Thread: I.C.E. & C.B.P. News Releases 04/16/2019

I.C.E. News Releases


04/16/2019

NEWARK, NJ

ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


Ecuadorian national removed from US, wanted in home country for fraud
Veronica Del Rosario Suasnavas-Montaquiza entered the U.S. as a nonimmigrant alien March 22, 2016, however, did not depart the country in accordance with the terms of her visa.



04/12/2019

SAN ANTONIO, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


South Texas man sentenced to 30 years for producing child pornography
Tommy Ray Garcia, 23, from San Antonio, was sentenced April 11 by U.S. District Judge David A. Ezra to 360 months in federal prison to be followed by 10 years of supervised release. On Jan. 2, 2019, Garcia pleaded guilty to one count of producing child pornography.



04/12/2019

CHICAGO, IL



FINANCIAL CRIMES


Indiana recycling executive sentenced to 3 years in federal prison for scheming to illegally landfill and re-sell potentially hazardous electronic waste
Brian Brundage owned Intercon Solutions Inc. and EnviroGreen Processing LLC, which purported to recycle electronic waste on behalf of corporate and governmental clients.



04/11/2019

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


2 southeast Texas men each sentenced to 23 years in federal prison for producing child pornography in separate cases
On April 11, Jesus Ramirez Jr., 27, was sentenced to 280 months (23 years and four months) in federal prison for producing child pornography; Julio Cesar Diaz, 31, was sentenced to 23 years (276 months) in federal prison for producing child pornography and online solicitation of a minor.




04/11/2019

ORLANDO, FL



OPERATIONAL


Man sentenced for assaulting CBP officer at Orlando International Airport
A man was sentenced yesterday to seven years and three months in federal prison for forcible assaulting a federal officer causing bodily injury.



04/11/2019

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK



NARCOTICS


Oklahoma man convicted of methamphetamine and firearm charges
An indictment filed on Nov. 13, 2018, charged Jerry James Kendall Ritchie, 32, of Enid, Oklahoma, with possessing 13.9 grams of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possessing a firearm after a felony conviction, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.



04/11/2019

WASHINGTON, DC



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE issues VOICE Most Wanted fugitives list
ICE announced today the creation of a “VOICE Most Wanted” fugitives list, highlighting fugitives connected to victims and families of victims who have sought help or information from ICE through the Victims Of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) Office.



04/10/2019

ST. PAUL, MN



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Twin Cities-area child sex trafficking sting nets 47 arrests during 'Final Four' weekend
Nearly four dozen people are facing state felony charges after being arrested for attempting to solicit children for sex following a four-day sting operation conducted during the Final Four weekend of the NCAA basketball tournament.




04/09/2019

LAREDO, TX



NARCOTICS


Mexican police officer indicted in South Texas with importing methamphetamine
Gabriel Garrido Isaias, 41, from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, was originally charged by criminal complaint March 15, 2019, and was later remanded to custody. On April 9, a Laredo grand jury returned the two-count indictment charging him with conspiracy to import and importing methamphetamine into the United States. Garrido Isaias is scheduled to be arraigned April 18.



04/09/2019

WASHINGTON, DC



FINANCIAL CRIMES


UNIVAR USA Inc. to pay US $62.5 million to resolve allegations that it evaded $36 million in antidumping duties on imported Chinese saccharin
Univar USA Inc. (Univar), a subsidiary of Univar Inc., of Downers Grove, Illinois, has agreed to pay the United States $62.5 million to settle allegations under the customs penalty statute that it was grossly negligent or negligent when it imported 36 shipments of transshipped saccharin between 2007 and 2012.



04/09/2019

NEWARK, NJ



DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD


Middlesex County, New Jersey, man admits attempting to obtain US citizenship by fraud
Pal Singh, a/k/a “Surinder Singh,” a/k/a “Harpal Singh,” 67, an Indian national, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas to an information charging him with one count of attempted naturalization fraud.



04/08/2019

NEWARK, NJ



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE arrests 123 in New Jersey during nationwide operation targeting aliens with prior arrests or convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs
The individuals arrested throughout New Jersey were nationals of Brazil (3), Costa Rica (3), Dominican Republic (1), Ecuador (16), El Salvador (, Guatemala (24), Honduras (14), Jamaica (1), Mexico (41), Nicaragua (1), Peru (6), Poland (2), Spain (2), and Trinidad (1).




