I.C.E. News Releases - September 2010

- Date - Location - Title
9/30/2010 Washington, DC Harvard recognizes ICE's DMV outreach campaign with a Bright Idea award
9/30/2010 Indianapolis, IN Indiana man sentenced to 20 years for receiving child pornography
9/30/2010 Kansas City, MO Danish man indicted for extortion and producing child pornography
9/30/2010 St. Louis, MO Missouri man pleads guilty to trafficking counterfeit goods
9/30/2010 Louisville, KY 12 more indicted in large-scale Cambodian marriage fraud
9/30/2010 Boise, ID Idahoan sentenced for role in Nigerian financial scheme
9/30/2010 Tucson, AZ ICE announces results of repatriation program
9/29/2010 Dallas, TX ICE 'Secure Communities' program now activated in all Texas counties
9/29/2010 Washington, DC ICE deports FARC collaborator to Colombia
9/29/2010 Miami, FL 2 CBP officers and TSA supervisor sentenced to prison in connection with drug importation scheme
9/29/2010 Indianapolis, IN Mexican national sentenced to 3 years in prison for illegal reentry
9/29/2010 McAllen, TX 6 members of a South Texas marijuana smuggling group sentenced to prison
9/29/2010 Washington, DC 3 Colombian nationals plead guilty to alien smuggling and visa fraud charges
9/29/2010 Miami, FL Miami jeweler pleads guilty to 40 million dollar Ponzi scheme and 12 million dollar bank fraud scheme
9/29/2010 McAllen, TX 14 people charged with conspiracy to smuggle 3.1 million dollars in cash into Mexico
9/28/2010 Detroit, MI Abercrombie and Fitch fined after I-9 audit
9/28/2010 Fort Pierce, FL 4 men charged in failed drug and alien smuggling operation
9/28/2010 Dallas, TX ICE and 16 law enforcement leaders announce new North Texas Trafficking Task Force
9/28/2010 Denver, CO ICE arrests 78 convicted criminal aliens, fugitives and immigration violators throughout Colorado
9/28/2010 Ft Myers, FL 12 indicted as part of Southwest Florida boat theft ring
9/27/2010 Wilmington, DE Recidivist sex offender convicted in Delaware of child exploitation offenses
9/27/2010 Mexico City, International US and Mexico collaboration leads to arrest of cartel leader
9/27/2010 Wahpeton, ND North Dakota man sentenced to 17 years in prison for child pornography
9/27/2010 San Juan, PR ICE nabs Puerto Rican couple for bribery
9/27/2010 Greenbelt, MD Germantown man who impersonated a federal immigration agent pleads guilty to fraud scheme
9/27/2010 Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles human trafficking investigation featured in Reader's DigestMedia Gallery
9/24/2010 Minneapolis, MN ICE agents return 2,000 dollars to Minnesota telemarketing scam victim
9/24/2010 Atlanta, GA ICE arrests 32 in Atlanta-area operation targeting criminal aliens and immigration fugitives
9/24/2010 New York City, NY ICE removes Albanian fugitive sought on murder charges
9/24/2010 Sacramento, CA Northern California man sentenced to 10 years for attempting to entice minor for sex
9/24/2010 Sacramento, CA 3 Sacramento attorneys receive lengthy sentences in asylum fraud scheme investigated by ICE HSI
9/24/2010 Seoul-Beijing, International ICE delegation travels to Asia to build on international investigative enforcement cooperation Media Gallery
9/23/2010 San Antonio, TX Texas man sentenced to 8 years for receipt of child pornography
9/23/2010 New Orleans, LA ICE works with local law enforcement to arrest 28 gang members in the New Orleans area
9/23/2010 McAllen, TX Weslaco man convicted of receipt and production of child pornography
9/23/2010 Greenville, NC 2 illegal aliens sentenced to 7 years in prison for drug distribution
9/23/2010 Mc Allen, TX Federal jury convicts Texas bar owner for sex trafficking and harboring aliens
9/23/2010 New Orleans, LA New Orleans man sentenced to 30 years in prison for receipt
9/23/2010 Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles-area employers criminally charged for hiring illegal aliens
9/23/2010 New Orleans, LA Alien sentenced to more than 6 years in prison for illegal re-entry and possession of a fake green card
