I.C.E. News Releases - February 2012
(To read any story click the link and click the headline.)

2/28/2012

Baltimore, MD

Bodog and 4 Canadian individuals indicted for conducting internet gambling business generating more than $100 million in sports gambling winnings



2/28/2012

Jacksonville, FL

Convicted sex offender sentenced to 11 years for child porn on cell phone



2/28/2012

St Croix, VI

ICE, CBP seize 35 kilograms of cocaine, arrest 2 in St. Croix



2/28/2012

Springfield, MO

British fugitive indicted for illegal firearms, document fraud and identity theft



2/28/2012

Austin, TX

Austin businessman sentenced to more than 3 years in prison for visa fraud



2/28/2012

Hammond, IN

2 Indiana brothers receive lengthy prison sentences for drug trafficking crimes



2/28/2012

Wichita Falls, TX

North Texas man sentenced to nearly 5 years in federal prison on copyright infringement conviction



2/28/2012

Miami, FL

TOP STORY: ICE hosts first-of-its-kind special response training for Kuwait, UAE delegates images



2/24/2012

Washington, DC

ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending Feb. 24, 2012



2/24/2012

San Juan, PR

San Juan BEST seizes 109 kilograms of cocaine



2/24/2012

Orlando, FL

Members of Eastern European prostitution ring sentenced in federal court



2/24/2012

Gulfport, MS

4 arrested for employing illegal aliens



2/24/2012

Fresno, CA

Central California man arraigned on child pornography charges



2/24/2012

Washington, DC

ICE and CBP return illegally exported cultural artifacts to Guatemala images



2/23/2012

Philadelphia, PA

Pennsylvania man sentenced for possession of child pornography



2/23/2012

Wilmington, DE

Pennsylvania man sentenced for transportation of child pornography



2/23/2012

Tampa, FL

TOP STORY: HSI special agents seize $825,570 worth of counterfeit goods images



2/23/2012

San Diego, CA

San Diego-area employer partners with ICE to ensure legal workforce and prevent fraud



2/23/2012

Kansas City, KS

2 charged with drug trafficking near Kansas elementary school



2/23/2012

Washington, DC

ICE removes man wanted for raping child in the Dominican Republic



2/23/2012

New Orleans, LA

Honduran man sentenced for illegal re-entry



2/23/2012

Dallas, TX

North Texas man sentenced to more than 13 years in federal prison for possessing, shipping and transporting child pornography



2/23/2012

El Paso, TX

HSI, DEA arrest west Texas county commissioner on drug, money laundering charges images



2/22/2012

McAllen, TX

South Texas man sentenced to 15 years in prison for receiving, producing child pornography



2/22/2012

Baltimore, MD

MS-13 gang member sentenced to prison for illegally re-entering the US



2/22/2012

Washington, DC

Business manager sentenced for conspiring to sell counterfeit microelectronics to US military



2/22/2012

Atlanta, GA

3 Atlanta business owners sentenced in tax, immigration fraud case



2/22/2012

Tampa, FL

Drug smuggling manager sentenced to more than 19 years in federal prison



2/22/2012

Houston, TX

'Raza Unida' gang member convicted for methamphetamine trafficking



2/22/2012

McAllen, TX

Mexican national sentenced to 17 1/2 years in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine



2/22/2012

Minot, ND

ICE, North Dakota federal law enforcement agencies award special-needs man with honorary 'Special Agent' title images



2/21/2012

New York, NY

Organized crime members plead guilty to visa and marriage fraud charges



2/21/2012

Washington, DC

Operation Global Hoax II nets tens of thousands of counterfeit goods in 43 country operation



2/21/2012

Corpus Christi, TX

Southeast Texas man pleads guilty to attempted solicitation of a minor



2/21/2012

Columbus, OH

Ohio nurse arrested for attempted child sexual exploitation



2/21/2012

Fresno, CA

California man pleads guilty to receiving child pornography



2/21/2012

San Juan, PR

San Juan BEST seize guns and drugs, arrest 8



2/21/2012

Galveston, TX

East Texas man sentenced to nearly 13 years in federal prison for receiving child pornography



2/21/2012

Dallas, TX

3 Dallas men sentenced on federal firearms convictions



2/21/2012

Bakersfield, CA

California man sentenced to 10 years for child pornography



2/17/2012

Washington, DC

ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending Feb. 17, 2012



2/17/2012

Columbus, OH

Ohio man sentenced to 30 years on child pornography charges



2/17/2012

Tacoma, WA

Former pediatric nurse charged in ICE child pornography investigation



2/17/2012

Las Vegas, NV

California man sentenced on extortion charges involving Las Vegas shopping mall and casino kiosks



2/17/2012

Dallas, TX

North Texas man pleads guilty to federal child pornography offense



2/17/2012

Springfield, MO

Missouri man sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for producing child pornography, enticing minor for sex



2/17/2012

Phoenix, AZ

Coupled sentenced for child smuggling scheme



2/16/2012

Cleveland, OH

Final defendant sentenced in Operation Traverse



2/16/2012

Columbus, OH

Ohio man sentenced to 15 years for attempted sexual exploitation of children



2/16/2012

Syrcause, NY

Upstate New York school bus driver arrested on child pornography charges



2/16/2012

Baltimore, MD

Document trafficker convicted of manufacturing, selling and transferring fraudulent identification documents



2/16/2012

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco MS-13 gang leader sentenced to life in prison



2/16/2012

Tampa, FL

Florida man convicted of arranging for sex with minor in undercover sex sting



2/16/2012

Detroit, MI

'Underwear Bomber' Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab sentenced to life



2/16/2012

Chattanooga, TN

Man sentenced to 37 months for trafficking in counterfeit airbags



2/16/2012

McAllen, TX

ICE shares bulk of $29.5 million in forfeited drug money with 12 south Texas law enforcement partners images



