I.C.E. and C.B.P. News Releases 6/16/19
I.C.E. News Releases
06/14/2019
NEW YORK, NY
WORKSITE ENFORCEMENT
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5 New York based employers join IMAGE
Five New York based employers have partnered with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in New York on Wednesday, May 15 by joining the agency's employment compliance program IMAGE, or "ICE Mutual Agreement between Government and Employers."
06/13/2019
HOUSTON, TX
HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING
Southwest Houston man pleads guilty to sex trafficking 3 women throughout more than 7 states
Marquis Holmes, 28, from Katy, Texas, pleaded guilty June 13 to one count of conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking by means of force, fraud and coercion; two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution; and two counts of enticing and coercing another to travel in interstate commerce for prostitution.
06/12/2019
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS
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Multiple flights of 'Bay Area' international travelers received an unexpected educational experience
This FGM outreach was implemented by HSI agents located in the Bay Area with the assistance of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the airport. This is a part of a nationwide HSI effort, educating individuals and families about FGM while seeking to identify and help victims and arrest perpetrators of this crime.
06/12/2019
SPRINGFIELD, MO
FIREARMS, AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES
Missouri felon indicted a second time for illegally possessing silencer, conversion switches to make fully automatic handguns
Leng Lee, 35, of Sarcoxie, Missouri, was charged in a three-count superseding indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Springfield. The superseding indictment replaces an initial indictment returned on May 7, which charged Lee with being a felon illegally possessing firearms and ammunition.
06/12/2019
BOISE, ID
DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD
South African mother and daughter sentenced to prison for defrauding California Employment Disability Department
According to court records, while living in California, Gloudina and Chantelle Robbertse devised and executed a scheme to defraud the CEDD. They continued the scheme when they moved to Idaho in April 2017.
06/11/2019
CHICAGO, IL
ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL
ICE arrests 140 criminal aliens and immigration violators in 5-day enforcement surge in 6 Midwestern states
Aliens arrested during this operation are from the following 14 countries: Benin (1), Cuba (1), Ecuador (3), El Salvador (3), Guatemala (26), Honduras (7), Jordan (1), Mexico (92), Micronesia (1), Moldova (1), Nicaragua (1), Poland (1), Saudi Arabia (1) and South Korea (1).
06/11/2019
WASHINGTON, DC
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND COMMERCIAL FRAUD
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IPR Center outreach efforts engaged more than 30,000 in 2 years
The IPR Center conducted 339 foreign and domestic intellectual property rights and commercial fraud training events in FY 2017, reaching 14,258 participants. Domestic training events included the IPR Center’s Counterfeit Awareness, Mitigation, Identification, and Reporting Training.
06/11/2019
LAREDO, TX
CONTRABAND
3 South Texas residents sentenced to at least 5 years in federal prison for illegally importing methamphetamine in jalapeno and hominy cans
Alfredo Aguilar Jr, 30, and co-defendants Cristen Nicole Cano, 29, and Cristal Hernandez, 23, were sentenced June 11 by U.S. District Judge Hilda G. Tagle. Judge Tagle sentenced Aguilar to 240 months in federal prison to be followed by 10 years of supervised release. Cano and Hernandez were each sentenced to 60 months. Cano and Hernandez must serve two and five years of supervised release, respectively. Aguilar, Cano and Hernandez are from the Texas towns of Harlingen, Combes and San Benito, respectively.
06/11/2019
NEW YORK, NY
HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING
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Bronx man convicted of sex trafficking minors, kidnapping and use of a firearm
Claudius English, 45, was convicted June 10 in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) for multiple counts of sex trafficking minors, attempted sex trafficking of minors as young as 8 years old, kidnapping of a minor, and using a firearm to commit the kidnapping.
06/11/2019
SEATTLE, WA
CHILD EXPLOITATION
Former bowling coach sentenced to decades in prison for production of child pornography
Ty Lee Treddenbarger, 54, of Burien, Washington, pleaded guilty in October 2018, admitting he photographed and saved images of his molestation of minor victims between the ages of 13 and 16.
06/11/2019
PHOENIX, AZ
CHILD EXPLOITATION
Surprise man sentenced to 15 years for sexual exploitation of a minor
Raymond Luis Peltier, 43, of Surprise, will also serve a consecutive term of lifetime probation upon his release from prison, and will have to register as a sex offender.