9/22/2010 El Paso, TX ICE arrests El Paso high school dance teacher on child pornography chargesMedia Gallery
9/21/2010 Columbus, OH Ohio man sentenced to 33 months for possession of child pornography
9/21/2010 Santa Ana, CA Ex-Armenian consular employee pleads to charges in immigration fraud scheme
9/21/2010 Indianapolis, IN Indiana juvenile corrections officer charged with receiving child pornography
9/21/2010 St. Louis, MO St. Louis City and County first in Missouri to benefit from ICE strategy to enhance the identification, removal of criminal aliens
9/21/2010 Orlando, FL ICE and ATF takedown major international firearms trafficking ring
9/21/2010 New York, NY ICE recovers Brazilian masterpieces linked to bank fraud
9/21/2010 Philadelphia, PA HSI-led counter-proliferation investigation featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer Media Gallery
9/20/2010 San Diego, CA ICE arrests 39 in San Diego-area operation targeting criminals aliens and immigration fugitives
9/20/2010 Urbana, IL Former Illinois youth minister charged with sexually exploiting children
9/20/2010 Newark, NJ Togolese woman sentenced to 27 years in prison for forced labor of young West African women
9/20/2010 Fort Pierce, FL South Florida resident arrested on drug smuggling charges
9/20/2010 Miami, FL 10 South Florida men charged and arrested for cocaine trafficking
9/20/2010 Phoenix, AZ ICE rescues Ecuadorian boy held for 4 months
9/20/2010 Chicago, IL 20 arrested in Chicago area during ICE operation targeting gang membersMedia Gallery
9/18/2010 Guangzhou, International ICE Director Morton visits Guangzhou, China
9/17/2010 Washington, DC 4 indicted in Washington, D.C. for MS-13 gang activities
9/17/2010 Washington, DC ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending September 17, 2010
9/17/2010 Miami, FL South Florida man charged with international cigarette smuggling
9/17/2010 Miami, FL Florida couple pleads guilty to forced labor conspiracy of 39 Filipino guest workers
9/16/2010 Washington, DC ICE continues outreach campaign to combat human trafficking
9/16/2010 Beijing, International ICE Director Morton outlines need for partnership between U.S. law enforcement and Chinese companies to thwart intellectual property violations
9/16/2010 New York, NY Gang suppression effort nets 23 arrests in New York
9/16/2010 Boston, MA Former high school swim coach indicted on child pornography
9/16/2010 Houston, TX Former kindergarten teacher indicted for sexually exploiting children on Caribbean island nation
9/16/2010 Miami, FL Former Guatemalan special forces soldier sentenced to 10 years in prison
9/16/2010 Santa Maria, CA 12 arrested in ICE-led, multi-agency anti-gang operation
9/16/2010 Minneapolis, MN 5 indicted for illegal re-entry after deportation following identification through Operation Cross Check
9/16/2010 Washington, DC ICE agents and others receiving U.S. EPA Montreal Protocol Award for ozone-protecting investigationMedia Gallery
9/15/2010 Houston, TX Peruvian man sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for possessing and transporting child pornography
9/15/2010 Oklahoma City, OK 46 arrested in Oklahoma City area during ICE-led anti-gang operationMedia Gallery
9/15/2010 Venafro, International Art and antiquity taken during World War II returned to their townsMedia Gallery
9/14/2010 Washington, DC Haitian F-1 students experiencing severe economic hardship from the January 12, 2010, earthquake in Haiti eligible for employment authorization
9/14/2010 Beijing, International US and China to enhance information sharingMedia Gallery
9/13/2010 Seoul, International U.S. and South Korea to enhance cooperation and collaborationMedia Gallery
9/10/2010 Houston, TX ICE Fugitive Operations apprehends man accused of murder in Mexico
9/10/2010 Wilmington, DE Florida man sentenced in Delaware to 3 years and forfeiture of 1.49 million dollars
9/10/2010 Philadelphia, PA PennDOT official charged with extortion and ID theft
9/10/2010 San Francisco, CA Ivory Coast citizen arrested in plot to illegally export weapons from the U.S.
