I.C.E.News Releases - August 2012

Date Location Title
8/31/2012 Newark, NJ HSI Newark and Spanish authorities combat narcotics smuggling
8/31/2012 Alexandria, VA MS-13 gang member sentenced to 12 months for illegally re-entering United States
8/31/2012 Washington , DC ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending Aug. 31, 2012
8/31/2012 Washington, DC TOP STORY: ICE teams with federal agencies to train computer forensic investigators
8/30/2012 Kansas City, KS Additional Kansas man arrested on charges stemming from international child pornography probe
8/29/2012 Norfolk, VA Leader of Internet piracy group 'IMAGiNE' pleads guilty to copyright infringement conspiracy
8/27/2012 Anchorage, AK Hong Kong jewelry exporter pleads guilty to customs fraud
8/24/2012 Washington, DC ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending Aug. 24, 2012
8/24/2012 Albuquerque, NM New Mexico man arrested on charges stemming from international child pornography probe
8/24/2012 Pensacola, FL 3 men indicted on federal child exploitation charges
8/24/2012 Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville man indicted for receiving and possessing child pornography
8/23/2012 Manchester, NH New Hampshire man arrested on federal child porn warrant
8/23/2012 Cleveland, OH ICE, industry partner to combat brand theft
8/23/2012 Tampa, FL Second-in-command of international drug trafficking organization found guilty of conspiracy
8/23/2012 Ft Bend County, TX Illinois man charged with attempted aggravated kidnapping in Texas
8/23/2012 Ocala, FL Central Florida man sentenced to 20 years for distribution of child pornography
8/23/2012 Charleston, SC ICE, Mexico honor graduates of Mexican Customs Investigator Training Program
8/23/2012 Dallas, TX Dallas man sentenced to 17 1/2 years in federal prison following his guilty plea on child pornography charges
8/23/2012 Newark, NJ ICE deports individual to Italy to face theft, robbery, extortion, drug and weapon charges images
8/23/2012 San Diego, CA 7 charged after thwarted smuggling attempt involving more than a ton of marijuana off Southern California coast images
8/22/2012 Milwaukee, WI ICE arrests 28 during 5-day operation targeting criminal aliens, immigration fugitives in northeastern Wisconsin
8/22/2012 Cincinnati, OH Ohio man sentenced to 20 years on child pornography charges
8/22/2012 Salt Lake City, UT 3 individuals and corporation indicted in $54 million procurement fraud scheme involving contract for services in Afghanistan
8/22/2012 Urbana, IL Illinois graduate student from Taiwan indicted on child pornography charges
8/22/2012 New York, NY Drug trafficking organization charged in a RICO indictment
8/22/2012 Denver, CO Former Denver preschool teacher indicted on child pornography charges
8/22/2012 San Juan, PR HSI, local partners seize $18 million in counterfeit contact lenses and merchandise images
8/21/2012 Seattle, WA ICE investigating Wash. man who posed as immigration officer
8/21/2012 Laredo, TX North Texas brother and sister sentenced for smuggling ammo to Mexico
8/21/2012 Newark, NJ New Jersey man pleads guilty to possession of child pornography
8/20/2012 Laredo, TX South Texas gun store owner and wife indicted, arrested for allegedly selling firearms and ammo destined for Mexico
8/20/2012 Fresno, CA Fresno man pleads guilty in California driver's license fraud scheme
8/20/2012 Brownsville, TX South Texas federal jury convicts CBP officer of straw-purchasing firearms
8/20/2012 Bismarck, ND Convicted felon from Mexico sentenced to 30 months for illegally re-entering US
8/20/2012 Tuscon, AZ Ring leader, 20 others sentenced for drug smuggling on Tohono O'odham Nation
8/20/2012 Milford, MA First New England town partners with ICE images
8/17/2012 Washington, DC ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending Aug. 17, 2012
8/17/2012 Washington, DC Maryland man sentenced for criminal copyright infringement
8/17/2012 Columbus, OH Michigan man sentenced to more than 12 years for child exploitation
8/17/2012 Buffalo, NY Upstate New York man sentenced to 70 years in prison for production and possession of child pornography
8/17/2012 Gulfport, MS Mississippi man sentenced to 8 years for child pornography
8/17/2012 San Diego, CA ICE deports Mexican murder suspect captured in Santa Cruz area
8/17/2012 Albuquerque, NM Former police officer pleads guilty to federal receiving child pornography
8/17/2012 Las Vegas, NV German fugitive wanted for role in multi-million dollar fraud scheme deported
8/17/2012 San Juan, PR HSI joins forces with USPIS to dismantle major drug trafficking organization
8/17/2012 Miami, FL TOP STORY: HSI Miami's command center plays integral operational role images
8/16/2012 Gulfport, MS 2 North Carolina men sentenced for weapons smuggling
8/16/2012 Houston, TX Nigerian arrested at Houston airport after allegedly ingesting heroin pellets
8/16/2012 Kansas City, MO 2 Guatemalan nationals indicted for conspiring to provide false identity documents to illegal aliens
8/16/2012 Orlando, FL Florida man sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for distribution of child pornography
8/16/2012 Orlando, FL Florida man sentenced to prison for trafficking counterfeit Viagra and Cialis
