firearms violations was deported to Belize Thursday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). Full Story

Nov. 13, 2013 – HSI, CBIG partners seize nearly 1,500 kilograms of cocaine

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents, working jointly with Caribbean Border Interagency Group (CBIG) partners, disrupted a maritime illegal drug shipment Friday seizing 54 bales of cocaine with an approximate weight of 1,500 kilograms and a street value of $38 million. Full Story

Nov. 12, 2013 – NY man pleads guilty in huge stolen identity refund fraud case

A New York man pleaded guilty Tuesday to his role as the leader of one of the nation's largest and longest running stolen identity tax refund fraud schemes ever identified. The guilty plea resulted from an investigation by the District of New Jersey Financial Crimes Task Force, which is composed of investigators from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the IRS and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the U.S. Secret Service and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Full Story

Nov. 13, 2013 – Former NFL player Sam Hurd sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for role in cocaine and marijuana distribution conspiracy

Former professional football player Samuel George Hurd III, 28, was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Jorge A. Solis to 15 years in federal prison for his role in a cocaine and marijuana distribution conspiracy. Hurd previously played in the National Football League. Full Story

Nov. 13, 2013 – ICE introduced as newest member of Ameripol

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) was introduced today as the newest permanent observer agency to the American Police Community (Ameripol). Full Story

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F.B.I. Breaking News

11.15.13
Miami: Real estate agent gets over 11 years in $2 million mortgage fraud scheme.
11.15.13
Seattle: Bank CEO who falsified reports sentenced to three years in prison.
11.15.13
Charlotte: Army officer sentenced in theft of $1.3 million in government property.

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D.E.A. LATEST NEWS

NOV 13	(COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho) Woman Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Meth
NOV 12	(ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Trafficking and Assaulting a Federal Officer
NOV 07	(TAMPA, Fla.) Lakeland Man Found Guilty of Trafficking in Methamphetamine
NOV 06	(LAREDO, Texas) Two Weslaco Residents Arrested for Trafficking Marijuana
NOV 05	(FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.) Man Sentenced to over 10 Years for Drug-Trafficking

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A.T.F. NEWS

• Operation Coin Collector
  Posted on 11/18/13
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that 37 defendants – including 23 Sedalia, Mo., residents and eight Johnson County, Mo., residents – have been indicted in six separate but related cases ...
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• 11/18/13
  Vancouver, Washington Gang Member Convicted of Being a Felon in Possession of Firearm
• 11/15/13
  10 Year Sentenced Imposed in Gun Crime
• 11/15/13
  St. Charles Man Sentenced on Federal Drug & Weapons Charges
• 11/15/13
  Sedalia Residents Among 37 Indicted for $1 Million Drug–Trafficking Conspiracies, Illegal Firearms

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Headlines News coverage of the U.S. Marshals

	In Depth Look at the Typical Day at the U.S. Marshals Service (video)
	Suspected fugitive arrested in Arizona
	Salt Lake County fugitive arrested, child recovered
	Man extradited to U.S. in connection with 2008 sword slaying
	Accused child molester caught after evading US marshals for 7 years
	Fugitive of the Week captured in Somersworth
	Grainger fugitives arrested at Pigeon Forge hotel
	Fairfax man charged with sexually abusing 3-month-old

Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole Delivers Remarks at Money Laundering Enforcement Conference in Washington, D.C.
Monday, November 18, 2013
As all of you know, banking and financial services play a vital role in our country. They spawn growth, spread risk, facilitate the creation of jobs, and generally drive our economy. Without it, much of the prosperity that allows for our freedoms and our power in the world would not exist.
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Former Puerto Rico Police Officers Sentenced for Roles in Scheme to Extort a State Defendant for $50,000
Monday, November 18, 2013
Two former police officers with the Police of Puerto Rico were sentenced to serve 63 and 60 months in prison for attempting to extort a defendant and soliciting bribe payments of $50,000.
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Pittsburgh Repeat Offender Sentenced to Prison for Tax Obstruction
Friday, November 15, 2013
Michael Carlow, a resident of Pittsburgh, Pa., was sentenced today to serve 35 months in prison for corruptly endeavoring to obstruct the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Justice Department and IRS announced.
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Two Florida Men Convicted in Philadelphia of Conspiring and Trafficking in Protected Reptiles
Friday, November 15, 2013
A federal jury today found Robroy MacInnes, 54, of Inverness, Fla., and Robert Keszey, 47, of Bushnell, Fla., guilty of conspiracy to traffic in state and federally protected reptiles. MacInnes also was convicted of trafficking in protected timber rattlesnakes in violation of the Lacey Act.
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Former Miami Mortgage Broker and Real Estate Agent Sentenced for Role in Multimillion-Dollar Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Friday, November 15, 2013
A former Florida-licensed real estate associate and mortgage broker was sentenced to serve 135 months in prison for his role in a $2.4 million mortgage fraud scheme.
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