06/10/2019
NOGALES, AZ
ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL
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ICE removes Mexican national wanted for rape
On Nov. 15, 2000, the Criminal Judicial Branch in Sinaloa, Mexico, issued a warrant against Arturo Lopez-Mendez (a.k.a. “El Mocho”), 45, for the offense of rape. On June 18, 2018, Mexican authorities notified ERO Phoenix that Lopez-Mendez was subject to an outstanding arrest warrant on rape charges.
06/10/2019
LAREDO, TX
HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING
18-year-old Mexican man pleads guilty to transporting Chinese, Brazilian nationals
An 18-year-old illegal alien from Mexico pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring to transport illegal aliens from China and Brazil within the United States.
06/10/2019
PHILADELPHIA, PA
ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL
ICE removes Iraqi man convicted of terrorism related charges
Yassin Muhiddin Aref, 38, was sentenced to 180 months imprisonment for seven counts relating to material support of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction.
06/10/2019
LOS ANGELES, CA
CHILD EXPLOITATION
Former LA-area man who used Russian photo-sharing website to obtain, share and advertise child pornography sentenced to 25 years in federal prison
Christopher Clay Roman-Tuttle, 33, now of Spokane, Washington, who also uses the name Christopher Clay Tuttle, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson. Once he completes the prison sentence, Tuttle will be required to register as a sex offender and will be on supervised release for the rest of his life.
06/10/2019
SACRAMENTO, CA
CHILD EXPLOITATION
Rocklin man sentenced to 20 years in prison for the sexual exploitation of children
Aaron Reed, 30, of Rocklin, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison today for sexual exploitation of children, receiving child pornography, and transferring obscene material to minors.
06/10/2019
SEATTLE, WA
CHILD EXPLOITATION
Repeat sex offender sentenced to 70 months in prison, 20 years supervision for possession of child pornography
Nicholas Shreck, a 41-year-old Seattle, Washington man, was found to be in possession of images of sexual assaults of children and was sentenced to 70 months in prison and 20 years supervision.
06/07/2019
SCRANTON, PA
ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL
Ghanaian man sentenced for hindering his removal
Patrick Owusu, 42, a citizen of Ghana, will be removed once he has completed his sentence.
06/07/2019
LOS ANGELES, CA
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
Former California lawyer pleads guilty to $4 million wire fraud where clients were conned via forged judges' signatures and fake phone calls
Shant Ohanian, 36, of Pasadena, entered his plea on Thursday before U.S. District Judge John A. Kronstadt, who scheduled a September 12 sentencing hearing. Ohanian faces a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison.
06/07/2019
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING
Mexican national charged for fatal alien smuggling attempt that killed 6, injured 9 in Southeast Texas
Authorities arrested Ivan Dario Puga-Moreno, 23, of Montemorelos, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, on June 6, 2019, in Houston, Texas. He made his initial appearance June 10 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Dena Palermo in Houston.
06/07/2019
EL PASO, TX
ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL
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ICE El Paso deports Canadian man who stalked Kendall Jenner
John Ford, 38, who had a final order of removal to Canada, was escorted by ERO officers from El Paso to Houston International Airport, where he boarded a commercial flight, which the officers verified departed directly to Ontario, Canada.
06/06/2019
WASHINGTON, DC
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND COMMERCIAL FRAUD
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ICE names new leader to head HSI Global Trade Investigations Division, IPR Center
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) recently named Steve Francis as the new assistant director of the HSI-led Global Trade Investigations Division (GTID) and director of the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center).
06/06/2019
EL PASO, TX
WORKSITE ENFORCEMENT
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El Paso eateries join 'IMAGE' program to strengthen their hiring practices
Carnitas Queretaro was certified as an IMAGE member and becomes the eighth El Paso business to join IMAGE; Garufa Argentinian Restaurant is on its way to complete the process to become a full member.
06/06/2019
YUMA, AZ
NARCOTICS
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ICE HSI Yuma seizes cache of illicit goods
Over the weekend, HSI Yuma special agents arrested Angel Leon-Camberos, 26, and seized 527.3 lbs. of methamphetamine (approximate street value of nearly $7.2 million), 14.88 lbs. of high grade marijuana and numerous wax (marijuana extract) products with an approximate street value of $103,930, one AR-15 style rifle, one magazine, packaging materials, multiple cell phones and $15,295 in cash in a targeted enforcement action lead by HSI.
06/06/2019
TUCSON, AZ
CHILD EXPLOITATION
Tucson man sentenced to 70 months in prison for downloading child pornography
Daniel Courville, 43, of Tucson, was indicted by a federal grand jury March 23, 2017, for one count of knowingly accessing child pornography depicting sexual abuse of pre-pubescent minors paving the way for his arrest March 28, 2017.
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