Thread: I.C.E. NEWS RELEASES for January 2009

I.C.E. January News Releases

January 2009 State: All Topic: All Date Location Title

1/30/2009 Mesa, AZ New ICE program sparks arrest, prosecution of previously deported gang associate in Phoenix area

1/30/2009 Denver, CO Colorado ICE Fugitive Operations Teams arrest 45 aliens during 3-day initiativeMedia Gallery

1/29/2009 Tampa, FL ICE tackles counterfeit goods at Super BowlMedia Gallery

1/29/2009 Birmingham, AL Alabaster construction company owner charged with employing illegal aliens

1/29/2009 Laredo, TX 5 family members sentenced for human smuggling

1/29/2009 Sacramento, CA Northern California restaurant operators
sentenced for hiring illegal aliens

1/27/2009 Miami, FL ICE arrests international fugitive wanted for double homicide in ColombiaMedia Gallery

1/27/2009 Boston, MA President and New Bedford manufacturer sentenced

1/23/2009 Seattle, WA Leader of Seattle-area marriage fraud ring convicted by federal juryMedia Gallery

1/23/2009 Albany, NY Superseding indictments charge 7 IFCO managers with violating federal immigration law

1/23/2009 Los Angeles, CA ICE Los Angeles-area gang arrests reach nearly 2,000 in 2008

1/23/2009 Fargo, ND N.D. psychologist for sex offenders sentenced to 7 years in prison for receiving, possessing thousands of child pornography images

1/23/2009 Seattle, WA Washington state man sentenced in child pornography case

1/22/2009 San Antonio, TX Federal jury convicts Kerrville doctor of possessing child pornography

1/22/2009 Louisville, KY 4 illegal aliens indicted for fake document conspiracy

1/21/2009 Los Angeles, CA 2 men arrested for illegally exporting sensitive technology to China

1/21/2009 Tampa, FL Former state government children services employee pleads guilty to production of child pornography

1/21/2009 Miami, FL Two Florida men plead guilty to human smuggling charges

1/20/2009 St. Croix, VI USVI predator pleads guilty to sex tourism charges following ICE investigation

1/20/2009 San Juan, PR ICE seizes more than $71,000 and arrests man for bulk cash smuggling

1/16/2009 Seattle, WA Washington state man sentenced to 14 years in prison for cocaine smuggling

1/16/2009 Dallas, TX 69 aliens arrested by ICE Fugitive Operations Teams in the Dallas area

1/16/2009 Charlotte, NC New program to enhance identification and removal of criminal aliens in New Hanover, Duplin, and Orange counties

1/16/2009 Cedar Rapids, IA Additional charges brought in Agriprocessors case

1/15/2009 Washington, DC ICE to terminate agreement to house detainees at Wyatt Detention Facility

1/15/2009 Lancaster, CA 2 charged after ICE rescues illegal aliens from Los Angeles-area drop houseMedia Gallery

1/15/2009 Houston, TX Counterfeit pharmaceutical drugs distributor sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prisonMedia Gallery

1/15/2009 Charlotte, NC ICE trains 100 state and local officers in highway interdiction of drugs and bulk cashMedia Gallery

1/14/2009 Tampa, FL Colombian drug lord gets life in prison following joint law enforcement investigation

1/14/2009 New York, NY 10 supervisors and 1 former Con Ed employee charged in kickback scheme

1/13/2009 New Orleans, LA Slidell man sentenced in child pornography case following ICE investigation

1/13/2009 Washington, DC 22 charged with massive international Visa schemeMedia Gallery

1/12/2009 Los Angeles, CA VP of LA-area company charged with smuggling integrated circuits to China

1/9/2009 Washington, DC ICE investigation leads to 97-year sentence on torture charges for Chuckie Taylor, a U.S. born citizenMedia Gallery

1/9/2009 Houston, TX 2 Mexican nationals sentenced to years-long prison terms for alien smuggling

1/8/2009 Washington, DC ICE, CBP increase seizure totals of counterfeit and pirated goods in 2008Media Gallery

1/8/2009 Seattle, WA Canadian trucker pleads guilty to marijuana drug smuggling chargesMedia Gallery

1/8/2009 Seattle, WA Canadian trucker pleads guilty to marijuana drug smuggling charges

1/8/2009 Baltimore, MD Former MVA employee indicted for conspiracy to illegally produce and transfer Maryland drivers' licenses and identification cards

1/7/2009 Louisville, KY Kentucky restaurant owner sentenced to 8 months for employing illegal aliens

1/7/2009 Dayton, OH Dayton man pleads guilty to possession of child pornography

1/6/2009 Louisville, KY Canadian indicted on federal narcotics charges

1/6/2009 El Paso, TX El Paso man, Mexican citizen face weapons-smuggling chargesMedia Gallery

1/2/2009 Phoenix, AZ 4 men plead guilty to firearms charges in ICE human smuggling case

Last Modified: Saturday, January 24, 2009
U.S. Department of Homeland Security

http://www.ice.gov/pi/news/newsreleases ... &Submit=Go

Please everyone! FORWARD THESE STORIES TO YOUR SENATORS!
How else will they know what is really happening on the border, and these are indisputable US government releases. I pick the ones telling about massive smuggling or document fraud rings.