9/10/2010 Washington, DC ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending September 10, 2010
9/8/2010 Miami, FL 2 men plead guilty to impersonating U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in advance fee fraud scheme
9/8/2010 Atlanta, GA 3 additional Georgia counties to benefit from ICE strategy to enhance the identification, removal of criminal aliens
9/8/2010 Columbia, SC First 3 counties in State of South Carolina to benefit from ICE strategy to enhance the identification, removal of criminal aliens
9/8/2010 Raleigh, NC 9 additional North Carolina counties to benefit from ICE strategy to enhance the identification, removal of criminal aliens
9/8/2010 Fairfax, VA Owner of 3 Virginia restaurants arrested for harboring illegal aliens
9/8/2010 Las Vegas, NV North Las Vegas man sentenced to 15 years for child pornography crimes
9/8/2010 Baltimore, MD Maryland woman sentenced to 45 months in prison for assuming the identity of a disabled victim for 25 years
9/8/2010 Kansas City, MO Danish man arrested in New York, charged with distributing child pornography
9/8/2010 Washington, DC ICE boasts a slate clean of appeals to Freedom of Information Act requestsMedia Gallery
9/8/2010 New Orleans, LA ICE tackles counterfeit sports merchandise, other goods in New Orleans areaMedia Gallery
9/8/2010 Riverside, CA ICE rescues dozens from LA-area drop houseMedia Gallery
9/7/2010 San Juan, PR ICE arrests man accused of producing child pornography images of 6-year-old relative
9/7/2010 Houston, TX Texas man sentenced for selling counterfeit "Cisco" routers
9/7/2010 Louisville, KY Previously deported Honduran national charged with illegally re-entering the U.S.
9/7/2010 Norfolk, VA Virginia Beach man sentenced to 35 years in prison for attempted enticement and child pornography charges
9/7/2010 Newark, NJ ICE arrests 2 airline employees and accomplice in drug smuggling conspiracy
9/7/2010 Roswell, NM ICE arrests 19 in New Mexico, including 7 criminal aliens
9/3/2010 Columbia, SC 8 arrested in South Carolina gang enforcement action
9/3/2010 Washington, DC ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending September 3, 2010
9/3/2010 Washington, DC ICE repatriates 98 immigration violators to Asia on Seattle charter flight
9/3/2010 Panama City, FL Last 2 individuals convicted in international drug and gun-trafficking ring
9/3/2010 New Orleans, LA Louisiana man sentenced to 10 years in prison for receipt of child pornography
9/3/2010 West Palm Beach, FL 2 Haitian boat captains sentenced to prison in connection with deadly smuggling operation in South Florida
9/3/2010 Houston, TX Houston business owner convicted of trafficking counterfeit prescription drugs
9/2/2010 Los Angeles, CA Secure Communities leads to removal of more than 5,500 convicted criminal aliens from LA County in first year
9/2/2010 Pensacola, FL Owners of Mexican restaurant indicted in $2 million life insurance fraud scheme
9/2/2010 Washington, DC ICE joins INTERPOL Washington in a multi-national effort to locate criminals in the United States
9/2/2010 Kansas City, MO Missouri man sentenced to 15 years for producing child pornography
9/2/2010 Washington, DC Retired U.S. Army veteran at ICE helps recuperating veterans transition to workMedia Gallery
9/2/2010 Washington, DC Federal investigation of illegal honey imports from China results in guilty plea, indictmentsMedia Gallery
9/1/2010 New York, NY 9 indicted in Bronx-based heroin distribution ring
9/1/2010 Columbus, OH 6 illegal aliens indicted on kidnapping and weapons charges
9/1/2010 Des Moines, IA Polk County first in Iowa to benefit from ICE strategy to enhance the identification, removal of criminal aliens
9/1/2010 Chicago, IL 11 individuals, 6 companies indicted for alleged global conspiracy to illegally import Chinese honey
9/1/2010 Buffalo, NY Menands man pleads guilty in massive Ponzi scheme
9/1/2010 New Orleans, LA Accused murderer deported to Mexico
9/1/2010 Seattle, WA Washington state importer pleads guilty to making false statements about Chinese honey imports
9/1/2010 Washington, DC Washington business owner agrees to plead guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States in award of government contract
9/1/2010 Dallas, TX Former Dallas high school teacher pleads guilty to 4-count federal indictment for receiving and possessing child pornography
9/1/2010 New York, NY "America's Most Wanted" suspect surrenders to ICE
Last Modified: 10/1/2010

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