04/08/2019

SPRINGFIELD, MO



NARCOTICS


Missouri man sentenced to 18 years for heroin trafficking
Danny R. Jones, 37, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 18 years in federal prison without parole. On June 27, 2018, he pleaded guilty to possessing heroin with the intent to distribute.



04/08/2019

GREAT FALLS, MT



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Montana man, 81, admits possessing child pornography
Lothar Konrad Krauth, 81, from Great Falls, pleaded guilty to receiving child pornography as charged in an indictment. Krauth faces a minimum mandatory five years to 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release.



04/08/2019

TUCSON, AZ



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Douglas man sentenced to over 10 years' imprisonment for child pornography, false statements
Uriel Gonzalez-Perez, 32, of Douglas, Ariz., was sentenced on April 4, 2019, by U.S. District Judge James A. Soto for separate offenses to concurrent terms of 120 months’ imprisonment and 46 months’ imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release.



04/05/2019

NEWARK, NJ



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE ERO removes Canadian national with long history of criminal convictions
Sebastian Rosales entered the U.S. as a nonimmigrant visitor in 1988. He was arrested in Florida in 1993 for vehicle theft and burglary and sentenced to a year and a half of probation. It is unknown when he departed the U.S. for Canada.




04/05/2019

SPRINGFIELD, MO



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Missouri sex offender sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for latest child pornography convictions
Bill Lawrence Jr., 57, of Branson, Missouri, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 15 years in federal prison without parole; he pleaded guilty to the charges on Aug. 28, 2018.



04/05/2019

FLORENCE, AZ



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE detainee passes away at the Florence Service Processing Center
Following his release from the Maricopa County Jail on February 26, 2019, Abel Reyes-Clemente, 54, was transferred to ICE custody after serving jail time on a misdemeanor conviction for driving under the influence. Relevant records indicate Mr. Reyes had been repatriated five times, most recently in 2008.



04/05/2019

GREENSBORO, NC



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Greensboro daycare employee arrested on child exploitation charges
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Winston-Salem and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation arrested Alyson Brooke Saunders Friday morning. Saunders faces the following state charges: four counts of indecent liberties with a minor, six counts of first-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, two counts of sexual offense with a child by an adult, and two counts of crime against nature.



04/05/2019

BOSTON, MA



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE ERO removes gang-affiliated fugitive residing in Connecticut to El Salvador
ERO removed Jose Eduardo Guerrero-Romero from the United States via an ICE Air Operations charter flight and transferred him into the custody of Salvadoran law enforcement authorities upon his arrival.




04/05/2019

BOSTON, MA



HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS


Rwandan human rights violator convicted on immigration fraud, perjury charges connected with 1994 genocide in case led by ICE HSI Boston, ICE Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center
Jean Leonard Teganya, 48, was convicted of two counts of immigration fraud and three counts of perjury. U.S. District Court Judge F. Denis Saylor IV scheduled sentencing for July 1, 2019.



04/03/2019

ALLEN, TX



WORKSITE ENFORCEMENT


ICE executes federal criminal search warrant in North Texas
This ongoing investigation began after HSI received multiple tips that the company may have knowingly hired illegal aliens, and that many of the individuals employed at CVE were using fraudulent identification documents. In January 2019, HSI began an audit of CVE’s I-9 Forms, which confirmed numerous hiring irregularities.



04/03/2019

PHILADELPHIA, PA



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Stowe man sentenced to 18 years' imprisonment for child exploitation offenses
Hakeem James Hughes, 30, previously pleaded guilty to using minors to produce child pornography. Hughes coerced and persuaded minors to engage in sexual acts with him, often providing them phones and electronic games in exchange, and video recorded the encounters.



04/03/2019

NEW YORK, NY



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE removes 2 Jamaican nationals wanted to face charges in their home country
Dwayne Thomas, 35, is wanted to face murder charges and Mwando Lloyd Pryce, 31, is wanted to face charges of robbery, attempted murder and wounding with intent.