You can also get news from the US Customs and Border Patrol:
http://cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/

It's very easy to do.
For, example I will probably forward this one:

4 illegal aliens indicted for fake document conspiracy

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Four illegal aliens from Mexico were indicted here Wednesday for their roles in a local fraudulent document ring as a result of an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

A federal grand jury in the Western District of Kentucky returned an indictment against Yandel De La Cruz, aka Salvador Alvarado-Aguirre, aka Christian Fuentes-Alvarado, aka Chavi, 27; Gabriel Figueroa-Meza, aka Sergio Lopez-Perez, aka Antonio S. Martinez, aka Jose Moreno-Pina, aka Tio, 47; Arturo Gonzalez-Ramos, 25; and Juan Manuel Calderon-Santana, 34, on charges they conspired to possess document-making implements and false identification documents with the intent to transfer them unlawfully, including: Permanent Resident Alien Cards (green cards), Social Security cards, Mexican driver's licenses and Mexican birth certificates.

According to the indictment, the members of the conspiracy solicited customers going in and out of businesses in the Louisville area, including Mexican grocery stores and restaurants, by handing out business cards bearing a name and a telephone number. The business cards provided contact information for obtaining false identification documents. After being contacted by a customer, a member of the conspiracy produced the desired documents and delivered them to the customer.

"ICE places a high priority on investigating identity fraud and document fraud cases," said Jerry Phillips, resident agent-in-charge of the ICE office in Louisville. "Counterfeit documents create the illusion of legitimacy and allow dangerous criminals to hide in plain sight. ICE is committed to shutting down illegal enterprises that compromise the security of our nation."

If convicted, the maximum potential penalty includes a 70-year prison sentence, and a $1.2 million fine. As standard procedure, after their criminal justice process is completed - including serving any imposed prison sentence, if convicted - all four defendants will be transferred to ICE for deportation to Mexico.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Mac Shannon, Western District of Kentucky, is prosecuting the case. The Louisville Metro Police Department assisted ICE with the investigation.
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And just to show it doesn't matter where they are from, this one:

Woman recruited and paid U.S. citizens to marry Cambodian nationals

SEATTLE - A South King County woman who ran an elaborate international marriage fraud scheme was convicted by a federal jury this morning on nine separate counts of fraud, money laundering and concealing an illegal alien, following an in-depth investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Vuthy Sim, 35, of Federal Way, Wash., was convicted on one count of conspiracy to commit visa fraud, three counts of visa fraud, conspiracy to engage in money laundering, three counts of money laundering, and concealing an illegal alien following a 12-day jury trial.

According to testimony presented during the trial, Sim began recruiting U.S. citizens in June 2002 to participate in sham marriages with Cambodian nationals so they would be eligible for United States visas, and ultimately, U.S. legal permanent residency.

As part of the scheme, Sim arranged for U.S. citizens to travel to Cambodia, where they would participate in staged engagement parties and weddings and pose for photos with the Cambodian nationals. She would then prepare the immigration documents required for visas, have the U.S. citizen sign them, and submit the paperwork to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. After Cambodian nationals arrived in the United States, Sim coordinated and witnessed civil wedding ceremonies between the U.S. citizens and the aliens.

In exchange for participating in this scheme, Sim paid the U.S. citizens up to $20,000 for a completed deal.The final payoff would come only after the Cambodian national was living in the U.S. and had been issued a "green card." Evidence presented at the trial showed that Sim's profits from the scheme exceeded $160,000. Financial records proved that she wired money from the Cambodian nationals to her bank accounts in the United States, and used that money to pay the U.S. citizens for their participation in the fake marriages.

Sim was also found guilty of concealing an illegal alien. The evidence showed that Sim obtained a visa for her "mother" to enter the United States. However, the "mother" was, in fact, Sim's sister. According to a witness at the trial, Sim's sister returned to Cambodia after the scheme became public, rather than her risk her own possible arrest by ICE.

"Today's guilty verdict is a reminder that America's legal immigration system is not for sale," said Leigh Winchell, special agent in charge for the ICE Office of Investigations in Seattle. "ICE will aggressively investigate those who seek to compromise the integrity of that system simply for personal profit."

Conspiracy to commit visa fraud is punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of five years in prison; visa fraud is punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of fifteen years in prison; conspiracy to commit money laundering and money laundering are punishable by a maximum term of twenty years in prison; and concealing an illegal alien is punishable by a maximum term of five years in prison.

ICE was joined in this investigation by the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation Division. Sentencing is set for April 20, 2009.
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Originally Posted by Captainron

Please everyone! FORWARD THESE STORIES TO YOUR SENATORS!
How else will they know what is really happening on the border, and these are indisputable US government releases. I pick the ones telling about massive smuggling or document fraud rings.

You can also get news from the US Customs and Border Patrol:
http://cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/

C.B.P. is Customs and Border Protection.

Yes, you're right.