8/15/2012 Laredo, TX South Texas man pleads guilty to possessing child pornography
8/15/2012 Houston, TX Houston drug trafficker sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison
8/14/2012 Peoria, IL 2 Illinois women sentenced for selling counterfeit goods
8/14/2012 San Juan, PR ERO arrests fugitive wanted in Massachusetts
8/14/2012 Norfolk, VA Hampton Roads Border Enforcement Security Task Force makes third drug bust in 3 weeks images
8/13/2012 Jacksonville, FL Virginia man sentenced to 5 years in federal prison for receiving child pornography over the Internet
8/10/2012 Washington, DC ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending Aug. 10, 2012
8/10/2012 San Diego, CA 2 ex-Border Patrol agents convicted of alien smuggling and other federal charges
8/10/2012 San Francisco, CA TOP STORY: HSI special agents honored by the city of South San Francisco images
8/9/2012 Oklahoma City, OK ICE Oklahoma City team shuts down stolen-car 'chop shop' and arrests 2 aliens illegally possessing firearms
8/9/2012 Tampa, FL Houston lawyer sentenced for conspiracy to commit wire fraud in corporate identity theft scheme
8/9/2012 Dallas, TX Irving, Texas, man sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for possessing, transporting and shipping child pornography
8/9/2012 Houston, TX ICE officers in Houston deport convicted felon to Poland
8/9/2012 Sacramento, CA Shasta County brothers indicted for producing phony immigration documents
8/9/2012 Sacramento, CA Shasta County man indicted on charge stemming from international child pornography probe
8/9/2012 Los Angeles, CA Man convicted for role in international counterfeit drug distribution scheme images
8/8/2012 Beaumont, TX East Texas pleads guilty to possessing child pornography
8/8/2012 Beaumont, TX HSI investigation leads to child pornography charges for Texas man
8/8/2012 Washington, DC ICE seeks public's help to identify Jane Doe wanted for production of child pornography
8/8/2012 Reisterstown, MD ICE shares more than $166,000 with the Maryland National Guard images
8/8/2012 Newark, NJ New Jersey firm fined more than $600,000 for hiring illegal aliens
8/7/2012 New York, NY Manhattan jeweler arrested for wire fraud, forging US government seal
8/7/2012 Cleveland, OH 12 indicted in multi-state drug trafficking conspiracy
8/7/2012 Santa Ana, CA Former Long Beach man pleads guilty to promoting 'pump-and-dump' stock scheme involving sports drink company
8/7/2012 Lexington, KY El Salvadoran felon sentenced to 92 months for illegally re-entering US
8/7/2012 Norfolk, VA Hampton Roads Border Security Enforcement Taskforce intercepts 35 kilos of cocaine in 2 weeks images
8/6/2012 Houston, TX Houston man pleads guilty to alien smuggling
8/6/2012 Jacksonville, FL Georgia man sentenced to more than 7 years in prison for receiving child pornography
8/6/2012 San Juan, PR HSI, Puerto Rico Police Department seize 1,048 kilograms of cocaine images
8/3/2012 Washington, DC DHS outlines deferred action for childhood arrivals process
8/3/2012 Washington, DC ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending Aug. 3, 2012
8/3/2012 San Juan, PR Former Puerto Rican teacher sentenced to 15 years for production of child pornography
8/3/2012 Rockford, IL 3 Illinois men sentenced to federal prison for selling counterfeit goods
8/3/2012 Sacramento, CA Illegal alien sentenced to 7 years for role in false document ring
8/3/2012 Washington, DC TOP STORY: ERO focuses enforcement efforts on high-priority convicted criminal aliens
8/2/2012 San Juan, PR HSI, Caribbean Corridor Strike Force seize 450 kilograms of cocaine, arrest 2
8/2/2012 Newark, NJ $731 million settlement of money laundering and forfeiture complaint
8/2/2012 Newark, NJ Antiques dealer pleads guilty to illegal trafficking of endangered rhinoceros horns
8/2/2012 Baltimore, MD Previously convicted sex offender sentenced to over 11 years in prison for possessing child pornography
8/2/2012 Cincinnati, OH Former Cincinnati Police officer indicted on child pornography charges
8/2/2012 San Jose, CA CEO of 2 Bay Area universities charged in HSI-led visa fraud probe
8/2/2012 Cincinnati, OH Former day care owner sentenced to more than 40 years on child exploitation charges
8/2/2012 Las Cruces, NM HSI seizes 65,000 rounds of ammunition destined for Mexican drug cartels
8/2/2012 Reno, NV ICE deports Mexican national convicted of practicing medicine without a license images
8/1/2012 San Francisco, CA Alleged gang member charged with attempted murder of HSI special agents
8/1/2012 Tyler, TX HSI assists ATF with arresting 10 in east Texas drug trafficking enterprise
8/1/2012 Los Angeles, CA Mexican toy dealer pleads guilty in drug money laundering case
8/1/2012 Corpus Christi, TX Southeast Texas drug smuggling leader sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison
8/1/2012 San Antonio, TX San Antonio ICE office deports record number of aliens so far in 2012
8/1/2012 New York, NY U.S. Army translator re-sentenced for unauthorized possession of classified documents, using false identity
8/1/2012 Milwaukee, WI 14 arrested in Milwaukee during ICE operation targeting gang members



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