04/03/2019

BEAUMONT, TX



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


Previously convicted sex offender from Mexico indicted in East Texas for illegally re-entering US
Oscar Rendon-Gonzalez, an illegal alien from Mexico, was indicted April 3 by a federal grand jury charging him with unlawful re-entry of a deported alien.

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Smuggler Caught by Douglas CBP Officers

Monday, April 15, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Office of Field Operations officers at the Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry in Douglas prevented a Douglas woman from smuggling nearly 110 pounds of marijuana into the United States Friday. Hidden drug load. CBP officers referred a...
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Avoid Delays, Get Your I-94 Ahead of the Easter Holiday
Monday, April 15, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is reminding travelers that the Easter Holiday may result in delays at the border. This season is one of the busiest travel weeks of the year at Arizona ports of entry. CBP would like to...
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CBP Welcomes New Director of Field Operations - Guadalupe Ramirez Jr. Change of Command Ceremony
Monday, April 15, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseNOGALES, Ariz.-- U.S. Customs and Border Protection will host a Change of Command ceremony at the El Conquistador Resort on Thursday, April, 18 2019, at 10 a.m., to commemorate Mr. Guadalupe Ramirez Jr. swearing in as the newly selected CBP, Office...
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Swanton Sector Border Patrol Agents in New York Apprehend Seven Illegal Aliens Saturday
Monday, April 15, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseFORT COVINGTON, N.Y. – On April 13, U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Burke Station apprehended seven illegal aliens. This past Saturday evening, the Tactical Communications Center of the Swanton Border Patrol Sector notified U.S. Border Patrol...
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Del Rio Sector Announces New Chief Patrol Agent
Monday, April 15, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseDel Rio, Texas – The Del Rio Border Patrol Sector is pleased to announce the appointment of Raul Ortiz as Chief Patrol Agent of the Del Rio Sector. He assumed his duties April 14. CPA Raul L. OrtizCPA Ortiz entered on duty with the U.S. Border...
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CBP en el Puente Internacional de Hidalgo Arresta Hombre de Reynosa con $1 millón en Metanfetamina
Monday, April 15, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseHIDALGO, Texas-EE.UU. Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza, Operaciones Aduaneras (OFO por sus siglas en inglés) en el Puente Internacional de Hidalgo arresto a un hombre de 25 años de Reynosa, Tamaulipas México en relación con un intento fallido de...
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Border Patrol Intercepts Man with $400K in Narcotics
Monday, April 15, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseTEMECULA, Calif.—U.S. Border Patrol agents patrolling Interstate 15 arrested a man on Sunday who had $400,700 worth of narcotics hidden inside his vehicle. At approximately 11:15 a.m., Border Patrol agents assigned to the Newton-Azrak Station in...
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CBP at Hidalgo International Bridge Arrests Reynosa Man with $1 Million in Methamphetamine
Monday, April 15, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseHIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge arrested a 25-year-old man from Reynosa, Tamaulipas Mexico in connection with a failed drug smuggling attempt of methamphetamine...
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Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza, Operaciones Aduaneras Confiscan Cantidad Sustancial de Metanfetamina Valorizada en $6 Millones en el Puente Internacional de Pharr
Monday, April 15, 2019 | Local Media ReleasePHARR, Texas-EE.UU. Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza, Operaciones Aduaneras (OFO por sus siglas en inglés) en la instalación de carga del Puente Internacional de Pharr incautó $6,085,000 en metanfetamina oculta dentro un embarque comercial de melones...
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CBP Field Operations Seizes Substantial Amount of Methamphetamine Worth Over $6 Million at Pharr International Bridge
Monday, April 15, 2019 | Local Media ReleasePHARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility seized $6,085,000 worth of methamphetamine that was concealed within a commercial shipment of fresh melons. “This was...
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Oficiales de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza en el Puente Internacional de Hidalgo Confiscan $167K en Cocaína
Monday, April 15, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseHIDALGO, Texas- Oficiales de EE.UU. Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza, Operaciones Aduaneras (OFO por sus siglas en inglés) en el Puente Internacional de Hidalgo arresto a un hombre de 25 años de edad de Monterrey, Nuevo León, México después de...
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Border Patrol apprehends 35 near Presidio, Texas
Monday, April 15, 2019 | Local Media ReleasePRESIDIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Presidio Station apprehend 35 illegal aliens this weekend. Big Bend Sector Border Patrol agentspatrol 517 miles of the southwest border.Patrol Agent in Charge Derek Boyle said, “This...