2/15/2012

Fresno, CA

Fresno-area man arrested on federal child pornography charges



2/15/2012

Washington, DC

California business owner sentenced for conspiring to sell counterfeit microelectronics to the US military



2/15/2012

Chicago, IL

Chicago brothers sentenced to prison for roles in marriage fraud conspiracy



2/15/2012

Washington, DC

TOP STORY: ICE remembers fallen Special Agent Jaime Zapata images



2/14/2012

Tampa, FL

Human smuggler sentenced to 42 months in prison



2/14/2012

Hattiesburg, MS

10 plead guilty to identity theft



2/14/2012

Panama City, FL

4 individuals arrested for involvement in cocaine distribution conspiracy



2/13/2012

Seattle, WA

Ex-Seattle Times employee sentenced to 25 years on child pornography charges



2/13/2012

Orlando, FL

Illegal alien pleads guilty to firearm possession and false statement charges in connection with shooting of 2-year-old cousin



2/13/2012

San Angelo, TX

Special agents assist in capturing one of America's Most Wanted images



2/12/2012

San Juan, PR

HSI, CCSF seize 245 kilograms of cocaine, arrest 2 images



2/12/2012

Newark, NJ

4 members of large-scale identity theft ring sentenced



2/10/2012

Washington, DC

ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending Feb. 10, 2012



2/10/2012

St. Louis, MO

Missouri landscaping business and owner charged with visa fraud



2/10/2012

Baltimore, MD

Maryland man sentenced to prison for sexually abusing a child to produce child pornography



2/10/2012

Alexandria, VA

Virginia woman sentenced for gaining US citizenship through fraud



2/10/2012

Seattle, WA

Man who tried to sell map of border cameras, sensors sentenced to prison



2/10/2012

Brownsville, TX

South Texas man convicted of heroin and cocaine trafficking



2/10/2012

Newark, NJ

New York man sentenced for conspiring to import 1.9 kilos of cocaine into US



2/9/2012

Beaumont, TX

East Texas man sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison for possessing child pornography



2/9/2012

Brownsville, TX

Jury convicts Mexican national on cocaine charges



2/9/2012

Trenton, NJ

New Jersey man indicted on child pornography charges



2/9/2012

Denver, CO

Local, state and federal law enforcement agencies engage in largest drug bust in Colorado history arresting gang members and drug dealers



2/9/2012

Fresno, CA

Fresno-area teacher indicted on federal child pornography charges



2/9/2012

South Bend, IN

Indiana man sentenced to nearly 3 years for mail fraud, harboring illegal aliens



2/9/2012

Del Rio, TX

Texas Mexican Mafia gang member sentenced to 25 years in prison for racketeering



2/9/2012

Tucson, AZ

ICE special agents seize estimated $1 million in counterfeit jewelry at Tucson gem show images



2/8/2012

San Diego, CA

San Diego man sentenced to 20 years for possession of child pornography



2/8/2012

Johnstown, PA

Pennsylvania man pleads guilty to possession of child pornography



2/8/2012

New Orleans, LA

Louisiana man sentenced for pirating CDs, DVDs



2/8/2012

Orlando, FL

Multi-agency bust results in seizure of more than 3 tons of marijuana, 8 arrested, nearly 100 firearms and $1 million seized



2/8/2012

San Antonio, TX

San Antonio men sentenced in firearms straw purchase, trafficking investigation



2/8/2012

Panama City, FL

HSI-led drug trafficking investigation nets 11 arrests, gun and drug seizures



2/7/2012

Greenbelt, MD

Former Maryland school bus driver pleads guilty to producing child pornography



2/7/2012

Tucson, AZ

HSI Nogales special agent pleads guilty to 21 corruption counts



2/7/2012

Tucson, AZ

11 arrested in southern Arizona drug trafficking conspiracy



2/7/2012

Oakland, CA

Elder care facility owners, real estate agents plead guilty in multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme



2/7/2012

Washington, DC

ICE announces creation of Public Advocate position images



2/6/2012

Washington, DC

Immigration judge orders Liberian human rights violator removed based on his use of child soldiers



2/6/2012

Columbus, OH

Walmart guard pleads to child exploitation



2/6/2012

Orlando, FL

Orlando man convicted of marijuana conspiracy



2/3/2012

Laredo, TX

Mexican national pleads guilty to possessing nearly 600 pounds of marijuana



2/3/2012

Tampa, FL

HSI Tampa seizes more than $1 million worth of counterfeit goods



2/3/2012

Washington, DC

ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending Feb. 3, 2012



2/3/2012

McAllen, TX

Mexican national sentenced to 29 years in prison for distributing cocaine



2/3/2012

Portland, OR

ICE arrests man involved in 2007 Oregon City killing



2/3/2012

Richmond, VA

Member of complex and violent fraudulent document ring sentenced



2/2/2012

Baltimore, MD

HSI agents arrests fugitive on copyright infringement charges



2/2/2012

Brownsville, TX

East Texas man indicted on federal drug trafficking violations



2/2/2012

Brownsville, TX

Mexican national pleads guilty to possessing methamphetamine



2/2/2012

New York, NY

Michigan man arrested for illegally streaming live sporting events over the Internet



2/2/2012

Indianapolis, IN

Agents and officers seize more than $4.8 million in fake NFL merchandise and seize 307 websites during 'Operation Fake Sweep' images



2/2/2012

El Paso, TX

HSI special agents arrest criminal alien following employment verification audit images



2/2/2012

Los Angeles, CA

5 indicted in Department of Homeland Security probe targeting unusual human smuggling scheme images



2/1/2012

Detroit, MI

12 indicted in large-scale drug and money laundering case


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