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CBP Officers at Hidalgo International Bridge Seize $167K in Cocaine
Monday, April 15, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseHIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge arrested a 25-year-old man from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico after discovering $167,000 worth of cocaine hidden in the...
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Puertos de entrada a la oficina de Operaciones Aduaneras de Laredo continuan con la postura de cumplimiento, medidas de facilitación en la preparación para el aumento del tráfico de vacaciones
Friday, April 12, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, Texas — La Oficina de Operaciones Aduaneras (OFO) de Aduanas y Protección de Fronteras (CBP) de EE. UU continúa preparándose para la posible llegada de miles de personas que migran en caravanas, así como la de los turistas que viajan...
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Laredo Field Office Ports of Entry Continue Enforcement Posture, Facilitation Measures in Preparation for Increased Holiday Traffic
Friday, April 12, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) continues to prepare for the potential arrival of thousands of people migrating in caravans as well as that of lawful tourist travelers to the United States...
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CBP Officers Seize $597K Worth of Marijuana
Friday, April 12, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, officers at the Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry in Douglas prevented a Mexican national and a Douglas man from separate smuggling attempts involving a total of nearly 1200...
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CBP Officers Arrest Meth Smuggler at Port of San Luis
Friday, April 12, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, officers arrested a woman for an alleged attempt to smuggle almost 55 pounds of methamphetamine through the Port of San Luis. Officers seized 55 pounds ofmeth from...
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CBP Memphis Agricultural Specialist Discovers Caprine Skull
Friday, April 12, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseMEMPHIS, Tenn.—A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Memphis agricultural specialist made an unusual discovery Wednesday night while inspecting a package shipment from Djibouti. A salt-encrusted Djiboutian caprineskull was found in a package in...
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Busy Week for CBP Officers at Port of San Luis
Friday, April 12, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a San Luis, Sonora, Mexico, man and 4 U.S. citizens this earlier this week for four separate alleged attempts to smuggle 282 pounds of methamphetamine and cocaine through the Port...
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CBP Offers Holiday Tips and Easter Egg Regulations
Thursday, April 11, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseEL PASO, Texas – With the Easter festivities right around the corner, CBP is reminding the traveling public that cascarones (confetti-filled eggshells) are restricted to quantities of 12 per passenger and the shells may be decorated, etched, or...
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Laredo Field Office Ports of Entry Continue Enforcement Posture, Facilitation Measures in Preparation for Increased Holiday Traffic
Thursday, April 11, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseHIDALGO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) continues to prepare for the potential arrival of thousands of people migrating in caravans as well as that of lawful tourist travelers to the United States...
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CBP informa sobre la realineación de carriles y el enrutamiento del tráfico vehicular a través del Toldo Oriental de Juárez-Lincoln Bridge a partir del 11 de abril
Thursday, April 11, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, Texas - El Puerto de Entrada Laredo de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de los EE. UU. informa que a partir del 11 de abril, todo el tráfico vehicular hacia el norte en el Puente Juárez-Lincoln se enrutará a través del Toldo Oriental del...
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CBP Advises of Lane Realignment, Routing of Vehicular Traffic through Juarez-Lincoln Bridge’s Eastern Canopy Effective April 11
Thursday, April 11, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Laredo Port of Entry is advising that effective April 11, all northbound vehicular traffic at Juarez-Lincoln Bridge will be routed through the bridge’s Eastern Canopy. “As the Juarez-Lincoln...
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CBP Air and Marine Operations Assists with Sex Trafficking Rescues and Arrests
Thursday, April 11, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseTRENTON, S.C. — A CBP Air and Marine Operations (AMO) flight crew, assigned to the Jacksonville Air and Marine Branch, assisted Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Aiken County Sheriff’s office on a sex-trafficking investigation in...
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CBP Officers Seize $724K Worth of Hard Drugs
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, officers at the Port of Nogales seized nearly 93 pounds of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine over the weekend from three separate drug seizures. A pedestrian body carrier...
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